From speed zones to traffic crossings to parking rules, city residents try to get away with going a little faster, or cutting it close, or being a little later. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Subways”
The M.T.A. Is Bringing Cellphone Service to New York’s Subway Tunnels
By Gotham Rex on July 29, 2022
The project will come at no public cost but will take 10 years to finish. Source: New York Times
Subway Car 9075, Where Are You?
By Gotham Rex on July 26, 2022
A “redbird” car from the 1960s was auctioned off for $235,700. Its future whereabouts and purpose are unknown. Source: New York Times
14-Year-Old Is Fatally Stabbed in Harlem Subway Station, Police Say
By Gotham Rex on July 9, 2022
Officials have not identified a motive but they said the boy appeared to know his attacker. Source: New York Times
The Tangled Tale of Eric Adams’s Apartment in Brooklyn
By Gotham Rex on June 23, 2022
The mayor acknowledged that he does, in fact, still co-own the apartment, which he’d previously said was fully owned by a former partner. Source: New York Times
New York’s Subway System Vows to Be 95 Percent Accessible by 2055
By Gotham Rex on June 22, 2022
The M.T.A. will spend billions to add elevators and ramps to stations as part of a settlement of two lawsuits accusing it of violating the rights of people with disabilities. Source: New York Times
N.Y.C. Subway Rider Dies After Getting Stuck Between Platform and Train
By Gotham Rex on June 16, 2022
The M.T.A. said the man got stuck as he was exiting a train car and fell onto the tracks, contradicting an earlier account from the police who said his pants had gotten caught in the car’s doors. Source: New York…
A Collision Course for 2 Stalwart Manhattan Democrats
By Gotham Rex on May 31, 2022
A court-ordered redistricting plan puts Representatives Carolyn Maloney and Jerrold Nadler in a primary against each other. Source: New York Times
Q Train Killing Threatens Subway’s Fragile Recovery From Pandemic
By Gotham Rex on May 25, 2022
The subway is at a critical moment as transit officials struggle to bring back riders, to shore up the system’s finances and to address fears over safety. Source: New York Times
Man in Custody in ‘Every New Yorker’s Worst Nightmare’
By Gotham Rex on May 25, 2022
Andrew Abdullah, 25, the suspect in the fatal shooting on the Q train, had a history of arrests in gun offenses. Source: New York Times
The Suspect in a Fatal Subway Shooting Is in Police Custody
By Gotham Rex on May 24, 2022
Andrew Abdullah was the subject of a manhunt that began minutes after a gunman shot a passenger on a northbound Q train on Sunday. Source: New York Times
New Yorkers’ Confidence in Subway Safety Is Shaken Again
By Gotham Rex on May 24, 2022
The fatal shooting of Daniel Enriquez on the Q train has left commuters apprehensive, though crime in the subway remains low. Source: New York Times
‘We Need All Eyes on This’: Police Officers Hunt for Subway Gunman
By Gotham Rex on May 23, 2022
The police released images of the suspect who fatally shot a 48-year-old man on the Q train on Sunday, and they asked for help in locating the gunman. Source: New York Times
Man Shot and Killed on Subway in Manhattan
By Gotham Rex on May 22, 2022
Riders scrambled for safety when a gunman fired a shot on a Q train in Lower Manhattan on Sunday. He fled into the streets. Source: New York Times
Subway Escalator Outage at 181st Street Gives Riders a Six-Flight Hike
By Gotham Rex on May 20, 2022
The M.T.A. shut down the escalators at one of New York City’s steepest subway stations, and the outage is set to last until February. “This is just not acceptable,” one rider said. Source: New York Times