If you've taken the subway in any big city after a night out, you've probably had to fight the urge to drift off. Sadly for you, subways are not the best bedrooms. However, the thoughtful folks at Improv Everywhere are trying to make late-night travel more of a sweet dream.

New York City's subway transports more than 1 billion passengers along 660 miles of track each year. Still, most of us know very little about the hundreds of blue-shirted men and women responsible for getting us to and from our destinations safely and efficiently every day.

Urban explorer Steve Duncan goes places nobody in their right mind would go, examining hidden infrastructure — the tunnels, subways, and sewers — of cities all over the world. Watch him reveal New York City's secret underground world.

New York's famous City Hall subway station, one of the most gorgeous gems in the world of mass transit, has been closed for decades. Now it can be viewed again by in-the-know riders of the 6 train. Here's how.

The University of Oregon's male a cappella group decided to Rick-Roll New York's A train. This probably sounded like a great idea, but it turns out a bunch of white kids acting fruity doesn't even make New Yorkers blink.

Yes, the New York subway is slow, crowded, and abrasive. But it would take 167 lanes of traffic to match its capacity, and we'd have to pave the East River to park. [Frumin.net]