Mr. Neely, who was killed by another subway rider, was on a watch list for a city task force that kept track of the New Yorkers of most concern. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Subways”
Conservative Support Surges for Daniel Penny After Killing of Jordan Neely
By Gotham Rex on May 14, 2023
Mr. Penny, who has been charged with killing Jordan Neely, has been called a “hero” and a good Samaritan by conservative political figures. Source: New York Times
Subway Station Clerks To Step Out From Booths Into New Role
By Gotham Rex on December 13, 2022
The M.T.A. workers, who once sold tokens to transit riders, will now provide roaming customer service in subway stations. Source: New York Times
NYC Subway Fare Could Reach Over $3 As Officials Battle Pandemic Losses
By Gotham Rex on December 11, 2022
Raising the transit system’s base fare twice by 2025 is among the options being considered as officials try to stave off a budget disaster. Source: New York Times
Allen Kay, 77, Dies; Coined ‘If You See Something, Say Something’
By Gotham Rex on December 2, 2022
He created many memorable commercials, including one featuring a monk who works miracles with a Xerox copier. His most notable slogan helped save lives. Source: New York Times
On City Streets, Fear and Hope as Mayor Pushes to Remove Mentally Ill
By Gotham Rex on November 30, 2022
Mayor Eric Adams intends to remove people with severe, untreated mental illness from the streets. That will mean involuntary hospitalization of people deemed unable to care for themselves. Source: New York Times
What Does Queens Need More, a New Park or a New Train Line?
By Gotham Rex on November 26, 2022
A derelict rail line is being reimagined as a linear park, like Manhattan’s High Line. But in a borough that lacks both green space and transportation, locals wonder whether its best use would be the original one. Source: New York…
Gauging Our Return to Office and the Subways, One Tip at a Time
By Gotham Rex on November 19, 2022
It has been over a year since buskers, and their music, returned underground, and their slightly fuller tip jars and instrument cases suggest things may be looking up. Source: New York Times
As NYC Swipes Out MetroCards, One Artist Honors the Yellow and Blue
By Gotham Rex on November 17, 2022
For more than 20 years, Thomas McKean has turned the New York City fare card into art. His supplies may run out as the city upgrades its payment system. Source: New York Times
In New York, Subway Crime Is an Issue Even as Risk Is Low
By Gotham Rex on November 5, 2022
From M.T.A. workers to buskers to shopkeepers, the people whose livelihood depends on the system offered a complex portrait of the subway as ridership approaches prepandemic normalcy. Source: New York Times
The Woman Who Faced New Yorkers’ Wrath Over the MTA
By Gotham Rex on October 29, 2022
As the authority’s first “chief customer officer,” Ms. Meyer worked to connect the public with the transit system’s overseers. Source: New York Times
MTA Will Reopen Some Subway Bathrooms For First Time In January 2023
By Gotham Rex on October 24, 2022
Of the subway system’s 472 stations, 69 have bathrooms. In January, eight of them will reopen, now that more cleaners have been hired. Source: New York Times
Man Killed by Subway Train After Falling During Fight in Queens Station
By Gotham Rex on October 17, 2022
The death occurred when two men were fighting on the F train platform during rush hour in Jackson Heights, Queens, the police said. Source: New York Times
15-Year-Old Boy Shot Dead While Riding Subway in Far Rockaway
By Gotham Rex on October 14, 2022
Police officials did not name the victim, who was taken from the train by fellow passengers. Emergency workers tried to save him, but he was pronounced dead at a hospital. Source: New York Times
New NYC Congestion Pricing Tolls May Lower Demand For Yellow Cabs
By Gotham Rex on October 11, 2022
The tolling program could push up fares and shrink taxi demand, the M.T.A. says. Cabdrivers are also seeking their own fare hike of up to 23 percent. Source: New York Times