News
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 NY1 | Storm washes out NYC subway system Arizona Daily Star, AZ - AP NEW YORK — A downpour sent water surging through New York's subway system and highway tunnels and across airport runways Wednesday, leaving thousands of ... New York Rainstorms Kill One; Derails Airport And Transit System Spitzer Orders Review of NYC Subways After Flooding (Update5) NYC Transit System Stalled; Tornado Wreaks Havoc i! n Brookl yn |
 NY1 | Caribbean Migrants Among Thousands Affected By NYC Subway Shutdown Hardbeatnews.com, NY - At the Flatbush Avenue station, in Brooklyn, New York, a gentleman checks his subway map contemplating his next move, while the trains lay idle in the ... Transit-Weary Commuters Endure Slow Trip Home Wild Weather Tears Through City, Snarls Subway Service Flooding cripples MT! A evenin g rush service |
 Albany Times Union | New York Governor Demands Answers From MTA Over NYC Mass Transit ... FOX News - Eliot Spitzer called for fixes for what has become chronic subway flooding. Forecasters saw "the potential" for a new round of heavy thunderstorms in the ... NYC Storm Leaves Mess, and Questions Fierce rainstorm cripples NYC transit system Deluge cripples NYC rush hour, killing 1, at dawn of stifling day |
 Boston Globe | Rainstorm wallops NYC area Kansas City Star, MO - AP Commuters squeezed into a packed subway train Wednesday at Penn Station in New York. Heavy rains flooded tracks and roadways overnight. ... Quotes about NYC's bad weather: 'I thought a bomb had gone off' Rainstorm cripples NYC transit Skies full of drama as rainstorm hits NYC metro area |
 KNX1070 | Rainstorm Cripples NYC Transit Forbes, NY - The storms swept through at the start of the morning rush, and all subway lines in the city experienced delays or diversions. Some commuter rail lines to ... NYC Area Rainfall Disrupts Road, Air and Rail Travel (Update1) Rainstorm, Tornado Warnings in NYC Area Storms cause flight delays, subway flooding in NYC metro area! |
LIRR afternoon schedule changes to accomodate subway riders Newsday, NY - The 4:12 PM from NYC to Massapequa is being canceled and combined with the 4:21 PM from NYC to Freeport, which will be extended to Massapequa. ... |
Report: Safety rules ignored in deaths of NYC subway workers Newsday, NY - NEW YORK (AP) _ The first detailed accounts of what led to the deaths of two subway workers in April show that basic safety guidelines were flouted and ... |
Deluge in NYC triggers confusion Los Angeles Daily News, CA - The storm, which sent water gushing into subway tunnels and swirling over commuter railroad tracks, also unleashed a tornado that whipped southwestern ... |
Subway Flooding Delays NYC Commuters Free Market News Network, FL - Flooding in New York's subway lines ground the morning commute to a halt on Wednesday, angering New Yorkers who are facing rail and utility fee hikes to ... |
 Gothamist | Michael Hertz, Designer of the NYC Subway Map Gothamist, NY - In a constantly changing city, it's impressive to realize that New Yorkers have had essentially the same subway map for almost 30 years. ... |
Videos
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AMAZING Breakdance skills (New York subway)
Breakdance in New York City subway (Times Square)
Author: damienthierry
Keywords: New York City ny nyc subway hiphop amazing skill
Added: August 8, 2007
Out the Window 1
out of a subway window pulling into dekalb, spring/summer 2005
Author: thekheshirekat
Keywords: nyc subway window
Added: August 8, 2007
AMAZING Drum skill (New York Subway)
Drummer in New York City Subway (Time Square)
Author: damienthierry
Keywords: drum drummer amazing subway timesquarenew york ny nyc
Added: August 8, 2007
AMAZING 1 man band (New York Subway) 2
1 man band in NYC Subway (Time square) Video 1 : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKXU7jV-H5w
Author: damienthierry
Keywords: one man band nyc ny new york city subway amazing timesquare
Added: August 8, 2007
Brooklyn Flood 8/8/07
I never seen this much rain in Brooklyn. If it continues, we're going under the water. I was on my way downstairs to heat up some leftovers. I looked out the window and seen my neighbor's trash floating. Thats when I ran upstairs and grabbed my phone. This was at aroung 5:45am. Update: 9:50am, its a nice ass day outside. The weather is unpredictable. Recorded on my Samsung A900 Cell Phone
Author: PrestleySnipes
Keywords: brooklyn flood rain raining storm katrina hurricane crown heights new york city subway august 8 weather 718 traffic
Added: August 8, 2007
AMAZING 1 man band (New York Subway) 1
1 man band in NYC Subway (Time square) video 2 : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aj6tbNFOt90
Author: damienthierry
Keywords: one man band nyc ny new york city subway amazing timesquare
Added: August 8, 2007
Images
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Downloads
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(source Google Blogsearch) Re: Subway Lament
Lots of reaction to my skepticism about re-privatizing New York's subway system. From one reader:It strikes me that if the government is keen on subsidizing transit it trips it can do so by subsidizing riders, and not the system as a ...
