Earlier today we reported that a young man was killed by an E subway train yesterday .
Sadly, just hours after, AMNY reports that another man was killed this morning in Brooklyn by a Manhattan-bound C Train.
For unknown reasons, the man was on the catwalk beyond the platform when he was struck.

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Stan Pales, a 21-year-old Brooklyn man, was found dead on the subway tracks at 14th St and Eighth Ave early Sunday morning.
Police said he had been struck by a Southbound E Train and are investigating, an autopsy is scheduled for today.
Friends said Pales had gone to Club Hiro on W. 17th and 9th ave Saturday [...]

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If you like laying track, then this is the video for you.
According to the credits, this is footage of the NYCT ‘Linden Shop and Yard’ and ‘Track and Switch Fabrication Facility’.

Watch as MTA ‘gangs’ fabricate and lay train tracks for your viewing pleasure.
Behold the mighty drill press dubbed ‘R2D2′ that can drill SIX holes at [...]

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Ask a lot of Americans what the minimum age someone should be before they ride the New York City Subway alone, and the average answer is probably around 37.

Some probable reasons:

Most Americans have never actually ridden the NYC subway recently.
New York City used to have a significant crime problem.
New York City is the most [...]

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Monday we reported on how MTA was postponing important subway upgrades promised prior to the fare hike due to economic conditions.
I guess these same economic conditions had absolutely no effect on their spending thousands of dollars on custom wrought-iron lamp posts and handrails in 3 distinct styles to personally reflect historical origins of the different [...]

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Maybe I’ve been living under a rock, but I haven’t read AMNY’s Ubanite blog before today - they have an interesting story on Brooklyn’s Vanderveer Park you might want to check out.

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The New York Times is reporting that some MTA subway improvements which were promised as part of the recent fare increase are being postponed due to other economic factors, including the slumping housing market and Wall St. financials.
The Times quotes MTA CFO Gary J. Dellaverson as calling the financial outlook ‘gloomy’ amongst other sad terms, [...]

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