A social studies teacher at an upstate high school was arrested for allegedly sending explicit messages—like "naked pictures please" and "these are so hot give me some more baby"—to a 16-year-old student. And apparently the Newark Valley High School teacher had already been warned by the principal not to contact the girl! John M. Puglisi, 29, was "charged with one count of using a cell phone in an effort to engage someone younger than 18 in sexual activity. " He also reportedly bought the girl the cell phone. Earlier this week, the Post had an article warning peoples about the dangers of teen "sexting," reporting, "A nearly naked 15-year-old Manhattan girl bent over in front of a mirror, put a camera between her legs and, click, sent a photo of her nude backside to her boyfriend - who then had no problem forwarding the pics to The Post." It's unclear whether a clicking noise for the camera phone would prevent teens from making bad decisions. more ›

A plan is going to be submitted to the MTA's board for approval this week to spend $1.3 million to install a computerized monitoring system for the subway systems 300+ elevators and escalators. The purpose is to speed the response when elevators and escalators are out of service. Currently, the MTA operates a web page that is updated three times a day to inform riders when escalators and elevators are out of service, but it is reliant on NYC Transit employees or riders themselves to report malfunctions. more ›

In a case of gilding a withered lily, the MTA is improving service to New York City transit riders by more effectively informing them when routes will be obstructed, interrupted, and otherwise delayed. It's almost become a cliche that subway service becomes interrupted when the weather turns bad, or if any technological problem crops up. Now the MTA is offering to ameliorate its shortcomings by informing riders of service interruptions with text and email updates.... more ›