“Jumper” at 72nd Street on Uptown 1 Track

October 11, 2007 | 27 Comments

SUBWAYblogger can pretty much confirm that there were was most definitely a jumper at 72nd Street (and Broadway). And let’s just say it wasn’t pretty.
Today’s uptown trips on the 1, 2, and 3 line were a nightmare. You had to catch a train somewhere below 42nd Street. Then, most of the trains [...]

Oct

11

Subway Murder Suicide

October 11, 2007 | 4 Comments

Ohhh the plot thickens.
In the wee hours yesterday morning, you may have heard that 2 train service was all messed up in the Bronx “because of police activity.”� Translation:� Dead guy found on the tracks.� This all happened in the Farms Square-East Tremont Avenue station .
Here’s where this whole thing turns into the next episode [...]

Sep

14

Central Park South Horse Carriage Crash

September 14, 2007 | 7 Comments

I seem to be walking right into breaking news lately.
This afternoon I was walking across Central Park South towards Columbus Circle. In front of Mickey Mantle’s, there was quite a scene. Two horses went bizerk and caused a car accident.
By the time I got there, it had already happened, and they were removing one of [...]

Sep

10

Friendly Fire in Subway Cop Shooting

September 10, 2007 | Leave a Comment

So it seems that the NYPD needs to spend a little more time on the firing range working on aim. Ok, just kidding.
However, it turns out that at least one of the shots Officer Annmarie Marchiondo took the other night came from the gun of another police officer. The wound her foot was determined to [...]

Sep

7

Police Shoot and Kill Armed Suspect in Subway. Officer Wounded.

September 7, 2007 | 2 Comments

Crazy story. So crazy it sounds like something out of a movie.
Suspect Juan Calves, 51, was detained by by plainclothes police officers when he and another man were spotted riding between train cars. The officers removed him from the train onto the downtown 4 train at 178th Street in the Bronx.
All [...]

Sep

3

19 Year Old Shot in Queens Subway Station

September 3, 2007 | 7 Comments

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 [...]

Aug

28

OnNYTurf’s Turf Battle

August 28, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Got this note from my buddy Will today, and I thought it was worth publishing:
As you know onNYTurf.com runs a subway map service and you also know in recent days news broke of some sort of deal between the MTA and Google for creating some better NYC area transit mapping. We have been after this [...]

Aug

25

Subway Supervisor Had a Role in Frankin Death

August 25, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Subway superintendent, Lloyd London, was in charge of a small group of transit workers when two of them were stuck by a train, killing one. A new report found that London was partly responsible for the death of transit worker, Marvin Franklin.
The investigation found that Mr. London had told the workers that he would [...]

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