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New York City as Seen Through its Subway Stops | NYC Subway News
Wednesday, April 28, 2010 0:30
Here’s the accompanying report in the Times: Every year, New York City Transit releases a station-by-station breakdown of ridership in the biggest subway system in the nation. Shake-ups are rare; the usual suspects — Times Square, Grand Central Station — routinely top the list, and last year was no exception. But 2009 was a time [...]
Imam to be sentenced in NYC subway-plot case « The Lift – Legal …
Tuesday, April 27, 2010 4:01
An Afghanistan-born imam linked to the suspects in an aborted suicide bomb plot against New York City subway stations faces up to six months in prison. Ahmad Afzali, who pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI in a deal sparing him serious jail time, was scheduled for sentencing Thursday 15 April in Brooklyn. He will [...]
Sign of the Times: Recession Prompts Transit Fare Hikes, Service Cuts
Thursday, April 15, 2010 9:30
It is a sign of the times: cash-strapped states and other local jurisdictions are paring-back programs, in an effort to close budget deficits. And amid this protracted revenue downturn, programs previously thought to be immune or insulated from cuts — such as mass transit commuter rail, subway, and bus services — are finding that their [...]
Lack of Video Slows Hunt for a Killer in the Subway
Thursday, April 15, 2010 4:30
In an era of heightened security, when it seems as if virtually every step one takes in Lower Manhattan is captured on hidden camera somewhere, subway surveillance cameras might well have recorded the man leaving the station. Except for one problem: the Christopher Street station has no cameras. Moreover, nearly half of the subway system’s [...]
News Breaking News : Moscow's Metro System Gets Bombed – NYC …
Tuesday, March 30, 2010 20:00
MOSCOW – at least 37 people were killed Monday when two separate blasts rocked metro stations in central Moscow during rush hour, law enforcement and emergency officials said. Russian prosecutors said they had launched a “terrorism probe.” No group immediately took responsibility for the blasts but suspicion is likely to fall on groups from Russia’s [...]
Brainiac NYC: Color Blind Subway Map
Monday, March 29, 2010 22:00
The New York City subway is garnering a lot of attention lately. Paul Shaw’s superb book on subway graphics started the ball rolling. now, Brooklyn based designers David Heasty and Stefanie Weigler (of Triboro Design) have produced a new New York City subway map printed in a single color: Florescent red, of course. as Heasty [...]
NYC b-boys hope to be discovered dancing on subways
Tuesday, March 16, 2010 15:00
WATCH THIS VIDEO ABOUT SUBWAY DANCERS On the nation’s city streets, most people are just trying to get by in these hard economic times. But underneath the streets in New York City subways, it’s a different world. And for Eric Dickson it’s not just about survival, it’s about dance. “Dancing is one of the things [...]
Imam pleads guilty to lying to feds investigating terrorism plot against NYC subway
Friday, March 5, 2010 11:45
NEW YORK – an imam linked to the suspects in an aborted suicide bomb plot against new York City pleaded guilty on Thursday to lying to the FBI — a deal sparing him serious jail time but forcing him to leave the country. A tearful Ahmad Afzali told a judge in federal court in Brooklyn [...]
