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Subway
environment
Sept. 29, 2023
Scenes From a Flooded New York
Subway evacuations, school day chaos, a missing mayor, and at least one fugitive sea lion.
By
Curbed Staff
getting around
Aug. 16, 2023
Why Subway Surfers Find It So Hard to Quit
After four surfing deaths this year, Michael stopped. But so many kids he knows are still chasing the high.
By
Joshua Needelman
the city
Aug. 14, 2023
The Candy Sellers
The lives and livelihoods of some of the city’s newest migrant children.
By
Jordan Salama
loud town
Aug. 8, 2023
Arline Bronzaft Will Talk to Your Noisy Neighbor
“I deal with sex. I deal with crime. It goes beyond noise.”
By
Clio Chang
mysteries
July 25, 2023
What’s in the Subway Water That Drips on Your Head?
A semi-scientific inquiry.
By
Clio Chang
power
May 9, 2023
‘I Would Like Everyone to Pretend That Was Their Son’
AOC on Jordan Neely’s killing and who gets to feel safe in New York.
By
Angelina Chapin
getting around
May 8, 2023
We’re Another Step Closer to Congestion Pricing
The Federal Highway Administration has given the plan its blessing, even if New Jersey politicians are crying.
By
Alissa Walker
crime
May 7, 2023
The Outrage Over Jordan Neely’s Killing Isn’t Going Away
The ex-Marine who choked him to death has finally been identified, but it’s still not clear if he will face charges.
By
Matt Stieb
and
Paula Aceves
getting around
Apr. 25, 2023
Timothée Chalamet and Martin Scorsese Rode the Subway
The MTA is back! Period.
By
Clio Chang
getting around
Apr. 24, 2023
This Is What the End of the MetroCard Machine Looks Like
The new OMNY kiosk is on display at MTA headquarters.
By
Clio Chang
getting around
Oct. 28, 2022
7-Inch Platform Gaps Are Keeping Disabled Riders Off the Subways
A new class-action lawsuit is demanding the MTA do something to actually fix them.
By
Alissa Walker
getting around
Oct. 24, 2022
The MTA Is ‘Completely Obsessed’ With Reopening Its Bathrooms
Starting with just eight, to be exact.
By
Clio Chang
design history
Aug. 31, 2022
We’ll Miss You, MetroCard Machine
After more than two decades, the city is replacing the squat stainless-steel machines to make way for OMNY.
By
Karrie Jacobs
getting around
Aug. 30, 2022
Can You Believe This Brazen Dog?
A pit-bull mix fuels the fare-evasion crisis.
By
Clio Chang
getting around
Aug. 10, 2022
At Last, Congestion Pricing Fee Previews
Some numbers to fuel the battle.
By
Clio Chang
getting around
July 19, 2022
We’ve Surrendered the Subway to the Flood
The water is winning.
By
Clio Chang
our mayor
June 27, 2022
Eric Adams Tracks Homeless Encampments on a Google Doc
It’s his “system,” and he gets mad when police don’t use it.
By
Clio Chang
getting around
May 19, 2022
The A Train Commute That’s an Extreme Sport
The escalators are busted at one of the city’s deepest-set stations.
By
Clio Chang
getting around
Apr. 25, 2022
Who’s Afraid of the Subway?
Riding every line in the days after the Sunset Park shooting.
By
Reeves Wiedeman
getting around
Apr. 25, 2022
I Was a Teenage Subway Terror
Now I’m the elder on the subway, praying that the band of teens next to me on the platform doesn’t get in the same car.
By
Collier Meyerson
getting around
Apr. 25, 2022
How Will New York Remember the Subway Shooter?
The city is lousy with people who do horrible things and pass into legend.
By
Mark Jacobson
getting around
Apr. 25, 2022
The Subway Is New York’s Safety Net
It’s not merely a picture of who any of us might become but of who we are right now.
By
Ryu Spaeth
brooklyn subway shooting
Apr. 13, 2022
‘From Now On, I’m Super-Aware’
Sunset Park neighbors speak about yesterday’s shootings.
By
Kim Velsey
what we know
Apr. 13, 2022
What We Know About the Brooklyn Subway Shooting
Frank James, the accused gunman, was arrested in the East Village thanks to tipsters.
By
Justin Miller,
Matt Stieb,
and
Kevin T. Dugan
our mayor
Apr. 13, 2022
Are These the Metal Detectors Eric Adams Is Talking About?
It’s honestly hard to tell.
By
Clio Chang
getting around
Apr. 11, 2022
Fare-Evasion Arrests Are Back With a Vengeance
Eric Adams’s subway crackdown has arrived.
By
Clio Chang
housing
Apr. 1, 2022
The Cruel Theater of Encampment Sweeps
Adams’s task force cleared hundreds of sites. Five people accepted a bed.
By
Robin Kaiser-Schatzlein
the unhoused
Mar. 15, 2022
A 24-Hour Manhunt and a Fleeting Sense of Safety for Unhoused New Yorkers
The suspect in a fatal shooting spree is in custody. What the city does next will matter more.
By
Clio Chang
getting around
Feb. 23, 2022
MTA Decides Platform Doors Are Good Now
A pilot program is on its way to three stations, including Times Square.
By
Caroline Spivack
getting around
Jan. 21, 2022
Here’s the MTA’s Guide to Stuffing Your Dog Into a Backpack Properly
With some help from Maxine, an internet-famous corgi.
By
Caroline Spivack
getting around
Dec. 3, 2021
Be Safe Out There, Junior Bankers
Walking and subwaying are maybe dangerous!
By
Caroline Spivack
getting around
Nov. 15, 2021
The First Sex Toy Ads on the Subway Are Predictably Tame
And it took a lawsuit and three years of legal wrangling to even get this campaign approved.
By
Caroline Spivack