The Subway That Started It All

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In the subway

In the subway 01/07/2004 06:22 PM
Listening to NPR this morning as I struggled to regain enough of my consciousness to stumble into the shower, I heard Colson Whitehead read a...

The subway centennial

The subway centennial 05/04/2004 03:11 PM

You have until the end of the year to check out the New York Public Library's exhibit, The Subway at 100: General William Barclay Parsons and the Birth of the NYC Subway, but why wait?

Celebrating the centennial of the opening of the New York City subway system in 1904, this exhibition both salutes William Barclay Parsons, the first chief engineer of the subway, and recognizes the importance of the subway system to the life and growth of the city.

Sounds great, and since the subway is one of my favorite things about New York City, I'm keen to learn more about its construction and history. I'm adding this exhibit to my to-do list.

Like a subway map, for SNIPs

Like a subway map, for SNIPs 03/25/2005 08:37 AM
Pretty and pretty interesting: unrooted haplotype networks -- diagrams showing the relation and mutational distance between different sets of DNA, with haplotypes represented by circles proportional to haplotype frequency, joined by lines proportional to mutational difference between haplotypes -- in cichlid fish (on page 3 ) [pdf], in stone loach fish ( on page 3) [pdf], in lesser prairie chickens (on page 6) [pdf] and in a r ing species! (on page 2) [pdf]

NYC ban on subway photos

NYC ban on subway photos 06/05/2004 05:54 AM
The NYC subway system is thinking of banning photos on the platforms and trains. Photos of the NYC subways have won awards and been given their own shows -- and more importantly, photo-documentation of neglect through the subway system were critical to the re-funding and revitalization of the service. So, basically, this is a stupid idea.

The argument is that somehow, photos of trains and platforms (not switching stations, conductor compartments, or control centres) will aid terrorists, and therefore that banning photos will make New Yorkers feel safer. So, basically, this is a stupid idea with an even stupider justification.

The Village Voice is holding a Forbidden Photos contest to shoot cool, arty pix of the NYC subway, and to kick it off, they've interviewed a bunch of photogs who shoot underground all the time about why they work on the subway:

I've found that most subway police officers think that photography is already illegal, and there's no way to convince them otherwise. So I've taken to carrying a copy of the law with me. The only people this [regulation] will affect is law-abiding citizens.

An enormous amount of great photography has come out of the subway. Look at Bruce Davidson, who powerfully documented the run-down transit system of the '70s and '80s and its weary riders. He probably wouldn't have been able to get a permit at the time (no one knows if the MTA will even issue permits this time around!). Would we be better off without his art?

Link (via Kottke)

Subway Perception

Subway Perception 09/14/2004 10:36 AM
When I was an Intern in DC, I was dependent upon the subway for exploring a new city. At first, I only took the red line between office and home, but gradually used the tube to get to different...

NYC Subway Centennial

NYC Subway Centennial 12/09/2003 06:10 PM
New York's Subway turns 100 years old in 2004. All of us NYers have at least one subway story... what's yours? A few historical links here, here and here.

pictures from when the subway was scary

pictures from when the subway was scary 01/09/2004 09:58 PM
i like to give people the impression that mass transit in the city hasn't changed since the 80s

mobl0gging a subway argument

mobl0gging a subway argument 08/27/2004 02:15 PM
man, i'm glad i'm not *that* guy

New York's subway getting computerized

New York's subway getting computerized 04/11/2005 03:50 AM
Houston Chronicle Apr 11 2005 8:06AM GMT

NYC Subway Gets Computer Facelift

NYC Subway Gets Computer Facelift 04/10/2005 09:52 PM
Wired News Apr 11 2005 1:42AM GMT

more details on the 2nd avenue subway

more details on the 2nd avenue subway 04/27/2004 01:06 PM
i can't wait to hop on board in a scant 7 years or so

"of the London subway system"

"of the London subway system" 11/16/2003 05:08 PM

That graffiti in the subway might really
be a hyperlink

That graffiti in the subway might really
be a hyperlink 03/25/2005 04:01 PM
Also: 'Phantom torque' on space station. [News.com Extra]

Cancer causes visualised as a subway
map

Cancer causes visualised as a subway
map 07/10/2004 06:12 AM
This is a really cool visualisation of the causes of cancer from Nature magazine, in which a faux subway map is dotted with cell types required for malignancy that are joined by the molecular pathways that generate these behaviours. Link

NYC Subway Gets a Computerized Facelift

NYC Subway Gets a Computerized Facelift 04/10/2005 09:52 PM
ABCNEWS.com Apr 11 2005 1:56AM GMT

