Photograph of the FDNY inspecting the crushed motorcycle by dietrich on Flickr Police say the driver who hit two motorcyclists, killing one, in Lower Manhattan yesterday afternoon will be charged with driving while under the influence; WABC 7 says he was "believed to be on drugs." The driver, in a Volkswagen Jetta, was heading south on South Street when, per the NY Sun, he "passed a parked MTA bus and then struck the motorcyclists......

Holy Tornado, Brooklyn! Reader Jeanne just emailed us with this observation: I live in Kensington, Brooklyn and I think that a tornado just passed through. Have you heard any news about a tornado from anyone else? Around 6:30am there were heavy rains, thunder and lightning when all of a sudden the wind got really loud and we could hear stuff smashing into the house. It was all just 30 seconds or so but now......

A dispatch from the field - the Ditmars Boulevard field, that is - from Dan Dickinson, who says that there is no N service into Manhattan from Queens. Why? A broken rail at Lexington! Now the MTA's service advisory is up, and it's a doozy:Due to a rail condition at the Lexington Avenue-59th Street Station: There is no service on the W train between the Astoria-Ditmars Boulevard Station and the Whitehall Street-South Ferry Station.......

Gothamist has no idea why the MTA keeps things so quiet, but our only inkling about the Weekend Vintage Subway Rides for the next few weekends was the crappy 2-color sign in our subway station. There was information on the MTA's Subway Centennial webpage, but now it's gone; luckily, we copied it down. November 27 to December 19 - Vintage trains run on the N and R between 57 Street and Whitehall Street. December 4......

Sometimes you can tell how much time has passed by using subway projects as time markers. Gothamist definitely remembers when the B and D trains were rerouted. But after reading the Times article about what the B, D, and other lines will actually be doing in 2004, we're totally confused. There are upsides for Brooklyn residents in Bay Ridge and off the Brighton line as well as Chinatown residents, but the MTA definitely has a......