Tag Archive | "subway"

81-Year-Old Man Pushed Onto Subway Tracks By iPhone Thief

Wednesday, February 22, 2012

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The NYPD is asking for the public’s help in finding two suspects who pushed an 81-year-old man onto the tracks at the Lorimer Street J platform in Brooklyn on Friday, said police. When the first [...]

Brooklynites Cautious As Subway Theft Rises

Sunday, December 4, 2011

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As if busy New Yorkers didn’t have enough to worry about this holiday season, an old nuisance is growing alarmingly commonplace. Opportunistic thieves are snatching purses and other items in the subway with increased frequency, [...]

Occupy Wall Street Sets its Sights on Brooklyn Bridge Again

Thursday, November 17, 2011

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Although Occupy Wall Street protestors weren’t able to shut down the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday morning, DNAinfo.com reports that the protestors were still jubilant, dancing and singing in Zuccotti Park after a massive [...]

A Brief And Angry Encounter

Tuesday, October 11, 2011

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The man with the army backpack took a seat on the train. He pulled a torn and marked up Bible out of his bag and began to read it. The A train was full but [...]

L Train Overcrowding Soon to Ease

Thursday, October 6, 2011

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The L train that links Williamsburg to Manhattan has become notoriously overcrowded in recent years, and authorities are finally going to take action to give riders some breathing room. According to the New York Times, [...]

Lunch Time On The L Train

Tuesday, May 3, 2011

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Stand Clear of the Closing Doors; Next Stop, Dessert By Ivana Kottasová Jim Kelly enjoyed his lunch. Creamy potato puree was spread across a shiny square plate. Four cubes of filet mignon were soaked in [...]

Posterboy Goes To Jail

Monday, May 10, 2010

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The illegal artist Posterboy—also known as Henry Matyjewicz, who rips up subway ads and turns them into art pieces to the chagrin of many, including the NYPD—was sentenced to 11 months in jail by a [...]

Subway Terror Suspect to Plead Guilty

Friday, April 23, 2010

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Zarein Ahmedzay, 25, the New York City taxi driver charged with conspiring to bomb three subway stations during morning rush hour is expected to plead guilty today. Prosecutors claim that Ahmedzay, along with his co-defendants [...]

Service Resumes on A/C Lines, Residual Delays

Tuesday, April 20, 2010

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Metro has confirmed via their alert system that the A and C trains have resumed service, but passengers may experience some delay. The Manhattan bound A and C trains were suspended between Broadway Junction and [...]

The Daily Roundup

Friday, April 2, 2010

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Three Arrested in Fatal Subway stabbings A 19-year-old Brooklyn man and two of his pals were hit with double-murder raps on Thursday night for fatally knifing two men on a downtown No. 2 train, police [...]