NYC Subway Gets a Computerized Facelift
(AP)

NYC Subway Gets a Computerized Facelift
(AP) 04/10/2005 05:37 PM
AP - A subway train rattles halfway into Union Square station in Manhattan and shudders to a halt. Over a crackle of static, a voice on the PA system announces congestion ahead and says it will be several minutes before service resumes. Trapped commuters sigh and glance at their watches impatiently. Some simply close their eyes in resignation. This sort of thing — and much worse — has been happening quite a lot lately. So it's no surprise that transit snafu-weary New Yorkers are greeting with ambivalence this month's launch of fully computer-automated trains on a 22-mile line that intersects Manhattan and Brooklyn.

Now a Message From a Sponsor of the
Subway?

Now a Message From a Sponsor of the
Subway? 07/26/2004 09:37 PM
The New York region's subways, buses, railroads, bridges and tunnels are looking to corporate sponsorships and naming rights.

Jini and the Tokyo Subway

Jini and the Tokyo Subway 03/31/2005 03:25 AM
Just now, the big story in Jini-land is the Starter Kit release. I’ve been spending quite a bit of time here the last few days, trying to figure out whether it’s the future or not; either way, it’s important...

NYC subway upgrade on track

NYC subway upgrade on track 04/10/2005 02:15 PM
USA Today Apr 10 2005 6:14PM GMT

Berlin Inside the Subway 1.1 (KDE 3.2)

Berlin Inside the Subway 1.1 (KDE 3.2) 07/08/2004 02:04 PM
A desktop theme for a laptop with a WXGA display.

Cincinnati's Secret Subway

Cincinnati's Secret Subway 06/28/2004 11:35 AM
I just spent the weekend in my hometown of Cincinnati, Ohio. In 1925, construction in Cincinnati began on a state-of-the-art subway system for the rapidly expanding city. Three years later, money ran out and the seven miles of completed subway were abandoned. Since then, the cavernous rooms have become part of the city's secret history, with interest peaking every so often when a new plan for the tunnels is proposed: a fall-out shelter, a wind tunnel for the university's engineering students, a venue for a music festival. Back in high school, several of my friends accessed the tunnels for a few exciting evenings of urban spelunking. Now though, legit tours are occasionally offered. According to this recent piece on NPR's All Things Considered, the waiting list is 2,000 people long. Link

Deer Runs Through D.C. Subway Station

Deer Runs Through D.C. Subway Station 12/16/2003 11:11 PM
Reuters via Wired News Dec 16 2003 10:31PM ET

New York Subway Musicians go to Korea...

New York Subway Musicians go to Korea... 12/16/2003 02:57 PM
New York Subway Musicians go to Korea (from ArtsJournal.com)... And they can stay there, as far as I’m concerned. When you’re an out-of-towner, or just use the subway once a year, buskers are so quaint and picturesque. But if you’re a commuter who rides the subway every day of your life, they are stupendous annoyance, preventing you from concentrating on your reading, and generally adding to irritating cacaphony of an already inhuman environment. The subway is not some cute audition club for aspiring mimes. As Serious Danger points out, "approximately one in seven people waiting on your train platform is a face-slasher or a gut-stabber who will cut you with scant provocation, and less warning."

2 Men Bitten in Queens Subway Attack
(AP)

2 Men Bitten in Queens Subway Attack
(AP) 01/22/2004 02:10 AM
AP - Two subway riders were taken to a hospital after they were bitten by a man on a train in Queens, police said Wednesday.

New York Computerizes its Subway System

New York Computerizes its Subway System 04/11/2005 11:54 PM

It's All Mets in Subway Series Opener

It's All Mets in Subway Series Opener 06/26/2004 05:52 PM
Al Leiter escaped a bases-loaded jam in the first inning and the Mets beat up rookie Brad Halsey in a six-run fourth that propelled them past the Yankees.

Update 1: NYC Subway Gets a Computerized
Facelift

Update 1: NYC Subway Gets a Computerized
Facelift 04/10/2005 09:52 PM
Forbes Apr 11 2005 1:52AM GMT

Photobl0ggers discuss subway photography
ban

Photobl0ggers discuss subway photography
ban 06/06/2004 12:11 AM
Photobloggers discuss subway photography ban to the villiage voice. The proposed ban on photography in NYC subways was previously discussed on metafilter here In response to the ban, photobloggers plan a protest Sunday, June 6 starting at a kiosk for an MTA-sponsored exhibi t of photographs celebrating the centennial of the subway, many of which ironically were taken during the previous ban.

