We're getting a flood of reports about problems on the L train this morning, and it turns out the cause of the delays is as dreadful as one might suspect. An MTA spokesman confirms that an unidentified person was struck at Union Square by an 8th Ave bound L train. The MTA says that as of 9:50 a.m., they're running one track operation on the L between Bedford and 8th Ave. There are currently unconfirmed reports that the person was killed. more ›

So the 7 train to New Jersey is probably (definitely) not going to happen. But that doesn't mean the line's expansions will stop when it hits 11th Avenue. MTA head Joseph Lhota today says that, "I'd like to see the 7 train in other parts of New York City." Specifically, he'd like to see it going to Chelsea. more ›

Earlier this week, the NYPD asked the public for help in identifying and locating a man who allegedly masturbated on an L train while staring at a female passenger. The passenger took a picture of the pervy perp (at right) and gave it to cops; now police have announced that they have arrested a 23-year-old suspect. more ›

After asking for the public's help in locating an alleged upskirt pervert who was on a 4 train, the NYPD is now asking for help in identifying another subway pervert—this time on the L train—who is accused of public lewdness. more ›

The police have released a sketch of a man suspected of raping a woman on the steps of the DeKalb L train station. more ›

Earlier this year, populist everyman Newt Gingrich brought the hammer down on those out of touch "elites" who live in high rises and "ride the subway" like Olympian gods zooming about on gilded subterranean chariots. And NOW look what's happening in those exclusive luxuriant locomotives most working class New Yorkers never have the privilege of enjoying: special extra VIP seating for the upper crust. If you didn't know already, this sticker, spotted on the L train, makes it abundantly clear that real Americans ain't welcome in the subway. more ›

Yesterday, police arrested a suspect in the death of Joshua Basin, who was fatally hit by an L Train after a verbal and physical altercation with a fellow straphanger spilled onto the subway tracks on Friday night. Charges are pending against 33-year-old homeless man Ryan Beauchamp, but one piece of erroneous information has been corrected: cops told the Village Voice that Beauchamp was NOT associated with Occupy Wall Street, despite early reports by the Post. more ›

The suspect in the death of Joshua Basin at the Bedford Avenue L train stop on Friday night has been arrested, sources tell the Daily News. 33-year-old Ryan Beauchamp was allegedly taken into custody on Bushwick Avenue in Bushwick at 2 p.m. today. We called DCPI to confirm the arrest but a police spokesman denied it. "We're just talking to someone," the officer said. more ›

Last night, the police released a photograph of the suspect in Friday's L train murder and identified him as Ryan Beauchamp, 33. more ›

The police released a sketch of the man suspected of starting a fight at the Bedford Avenue L train station that left another man dead on Friday night. more ›

Last night, a fight between two men spilled from the L train, onto the Bedford Avenue platform, and then onto the subway tracks. What started as a verbal altercation on the train, eventually escalated and resulted in both men falling onto the tracks—while one managed to get out, the other was hit and crushed by a Manhattan-bound train. The victim, Joshua Basin, 20 of Howard Beach, was pronounced dead at Bellevue Hospital, while the other man, described as a white male between 30 and 35 years old, fled. [Update] Police released a sketch of the suspect. more ›

A man was struck and killed by a Rockaway Park bound L train at the Morgan Avenue stop last night as he attempted to cross the tracks. According to the NYPD, an MTA motorman said Brooklyn resident Grzegoiz Bartosiewicz, 42, was crossing from the northbound tracks to the southbound tracks at 9:50 p.m., and was trying to climb onto the southbound platform when he was hit. Both trains in the station stopped, and the power to the tracks was shut off. The MTA confirmed that Bartosiewicz died at the scene. more ›

It's Friday morning, so it's time to start making plans for the blessed, blessed weekend. But if you live in, or want to travel to, Northern Brooklyn we probably should warn you: Among other planned service changes, this weekend boasts yet another total shutdown of the L. But there is a silver lining to this weekend's L Hell! We swear! more ›

