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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
A subway train pulls out of the 14th Street station in Manhattan.

State Comptroller: MTA Fare and Toll Hikes May Come Sooner

The state comptroller warned that new funding is needed for MTA improvements in order to stave off unplanned fare and toll hikes.
By Madina Toure
Mayor Bill de Blasio.

De Blasio Says Cuomo’s Congestion Pricing Plan Seems ‘Inconceivable’

The mayor said the congestion pricing plan for Manhattan that has been floated previously is unlikely to get through the state Legislature.
By Madina Toure
A picture taken 20 May 1986 in New York shows the Statue of Liberty and the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in the background. (

This Glorious Video of 1980s New York Is the Best Thing You’ll Watch Today

By Lawrence Lewitinn
Veronica Vanterpool, executive director of the Tri-State Transportation Campaign; Assemblywoman Carmen de la Rosa; and Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz at a press conference blasting Gov. Andrew Cuomo's MTA budget cut.

Pols and Advocates Call on Cuomo to Restore $65 Million in Funding to the MTA

By Madina Toure
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo , Rig

Cuomo Touts Fancy New Subway Cars as Shift From ‘Old Rhythm of Government’

By Madina Toure
Subway Assault

Afternoon Bulletin: Subway Riders Stand Up to Groping, Weed Chomping Goats and More

By Nicole Rubin
Is this the filming site for an upskirt movie they didn't tell us about? (Getty).

Afternoon Bulletin: Call for Cheap MetroCards, Sanders Eats Hotdog With Michael Stipe

By Jas Chana
The New York City subway can be daunting for disabled and elderly passengers.

Elevating New York: The MTA Needs to Lift Up Disabled and Elderly Passengers

By Claire van Bever
A New York Police Department (NYPD) officer patrols in Times Square on March 22, 2016, in New York.

New York City Boosting Police Presence After Brussels Attacks

By Jillian Jorgensen
NEW YORK, UNITED STATES: A conductor on the number 6 line of the New York City subway (L) watches passengers board the train 13 December, 2002, at Grand Central Terminal in New York. The 34,000 member Transit Workers Union is threatening a strike if their contract with the Metropolitan Transit Authority expires at 12:00 AM, 16 December, shutting down subway and bus service across the city. AFP PHOTO/Stan HONDA (Photo credit should read STAN HONDA/AFP/Getty Images)

The L Train Nightmare Demands a Serious Solution

By The Editors
An ease in traffic will be a welcome outcome of the Second Avenue Subway. ((Jennifer Lu for Observer)

Going Underground: How Much Will the Second Avenue Subway Change the Upper East Side?

By Morgan Halberg
NEW YORK - DECEMBER 23: Commuters board a bus near First Avenue December 23, 2005 in New York City. After three days of strikes New York City subways and buses returned to service, bringing normality back to millions of peoples morning and afternoon commutes. (Photo by Daniel Barry/Getty Images)

Stop Playing Football With NYC Mass Transit Needs

By The Editors
The 7-line finish date continues to remain unclear.

Afternoon Bulletin: Subway Lines Ranked From Best to Worst, $15 Minimum Wage Gets Wide Support and More

By Lisa Brown
Mayor Bill de Blasio offered a mock message to New Yorkers on Late Night With Seth Meyers. (Screengrab: Late Night With Seth Meyers)

De Blasio to Rude Subway Riders: ‘Pull Your Heads Out of Your Asses!’

By Jillian Jorgensen
Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña (Photo: John Moore/Getty Images)

Afternoon Bulletin: De Blasio Cheered by Muslims but Blasted by Irish

By John Bonazzo
Humans and pets aren't the only ones along for the ride. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Afternoon Bulletin: The Subway Is Teeming with Unidentifiable Organisms and More

By Jennifer Neufeld
Hey! We're a little bit closer to new trains. (steorra/flickr).

It’s Almost 2015… Only Two More Years ‘Til New(er) C Trains!

By Kim Velsey
Public Advocate Letitia James. (Photo: Official NYC Council/William Alatriste.)

Tish James Wants the Sleaze Off the Subway

By Ross Barkan

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

By Lauren Feiner
Former MTA Chair Joe Lhota (Photo: Andy Kropa/Getty Images)

Anthony Weiner Attacks ‘Lord Governor’ Joe Lhota

By Jill Colvin
A city in chains. (CUF)

New Generic City: 172 New Chain Stores Opened in Five Boroughs Last Year

By Kit Dillon
Train drain on the L-line. (MTA/Fickr)

G-Train Pumped Dry But Repairs Remain, L-Line Still All Wet, A-Train Returns to Inwood

By Matt Chaban

Here’s the Latest Limited-Service Subway Map, and the Staten Island Ferry Is Back at Noon

By Matt Chaban
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