Apr 12 At least 16 people injured, including 10 shot, at Brooklyn subway station By Michael Sisak, Jim Mustian, Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press Police are looking for a U-Haul truck in connection to the Brooklyn subway shooting. Continue reading
Oct 08 Summer storms were a climate-change wake-up call for subways By Philip Marcelo, David Porter, Associated Press Transit officials and experts say this summer’s storms were the latest reminders that more needs to be done to prepare the East Coast’s vital transit systems in the face of more extreme and unpredictable weather caused by climate change. Continue reading
Sep 07 Report blames poor welds for Mexico City subway collapse By Associated Press The Mexico City government hired Norwegian certification firm DNV to find the causes of the deadly accident. Tuesday's final report arrived at similar conclusions as the firm's preliminary report in June. Continue reading
Aug 17 New York City subway scare suspect taken into police custody By Michael R. Sisak, Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press A man suspected of placing two devices that looked like pressure cookers in a New York City subway station, causing an evacuation and roiling Friday's morning commute, has been apprehended, police said. Continue reading
Mar 18 Why everyone should stand still on an escalator By Lesley Strawderman, The Conversation The best way to ride an escalator isn't what you'd expect, but it's 27 percent more efficient. Continue reading
Dec 11 Watch 2:19 Attempted pipe-bomb attack sparks panic in New York subway By PBS News Hour Emergency crews swarmed the streets near Times Square this morning after a man detonated a homemade pipe bomb in the New York subway, creating a panic during rush hour. The suspected attacker, identified as 27-year-old Akayed Ullah, was taken to… Continue watching
Feb 07 Watch 3:25 Google Maps for bacteria? How NYC subway swab could change public health By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Apr 05 Subway rider reads original poem By PBS News Hour Elizabeth Meriwether was approached by Madeline Schwartzman on the subway and asked to write a poem. Here she reads “Outpouring of My Emotion?”… Continue reading
Apr 05 Watch Subway poetry project connects NYers By PBS News Hour Madeline Schwartzman’s mission is connect people in what she sees as an increasingly individualized society. Every day as she travels by subway Madeline asks fellow commuters to write a poem in her notebook. Some refuse, some accept, and now more… Continue watching
Oct 28 Watch New York uses lessons learned from Sandy to build defenses against super-storms New York uses lessons learned from Sandy to build defenses against super-storms… Continue watching