Helpful distortion at NYC & London subway maps
Eddie Jabbour, graphic designer for Kick Design, is obsessed with replacing the confusing NYC subway map (below: originals on left and Kick maps on right — click for larger versions). nyc subway map. nyc subway map ...
…8/8-07: a Coding 'geek'?
... NYC; in Brooklyn, a confirmed F2 twister touched ground with 135 mph winds, it touched down three times, uprooting about 150 trees; three inches of rain fell in Cleveland, and the Big Apple [the water managed to flood the NYC subway ...
Michael Hertz, Designer of the NYC Subway Map
It certainly could not work in a 23 x 30 inch subway car frame (which is proportioned differently from the geography of New York City) or even in a folding hand-held map; the amount of detail would have required a sheet of paper much ...
Re: Maybe WMATA's Responses Aren't So Pathetic After All (Dinky)
Why? For starters, the NYC subway is a 24/7 system, while metrorail is not. There is a baseline expectation that the subway will operate -- perhaps at diminished levels -- under adverse conditions. WMATA's operations are not under that ...
NY Subway Flood!
For those interested in a more technical discussion of NYC subway waterproofing, or waterproofing tunnels in general, Tunnels and Tunnelling International has recently had a few good articles that just *might* tickle your fancy! ...
Intense rains cripple NYC transit system
A torrential downpour sent water surging through New York's subway system and highway tunnels and across airport runways Wednesday, leaving thousands of commuters stranded and one big question: How could 3 ...
Subway Flooding Delays NYC Commuters
Flooded subways halted commuter traffic in NYC this am following early morning storms.
Alarming Rates of Sexual Harassment and Assault Reported in NYC ...
Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer released a report on July 26 that shows that many women are sexually harassed and sexually assaulted while in the New York City subway system. Of nearly 1800 respondents, 63% stated that they ...
Report Reveals NYC Transit Worker's "Casual" Relationship with Safety
So basically, NYC Transit is taking the position that the appropriate safety rules are already in place. The problem is a general attitude among the workers to ignore the rulebook whenever they see fit. At least that's the conclusion of ...
Large Portions of NYC Subway Shut Down
That vicious element water has invaded the subway system, following a cruel "rain storm" leaving 4,5,6 Connecting Bronx/Harlem/Lower Manhattan completely closed, L train connecting Manhattan and Brooklyn completely closed, ...
Kick Map Finds Its Way to MTA
Here is an exhaustive chart of subway map designs and variations with Frequently Asked Questions of NYC Subway. And, of course, Mr. Vignelli is designer Massimo Vignelli, who also developed the 1972 map and introduced some new ...
Re: climate & chaos
I was amazed to see NYC's rainstorm top ABC's World News last night. For all its woes in recent decades the NYC subway has almost always avoided extreme flooding. Even weirder: there was a tornado in Brooklyn that did some serious ...
