Nov 28, 2024 · Discover why the New York City subway is often perceived as dirty. This blog examines the factors contributing to cleanliness issues, including high ridership, maintenance challenges, and environmental obstacles.

May 18, 2015 · The report enumerated two big problems with the subway: peeling paint and trash as far as the eye can see.

May 10, 2024 · A study from researchers at NYU Langone found that NYC subway air is dirtier than you might think, with high levels of PM2.5 found.

Jun 14, 2021 · New York's post-coronavirus return to mass transit has been accompanied by a surge in train cars soiled with urine, feces, vomit, blood and more, according to internal MTA docs.

May 18, 2015 · Frequent equipment breakdowns and not enough hands on deck are the chief causes. First, the issue with trash in the system. Trash attracts pests and causes track fires, which can lead to...

May 13, 2023 · Scientists have found “alarmingly high” concentrations of potentially toxic particles in the air in New York City subway stations. New York University researchers surveyed 271 platforms...

Aug 7, 2024 · Millions of New York City subway commuters could be exposed to "hazardous" levels of air pollution every day after new research revealed "concerning" amounts of fine particulate matter across...

Sep 10, 2019 · Complaints of “soiled” subways are piling up, with skeeved straphangers reporting more cars caked with garbage, food spills and human waste so far in 2019 than in all of 2017, according to MTA...

Jun 14, 2021 · NEW YORK CITY (WABC) -- Reports of unsanitary conditions in the subway, including everything from feces and blood to garbage, are grossing out riders of New York City's transit system and...

Apr 24, 2023 · Some years ago, a colleague of his got a shockingly high reading on a particulate monitor when he entered a subway station in New York. “He thought it was broken,” recalls Gordon. But it wasn’t.