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The New York Post reports: A drunken man was electrocuted and killed relieving himself on the third rail in Brooklyn this morning, sources said. Matthew Zeno, 30, was walking with a friend along the tracks for the southbound G train around 3:10 a.m., at Union Avenue and Broadway in Williamsburg when the horrific accident occurred, cops said. His 26-year-old pal …

From their Facebook page: The New York City Anti-Violence Project (AVP) is deeply disturbed by video footage that was shot and posted online by a concerned witness, who has been in touch with AVP about this incident, and who documented a number of incidents of hate violence on a Queens-bound F train on Sunday, June 30th at around 11:45 pm. …

My pal Damian alerts us to a video taken as two men harassed and then assaulted a group of young New York City Pride goers on the subway. From the clip’s description: On Sunday, June 30th at around 11:45 PM, I was riding home on the Queens-bound F train following a day of LGBT Pride festivities. Two men were loudly …

The MTA has posted a slideshow about the progress being made at the future 72nd Street Station of the Second Avenue subway.  Cool photos within.  The blasting has ended and the muck houses on Second Avenue started to come down this week after three years of destroying businesses and blocking apartment windows.  And only three more years (allegedly) until I’ll …

You’ll be able to use your cell phone in another 30 Manhattan subway stations beginning today.  Probably. Anyone using subway stations between 18th Street and 96th Street on the Manhattan’s West Side should be able to go online or have a conversation on their AT&T, T-Mobile or Transit Wireless phones. It is unclear when other networks, including Verizon Wireless, will …

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 …

“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 …

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 …

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

(Tipped by JMG reader David)

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.

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 …

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 …

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 …

“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 …

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: …

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 …

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 …