New York Subway
Grafitti is making a comeback on the New York Subway.
The City
The long awaited repair work on the L Train between Brooklyn and Manhattan launched over the weekend.
The New York Times
You're allowed to guess.
Gothamist
With the New York State legislature expected to pass a tolling plan for Manhattan early next week, the Chronicle's Rachel Swan reports on the unlikelihood of a similar plan being adopted in San Francisco or any city in the Golden State.
San Francisco Chronicle
For many people with mobility challenges, just getting to an accessible subway station in New York is an impossibility.
The New York Times
Dozens of subway cars manufactured by Bombadier for the New York subway have defects. Some 48 of 112 new cars have defects, and the rest of an order of 300 subways cars has yet to be filled.
Daily News
After the initial shock of Governor Andrew Cuomo's cancellation of the planned L Train closure subsided, analysis and commentary rolled in.
New York Daily News
Surprise, shocking news from New York City, as Governor Andrew Cuomo steps in at the 11th hour to change course on the highly anticipated (and dreaded) L Train closure scheduled to begin later this year.
The New York Times
Solo commuters crossing from Brooklyn to Manhattan on the Williamsburg Bridge are in for a rude awakening on April 27 when the L Train closes. To accommodate more buses and bikes on the 115-year old bridge, cars will need at least 3 people.
The New York Times
The Save Safe Seconds program is testing the beleaguered subway system's signal timers.
New York Daily News
The New York City Transit Authority has announced how it will compensate for the loss of the direct connection between Brooklyn and manhattan for 15 months starting in April.
Crain's New York Business
The New York MTA is planning to shut down the L Train from Brooklyn to Manhattan in 2019, and renters in the area no longer find the area along the route as attractive.
Vice
One way to spend the afternoon after a long day at work: waiting for a delayed train on a 104-degree subway platform.
The Village Voice
New York's transit system will cut cleaning positions, reduce overtime, and delay service expansions to save money in the coming years.
Curbed
A system in disrepair is losing riders when it could use the fare box revenue the most.
The New York Times
An editorial by the New York Times puts the onus for implementing the so-called Fast Forward plan on New York's political leadership.
The New York Times
Spend your free time dealing with the frustrations of your commute, but in video game form.
The Architect's Newspaper
This one is for the people watchers.
NorthJersey
A sweeping new subway improvement plan is on the table in New York City. The "Fast Forward" plan will modernize the subway's signal system, improve wheelchair accessibility, and "restructure the inner workings of the department."
The New York Times
