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Astoria Characters: The Veteran Bookseller

Nancy Ruhling | Posted 11.09.2009 | New York

Read More: The Devil Wears Prada, Kamikaze, Dag Hamarskjold, Subway, Eleanor Roosevelt, New Yrok News, USS Missouri, Calendar Girls, Bookstore, Toyko Bay, We the Living, Jonathan Kellerman, Nagasaki, Astoria, Ayn Rand, Harry Fiegelson, Faye Kellerman, Ditmars Boulevard, Atomic Bomb, World War II, Yokosuka, New York News
Nancy Ruhling

There's no bookstore in the Ditmars section of Astoria. We don't need one. Harry puts the words out on the street -- his bookstand has been in the same spot for nearly a quarter century.

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Subway Service Disruptions As Manhattan Bridge Cables Are Replaced

nytimes.com | PATRICK McGEEHAN | Posted 10.30.2009 | New York

Read More: Manhattan Bridge Repair, Downtown Brooklyn, Lower Manhattan, Manhattan Bridge Subway Disrupt, Subway, NY Subway, Manhattan Bridge Cable Repair, Manhattan Bridge, New York, New York City, Manhattan Bridge Cable Replace, Skanska, New York News

A $150 million project to replace all of the vertical suspension cables on the 100-year-old Manhattan Bridge will cause sporadic weekend disruptions i...

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Scary Transit Issues

Gene Russianoff | Posted 10.28.2009 | New York

Read More: Transit, Subway, Halloween, Mta, Scary, New York City, Riders, Mass Transit, New York City Subway, Public Transportation, Mass Transportation, Jay Walder, New York News
Gene Russianoff

What Halloween would be complete without the annual Straphangers Campaign trick o' treat of the Board of Directors of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority?

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Jay Walder, MTA Chief, Considers Lower Weekends And Night Fares

nytimes.com | MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM | Posted 10.22.2009 | New York

Read More: Mta Fares, New York City Subway Fare, Mta, Discounts Weekend Nights, Subway, New York News

The new chairman of New York's transit system is looking to introduce a pricing policy that would offer passengers discounts to ride late at night and...

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MTA Cuts Likely If Paterson, Albany Cut Aid

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

Read More: New York Subway, New York Economic Crisis, New York Mta, Subway, Mta, David Paterson, New York Budget Cuts, Mta Budget Cuts, New York News

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 ...

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A Bad Deal for the MTA and Its Riders

Gene Russianoff | Posted 10.16.2009 | New York

Read More: Nyc, Subway, Atlantic Yards, Real Estate, Mta, Development, Lawsuit, Straphangers Campaign, New Jersey Nets, Forest City Ratner, Brooklyn, Vanderbilt Yards, New York News
Gene Russianoff

NYPIRG's Straphangers Campaign joined in a lawsuit this week objecting to the rotten deal that the MTA struck this past June for the rights to build over the Vanderbilt Yards in Brooklyn.

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Traffic Jams Can Help the Environment

wsj.com | DAVID OWEN | Posted 10.13.2009 | Green

Read More: Congestion Pricing, Traffic, Environmental Impact, Drivers, Subway, Traffic Jam, Environment, Cars, Fees, Congestion, Green Living, Green News

Congestion isn't an environmental problem; it's a driving problem. Traffic jams can actually be environmentally beneficial if they turn subways, buses...

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MTA's "Train Of Thought" Series Inspires With... Franz Kafka?

newyorker.com | Posted by Christopher Glazek | Posted 10.05.2009 | New York

Read More: Subway, Gregor Samsa, Franz Kafka, Train for Thought, Mta, Metamorphosis, Jane Tylus, Mass Transit, Poetry in Motion, New York News

Is it possible that the subway wizards are getting too clever, that in their self-described efforts to "enlighten millions of New York commuters" they...

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David Owen: New York City Is Greener Than Vermont

TIME | Claire Suddath Thursday, Sep. 24, 2009 | Posted 09.28.2009 | New York

Read More: Green Living, Green Metropolis, Subway, Vermont, Environment, Environmentalism, David Owen, New York City, New York City Green, New York News

New Yorkers, take heart: your city is a den of dirt and grime and gluttony no more. According to David Owen, author of Green Metropolis: What the City...

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Letitia James, Councilwoman, Wants Hoyt-Schermerhorn Subway Station Renamed For Michael Jackson

AP | Posted 09.24.2009 | New York

Read More: Michael Jackson, Subway, Brooklyn, Martin Scorsese, Hoyt-Schermerhorn, Subway Station Michael Jackson, Letitia James, New York, Michael Jackson Bad, Bad Music Video, New York News

NEW YORK — A New York City lawmaker wants to see Michael Jackson honored at a subway station where the star made the music video for "Bad." Cou...

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New York City Continues to Turn Into Cleveland; News from the Center for an Urban Future

Adam Hanft | Posted 09.21.2009 | New York

Read More: Center for Urban Future, Cleveland, Mayor Bloomberg, Subway, New York City Rent, New York City, Starbucks, Dunkin Donuts, Wall Street, New York News
Adam Hanft

Despite the "sour economic climate" in New York City, what's happened is that "dozens of chain stores actually have expanded their footprint in the five boroughs over the past year."

