New York Subway

New York Subway Coronvairus

New York City Reopens Today. How Will People Travel?

The last of the ten economic regions in the Empire State opened for Phase One on June 8. Transportation planners fear massive traffic congestion as residents and workers may abandon the subway due to concerns about being infected by the coronavirus.

June 8, 2020 - The New York Times

New York Public Transit

Miss the Subway? There's an App for That

The NYC Subway Sounds app is a great tool for dealing with nostalgia for the old ways of life.

May 22, 2020 - The Verge

New York Subway Coronvairus

Subway-Coronavirus Connection Suffers From Lack of Evidence

There is little evidence that the New York Subway is spreading the coronavirus, according to analysis by Alon Levy.

April 20, 2020 - Pedestrian Observations

Subway Map

The New York Subway Map, Explained

An interactive feature reveals the origins and design choices of the New York Subway map.

December 4, 2019 - The New York Times

New York Subway

Why New York City's Flooding Its Own Subway Entrances

MTA reassured disoriented New Yorkers that it's flooding subway entrances on purpose, to test barriers that it hopes will guard the system against another Sandy.

November 27, 2019 - Quartz

Metro Subway

Air Pods: Subway Operators' Bane

A rational consumer might have anticipated the anxieties brought on by such small, expensive portable devices. Now the public is paying the price in the.

September 6, 2019 - Gothamist

Kind on the subway

Where Subway Service Improved in New York City

Some trains are running faster in New York City. The New York Times created a series of infographics to show which lines have sped up, and by how much.

June 25, 2019 - The New York Times

New York Subway

Why New York's Transportation Infrastructure Costs So Much

It's been remarked upon before. Infrastructure in New York City is a cost nightmare compared to other global cities. Accountability is lacking, Josh Barro writes, but MTA also suffers from an "institutional lack of power."

May 31, 2019 - Intelligencer - New York Magazine

1970s and 1980s

Graffiti Covering NYC Subway Trains Again

Grafitti is making a comeback on the New York Subway.

May 10, 2019 - The City

New York Subway

First Weekend of L Train Slowdown Could Have Been Worse

The long awaited repair work on the L Train between Brooklyn and Manhattan launched over the weekend.

April 30, 2019 - The New York Times

Ghostbusters

Pop Quiz: Can You Name These Movies Where the NYC Subway Plays a Role?

You're allowed to guess.

April 26, 2019 - Gothamist

Crosswalk Market and Third San Francisco

California Unlikely to Follow New York in Allowing Urban Street Tolling

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.

March 29, 2019 - San Francisco Chronicle

New York Subway Stairs

Who Has Access to NYC Subways?

For many people with mobility challenges, just getting to an accessible subway station in New York is an impossibility.

February 16, 2019 - The New York Times

New York Public Transit

New Subway Cars Pulled Out of Service in New York Due to Defects

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.

January 14, 2019 - Daily News

New York Subway

How the New L Train Repair Plan Will Work

After the initial shock of Governor Andrew Cuomo's cancellation of the planned L Train closure subsided, analysis and commentary rolled in.

January 7, 2019 - New York Daily News

New York Subway

Breaking: Gov. Cuomo Cancels L Train Closure

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.

January 3, 2019 - The New York Times

New York Subway

Opinion: Good Public Transit Is Crowded

Embrace the crowds.

December 20, 2018 - Medium

Brooklyn, New York

Single-Occupant Vehicles Banned on Williamsburg Bridge During L Train Closure

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.

November 27, 2018 - The New York Times

Subway Tunnel

MTA Testing its Broken Signals

The Save Safe Seconds program is testing the beleaguered subway system's signal timers.

November 9, 2018 - New York Daily News

New York Subway

1,000 Trips on 7 Subway Lines: How NYC Plans to Make Up for Loss of the L Train

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.

October 23, 2018 - Crain's New York Business

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