Watching a 580-tonne, 90m long Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) bust a hole from Manhattan to Long Island City reminds me of the tunnel cleaners in Labrinyth. Except, instead of David Bowie singing, it’s Long Island City commuters. More »
If you’ve lived in the Big Apple for any amount of time, you’ve more than likely taken the subway. You’ve also probably wasted plenty of time staring at the map. Our video editor Matt Toder threw together a video of the subway map’s evolution, beginning with a map crafted 100 years ago. More »
Millions of rats living on the NYC subway tracks don’t faze New Yorkers in the least. But recently, the rats have started venturing onto slumbering passengers. And now, alarming video evidence shows that rats consider themselves normal subway riders. More »
Ever wonder what it’s like to fall on the third rail? Just ask Andy Morris, who was thrown onto the tracks in East New York: “He first started twitching and then you started seeing smoke coming from his head.” Ouch. More »
Not only will New York’s subway stations be rigged to support your handheld electronic devices, but chatty citizens will be allowed to make calls in between stops, too. Is there anything worse than this? More »
As a New Yorker, this gets me very excited: the Bedford Ave L station just got an LCD screen that shows exactly where all the cars on the line are, so you know how long you’ll have to wait. More »
