The only blog written from the NYC Subway system

Ahh the joy of coming back from a long holiday weekend only to be hit in the thighs by the turnstile because your Metrocard has expired. That’s the joy that many New Yorkers experienced this morning. Lines at the Metrocard machines this morning were very long. It’s funny to see how many people buy their [...]

Jose Sierra, 19, was shot in the head and pronounced dead at the scene. Witnesses say that they heard multiple shots, then saw Sierra laying on the ground with a large hole in his head. Hopefully, the token booth clerk wasn’t asleep (like this woman) (and this guy) (and this guy) (and this guy) (and [...]

I saw this posted on a group board in Facebook.  The question:  What’s the strangest thing you’ve ever seen on the subway?  Here was one guy’s answer… I saw: 1. An Eastern European man get beatdown by a bunch of teenagers on the N train for yelling racial epithets at them just for playing their [...]

Everywhere you turn in the transit world, people are talking about a looming fare hike.  However, as New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli said a few days ago, we need to stop and take a look around.  It might just turn out that “Congestion Pricing” could provide the extra funds we need to avoid a [...]

They’re back! I know I’ve posted their stuff before, but I just can’t get enough. Pretty amazing.

You know you’re in Manhattan when you are entertained by the rats in the subway while waiting for your train. Admit it, you know you get a certain amount of enjoyment watching a rat run around on the tracks.  As long as that little bugger is down there and you’re up here, everything is cool.  [...]