Jan 19 2020
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52 years ago this month, a new set of futuristic subway cars called the R40s entered regular service on the F…
Oct 25 2019
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Sep 2 2019
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Jun 3 2019
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Bill de Blasio is the Mayor of New York, or so we are told. He rarely shows up to work and often appears…
May 24 2019
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A suspect has been arrested in the subway brake-puller case, according to NBC New York and confirmed by Jalopnik.…
May 23 2019
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Jerrylee Heath almost caught him. He was standing right there.
May 22 2019
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“This is a nutcase who is addicted to fucking with the trains.”
May 17 2019
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This morning, some New York City subway commuters experienced an all-too-common occurrence (although less so than it…
Jan 3 2019
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If you’re not in New York City, the long-planned L train shutdown probably doesn’t have much to do with you. But in…
Sep 9 2018
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Nearly seventeen years after being destroyed in the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the WTC Cortlandt…
Jul 9 2018
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Back in February, I documented a brief and stupid saga involving the vending machines that allow you to buy…
May 29 2018
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The New York City subway system is a mess, and now instead of reading about why that is, you can play a very simple…
Apr 2 2018
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A dispatch from the life of a New York City subway commuter this morning: feces.
Mar 13 2018
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The New York City subway’s array of problems—dysfunctional signals, relentless delays, overcrowded trains—is…
Feb 23 2018
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The New York City subway system has continued to deteriorate, rankled by massive delays, misspent funds, and…
Feb 8 2018
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The New York City subway, it’s widely acknowledged, is terrible compared to what it used to be. The basics—rails,…
Feb 1 2018
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The New York City subway, which, honestly, even around five years ago, used to be good, is now bad. This weekend, it…
Dec 29 2017
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“I don’t think it’s corrupt.” MTA board member Charles G. Moerdler told the New York Times for its most recent…
Nov 18 2017
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The problems with New York City’s subway system became sharply apparent this year, and now a major investigation by…