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." more ›

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. more ›

Because apparently some people just can't help but simulate sex acts on the subway, the NYPD has sent out yet another request for help in finding an alleged subway pervert. And this one, the police say, is a repeat offender. more ›

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. more ›

Another pervert allegedly exposed themselves to a woman on the subway, but police have obtained video to hopefully identify him. more ›

Time for another tale of "farebeaters get caught by cops carrying concealed weapons!" This time, the story takes place at Union Square at 4 a.m. yesterday, when two cops assigned to the transit division stopped two men who entered the subway system with only one swipe. Cue the music! more ›

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.” more ›

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 ›

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. more ›

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." more ›

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? more ›

Yesterday afternoon, two police officers arrested two farebeaters at a Brooklyn subway station...and discovered one of them had a loaded gun. more ›

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! more ›

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. more ›

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. more ›

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: more ›

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. more ›

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. more ›

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. more ›

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. more ›

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. 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 ›

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." more ›

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. more ›

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. more ›