A 31-year-old man was charged with public lewdness and harassment after showing off his unwrapped package to a woman on a subway. According to the Post, "Champ Osmond, 31, boarded a near-empty southbound 3 train at 7 a.m. Thursday and took a seat opposite a 28-year-old woman, sources said. Osmond unzipped his pants and exposed himself, the sources said. He then stood, grabbed himself and approached the woman, cops said." The woman found cops at the Nevins Street stop, and Osmond allegedly told them, "She was looking at my s---," Osmond allegedly told police." more ›

We've heard a lot about how ignoring tickets can lead to a less-than-ideal stay in a city cell, and the Gowanus Lounge has a story on one Brooklyn woman's recent encounter with "the system". A summons for not walking her dog with a leash and a "free" subway ride were her two violations that collided in a perfect storm, landing her at the Brooklyn Central Booking for 24+ hours. Her main gripe was with the conditions of the place (located on Schermerhorn Street between Smith and Boerum Place):

I was going to see a student in Manhattan. I went to the Nevins Street 4/5 station. The Metrocard machine did not take my ATM card and was not accepting bills! No one was in the booth...I decided to pass through turnstile. I heard someone on the platform below, a cop was there with the token booth worker! I wondered if this was a ticket quota trap. more ›

Just what everybody needs to end the day...a subway shutdown! No, it's not due to the system flooding, but because of a police investigation. more ›

This afternoon's rain will continue into the evening, as some areas are being warned about the storms. New Jersey is supposed to have heavy thunderstorms, a tornado warning was issued, then canceled, for Nassau County, and an urban flood warning was issued for Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan and Queens until 7PM! more ›

A person was fatally hit by a 6 train on the downtown tracks at the Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall station this morning. more ›

WABC 7 reports that a steam main break has caused problems for the 4, 5, and 6 trains. The steam main broke on East 79th Street, between Third and Lexington, and water leaked onto the express tracks. The MTA has classified this as an "ongoing water condition at the 77th Street Station." more ›

The ING New York City Marathon is just five days away, and many people are probably thinking about their viewing strategies. The marathon website has different suggestions for watching the professional marathoners and friends and family. If you're cheering someone on, the ING NYC marathon suggests:

Mile 8 in Brooklyn , where the three starts converge, is a great place to catch runners looking fresh for photographs. A variety of subways can get you there: the C to Lafayette Avenue; the G to Fulton Street; the 2, 3, 4, or 5 to Nevins Street; or the B, D, N, Q, or R to Atlantic Avenue-Pacific Street. more ›

As if the insane heat and humidity isn't enough, there are signal problems at Times Square that are affecting the 1, 2 and 3 lines. The 1 has been suspended between 137th Street and South Ferry and the 2 is running on the 5 line between 149th Street/Grand Concourse in The Bronx and Nevins Street in Brooklyn. The 3 is in even worse shape as it's not running at all. Gothamist is getting reports that the buses along the West Side are already packed as it doesn't seem like people want to walk to work in this weather. more ›

Friday's track fire on the third rail of the 2/3 line - a fire that snarled traffic for half a million New Yorkers - led to diversions Friday and the rest of the weekend. The MTA claims that the 2/3 will be normal today. But if it's not, here's NY1's explanation of how your commute is shot: more ›