Subways are for sleeping: NYC Transit survival thread

fuck that story is deeply depressing

re Lhota for mayor.... BEVARE

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/01/nyregion/for-giuliani-a-chance-to-put-new-stamp-on-city.html

idk nothing in there too shocking

like I said I don't think he has a chance in hell, how hard is it to run against 'the MTA'.

http://secondavenuesagas.com/2013/01/09/wrestling-the-rail-option-away-from-queensway/

idk nothing in there too shocking

like I said I don't think he has a chance in hell, how hard is it to run against 'the MTA'.

― iatee, Tuesday, January 1, 2013 10:56 AM Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

I just told a friend of mine the other day that I think his opponents should literally just run ads that say "Joe Lhota is running for Mayor of New York City. BUT HE'S THE HEAD OF THE MTA." and that's it.

it's hard to imagine a worse starting point. as far as most New Yorkers are concerned, the MTA is an evil demon force that occasionally shuts down the subway system, which otherwise functions completely on its own. or Bloomberg, maybe he runs it.

It's like a parasite running for mayor of its host

it's how i became mod iirc

Most New Yorkers know the subway is kept functioning by the Deros:

a race of mal-formed subhuman creatures called deros (from detrimental robots) who inhabited a vast system of underground cities all over the world. The original name of their habitat was Lemuria, and they had once been slaves of the Lemurian master race. But the master race had long since disappeared from the earth, leaving the ignorant and malicious deros in control of the great cities and wonderful machines it had built. Since then the deros occupied themselves mainly in persecuting the human race who lived on the crust of the earth above them.

The deros were responsible for much of the evil in the world. Catastrophes, from shipwrecks to sprained ankles, were attributable to their influence. They often appeared on the surface of the earth and were sufficiently human in appearance to pass unnoticed in a crowd. But they performed most of their harassment by telepathy, rays, and other remote control devices from their subterranean homes.
Their underground cities communicated with the surface through various caves which were extremely dangerous for human beings to enter.

(Source: d@v1d 1cke)

But the master race had long since disappeared from the earth, leaving the ignorant and malicious deros in control of the great cities and wonderful machines it had built.

this is actually a pretty good description of ny state politics

http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/transit-union-slow-trains-save-lives-article-1.1239898

7 train has been terrible this week, wondering whether it's been on purpose

what a terrible idea

mid-1960s subway twinbill at Film Forum today:

http://www.filmforum.org/movies/more/dutchman_and_the_incident

http://news.yahoo.com/one-man-dies-one-hurt-minutes-apart-york-023803832.html

http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/01/16/q-polllhota/

http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/drunk-new-jersey-man-leg-severed-subway-train-nap-tracks-article-1.1243520

"But he wasn’t completely safe. A train came roaring into the station and cut off his leg."

what the fuck??

But the master race had long since disappeared from the earth, leaving the ignorant and malicious deros in control of the great cities and wonderful machines it had built.

this is actually a pretty good description of ny state politics

― iatee, Wednesday, January 9, 2013 3:07 PM (1 week ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

forget NY State ... this is actually a pretty good description of american politics in general these days.

http://www.imagekind.com/New-York-subway-map_art?IMID=5b79b632-2b7d-4718-bca7-45b38525a376

possibly unsafe for work, but not really

things could always be worse: http://gawker.com/5980981/im-certain-more-than-one-person-had-pissed-themselves-every-straphangers-worst-nightmare

N/Q/R still screwed by broken water main.

ugh

Rainy Day Crowded-As-A-Clown-Car Commute, C or D?

(sounds like a Dylan song)

definitely would take the D train over the C train on a day like this

Think this is worst weather of the year.

why? it's just rain.

cold rain & wind is a pretty shitty combo

yeah the c train was pretty d

dayo IRL:

http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l1b4waiNfU1qbff75o1_500.jpg

Will take much colder weather and/or snow over this in a heartbeat. Absolutely nothing worse than almost-freezing rain + crazy winds.

I want the D

the combination of humidity + cold is awful, of course. the dampness seeps into your bones. says there's gonna be a high of 59 today but of course it's going to feel like much less.

damn, it's gonna feel like low-to-mid 50s? hope u survive

harsh

guys, it's hella nasty out here, don't front

guys, sac up

http://media-3.web.britannica.com/eb-media/26/124226-004-7DC61787.jpg

http://gothamist.com/2013/03/05/more_pedestrians_killed_in_january.php

didn't realize the rate hike had taken effect, boooooo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5Y4U3h1ZzE

http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/04/02/video-captures-mugging-in-subway-station/

gj mugging a lady in your distinctive frat jacket with a number and nickname on it

moron in question was arrested the next day after jr. crimestoppers all over the web found his facebook page
http://www.ny1.com/content/top_stories/179795/arrest-made-in-brooklyn-subway-mugging

stugots

putting touchscreen maps in stations?

http://www.ecnmag.com/blogs/2013/03/nycs-terrible-subway-map-idea?cmpid=outbrain

That is the *worst* idea

Can't wait to not be able to see the map bcz some rural tourist is too busy playing with it

Can't wait to stare at a cracked piece of glass

touchscreens aren't as expensive as they used to be / can be monetized w/ ads / these aren't gonna be placed in the boonies

the one in grand central is nice