The 69-year-old blind woman who was robbed at a Queens subway station last month is speaking out. Karen Eisenstadt told the Daily News, "Scum like that should not be out there stealing from anybody — not just from a handicapped person — but anybody. People should be able to walk around and not have this happen to them."
Blind Woman Angry At Subway Station Robbers, Calls Them "Scum"
Why Is The MTA So Against Station Cleanliness Letter Grades?
With the MTA busy taking away subway station trash cans, members of the City Council have decided what the Authority really needs to do is start grading station cleanliness the way the DOH rates restaurant cleanliness. Fat chance that is gonna happen. The MTA is not at all interested in the idea. "We’re not doing it," MTA spokesman Kevin Ortiz said.
Best Subway Commute Ever: Spotting Sam Waterston On 1 Train
Being underground on a steamy subway platform can be sweaty and soul-crushing. Which is why spotting Sam Waterston this morning—waiting for a train with a crowd of commuters—was like a mirage. When he entered the crowded 1 train, he took out his glasses and studied the subway map—perhaps he was trying to figure out what station would be his best bet to check out some of these spots.
Coming Soon To A Subway Station Near You: Fewer Trash Cans
Last October the MTA started an interesting experiment. Without telling anyone, they removed all the trash cans from the Eighth Street N/R and the Main Street 7 stations in an effort to reduce trash. And, despite skepticism from almost everyone, the plan seems to be working as hoped. But it is hard to determine much of statistical value from just two stations. So now, AMNY reports, the MTA is looking to expand the program to a few more stops.
Man Allegedly Exposes Himself To Woman On Subway, His Friend Urges Her To Look
Another pervert allegedly exposed themselves to a woman on the subway, but police have obtained video to hopefully identify him.
UWS Dad Jumps Onto Subway Tracks To Save Woman
While you were sipping your third mimosa and complaining about the subpar battery life on your cellular phone, Greg Wetzel was saving a woman's life. Wetzel, a 40-year-old father of three, was standing with his children at the West 72nd Street subway station at 12:45 yesterday afternoon when he saw something out of the corner of his eye: a woman had fallen unconscious onto the tracks. He immediately jumped down and lifted her to safety. "He didn’t hesitate,” a witness told the Daily News. “The guy was really amazing. This guy was like a real hero.”
Musicians Battle For Privilege Of Performing In The Subway Without Cops Hassling Them
Commuters and tourists gathered in Grand Central's Vanderbilt Hall yesterday to watch the MTA's 25th Annual Music Under New York (MUNY) auditions. With five minutes each to convince 33 judges of their musical aptitude, 70 hopefuls vied for a chance to be added to the roster of 350 musicians performing over 7,500 subterranean shows each week.
[UPDATE] Man Killed By L Train At Union Square, Service Partially Suspended
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.
14 Photos Of The Subway System Under Construction, 1901-1931
A demonstration for an underground transit system in New York City was first built by Alfred Ely Beach in 1869, with a 312 foot run under Broadway in Lower Manhattan (this was later demolished when the BMT Broadway Line was built in the 1910s). The first underground line of the subway opened in October of 1904, though the first elevated line opened 35 years prior. Click through for a look at the underground subway system being constructed, from Delancey Street to the Bronx, from 1901 through 1931—and here's what a ride through the tunnels looked like back in 1905.
2, 5 Trains Had Most "Controllable" Delays, According To Study Of MTA Alerts
Hey, to all the 2 train riders who think their commutes suck most—you have some statistical proof now! The Straphangers Campaign released a study of the nearly 5,000 alerts the MTA issued last year and found that the 2 train had the "most controllable significant incidents in 2011."
Stringer Blasts MTA's "Stressful, Cumbersome" Process For Seniors, Disabled To Replace Their Metrocards
As annoying as dealing with the MTA is for everyone, Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer wants to make it a little less painful to two sets of vulnerable riders: seniors and the disabled. Today, Stringer pointed out that the current process for senior citizen and disabled customers to replace their reduced-fare Metrocards was "stressful and cumbersome," creating a "dangerous situation" for these very vulnerable riders. So, just how bothersome is the process?
Cops Arrest Farebeaters With Concealed Loaded Gun
Yesterday afternoon, two police officers arrested two farebeaters at a Brooklyn subway station...and discovered one of them had a loaded gun.
