For weeks my boy had been begging for me to please leave him somewhere, anywhere, and let him try to figure out how to get home on his own. So on that sunny Sunday I gave him a subway map, a MetroCard, a $20 bill, and several quarters, just in case he had to make a call.

**Changed the link as the original one isn't working now picked by doggylives 2 years ago

Following budget cuts for dirigible design, parts of the frame were incorporated into the construction of Moscow's subway station. Pretty innovative. picked by pocksucket 2 years ago

A young woman misses her train and encounters a sexual predator in a subway station. picked by cactushair 10 months ago

The subway corporations serving South Korea's capital will introduce women-only cars next year to make rides more comfortable and free of groping male hands. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

The folks from Improv Everywhere staged an art gallery opening on the 23rd Street subway platform in Manhattan. They had all the trappings: an open bar (serving cider), a coat check attendant, a cello player for ambiance, and nicely-dressed art patrons. The “art” displayed was the signs, graffiti, and objects already found in the subway! picked by bingo 8 months ago

A 30-member cast and crew took over various subway lines in NYC last weekend to perform a vaudevillian melodrama starring August Belmont Jr., the early-20th century president of the Interborough Rapid Transit, which operated the city’s first underground line. picked by suebe 10 months ago

The first subway line opens today in the Dominican Republic. Hopefully the public address system is better than NYC's. picked by suebe 2 years ago

I especially love James Graseck, violinist, and fixture for many years playing in the NY subway system. picked by Anik 2 years ago

A 21-year-old man was killed playing the dangerous game of "surfing" atop a moving subway train, from which he was thrown to his death picked by proverb 2 years ago

One single customer recognized Kurt Wild as a gay porn performer. This "man" who obviously hates who he is threw a hissy fit and threatened to go elsewhere to spend his $5 unless Kurt was fired. Subway was happy to oblige the bigot. picked by BernardBlack 1 year ago

Police on Wednesday gave the all-clear after a suspicious package was found on a subway train near the center of Washington, closing three stations and disrupting traffic along a major route through the city. picked by DrNothing 2 years ago

What's a Rusty Bolt Doing In My Subway Sub? Josh Sjowall knew something wasn't right with the foot-long roast beef combo sandwich he ordered.(My home town Tracy, Ca.) picked by Bornbad 2 years ago

Seatless subway cars are coming to NYC in a few months.

What's next? Subway people pushers? picked by suebe 1 year ago

A Queens, N.Y. man is suing his local Subway restaurant after he made a frightening discovery that gives new meaning to his former favorite, the Italian cold-cut trio: a knife baked right into the bun. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

A skittish kitten that scampered out of its carrier on a subway platform has been found after 25 days in the underground tunnels.
Georgia had lost some weight and scratched her nose but was otherwise unhurt. picked by Marli 2 years ago

The subway corporations serving South Korea's capital will introduce women-only cars next year to make rides more comfortable and free of groping male hands. picked by Proverb 2 years ago

After initially thinking that they would rename the 7 Train subway stop in tandem with the new ballpark, the MTA announced that the train stop closest to the Mets' new digs will not carry the name "Citi Field" after the team refused to cough up any money for the station's name change. picked by suebe 9 months ago

After falling asleep on a subway platform while waiting for a train, a Brooklyn musician awoke to find his possessions were missing - a backpack, a laptop, CD recordings and, most importantly, his treasured Scarampella violin. picked by DrNothing 2 years ago

Police have arrested a man suspected of brutally attacking a dozing subway passenger with a hammer while other riders did nothing to stop the assault, the city's police commissioner said Wednesday
Victim now has seven staples in his head and a broken finger. picked by merzbabe 1 year ago

Vents in New York sidewalks blow gusts of air up to street level each time a subway train goes past. So if you attached an inflatable animal to the vent it would stand up with each gust. Watch it - it will make sense.

Part 2, which is more involved, in the comments. picked by pocksucket 2 years ago