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The MTA recently announced that they would host a contest for technological heads around the city to come up with the best apps that would ultimately serve the MTA and New Yorkers in general. They will offer $15,000 in prizes to creators of the most useful programs. Here's some ideas and issues that the upcoming apps need to address. More»
Just as everyone wants to escape the city heat, it's getting harder to do so. No one has the cash to pay for the LIRR to Southampton. The MTA is eliminating Metrocard options as it hikes prices for surviving ones. And whether or not you can afford a ticket, trains will muck up your schedule. More»
The MTA, forever broke, is auctioning off your lost valuables in a desperate attempt to line its pockets. Losing a Kindle on the subway is your fault alone. But what about things the subway has taken from you? We can think of a few items we are owed. More»
Hours before it announced plans to fire over 1,000 employees, the perpetually doomed M.T.A. said it would spend $700 million restoring dilapidated subway stations across the city. Is it me, or is the timing of these announcements as screwed up as the G train's? More»
Cab or subway? It's the eternal question: convenience and efficiency versus affordability and a mosaic of local kooks. Now, winners of a Best NYC App competition make the decision for you. More»
(UPDATE: Crap, my bad! This event is tomorrow, Sunday, and the forecast says it will be a balmy 30 degrees! Apologies for any confusion and solitary frostbite. Thanks to True/Slant's Michael Roston for pointing out the error...however, in our opinion, every day should be no pants on the subway day!
Flocks of Improv 101 geeks and assorted hangers-on will brave Saturday's 26 degree weather and disrobe within the screeching bowels of the subway system. It's all for the annual No Pants Subway Ride. We applaud the quickly shrinking balls of participants, but wonder if organized chaos can top the subway's spontaneous lunacy.