New York Subway

MetroCards Get "Optimism"

nytimes.com | MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM | Posted 11.20.2009 | New York


New York's latest large-scale public art project is being exhibited in an unlikely space: your wallet. On the back of seven million MetroCards distrib...

Subway Groping On The Rise

newyorkpost.com | Posted 11.20.2009 | New York


Female straphangers are most likely to be touched by slimy subway pervs on rides between Grand Central Terminal and East 14th Street-Union Square than...

The New York Subway: A Silent Symmetry (Photo Slideshow)

Venkat Srinivasan | Posted 10.29.2009 | New York


Venkat Srinivasan

New York's subway started 105 years ago, on Oct. 27, 1904. Ever so often, the subway distances itself from the stereotype of a noisy metropolis, providing freeze frames of silent symmetry.

MTA Cuts Likely If Paterson, Albany Cut Aid

nytimes.com | MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM | Posted 10.19.2009 | New York


Among the billions of dollars in cuts that were proposed by Gov. David A. Paterson last week was $113 million in state financing for the Metropolitan ...

MTA Accountability

Gene Russianoff | Posted 11.18.2009 | New York


Gene Russianoff

Eight leading civic groups sent a letter to Gov. Paterson in support of legislation creating oversight for the MTA budget. Let's hope he listens.

Zen and the Art of Subway Rage Avoidance

Una LaMarche | Posted 11.09.2009 | New York


Una LaMarche

In any given subway station in New York City, somebody is always waiting to piss me off.

New York Health Department Rolls Out New Anti-Soda, Liquid Calories Ads (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | David Weiner | Posted 10.17.2009 | New York


New York wants to know if you're "pouring on the pounds." On Monday, the Health Department rolled out their new ad campaign targeting liquid calori...

Weekend Subway Service Advisories

Second Avenue Sagas | Benjamin Kabak | Posted 09.28.2009 | New York


As people in Riverdale wonder what took so long for the MTA to fix known problems at 181st St. and bemoan the impact altered 1 train service has on th...

Nude Pole Dancing In New York Subway (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 09.22.2009 | New York


Pole dancing in the subway and towing a stripper pole around town. CNN's Jeanne Moos covers the bare essentials. Embedded video from CNN Video...

Zach Hyman, Photographer, Takes Nude Shots Of Models On Subway Trains (NSFW, PHOTOS)

Huffington Post/AP | Posted 09.20.2009 | New York


New York (AP) -- A New York City photographer gives himself 30 seconds to take 10 shots of nude models on the subway. Fearing arrest, Zach Hyman also...

Man Masturbates On Subway, Steals Cell Phone

Posted 09.18.2009 | New York


A man believed to be in his late teens or early 20s was seen masturbating on a southbound D train on the morning of July 30th, cops say. The New York...

Kevin Bishop, Subway Masturbator, Arrested, Claims His "Private Parts Fell Out"

Posted 09.14.2009 | New York


The mystery subway pervert has been caught. Kevin Bishop, a 44-year-old grandfather with 64 arrests on his record, was collared by police Thursday af...

Media Gets Off On Train Masturbator (Pick Your Favorite Headline!)

Huffington Post | David Weiner | Posted 09.13.2009 | New York


When one of the top stories is a subway flasher, it's practically a field day for the local media. Here's a quick rub- er, rundown of the wit that is...

Subway Flasher "Not A Police Matter": Cop

Posted 09.13.2009 | New York


A quick-thinking subway rider was able to snap a picture of the man she says exposed himself on the train, but was given the brushoff by a cop when sh...

Is There a Life After New York?

Aida Alami | Posted 09.11.2009 | New York


Aida Alami

When I decided to move away from New York, I was confident about my decision. I felt that the city had nothing to offer me anymore; I'd heard or seen everything before.

An Ordinary Man

Norman Horowitz | Posted 09.10.2009 | Politics


Norman Horowitz

My primary connection to health care is my being a consumer of it, and nothing more. I will apologize at least once for having the temerity to suggest...

"Anal Street" -- The Opposite of "Easy Street" (PHOTO)

Huffington Post | David Weiner | Posted 09.06.2009 | New York


The alternative headline was "The New J/M/Z Station." Got a better one? Let us know in the comments. Get HuffPost New York On Facebook an...

Mayor Bloomberg Calls For Express F Train

Brooklyn Paper | Mike McLaughlin | Posted 09.03.2009 | New York


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Subway Fire On 4/5 Line, Bowling Green Station Evacuated

New York Daily News | Pete Donohue | Posted 08.30.2009 | New York


A small electrical fire broke out in an East Side subway tunnel Thursday morning, frightening passengers who worried the sparks and heavy smoke were s...

Subway Rider: Operator Let Child Drive Train

NBC New York | Jennifer Millman | Posted 08.28.2009 | New York


Driving a subway is so easy an 8-year-old could do it -- and one straphanger claims that's who he saw behind the controls of his train. Jules Cattie,...

Making the MTA More Accountable

Gene Russianoff | Posted 08.20.2009 | New York


Gene Russianoff

It's good news for subway riders that Governor Paterson has nominated Jay Walder as Chairman and CEO of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.

Q&A: Master Director Tony Scott Offers One Helluva Ride With The Taking of Pelham 123

Brad Balfour | Posted 08.16.2009 | New York


Brad Balfour

We got to check out parts of the unused downtown subway system that only a very few employees, some journalists and Scott's own researchers know about.

Subway No. 7 Line Named Best In City In Straphanger's Report

New York Post | Tom Namako | Posted 08.15.2009 | New York


It's 7th heaven for some straphangers. The No. 7 line was rated the best ride in the subway system by a new Straphanger's Campaign report released tod...

New York City Council Races: Ignore at Your Peril

Gene Russianoff | Posted 08.10.2009 | New York


Gene Russianoff

For many of the City's residents, paying attention to the upcoming New York City Council races is like drinking civic castor oil But the Council has a lot of say in many decisions that affect our lives.

Subway Exit Map Application For Cell Phones

NBC NewYork | Posted 08.07.2009 | New York


NYC commuter grew to appreciate the times when his subway door would perfectly match up to the exit stairwell. So, he decided to map out all the perfe...