Flooding Causes Major NYC Transit Meltdown
Fast-moving storms caused major flooding Wednesday that overwhelmed New York's subway system just as thousands were heading into work. It was chaos, as riders were forced to fend for themselves.
Subway, Metro, don't go underground in the heat
The NYC subway floods (again) and two lines on the Metro is closed due to a "suspicious" package (at 4:45 pm). I'm heading to my last meeting of the week at 10 am down on Pennsylvania Ave. and watch the black Suburban SUVs act like ...
Lots of reaction to my skepticism about re-privatizing New York's subway system. From one reader:It strikes me that if the government is keen on subsidizing transit it trips it can do so by subsidizing riders, and not the system as a ...
Helpful distortion at NYC & London subway maps
Eddie Jabbour, graphic designer for Kick Design, is obsessed with replacing the confusing NYC subway map (below: originals on left and Kick maps on right — click for larger versions). nyc subway map. nyc subway map ...
…8/8-07: a Coding 'geek'?
... NYC; in Brooklyn, a confirmed F2 twister touched ground with 135 mph winds, it touched down three times, uprooting about 150 trees; three inches of rain fell in Cleveland, and the Big Apple [the water managed to flood the NYC subway ...
Michael Hertz, Designer of the NYC Subway Map
It certainly could not work in a 23 x 30 inch subway car frame (which is proportioned differently from the geography of New York City) or even in a folding hand-held map; the amount of detail would have required a sheet of paper much ...
Re: Maybe WMATA's Responses Aren't So Pathetic After All (Dinky)
Why? For starters, the NYC subway is a 24/7 system, while metrorail is not. There is a baseline expectation that the subway will operate -- perhaps at diminished levels -- under adverse conditions. WMATA's operations are not under that ...
NY Subway Flood!
For those interested in a more technical discussion of NYC subway waterproofing, or waterproofing tunnels in general, Tunnels and Tunnelling International has recently had a few good articles that just *might* tickle your fancy! ...
Intense rains cripple NYC transit system
A torrential downpour sent water surging through New York's subway system and highway tunnels and across airport runways Wednesday, leaving thousands of commuters stranded and one big question: How could 3 ...
Subway Flooding Delays NYC Commuters
Flooded subways halted commuter traffic in NYC this am following early morning storms.
Alarming Rates of Sexual Harassment and Assault Reported in NYC ...
Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer released a report on July 26 that shows that many women are sexually harassed and sexually assaulted while in the New York City subway system. Of nearly 1800 respondents, 63% stated that they ...
Report Reveals NYC Transit Worker's "Casual" Relationship with Safety
So basically, NYC Transit is taking the position that the appropriate safety rules are already in place. The problem is a general attitude among the workers to ignore the rulebook whenever they see fit. At least that's the conclusion of ...
Large Portions of NYC Subway Shut Down
That vicious element water has invaded the subway system, following a cruel "rain storm" leaving 4,5,6 Connecting Bronx/Harlem/Lower Manhattan completely closed, L train connecting Manhattan and Brooklyn completely closed, ...
Kick Map Finds Its Way to MTA
Here is an exhaustive chart of subway map designs and variations with Frequently Asked Questions of NYC Subway. And, of course, Mr. Vignelli is designer Massimo Vignelli, who also developed the 1972 map and introduced some new ...
Re: climate & chaos
I was amazed to see NYC's rainstorm top ABC's World News last night. For all its woes in recent decades the NYC subway has almost always avoided extreme flooding. Even weirder: there was a tornado in Brooklyn that did some serious ...
Flooding Causes Major NYC Transit Meltdown
Fast-moving storms caused major flooding Wednesday that overwhelmed New York's subway system just as thousands were heading into work. It was chaos, as riders were forced to fend for themselves.
Subway, Metro, don't go underground in the heat
The NYC subway floods (again) and two lines on the Metro is closed due to a "suspicious" package (at 4:45 pm). I'm heading to my last meeting of the week at 10 am down on Pennsylvania Ave. and watch the black Suburban SUVs act like ...