Boingo Bringing Its Wi-Fi Services To NYC Subway Stations
Subway station internet service is coming to Verizon and Sprint customers. Eventually. Yesterday Boingo Wireless announced that it had struck a deal with Transit Wireless, which manages cell service underground, to bring its wi-fi services to customers underground. Because not everyone has AT&T or T-Mobile!
Cops: 12 Teen Girls Assaulted Two Other Girls On 4 Train, Stole Cell Phone And French Fries
The NYPD is asking for the public's help in identifying 12 teenaged suspects accused of robbing and assaulting two other teen girls on a southbound 4 train in March. There was hair-pulling and French fries-stealing.
Can You Help ID These Two Separate Suspected 2 Train Perverts?
Cameraphones, the best tool going to prevent subway touching? The NYPD is actively seeking not one but two alleged subway perverts caught on camera by their victims. Both are said to have recently behaved inappropriately towards women on the subway.
Video: When It Rains, It Pours Inside The N Train
We've seen rain inside the subway stations—this subway waterfall photo is the gold standard in crumbling infrastructure porn—and witnessed water leaking inside plenty of older subway cars, but this is the first time we've spotted a good gusher inside one of the newer trains. It's always good for a laugh—as long as you aren't the one getting sprayed with scary city juice. This video was taken on an N train this morning by writer Kristina Monllos. Gotta love the defeated expressions on everyone's faces:
Video: Smoking (& Spitting) In The Boys Room (7 Train)
A tipster passes along this video of these men smoking, spitting, and loudly cursing on the 7 train this past Friday. Lets give these two guys the benefit of the doubt: they could be from the future, where 50-year-olds dress like 18-year-olds waiting for their dorm's laundry room and cigarettes are made of healthy moondust.
Two Arrested For Stabbing Teen During Subway Fight Over iPhone
A 19-year-old Bronx teen is in critical condition after he was stabbed repeatedly during a subway fight over an iPhone early yesterday morning. Police have now arrested 22-year-old Victor Montalvo and 21-year-old Maritza Lopez in the stabbing of teen Alexander Herald; both have been charged with attempted murder, assault, criminal possession of a weapon, harassment and disorderly conduct. Below, you can see a surveillance video of the suspects.
Missing Autistic Bronx Boy Found After He Wandered Subways For 3 Days
A 13-year-old Bronx boy who went missing on Tuesday morning was thankfully found yesterday. Ross Harrison had refused to get on a school bus and headed to a 4 train. The NYPD issued a missing person alert on Wednesday—and it turns out he spent the three days in the subway system, getting scraps of food and water from strangers.
Bronx Teen Stabbed In Face During Subway Fight Over iPhone
A 19-year-old Bronx teen is in critical condition after he was stabbed repeatedly during a subway fight over an iPhone early this morning. According to police, the incident happened at the Fordham train station just after 4 a.m. today—the victim is currently in critical but stable condition at St. Barnabas hospital after suffering multiple stab wounds in the face and body during the scuffle.
Cop: Man Wanted For Punching MTA Conductor
The police are looking for the public's help in identifying and finding a man accused of punching a MTA subway conductor last week. And the NYPD has also provided a rather vivid sketch of the suspect.
MTA Chief Wants 7 Train Extended To Chelsea
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.
NYPD Arrest Latest L Train Perv But Other Subway Pervs Still Lurk
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.
Dead Body Found At Borough Hall 4 Train Platform This Morning
Earlier this morning, subway riders at Borough Hall's northbound 4 platform in Brooklyn were startled by the presence of a dead body. One person Tweeted, "Be nice to us: @bethpinsker and I both saw a dead body on the Borough Hall 4/5 platform this morning," while another weighed in, "Walking past a dead body at Borough Hall station was the absolute last way I wanted to start my day."
Governor Cuomo Doesn't Ride The Subway, So What?
Andrew Cuomo is not a straphanger. In news that shouldn't really surprise anyone, the Governor, who splits most of his time between Westchester and Albany, has admitted he hasn't taken the subway since taking office. Mayor Bloomberg, who gets driven 22 blocks when he deigns to ride underground, probably loves this.
NYPD: Help Us ID This Subway Upskirt Perv On The 4 Train
Last week's beautiful weather meant good things, like looking for rooftop bars and shedding winter coats. But it also means the perverts are excited. The NYPD just released this photograph of a man accused of taking an upskirt photograph of a woman on a subway.