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

Posted 09.14.2009 | New York

Read More: Masturbation, Subway Indecent Exposure, Subway Exposure, Nypd, 32nd Precinct, New York Subway, Train Masturbator, Subway Pervert, Subway Flasher, Subway, Subway Crime, Train Expose, Kevin Bishop, Picture, Pervert, Photo, Kevin Bishop Flasher, Nyc Subway Flasher, Subway Masturbator, Lewdness Subway, New York News, Indecent Exposure, Kevin Bishop Train, New York News

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...

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Bringing Crime And Punishment Back To The NYC Commute

The Huffington Post | Stephanie Harnett | Posted 09.14.2009 | New York

Read More: Literature, Community Service, All for Good, Donate, Donate Books, Choose What You Read NY, Service, Subway, Books, Classics, Commute, Donations, New York, New York News

When was the last time you saw Mark Twain on the Q train? Or Faulkner on the F? If you've noticed that great literature has lost out to throw-away t...

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Subway Flasher "Not A Police Matter": Cop

Posted 09.13.2009 | New York

Read More: Subway Masturbator, Photo, Train Expose, Indecent Exposure, New York Subway, Subway Crime, Subway Pervert, Picture, Masturbation, Train Masturbator, Nypd, 32nd Precinct, Lewdness Subway, Subway Exposure, Subway Indecent Exposure, Pervert, Nyc Subway Flasher, Subway Flasher, Subway, New York News

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...

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

Huffington Post | David Weiner | Posted 09.06.2009 | New York

Read More: Anal Street Picture, Funny Pictures, Train Station, Anal Street Photo, Subway, Anal Street Subway, Canal Street Subway, Canal Street, New York Subway, Anal Street, Funny Photos, New York News

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...

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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

Read More: Electrical Fire, Subway Fire, New York Subway, Subway, Subway Electrical Fire, New York News

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...

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If NYC Subways Could Tweet

Una LaMarche | Posted 08.27.2009 | New York

Read More: Twitter, New York, 2nd-Avenue-Subway, Subway, Comedy, New York News
Una LaMarche

As a lifelong New Yorker, I have often wondered what subways would be like if they became animated.

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How the Subway to the Sea Could Change Los Angeles' Culture

Anna Kelner | Posted 08.21.2009 | Green

Read More: Subway, Socioeconomic Class, Traffic, Neighborhoods, Cars, Subway to the Sea, Pollution, Race, Los Angeles, Green News
Anna Kelner

A subway could not only cleanse Los Angeles' polluted air and clear its congested roads, but could also radically change the way Angelinos relate to one another.

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

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

Read More: Mass Transit, New York, Seven, Subway, New York Subway, Nyc Mta, Subway 7 Line, NYC Subway, Mta, New York Mass Transit, 7 Line, New York Subway 7, New York News

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...

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Subway Exit Map Application For Cell Phones

NBC NewYork | Posted 08.07.2009 | New York

Read More: Cell Phone Applications, iPhone Applications, Subway Exits, New York, iPhone Apps, New York Subway, Subway, New York City, New York News

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...

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Michael Phelps New Subway Ad: "Be Yourself" (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 08.07.2009 | Business

Read More: Michael Phelps Bong, Video, Subway, Michael Phelps Ads, Michael Phelps Subway Ad, Michael Phelps, Michael Phelps Subway Commercial, Business News

Michael Phelps' marijuana flap has not diminished his commercial viability, if the latest Subway ad is any indication. The sandwich company stuck by P...

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Manhattan Subway Station To Hear The Call Of Nature

New York Times | MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM | Posted 08.06.2009 | New York

Read More: Upper West Side, Mass Transit, New York City Subway, Arts for Transit, Subway Art, Subway, New York Subway, New York, Subway Renovation, New York News

Starting next year, the city's subterranean soundtrack -- a familiar overture of clanks, screeches, groans and beeps -- is poised to add a few noises ...

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MTA Wins Battle With Subway Flooding

nydailynews.com | Pete Donohue | Posted 08.02.2009 | New York

Read More: Floods, New York Subway, Flooding, Natural Disasters, New York, Subway, New York News

The MTA finishes millions of dollars in projects that have prevented flooding and kept commuters from experiencing delays from flooding despite the se...

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The Six Crazy People You Meet on the New York Subway

Una LaMarche | Posted 07.31.2009 | New York

Read More: Crazy, New York, Subway, Comedy, New York News
Una LaMarche

Living in a city like New York that is overflowing with people, it is hard not to become a sort of amateur anthropologist.

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New York's Ear-Splitting Restaurants

Erica Abeel | Posted 07.30.2009 | New York

Read More: New York, Restaurants, Noise, The Hamptons, Michael Bloomberg, Subway, Barnes and Noble, Tribeca, Cannes, Mta, New York News
Erica Abeel

In the city's restaurants, it's apparently de rigueur to have women shrieking like banshees. Couldn't the mayor institute a stiff fine for screaming in restaurants, like the one for spitting in subways?

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