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public transit

MTA OMNY tap-to-pay system

Will MTA’s New Tap-to-Pay System Keep Transit Problems at Bay?

Probably not, but here's why it's a good start.
By Ross Marchand
Long Weekend by Subway Doodle.

We All Hate the Subway—So Why Are We So Obsessed With Instagram Accounts About It?

Instagram accounts like Subway Hands, Hot Dudes Reading and Subway Doodle are so popular you'd think we actually like taking public transit.
By Laura Pitcher
Travellers wait for train information in the Amtrak terminal of New York Penn Station on May 14, 2015 in New York City.

An Opportunity for Greatness

In New York, perhaps the only subject that elicits virtually unanimous agreement is the complete inadequacy of Penn Station.
By The Editors
NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 31: New York Police Officers patrol on foot the subway station of Times Square before New Year's Eve celebrations on December 31, 2015 in New York City. At least 6,000 police officers has being deployed in one of the biggest security deployments made in the city, where rooftop snipers, canine units and air and water patrols will also be on duty around Times Square in what New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said 'the best prepared city to prevent terrorism and to deal with any event that could occur.' (Photo by Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/Getty Images)

‘They Just Don’t Fear Us’

By The Editors

“Platform” at the Transit Museum Brings a New Meaning to Underground Art

By Lauren Feiner
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