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Federal oversight of subways proposed
YJ Opinionary:
Just yesterday, I posted a story about DC Metro safety and today the headline is an attempt at Federal takeover of subways by the Obama administration. That is fine with me. Think about it, the... 
Smiling subway stickup artist sought
By Dan Gesslein Smile! A surveillance camera caught a smiling bandit and his accomplice, who police say, robbed a woman on a subway train in Fordham. Another man is being sought for a stickup on a Pelham... 
Subway Restaurants to Overtake McDonalds by Year End
The amount of Subway Restaurants are projected to outnumber McDonalds Restaurants in the U.S by the end of 2009, according to Advertising Age: ""Our customer wants quality products, not pure convenience and...
LIC subway rape victim files suit against MTA
A Queens judge has thrown out a suit against the MTA and two of its employees filed by a woman who was raped on the platform of the G train's 21st Street stop and accused onlooking transit workers of not doing...
Subway Hero
A great story of someone doing the right thing. An elderly man, Theodore Larson, of the Bronx fell onto the subway tracks in NYC. An actor, Chad Lindsey, jumped on the tracked and pulled the unconscious Larson off the tracks and back on the platform before the train came 15... 
SFU Surrey's Subway Removes Special
Last week, in an unexpected change of events, the Subway located at Simon Fraser University's (SFU) food court had decided to remove their popular sub-of-the-day special. The deal offered by Subway entitled... 
New York Subway Gets a Poor Report Card
The Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) compiles "report cards" on the various subway lines that circulate commuters thought the massive beast that is New York freakin' City, and that beast has circulation... 
created by Jordan Yerman | 43 wks ago | updated 41 wks ago
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847 views | 4 recommendations | 11 comments
Police Officer Shoots Apparently Helpless Man in the Back
Two videos showing a Bay Area Rapid Transit police officer fatally shooting an unarmed, cooperating 22-year-old man have surfaced, thanks to a vigilant teen and an anonymous cameraman. In the video, the apparent...
created by TheCameraObscura | 45 wks ago | updated 45 wks ago
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275 views | 2 recommendations | 0 comments
UPDATE Subway Collapse... 17 Missing
Is poor construction the cause of this collapse?Sadly it looks like this could be the problem with designers and contractors being held.Update 11/17/2008 0548 PST"Update 11/17/2008 0548 PSTBEIJING (AFP) – The... 
A Victim Treats His Mugger Right [True Story of the Golden Rule in Action]
Amazing. Guy gets mugged by teen and reminds him to take his coat, too. Instead, they go to a diner the victim frequents and have a meal- at the end, the mugger gives the victim his wallet back plus the knife, victim pays and gives the teen $20.Matthew 25:31-46"As the teen...
Beijing Subway Line 10: Finally With Mobile Signals
"It looks like the impasse between the Beijing Subway and the Chinese mobile telcos have finally given way. “In the name of the Olympics”, we are made to believe by the Subway company, mobile telephony...
NYC Transit Plans Anti-Groping Campaign
When I was in New York, the subway experience was quite interesting. Not so much the negatives, but I remember it was extremely stuffy and humid. There are constant entertainment with people performing on the...
Islam subway ads cause stir in New York
An Islamic subway-ad campaign being promoted by a controversial Brooklyn imam is gaining attention. The imam on the promo video, Siraj Wahhaj, has been linked to the first bombing of The World Trade Center. ...
created by sweet east pearl | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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263 views | 5 recommendations | 1 comment
