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Watch a Video That Asks People: Why Does the G Train Suck So Much?

Posted on Feb 3, 2012 by admin

, We get a lot of questions about the G train, but usually whether the Bedford-Nostrand and Clinton-Washington Avenue G train stops are safe at night, or how to take the G train to Williamsburg. Now we have a question … Continue reading →

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Top 10 Disgusting Pictures of People Eating on the Subway (and Bonus “Fight Over Food” Video)

Posted on Jan 30, 2012 by admin

Soon, you could get slapped with a $250 fine for eating on the subway–or rat-feeding, as critics call it: “I’ve seen people open up plates of french fries and chicken and have a grand old meal — and then discard their … Continue reading →

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MTA Sued for $50 million by Mom of Briant Rowe, Who Was Killed by Subway Train

Posted on Jan 26, 2012 by admin

Just a few days after the death of  Brian O’Mara of Garden City, the 22-year-old financial analyst killed by a subway train while wandering around in a tunnel between stations on the L line, we see another report reminding us of how … Continue reading →

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This Guy Describes the Chaos in the Subway This Weekend When They Found A Severed Head On The L-Train

Posted on Jan 24, 2012 by admin

As first posted on Gawker, this first-hand account details how one of this weekend’s most gruesome accidents affected people on the subway: “Before arriving at the First Ave, Brooklyn-bound L stop, I received and ignored a text message from a … Continue reading →

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Watch “Underpaid,” a Working-class Anthem by J. Scar, Flatbush Subway Rapper

Posted on Jan 24, 2012 by admin

Jean “J. Scar” Lodescar, a 28-year-old iPhone technician from Flatbush, likes to perform “Underpaid,” a rap rant against low paying jobs, on the 3 and 4 trains heading to and from Brooklyn. Mostly, he’s greeted with stony silence, rolling eyes, … Continue reading →

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Brian O’Mara, a 22-Year-Old Financial Analyst, was Hit and Killed by a Brooklyn-Bound L Train

Posted on Jan 22, 2012 by admin

  This is 22-year-old Brian O’Mara of Long Island. Brian Omara died after being hit by a Brooklyn-Bound L train on Saturday morning, a little after 8 a.m., near the Third Avenue station. He was walking on the tracks at … Continue reading →

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Saturday Subway Death Toll: 4 Individuals Killed by Trains or Found Dead in Station

Posted on Jan 22, 2012 by admin

Three people were killed by trains on Saturday, and one was found dead on a subway station staircase, according to Gothamist: A man identified as Brian Omara of Garden City was (for some reason unknown) standing on the tracks of … Continue reading →

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Subway Deaths up 3100% Today: Men Killed by A Train at Nostrand Ave. and L at 3rd

Posted on Jan 21, 2012 by admin

By our calculations, subway deaths today are up 3100% vs normal. OK… it’s only two deaths, but stilll, this is definitely out of the ordinary. In Brooklyn, today at 4 pm, a man was fatally hit by an A train … Continue reading →

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Winter Storm Hits New York – Weather Alerts in Effect

Posted on Jan 21, 2012 by admin

The storm has started, and we could see up to 2-4 inches of accumulation before it’s all over. SNOW ALERT is in effect citywide as salt spreaders and snow plows get ready to move. No alternate side parking rules today – … Continue reading →

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Due to Snow, Q-Train Running this Weekend

Posted on Jan 21, 2012 by admin

MTA’s service changes are CANCELLED due to the storm that’s supposedly on the way. Via parkslope.patch.com

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Party Possum Going Places on the D Train

Posted on Jan 19, 2012 by admin

Heat or the smell of food probably drew this opossum into a late-night D train departing Coney Island this past weekend, on Friday at 4:30 am. This is actually weirder than it looks, because opossums tend to gravitate toward trees. … Continue reading →

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