Cutting Student MetroCards: Vote Delayed
Ugh. Just get it over with already so we can go on with our lives realizing that this is not the end of the world. This is a followup to SUBWAYblogger’s recent post on this subject that became quite the source of debate. The vote to cut the program has been delayed. However, there are [...]
Read MoreBack in mid October, we did the story about a subway surfer that died up around 155th Street. Read the original story here. At the time, witnesses said they saw Benjamin Brooks, 23, subway surfing, he fell, and was killed. Well, now Brooks’ sister is writing in to comment. She says we should lay off, [...]
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Some People Need to Be Slapped in the Head
Guys carry couch onto train. It’s not even a nice couch.
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Why the subway custodian probably makes more than the rookie cop patrolling that station
The subject is subway security. You’d think that NYC would want to have the best officers possible. I’m not saying we don’t, but it certainly isn’t easy to attract them. Why? Well, as a rookie officer, you’re looking at $38,000 a year. That’s it. So right out of the gate you are limiting yourself in [...]
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How much should they be paid?
Ok, this is the first of a two part series focused on how much MTA Employees are paid versus other city service workers. First a quick poll. We will have the full wrap up later on this story. You will be shocked…at least I was. So check back soon, we’ll have all the details. In [...]
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(Sorry for the headline. Couldn’t resist) Ok, let’s break this down. There’s some amazingly stupid shit happening up in Albany. This shit smells remarkably similar to the shit dished by George Bush when asked why the hell he thought Mike Brown was qualified to run FEMA. As we all know, there is an opening for [...]
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Lots of Controversy this Week on SUBWAYblogger
It was a fun week on SUBWAYblogger. We managed to drum up a lot of drama and debate. SUBWAYblogger will always be a completely open forum for people to say whatever they want about anything posted here. Even stuff we think is the biggest bullsh*t ever will not be censored. Here’s this week’s highlight discussions: [...]
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I don’t often get fired up about the opinions expressed in the comments by readers of this blog, but this most recent one made my blood boil. Here’s the scenario: Back on September 13th, we posted a story about a kid getting shot at subway station right near the token booth. As a side comment, [...]
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Video of the Day
I was sent this video the other day by a reader. So I thought what the heck, post it. It’s a short film of sorts about a homeless guy. Kinda interesting. You be the judge.
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