Today is just not shaping up to be a good day for mass transit. A woman waiting at the 23rd Street C and E station reportedly fought off an attacker and she exited a turnstile from the uptown platform. A station agent told the Daily News, "She was screaming, 'He tried to rape me!' ...My supervisor was on the other side of the platform and saw the man grab at the girl's clothes. She ran up the stairs and over to the other side, but by then the guy was already running off." It's unclear if the station agents did anything to stop the attacker, but they don't have the best track record. more ›

The latest Improv Everywhere stunt unfolded recently on the 23rd Street E and C line subway platform: a pop-up art gallery with placards attached to everyday items, magically transforming them into priceless works of art. The trash can, for example, was titled Repository and described as a "clearly ironic reinterpretation" that "plays on the tropes of idealism in opposition to expediency." There was also a bar (stocked with non-alcoholic drinks), a cellist, and even a coat rack. Fancy! more ›

A violent scene unfolded on the platform of the 23rd Street and 6th Avenue F train yesterday afternoon when a person was stabbed by a homeless man. Clarence Carter Cochran had a steak knife plunged into his chest when he tried to stop the homeless man from bothering a pregnant friend. more ›