The West 4th Street newsstand was recently removed, and check out what it revealed: this old MTA sign. Eagle-eyed photographer Kathryn Yu spotted it last night. The sign reads: 8th Avenue Independent Subway Station, which opened in 1932 as the first line of the Independent Subway System.
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Newsstand Removal Reveals Ye Olde Subway Sign
[UPDATE] Eighth Avenue Shut Down Over Suspicious Package
According to the Office of Emergency Management, 8th Avenue is closed between West 44th and West 45th Street in Manhattan because of police activity. We'll update with more details as they come come in, but according to one report over the wires, it's a "suspicious package." UPDATE: The Office of Emergency Management says, "police activity has concluded on 8th Ave. between West 44th and West 45th Street. 8th Ave. is now open." Sorry, no heroes today. As you were.
City Truck Strikes Woman In Wheelchair
Just before 10 a.m. a report came over the newswire saying a female in a wheelchair was pinned under a truck. Shortly after a reader sent in these photos from the accident, which occurred on Bleecker and 8th Avenue, showing the truck was a City Parks vehicle. The vicitim was unconscious and transported to St. Vincent's Hospital, and there has been no additional word on her condition.
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