Tag Archives: subway

NYC Subway Launches Touchscreen Maps For Maximum Germ-Spreading

New York City’s subway system is launching interactive touchscreen maps that will tell riders the best route, where to transfer, and an estimated travel time. The cost of the screens, of course, will be covered by video advertising. Dozens of 6-foot-4-inch stainless-steel kiosks are to be installed in 19 subway stations in the next few months in what the Metropolitan …

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Pam Geller Is Pissed About Subway Ad

“In typically disrespectful and offensive fashion, Muslim Americans (for ‘Palestine’) have issued the latest blood libel against the Jews on the holy day of Passover. The Islamic supremacists announced triumphantly in a press release Friday that an ‘Israeli Apartheid ad’ was going to begin to appear in New York train stations on Monday (Passover began Monday night). ‘The American Muslims …

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This Is A Bronx Subway Station

It may not look like a typical subway station, but if you take the 2/5 to the Bronx Zoo you’ll now exit into the above building, which just finished undergoing a $66M restoration. Via Gothamist: “The building was designed with arches and balconies that give it the distinct look of an Italian villa,” said the MTA in a press release …

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“Subway Dads” Meet Anderson Cooper

A couple of weeks ago I directed you to the story about the gay couple who found an abandoned infant at a New York City subway station. The couple ended up adopting and raising the child and this week they appeared on Anderson Cooper’s daytime chat show. video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo player

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Passengers Applaud When Gay Man Stands Up To Homophobic Subway Preacher

(Tipped by JMG reader David)

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Photo Of The Day

This photo of Downton Abbey cast members has gone viral on Facebook today. Is that the evil O’Brien in the middle?  UPDATE: The chorus has spoken. It’s Daisy.

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Photo Of The Day

I’ve blogged quite a bit about the construction of the Second Avenue Subway here on the Upper East Side, but haven’t said much about the project to connect Long Island Railroad to Grand Central Terminal. Buried 16 stories beneath Grand Central Terminal a new commuter rail is being blasted and tunneled out of solid bedrock as part of an audacious …

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MTA Union Hands Out Bloody Cards

Members of NYC’s subway workers union are handing out fake MTA cards today in a campaign urging to the city to act on the rising number of passenger deaths and injuries. Several riders have been murdered in recent months by being pushed onto the tracks by mentally ill people. “The union is sponsoring the outreach to bring public attention to …

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Next Stop On The 6 Train: Koch Station?

As the funeral for former NYC mayor Ed Koch takes place today, we learn that there is a campaign to name the East 77th Street subway station for him. After Ed Koch is laid to rest today, a group of city officials will gather to push to name the 77th Street station on the 6 line after the beloved 105th …

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No Pants Subway Ride 2013

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Quote Of The Day – Pam Geller

“The Denver Post reported last week that ‘Colorado Muslim, Christian and Jewish leaders stood together in Denver’s main mosque Monday and launched a Love Thy Neighbor campaign – starting with ads on RTD buses. They said the ad they unveiled – at a time on the calendar devoted to love and understanding – is meant to respond to recent national …

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NYC Subway Pusher Caught, Tells Cops:
I Want To Kill Muslims And Hindus

New York City police today apprehended the woman who pushed an Indian immigrant to his death under the 7 train in Queens on Thursday. Reportedly, the victim was chosen because his killer believed him to be Muslim. In a statement released by the district attorney’s office, Mr. Brown quoted Ms. Menendez, “in sum and substance,” as having told the police: …

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Another Subway Pushing Death In NYC

For the second time this month, a New York City subway passenger has died after being pushed onto the tracks. The victim, who was reportedly pushed from behind by a mumbling woman, has not yet been identified because his body was too mangled.  The attacker fled down the stairs of the elevated station in Queens and police are distributing grainy …

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NEW YORK CITY: Gay Man Attempts Suicide After Child Porn Arrest

New York City resident Shawn Klein, who wed his partner atop the Empire State Building in February after winning the landmark’s Valentine’s Day contest, yesterday attempted suicide by throwing himself in front of a subway train after being charged with possession of child pornography. Shawn Klein was in critical condition at New York Presbyterian Hospital Weill Cornell, where he was …

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Billboard Of The Day

The above message from wingnut Atlas Shrugs blogger Pam Geller goes up on fifty New York City subway billboards next week. Note the disclaimer added by the MTA. Pamela Geller is at it again. The outspoken blogger and Executive Director of the American Freedom Defense Initiative has just purchased a slew of advertising space in several subway stations and on …

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Giuliani Backs MTA Chief For Mayor

Two weeks ago we learned that MTA head Joe Lhota, who has earned widespread praise for the response to Hurricane Sandy, was being touted in GOP circles as a candidate to succeed Mayor Bloomberg. Now he’s got Giuliani in his corner. Via New York Times: Former Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani, under whom Mr. Lhota was a deputy mayor and with …

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On The Ethics Of Journalism

Yesterday the New York Post published a terrifying full-page front cover photo of a man who had just been pushed onto the subway tracks by an apparently mentally ill person. In the photo, the downtown-bound Q train is about twenty feet away from the victim, who was killed instantly a moment later. The Post has since come under widespread criticism …

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NYC Subway Damage Almost $5B

The entire annual operating budget for the MTA is $7B.

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GOP Eyes MTA Chief For NYC Mayor

Even the harshest critics of the MTA say they are impressed that New York City’s sprawling century-old subway system is almost back to normal operations so soon after suffering the worst damage in its history. Some local GOP leaders are now looking to MTA head Joe Lhota as a possible 2013 mayoral candidate.  The five GOP borough bosses met Wednesday …

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Enter The “Resilient Tunnel Plug”

In the wake of widespread flooding to most of New York City’s subway and vehicle tunnels, Homeland Security has renewed testing of a giant inflatable plug. The Resilient Tunnel Plug has been years in development and testing, but it may be more relevant than ever: Superstorm Sandy sent a record 14-foot storm surge into New York Harbor, flooding subway tunnels …

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