NYC Subway iPod Thefts On The Rise

NYC Subway iPod Thefts On The Rise 03/30/2005 12:55 AM

Reports of robberies in the subway system are up about 20 percent through mid-March -- a spike police officials blame on the ubiquitous portable music player, which can retail for about $100 to $500. By Associated Press

Getting Started with XOM

Getting Started with XOM 11/27/2002 05:44 PM
Michael Fitzgerald provides an introduction to the XML Object Model (XOM), a new Java XML API created by noted XML author Elliotte Rusty Harold, and finds it simple and easy to use.

The war has started

The war has started 03/19/2003 10:25 PM

Getting Started with ASP.NET

Getting Started with ASP.NET 06/05/2002 05:52 AM

Subway robot paints to Rush tunes

Subway robot paints to Rush tunes 12/22/2004 01:30 AM
Xeni Jardin: Gizmodo editor Joel Johnson shares this snapshot with BoingBoing -- he says it depicts:

"A guy with his hand-made robot playing songs for change at the Bedford L (subway) stop (in New York City). It was so understated. The robot was an art project from the guy, who said he wasn't really into robotics. Sort of like, Yeah, that's my goddam robot. Like the robot was trouble or something, or he had inherited it -- even though he'd made it himself."

Link

Update: reader Joshua Dickens says, "In reference to the robot from Bedford Ave post, I actually encoded a video for the robot-creator in question and am hosting it on my web site: Link. The robot paints to [the music of the 30-year-old hair band] Rush.

Oh, and maybe someone can torrent the video in case my site gets slammed!"
I am bleeding through my eyeballs I'm laughing so hard right now. Email Josh if you want to help with the torrent: Link

And reader Ben Seigel says, "A correction: Rush is not a '30-year-old hair band,' but rather, a 30 year old progressive rock band. Please don't lump them together with Ratt and Poison." Ben, I thank you, and mea maxima prog-rock culpa.

Suicide Bomber Kills 10 at Moscow Subway
(AP)

Suicide Bomber Kills 10 at Moscow Subway
(AP) 08/31/2004 09:00 PM
AP - A woman strapped with explosives blew herself up outside a busy Moscow subway station Tuesday night, killing at least 10 people and wounding more than 50 in the second terrorist attack to hit Russia in a week, officials said.

London to Remove 'Salami' Subway Posters
(AP)

London to Remove 'Salami' Subway Posters
(AP) 07/30/2004 01:33 PM
AP - London transport authorities promised Friday to remove posters warning against eating on the subway that left a bad taste in the mouths of Italian diplomats.

Woman Arrested for Eating Candy in
Subway (AP)

Woman Arrested for Eating Candy in
Subway (AP) 07/29/2004 04:52 PM
AP - Eating en route to or while riding the subway here is a no-no. Stephanie Willett, a government employee, found that out the hard way recently. Finishing a candy bar on her way into a Metro station, she was arrested, handcuffed and detained for three hours.

Rain Washes Out Start of Subway Series

Rain Washes Out Start of Subway Series 06/25/2004 10:23 PM
The series opener between the Mets and Yankees was rained out Friday night, called before it ever began because of showers and a poor forecast.

A great story of racial harmony in the
DC subway

A great story of racial harmony in the
DC subway 07/23/2004 02:46 PM
a smart mob

Subway Gets 'Moving Image' Tunnel Ads
(Reuters)

Subway Gets 'Moving Image' Tunnel Ads
(Reuters) 06/03/2004 08:44 AM
Reuters - Tokyo's notoriously packed trains can make for an arduous commute, but one company hopes to turn misery into a marketing opportunity with a new advertising technique it introduced in Japan on Thursday.
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Deadline for Submitting Mozilla Firefox
'New York Times' Advert Corrections
Extended

Deadline for Submitting Mozilla Firefox
'New York Times' Advert Corrections
Extended 12/22/2004 01:21 AM

The New York Times > Washington
> Security: Tourist Copters in New
York City a Terror Target

The New York Times > Washington
> Security: Tourist Copters in New
York City a Terror Target 08/09/2004 11:53 PM
The New York Times > Washington > Security: Tourist Copters in New York City a Terror Target

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NYSIA and NY Tech Leaders Will Testify
to NY City Council on "How City
Government Can Support the Development
of New York City's Information
Technology Industry"

