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 ...
He Was Once the ‘Subway Ninja.’ He Would Like to Explain.
In the lowest moment of Selwyn Bernardez’s life, he attacked a stranger with a sword. It was another transit horror story, ...
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.
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Ride a vintage NYC subway train to the Yankees’ and Mets’ home openers
The New York Transit Museum is rolling out its vintage NYC subway cars to transport riders to the Yankees' and Mets' opening ...
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MTA applies lessons from costly first phase of Second Avenue subway
MTA leadership says the agency is incorporating cost-saving lessons learned from the first go around in some key ways: It ...
Ricardo Scofidio, architect behind New York City's High Line park, dies at 89
Scofidio died in New York Thursday with his wife and architecture partner, Elizabeth Diller, by his side, said their firm, Diller Scofidio + Renfro.
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How 19th-Century Guidebooks Shaped the Way Visitors Saw New York
"Wish You Were Here" at the Grolier Club explores two centuries of NYC tourism using guidebooks, postcards, and other ...
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How to find New York City's hidden parks and public spaces
They are New York City's nearly 600 secret oases: plazas, courtyards, rooftop gardens and patches of greenery carved into ...
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Brute stabs straphanger in the eye at NYC subway station — and he’s still on the loose
A crazed attacker stabbed a straphanger in the eye in a lower Manhattan subway station early Saturday morning — and police have enlisted the public’s help as they hunt for the violent brute.
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The New York Sun
The talk show legend this week has been spied crying for help from the window of her New York City assisted living facility. ‘We’ll be coming home, riding the plasma, splashing in the ocean, so that’s ...
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Railroad bus service to New York City
There are standard-gauge tracks close by, but they can’t be seen here, since they’re underground in this neighborhood. We’re ...
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Rare Bronx map highlighting early hip-hop history for sale at collector event
A map showcasing 30 Bronx locations integral to the birth of hip-hop—signed by prominent industry figures—will be available ...