Transit
We are proud transit geeks at Untapped New York, and here is the place to find it all! You'll discover where the remnants of the former Penn Station are, read plans for the future of the city's transportation... or learn about leaf-zapping laser trains!
10 Fun Facts About Opening Day of the NYC Subway On October 27, 1904
By reading first-hand accounts of the opening day of the New York City subway, October 27, 1904, you get a
Cities 101: NYC Subway Trash Tracker Finds Stations With Dirtiest Tracks
A vacuum car, also called a “Vaktrak.” If you sometimes feel like the tracks on some subway stations in New
WNYC Launches Live NYC Subway Agony Index and Guide to Hot Subway Cars
It’s summer and New Yorkers know what that means: riding the subway can be unbearable from the heat. Plus,
Get It: All 468 NYC Subway Station Signs On One Poster
This particular Kickstarter definitely doesn’t need more help, and that’s certainly not why we’re writing about it.
14 Architectural Finds on the New High Speed Seastreak Ferry to Port Jefferson and Hamptons
Whether you’ve made the trek from New York City to the Hamptons and Montauk, to the North Fork wineries
Cities 101: Listen to Clips of Announcements on New Second Avenue Subway
We received two sound clips from an anonymous source, rather mysteriously recently, in response to our recent photo expedition down
New Photos Inside the Second Avenue Subway Construction Which is 82% Complete
Rome was not built in a day, they say. And neither was New York City or its 24/7 subway
2015 Metropolitan Waterfront Conference Predicts Bright Future for NYC Waterfront
In October 2012, Hurricane Sandy forced us to reconsider how we view the many billions of gallons of water that
Design in the Toronto Subway System: 10 Unique and Artistic Stations
The TTC (Toronto Transit Commission) carries 525 million people a year and 1.6 million people on a typical weekday,
Hacking the NYC Subway One Helpful Sign at a Time
We’ve all experienced that moment of disorientation as we head out of the subway: are we facing east, north,
Photo Exhibit at Bowling Green Tracks Progress of Second Avenue Subway, East Side Access, 7 Line Extension
It’s not the first time the MTA has installed a great photography exhibit at the Bowling Green subway station,
Cities 101: The Mythic Undercover Yellow Taxi Cab NYPD Cop Car
We recently watched FDNY and NYPD first responders race down Second Avenue. Among these was the mythical undercover yellow taxi