NYSIA and NY Tech Leaders Will Testify
to NY City Council on "How City
Government Can Support the Development
of New York City's Information
Technology Industry" 06/22/2005 01:51 AM
The hearing will address the current state of the tech industry in New York and address crucial workforce issues and trends. [PRWEB Jun 21, 2005]

commute new york city

commute new york city 06/24/2004 04:44 AM
every day more than six million people use the new york city transit system

Should New York City Secede

Should New York City Secede 08/05/2004 10:21 AM
Should New York secede from the union? .. the Big Apple should break away

newyorkmetro.com/nymetro/news/rnc/9573/index.html
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Forever in New York City

Forever in New York City 04/09/2004 04:06 PM

While on vacation I read Forever: A Novel by Pete Hamill. It was The Count of Monte Cristo meets Interview with the Vampire, which sounds cheesier than it was. It was perfect beach reading, and I enjoyed a great deal of it. It got me so much more curious about the City's history and made me more determined than ever to dig into Gotham: A History of New York City to 1898.

Perhaps the most interesting bit for me was actually after the book. My edition contained an interview with the author in which he talked about completing the book on September 10, 2001. And then of course, needing to go back and re-write a good chunk of the end. After all, his protagonist had supposedly experienced all of Manhattan's major events from about 1740 on. I imagine the process must have been difficult for Mr. Hamil. The "present day" world where his novel ended no longer existed, and ceased to exist the morning after he put down his pen.

14 to 42: New York City Signs

14 to 42: New York City Signs 11/11/2003 05:39 PM
New York City Signs - 14th to 42nd Street

14to42.net
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NASCAR in New York City?

NASCAR in New York City? 07/19/2004 04:45 PM
International Speedway wants to build a track on Staten Island. Betting against it could be a mistake.

New York City Screensaver 2.0

New York City Screensaver 2.0 12/03/2003 05:00 PM
75 beautiful color and black & white photos of New York City.

new york city photobl0ggers event

new york city photobl0ggers event 02/18/2004 02:56 PM
join us at the apple store next thursday

New York City: Reagan should be on a $3
bill

New York City: Reagan should be on a $3
bill 06/12/2004 11:05 AM
BRESLIN RIPS: Reagan should be on a $3 bill .. not-nice moods

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Living large in New York City

Living large in New York City 08/11/2004 09:47 AM

Wireless To Blanket All Of New York City

Wireless To Blanket All Of New York City 08/22/2004 01:12 PM
New York City is preparing to go fully wireless by January, 2005. The deal is currently being finalized between New York City authorities and six technology companies. To strengthen coverage and signal, 18,000 new lamp post-based antennas will be installed virtually everywhere in the five burroughs that make up New York City.

The plan has already come under fire by local officials concerned what the new antennas will do to people's health, now and in the long run. Local activist John Campos of Queens, NY, says, "Within where I live, over a mile radius, there are over 300 antennas already," said Mr Campos, pointing at a cluster of small masts on a rooftop across the street. "What happens if in 20 years, there's even a minor adverse reaction to human beings?"

Peter Vallone Jr is a Queens council member and chairman of the city's safety committee who also shares Mr. Campos's concerns. "The city was in the papers when I first came out against this, saying there's less radiation than from a microwave (oven) from these antennas, and that may be true," said councilman Vallone. "But nobody runs a microwave 24 hours a day, seven days a week, outside their bedroom door when they are sleeping. That's why it's important we study this," he added.

Commissioner Menchini addresses these concerns by stating, "We've had industry experts come in and advise us on this and everything I've heard, from our health commissioner to the industry experts, says there's no health risk associated with these antennas and these devices."

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New York City, LEGO Style

New York City, LEGO Style 12/07/2003 02:36 AM
Slashdot Dec 7 2003 2:31AM ET

New York City subway gets a computerized
facelift

New York City subway gets a computerized
facelift 04/11/2005 03:51 AM
Houston Chronicle Apr 11 2005 7:24AM GMT

Push Pin Studios exhibit in New York
City

Push Pin Studios exhibit in New York
City 04/01/2005 05:13 PM
David Pescovitz: The American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA) is hosting the first large exhibition of Push Pin Studios' pioneering designs from 1957 to 1981. Founded by Milton Glaser, Seymour Chwast, and Ed Sorel, Push Pin transformed graphic design by drawing from centuries of visual culture and artistic techniques, from Modernist illustration to Victorian woodcut to Dadaist collage. (Link to my previous post on the gorgeous new Push Pin Graphic anthology.) The exhibition runs until June 10 at the AIGA National Design Center. Link (Thanks, Alan Rapp!)

