New York City Subway
Other Countries Have Gates That Would Have Prevented NYC’s Subway Killing
Advocates have been calling on the MTA to install subway platform doors for years to prevent exactly this kind of tragedy. Instead, the MTA hasn’t built any.
New York Is Obsessing About Crime Again
The subways will be filled with cops due to the political class's conviction, in the face of all evidence, that it is still 1980.
NYC’s Subway Used to Be for Everyone. What’s Going to Happen Now?
The subway is different from every other transit system in the country. If people think that's no longer true, it might not get the funding it needs.
It’s Easy, But Wrong, to Blame the Subway for the Coronavirus Pandemic
A draft paper by an MIT economist claims the New York City subway was the "major disseminator" of coronavirus. If only it were that simple.
The MTA Is Going After an Etsy Artist Over a New York Subway Map It Didn’t Make
Jake Berman spent more than 300 hours making his own subway map because he didn't like the MTA's. Now the MTA says he can't sell it.
How New York’s Streets Are Changing for the L Train Shutdown
A few months ahead of the shutdown, we took a look at how the city is getting ready.
What Would Happen if New York Capped Ubers?
New York is proposing a cap on the number of rideshares allowed in its borders, and it could have big implications for the L train shutdown.
Dentures, Trumpets, and Prosthetic Limbs: Inside the Subway’s Lost and Found
VICE got a rare look at all the bizarre things New Yorkers leave behind on the city's subways.
Replacing the NYC Subway System With Autonomous Cars Is a Terrible Idea
The subway may be ailing, but it's too important to give up on now.
New York's Subway Is Hell for Riders with Disabilities
Only 24 percent of the system's 472 stations are ADA-accessible.
The L Train Shutdown Is Bad News for Queens, Too
Residents are concerned the upcoming closure will make commuting in Long Island City and its surrounding neighborhoods a living hell.