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Architecture
NYC’s Abandoned Subway Stations: The Chambers Street Disused Platform
The Chambers Street station has a long history of changes, with trains entering the station from the Williamsburg Bridge originally,
Arts & Culture
Make for the Refuge of Helm’s Deep from the Uruk-hai in the NYC Subway This Week
Looks like Puck Works is at it again with his Lord of the Rings parody signs in the New York
New York
NYC’s Abandoned Subway Stations: Hoyt-Schermerhorn’s Disused Platform
In an effort to expose NYC’s abandoned subway stations and incomplete platforms and levels, we’re taking you inside
Architecture
MTA Report Details 20-Year Plan To Revamp Buses & Subway To Include Articulated Trains
A document released this month by the Metropolitan Transit Authority details in 192 pages several plans for the system over
Food & Drink
Daily What?! Subway’s Famous BMT Sandwich Is Named For NYC Transit Trains
If your favorite Subway sandwich is the BMT then you’re in for a surprise: it is named for the
Architecture
Cities 101: Double Lettered Trains In The NYC Subway System
Double-lettered subway signage was used in the NYC Subway until 1985. (via Wikimedia Commons) Last week we dove into the
Architecture
Cities 101: Take a Ride on the 8, 10, 11 and 12 Trains in the NYC Subway
We found a curious thing on the New York Transit Museum Facebook page yesterday, a subway sign for an 11
Arts & Culture
A Beautiful Roundup of NYC Subway Map Covers from 1924 to 2012
While researching about the disappearing and reappearing Rikers Island on MTA subway maps, we came across this website that has
Architecture
Cities 101: Where and How are NYC Subway Cars Made?
This video came out a few years ago on National Geographic when the R160 subway cars were introduced in New
Architecture
Daily What?! The 7 Line Subway Entrance to Nowhere in Manhattan
Photo by Rembert Browne Recently, we reported on the staircase to nowhere in Riverside Park. Today, we present to you
Architecture
14 Beautiful Vintage Subway Entrances in NYC
While the majority of New York City’s subway entrances have the same mundane look, there are others that still
Architecture
Cities 101: Making Reefs Out of Obsolete Subway Cars
Subway cars, like all pieces of technological equipment, become obsolete at some point. But how do you dispose of something