You may have read a "terrifying account" on the internet about a woman being arrested for carrying a dead baby on the L train last night. BuzzFeed lifts Redditor hollyholidayz's tale, which includes the detail from a man in the car with the woman and the dead baby who "said the car smelled of decomposing flesh, not the usual subway stench." We contacted the NYPD, who said they had no account of the arrest, likely because it was a false alarm. "We responded, but there was no patient," an FDNY rep tells us. "It was an EDP holding a doll." He added, "It appeared to be a Cabbage Patch doll." more ›

The Brooklyn businesses who say that periodic shut downs of the L train are hurting their business hopefully already know this, but in case you were thinking of riding the silver bullet into Brooklyn this weekend—perhaps to somebody's birthday kegger—you might want to think again. From midnight tonight through Monday morning we all get to experience the joy of the second to last planned true L Hell of 2012. Yup, among the planned service changes this weekend, there is no L train service from 8th Avenue to Broadway Junction. more ›

For years now residents of North Brooklyn have been dealing with L Hell, in which L train service is either cut entirely or severely reduced over the weekends. Apparently restaurant and bar owners only recently noticed. Yesterday a group of them met with Brooklyn State Senator Daniel Squadron to bitch about how it is hurting their business. Not that there is anything that can be done! more ›

Stroller fights, pole dances, six-course meals—if a lot of strange stuff wasn't happening on and around the L Train, we'd be worried. So the video below of a bearded bra-wearing, wand-twirling entertainer performing a shamanistic dance at the Union Square L Train platform accompanied by twinkling xylophone and zigzagging percussion seems just about right. Oh sure, the Officer Isaac Valdezes of the world may not understand what he's trying to express with this piece—but neither does the stuffed animal head he jabs at toward the end of the video. The thing we really don't understand: when will people finally learn to turn their phones sideways when they take video? more ›

Originally there was going to be quite a bit of subway work this weekend. But then the weather forecast came in predicting actual cold (and snow!) and whatdayaknow, the MTA went and canceled most of it. Though if you live past Lorimer on the L, this is still an L Hell weekend. more ›

While we mentioned two subway-related fatalities yesterday, it turns out two other men also died in the subway system—one of them was apparently crushed to death at the Sixth Avenue L station. more ›

A man was struck by a L train at Third Avenue this morning, and initial reports say he is dead. The MTA has suspended L service in both directions between Bedford Avenue and 8th Avenue. more ›

Last week, we watched in horror as three men viciously beat up a man who scolded them for spitting on the L train. Now, police have arrested one of the alleged attackers in the beating. Tayari McClellan, 19, of Brooklyn, has been charged with assault and harassment after an anonymous tipster called the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers hotline. Police say McClellan has eight prior arrests for robbery, assault and fare evasion. Watch the video of the confrontation below the jump. more ›

Yesterday, we watched in horror as three men viciously beat up a man who scolded them for spitting on the L train. The Post was able to locate the victim, 25-year-old Daniel Endara, who spoke out about the incident, and why he stood up to the men on the same evening as his own birthday celebration: “I feel we’re in a generation that laughs at people getting beat up. That isn’t entertainment. They should have at least called the cops.” more ›

The NYPD is looking for three men seen in a video beating up a man who scolded them for spitting on the L train. The video, below, was originally posted on World Star Hiphop, an Internet cesspool that's cashed in big on senseless fight videos. The site's popularity has created a sort of voyeuristic feedback loop, in which disassociated bystanders immediately videotape violent incidents and act as if they're already watching a video on the Internet. This particular video serves as a perfect example of how violence becomes instant entertainment these days: as the young man is getting brutally beaten, the woman recording the fight is heard gloating "World Star, baby!" at the 50 second mark: more ›

While you've been busy yapping away on your cell phone along the 14th Street corridor, a group of techno wizards have been working to set up a free wifi network on the L train, from Morgan Avenue to 8th Avenue. But don't expect to simply browse through your morning blogs—"The L Train Notwork" isn't exactly an online free-for-all. more ›