A ‘Sea Change’ in the Subway: Assaults Outnumber Robberies
While crime remains rare in the New York City subway, a surge in unpredictable attacks, not motivated by theft, signals a ...
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11 Years After ‘House of Cards,’ Kate Mara Is Still Freaked Out by the Subway
AUSTIN, Texas—The New York City subway system has gotten a lot of attention over the last few months; following some highly publicized deaths and assaults, tabloids began publishing stories ...
Tired of subway delays? The MTA wants to fix that by strapping Google smartphones to New York trains
Google partnered with the MTA on a pilot program that involved using sounds recorded on smartphones attached to trains to detect track issues before they occur.
The world’s largest architectural model captures New York City in the ’90s
An urban model of New York City — the largest to ever be made — commemorates its last 60 years with a new book that provides ...
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Tired of subway delays? The MTA wants to fix that by strapping Google smartphones to New York trains
Rob Sarno has been with the New York City’s Metropolitan Transportation ... it’s the country’s largest public transit system with 472 subway stations and 237 local bus routes, according ...
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New York City Transit launches two new open-gangway trains on its G Line
The two new R211 subway open-gangway trains added on the G Line are a part of the agency’s efforts to improve reliability and the rider experience.
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The New York City Subway Is Using Google Pixels to Listen for Track Defects
Between September and January, six Google Pixel smartphones hitched free rides on four New York City subway cars ... hopes to create a “modernized” system that automatically identifies ...
New York City can really end street homelessness
Street homelessness has been a common and tragic sight in New York for decades. After years of studies, news articles, and ...
The Artifacts of New York’s Pandemic Era
The vintage aura of Sevilla Restaurant — the servers in bow ties, the leather booths, the glow of lanterns — reflects a ...
MTA installs new ‘leaning bars’ at West 4th St. subway station
The NYC transit agency installed four new “leaning bars” at the West 4th St. station of the A, C and E trains in Greenwich ...
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Andrew Cuomo: Democrats need to ‘reflect’ on ‘deteriorated’ conditions in New York City
New York City mayoral ... crime declining on the subway system, dropping 5.4 percent. But some other data points present a mixed picture on the state of crime in the city, with Police Commissioner ...