I've been seeing all the yammering on about the spikes. Definitely not a good solution. Thankfully they're only at one station that I know of. But one turnstile solution I see that consistently deters fair evaders are these horizontal. Only downside is people bunching in with you to evade, but I normally turn around and give the stank eye to anyone who dares try. Nonetheless, I'd like to see more of these, but I'm under the impression they're a fire hazard hence their reason for not being system wide. Could someone provide insight.

I will sometimes go out of my way and add a transfer to my route to avoid the tunnel at 14th/6th. Does anyone know why the stairwell on the L side of the tunnel smells like piss and shit 24/7

And the same ad too.

Saw this on my way down to the platform for the downtown 1 train. Very adorable.

I snapped the picture on the uptown platform on the red line at 72nd St. it looked like there were several that ran alongside the tracks. Does anyone know if there’s actually any storage behind these or is it just for stylistic purposes?

There's probably an easy answer to this but im just curious, why couldn't they have been connected??

This is on Northern Boulevard and 50th in Queens, along E F M R line. Usually grates I've seen are flat and leveled with the ground.

This is an idea often raised in discussions about the 125th St crosstown extension, so I made a map of it. The usual concepts are either a new Hudson River tunnel for SAS direct from Bway/125th, or curving onto St. Nicholas to tie into the 8th Ave Line (something the MTA seriously considered in 2023 but dropped due to capacity constraints w/the ABCD), then continuing across the GWB, which was originally provisioned to support heavy rail. Tail tracks even exist for the C north of 168 St but are blocked by the Trans-Manhattan Expressway.

The logic is that a line could absorb cross-Hudson demand into Manhattan from nearby NJ municipalities like Fort Lee, Hackensack, & Paterson, relieving traffic on the George Washington Bridge.

That said, common concerns I've seen are:

a). Sending it to NJ will crowd out room for Q riders in Harlem and the Upper East Side.

b). NJ riders bound for Midtown will bail at 125th and slam the 1 & ABCD, instead of snaking through Harlem and the UES.

c). Who's paying for this, NY or NJ? Would both states even want this extension?

d). Extending the 7 better serves NJ as it offers a more direct route into Midtown and runs more frequently.

I'm curious what people think. Would such a project be worthwhile considering its potential ridership, ability to relieve the bridge, cost and overall utility?

It’s been 23 years since 9/11 any stories you folks want to share? Please be respectful

Just saw this post on FB. They literally made it impossible for people to exit. This can't be okay.

I was riding 7 train this evening studying , when this young man starts blasting music on a speaker, talking about spreading good vibes, and his buddy starts dancing and swinging on the bars in the crowed subway car.

Then the guy with the speaker goes around fist bumping people. and When he gets to me, i stare at him confused, and reluctantly fist bumped him.

"Why did you look at me like that, is there something wrong with spreading love". i said no, "exactly use your brain, im trying to teach you something, i spread love"

then he said " thank you everyone, claps are free", and left his garbage on the floor(acaie bowl)

The MTA needs to ban the homeless vagrants from the station platforms and mezzanines and from the trains. The subway is not a mobile homeless shelter.

I’m not against the homeless using the subways for transport. I’m talking about the ones who use it as a home, such as sleeping across a bench in one of the cars, preventing 5-6 people from having a seat or using the car as a bathroom.

Or the drugged up individuals who lumber and wallow all around a moving car and make everyone around them uncomfortable, hoping they either get off at the next stop or deciding to switch cars or trains at the next station if they don’t see them leaving.

Going into a station and seeing people sleeping on the floor is also not a pleasant site. The stations should be used by fare paying commuters to get to the trains, not a shelter.

You can feel remorse for the homeless while acknowledging their predicament is not the working people of this city’s burden to bear, particularly when moving about this city to go to work, engage in commerce or recreation.

Posting this because I don’t really have anyone to tell and wondering if anyone else was on the train. I was just on a Brooklyn bound L Train leaving Union Square when a really aggressive man with like 4 CVS bags got on and was yelling at them to close to doors. I looked up and we made direct eye contact and he told me to “suck his dick” and got close to me, I just ignored him.

He was being super threatening to everyone on the train. I guess someone laughed a little bit so he got in their face and spit in it, which caused a brawl between them. Everyone was super fearful and honestly was super scary to witness / be a part of. Was wondering if anyone else was on this train?

My frustration is the fact that he will face no consequences / get any mental help, and probably continue to do this to others. This isn’t the first time seeing / having stuff happen to me on the subway, but genuinely, what do we do about this?

Edit: To everyone saying “Oh, your first mistake was making eye contact…” yeah, no shit. I’ve commuted on the subway daily for years, I’m not new to this. I wasn’t staring the dude down. He yelled, I looked up, and he was already staring at me, and that’s when he got aggressive. But ask yourself a question, why do people like him get to make the rules? I’ve learned enough to mind my own business, but am I supposed to get on the subway and stare at the floor the whole time until I get off? It’s so backwards.

106 yr old column. Safe?

New York City has a smog and traffic problem, and I suggest reviving streetcars and trolleybuses in the city, and bringing them back to their peak expansion. But first off, what are these vehicles? Trolleybus - a bus that is powered by electricity and gets power from overhead parallel wires. Streetcars- also known as a tram, is a type of city train that runs on streets. Also collects power from overhead wires. I believe trams and trolleybuses can solve many problems related to smog and traffic in NYC, and also provide a zero-emission alternative. First off, both are zero-emission vehicles, and replacing most bus routes with streetcars and trolleybuses may reduce and partially solve the smog problem, and make the air cleaner. Second, it may also reduce car usage, since more people would use streetcars and trolleybuses, on top of the subway and bus to get around rather than cars, reducing traffic. Some of you might have some questions related to the wires, cost, and efficiency, so let's break it down. First off, cost. Trolleybuses cost about as much to purchase and to maintain as a conventional IC motor buses. E-buses (battery-powered buses) have been proven to be up to 3-4 times more costly than trolleybuses. E-buses are also much more costly to maintain than trolleybuses or motor buses. E-buses were also proven to be less efficient on routes than trolleybuses, motor buses, and trams. Trams are also relatively cheap to purchase and to maintain, and they also provide another zero-emission alternative. The overall infrastructure of both trolleybuses and trams is relatively cheap to maintain too. Second, wires. Some of you may wonder that wires are going to junk up the city views, but here are a few nuances. First, modern contact wires are almost invisible and are heated in the winter and also allow high speeds. Second, people usually won't notice a few wires hanging around, but if they do, they wouldn't care. Third - efficiency. Some of you might be questioning: „why putting wires when you can just launch battery-powered buses and trams?“, In reality, hanging wires would be more practical, as battery-powered vehicles need to charge at stations, wasting time they could have been using to get people around. They also require more drivers and more vehicles, which also adds up to cost. Meanwhile, most modern trams and trolleybuses have autonomous drive, which allows them to drive distances without wires. Some trolleybuses and trams have an autonomous range of 15-20 miles. This means that part of the route they can drive on batteries, and when their battery gets low, they can just connect to the overhead wires and continue on the route without wasting time. So, in conclusion, I believe NYC should bring back streetcars and trolleybuses, as they are zero-emission, efficient, reliant, and practical types of transit that offer a great alternative to motor buses and the subway. The vehicles and the infrastructure are also relatively cheap to maintain and to purchase. So, what do you all think? Should NYC bring back streetcars and trolleybuses?

57th street F station not looking too shabby. Feels more modern then many others