# NYC Underground **URL:** \ **Category:** New York\ **Created:** [November 5, 2021, 10:09pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/nyc-underground/20673 "2021-11-05T22:09:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 13
**Author:** ![infoshare](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/infoshare/32/18825_2.png) [@infoshare](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/infoshare)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2025, 6:21pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/nyc-underground/20673/242 "2025-08-12T18:21:26Z")
I would not dispute that claim. However, this story was quite horrific to me - and do realize it does not negate the current report on subway crimes. > **[Masked teen slashed 29-year-old woman nearly to death with large kitchen...](https://nypost.com/2025/08/12/us-news/masked-teen-slashed-29-year-old-woman-to-near-death-with-large-kitchen-knife-on-nyc-train-after-she-refused-to-give-up-bag-prosecutors/)** > > The victim was taken to Bellevue Hospital and treated for the stab wounds, which “pierced her diaphragm, causing her internal organs to shift,” the complaint said. ---
**Author:** ![stache](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/stache/32/30186_2.png) [@stache](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/stache)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2025, 1:21pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/nyc-underground/20673/243 "2025-08-13T13:21:59Z")
He’ll be tried as an adult. ---
**Author:** ![ALC11](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/alc11/32/81254_2.png) [@ALC11](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/ALC11)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2025, 8:23pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/nyc-underground/20673/244 "2025-08-15T20:23:09Z")
Remember the PATH upgrade that shuttered Hoboken? Well, the station has to close once again since the new interlocking and switches are defective and have resulted in failures that have even caused a derailment. The blame is on the contractor for the project. Just another normal day on the PATH. > **[Port Authority aimed to avoid Hoboken PATH disruptions. Now station is...](https://gothamist.com/news/port-authority-aimed-to-avoid-hoboken-path-disruptions-now-station-is-closing-for-a-weekend)** > > The Port Authority blames a contractor for a faulty part after a monthlong closure to install a new interlocking system. Hoboken station will close over Labor Day weekend. ---
**Author:** ![Waymond\_Womano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/waymond_womano/32/7078_2.png) [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2025, 3:19am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/nyc-underground/20673/245 "2025-08-16T03:19:58Z")
They’re blaming the contractor? And who supervised the contractor and approved the designs? The Port Authority deserves all the blame of this. ---
**Author:** ![mcart](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/mcart/32/84718_2.png) [@mcart](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/mcart)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2025, 3:42am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/nyc-underground/20673/246 "2025-08-16T03:42:51Z")
I mean I wouldn’t doubt it was the contractor. They’re notoriously either incompetent or corrupt. Not that the Port Authority is some shining beacon… ---
**Author:** ![stache](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/stache/32/30186_2.png) [@stache](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/stache)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2025, 1:26pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/nyc-underground/20673/247 "2025-08-17T13:26:57Z")
It all boils down to who gets sued for damages. ---
**Author:** ![streetscaper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/779978/32.png) [@streetscaper](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/streetscaper)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2025, 12:41pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/nyc-underground/20673/248 "2025-08-23T12:41:58Z")
![IMG_2789](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/a/b/ab938d1923e3ea32d8b81116ba4405b1676f089d.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![ALC11](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/alc11/32/81254_2.png) [@ALC11](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/ALC11)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2025, 3:18pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/nyc-underground/20673/249 "2025-08-23T15:18:20Z")
Metro North and the LIRR don’t have to deal with Amtrak the same way NJT does. Also, the NJ state government hates NJ Transit and refuses to fund them properly while also hiking fares. The end result is higher fares and infinitely more crappy service. ---
**Author:** ![stache](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/stache/32/30186_2.png) [@stache](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/stache)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2025, 2:11pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/nyc-underground/20673/250 "2025-08-24T14:11:58Z")
Yes. It reflects the general disinvestment in public transit that we have seen. ---
**Author:** ![Waymond\_Womano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/waymond_womano/32/7078_2.png) [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2025, 3:22pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/nyc-underground/20673/251 "2025-08-28T15:22:38Z")
> **[MTA Completes Installation of Subway Platform Edge Protection Barriers At...](https://rooseveltislander.com/2025/08/27/mta-completes-installation-of-subway-platform-edge-protection-barriers-at-roosevelt-island-train-station/)** > > Last February, I asked the MTA: I’m told the MTA is planning on installing subway platform protection barricades at the Roosevelt Island F Train station. Is that true? When will they be installed? Where will they be installed? On the entire station... ---
