In January 2008, 14-year-old Avi Katz fell into the subway tracks at Brooklyn's Kings Highway station when edge of the subway platform—a wooden rubbing board—crumbled beneath him. Luckily, Katz managed to get back onto the platform (after three tries) and avoid being hit by a train, but the incident raised concerns about other stations with potentially dangerous platforms. Now, the MTA Inspector General Barry Kluger has released a report criticizing NYC Transit for failing to maintain them: The Post reports, "The investigation revealed visibly deteriorating yellow bars -- called rubbing boards -- at 23 of 27 stations last year that MTA workers classified as being safe." Kluger said, "Transit has had a long-term history of ineffectively dealing with the issue of platform edges." more ›