Midnight Madness Party In New York City

Midnight Madness Party In New York City 04/01/2005 02:50 PM
The Toys "R" Us Times Square Midnight Toy Release for the Episode III toy line will have the party getting started long before the doors even open.

ruling in a lawsuit against the New York
City Clerk,

ruling in a lawsuit against the New York
City Clerk, 02/05/2005 09:55 PM
read the decision here .. ruling

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New York City: Mayor kicks off RNC with
a flub

New York City: Mayor kicks off RNC with
a flub 08/31/2004 02:19 AM
New York Newsday:Mayor kicks off RNC with a flub

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New York City Is Quiet Despite Increased
Security

New York City Is Quiet Despite Increased
Security 08/30/2004 12:15 PM
Police kept the heart of the city — and the country's busiest railway station — under tight guard for the convention opening.

A lecture on the development of the New
York City subway

A lecture on the development of the New
York City subway 05/20/2004 10:00 AM

Tomorrow night (Thursday) at the New York Public Library there's a free lecture on The Development of the New York City Subway System that sounds interesting.

Transit Historian Peter Derrick will discuss why New York City needed an extensive rapid transit system, the political and financial difficulties in getting new lines built, and the impact the subways had on the growth of the city and the well being of its population. The focus will be on the largest stage of subway expansion, the 1913 Dual System of Rapid Transit, under which most of the existing IRT and BMT lines were constructed.

Free. From 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM.Science, Industry and Business Library, 188 Madison Avenue, New York.

New York City art opening: Eric Paulos

New York City art opening: Eric Paulos 09/13/2004 10:31 AM
David Pescovitz: BB pal Eric Paulos has work in Passage of Mirage, a group exhibition opening tomorrow night (9/14) at Manhattan's Chelsea Art Museum. Paulos and the Experimental Interaction Unit will debut Limelight, an ambient display that illuminates our culture's anxieties about terrorism, disaster, and other potentially-catastrophic threats.

"Limelight is a personal tactical system that removes the burden of anxiety associated with our continuous worry of emerging global and local threatening conditions. Using a collection of embedded sensors, local measurements of radioactivity and RF signals are continuously scanned for hostile patterns. Similarly, remote precursors of threats such as the appearance and frequency of specific keywords and discussions by various military, news, and independent sources are continuously monitored. The collected data is carefully analyzed and summarized as a visual output where various threats are mapped across a spectrum of illumined and pulsing colors."

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New York City: Man Tries to Steal Gun to
'Rescue Schiavo'

New York City: Man Tries to Steal Gun to
'Rescue Schiavo' 03/26/2005 05:35 AM
Man Tries to Steal Gun to 'Rescue Schiavo' .. SEMINOLE, Fla

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Newsday.com - Business: Long Island and
New York City

Newsday.com - Business: Long Island and
New York City 01/06/2005 02:39 PM
"Caa ao vdeo da desgraa" .. TV news .. sources

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A City of Quitters? In Strict New York,
11% Fewer Smokers

A City of Quitters? In Strict New York,
11% Fewer Smokers 05/12/2004 05:45 AM
In the wake of tobacco tax increases and a ban on smoking in bars, the number of adult smokers in the city fell 11 percent from 2002 to 2003.

New York City and 8 States Plan to Sue
Power Plants

New York City and 8 States Plan to Sue
Power Plants 07/21/2004 02:44 AM
The states and the city say that the utilities are the country's biggest emitters of carbon dioxide, the heat-trapping gas that scientists have linked to global warming.

Depressed? New York City Screens for
People at Risk

Depressed? New York City Screens for
People at Risk 04/12/2005 11:12 PM
The practice is one that health officials hope will become a routine part of primary care, much like a blood pressure test.

Tourist Copters in New York City a
Terror Target

Tourist Copters in New York City a
Terror Target 08/09/2004 12:19 AM
Al Qaeda has considered using tourist helicopters in terror attacks in New York City, domestic security officials said.

LinuxWorld Summit New York City: A
Wrap-Up Report

LinuxWorld Summit New York City: A
Wrap-Up Report 06/17/2005 04:31 PM
Linux Journal Jun 10 2005 12:26PM GMT

New York City Welcomes Peaceful
Political Activists

New York City Welcomes Peaceful
Political Activists 08/19/2004 02:23 PM
pretty much the same discounts on hotels and entertainment to the protesters as they are to the delegates .. New York City Welcomes Peaceful Political Activists .. welcoming peaceful protesters .. © 2004 NYC & Company, Inc .. turns them into shoppers

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The Subway That Started It All

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