**Author:** ![ALC11](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/alc11/32/81254_2.png) [@ALC11](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/ALC11)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2025, 5:21pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/nyc-underground/20673/252 "2025-08-28T17:21:58Z")
Based upon the photos in that article, it seems the entire platform didn’t receive them. It’s really disadvantageous to those who wish to board at the front or rear of the train. ---
**Author:** ![stache](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/stache/32/30186_2.png) [@stache](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/stache)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2025, 6:18pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/nyc-underground/20673/253 "2025-08-29T18:18:12Z")
Yeah I don’t see the logic in this. ---
**Author:** ![Waymond\_Womano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/waymond_womano/32/7078_2.png) [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2025, 12:30pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/nyc-underground/20673/254 "2025-08-30T12:30:32Z")
It’s the same at the Grand Central platform on the “7” train. The Third Avenue end of that station does not have any platform barriers. ---
**Author:** ![stache](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/stache/32/30186_2.png) [@stache](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/stache)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2025, 1:14pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/nyc-underground/20673/255 "2025-08-30T13:14:03Z")
I am yet to see any stations with barriers that extend the total platform length. ---
**Author:** ![tjr101](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/tjr101/32/125010_2.png) [@tjr101](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/tjr101)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2025, 2:01pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/nyc-underground/20673/256 "2025-08-30T14:01:23Z")
All the stations I’ve seen with these barriers didn’t have any on the far ends of the platforms. Only towards the middle of the platform. Just the usual halfa\*\* work we can expect from the MTA. ---
**Author:** ![Waymond\_Womano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/waymond_womano/32/7078_2.png) [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2025, 8:06pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/nyc-underground/20673/257 "2025-09-04T20:06:55Z")
> **[NYC just saw its worst summer for subway service in 7 years, MTA data shows](https://gothamist.com/news/nyc-just-saw-its-worst-summer-for-subway-service-in-7-years-mta-data-shows)** > > Subway delays caused by infrastructure problems sharply spiked in June and July. ---
**Author:** ![Waymond\_Womano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/waymond_womano/32/7078_2.png) [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2025, 2:13pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/nyc-underground/20673/258 "2025-09-09T14:13:54Z")
> [@tjr101](#): > > All the stations I’ve seen with these barriers didn’t have any on the far ends of the platforms. Bryant Park station on the “7” train does have these partial barriers the entire length of the platform. ---
**Author:** ![ALC11](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/alc11/32/81254_2.png) [@ALC11](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/ALC11)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2025, 11:09pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/nyc-underground/20673/259 "2025-09-12T23:09:11Z")
The Staten Island Railway has received all their R211 cars and now has the newest fleet among all the subway lines after having some of the oldest cars (R44s) since the R32s were retired. For a while, there will be a reserve of R44’s while they put more of the R211 cars into service, but they will largely be phased out. [https://www.mta.info/press-release/mta-announces-all-r211s-train-cars-service-staten-island-railway](https://www.mta.info/press-release/mta-announces-all-r211s-train-cars-service-staten-island-railway) [https://pix11.com/news/transit/mta-to-replace-staten-island-railway-fleet-with-modernized-subway-cars/](https://pix11.com/news/transit/mta-to-replace-staten-island-railway-fleet-with-modernized-subway-cars/) ---
**Author:** ![Waymond\_Womano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/waymond_womano/32/7078_2.png) [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2025, 1:18am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/nyc-underground/20673/260 "2025-09-30T01:18:18Z")
Switcheroo > **[MTA to swap F, M subway routes between Manhattan and Queens](https://gothamist.com/news/mta-to-swap-f-m-subway-routes-between-manhattan-and-queens)** > > The subway switch-up aims to shave about a minute off daily commutes for tens of thousands of riders. ---
**Author:** ![Blubbering\_Cactus](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/blubbering_cactus/32/19342_2.png) [@Blubbering\_Cactus](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Blubbering_Cactus)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2025, 12:11pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/nyc-underground/20673/261 "2025-09-30T12:11:40Z")
Transit folks have been calling for this for a while, good to see the MTA listening. It removes the merger at Queens Plaza which causes delays on the whole Queens Boulevard line [Previous page](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/nyc-underground/20673.md?page=12) [Next page](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/nyc-underground/20673.md?page=14)