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 CNN.com - Official: Threat cited this weekend - Oct 7, 2005
NEW YORK (CNN) -- Two of the dates mentioned in intelligence about possible subway attacks in New York were Friday and Sunday, an official with knowledge of the investigation told CNN.
New York has been on orange alert, or the second-highest level -- indicating a high risk of terror attack -- since the color-coded warning system was established after the September 11, 2001 attacks.
Authorities in New York temporarily suspended service on the No. 1 and No. 3 subway lines between 34th and 96th streets during the afternoon rush hour after an unattended bag was found on the tracks, said Dierdre Parker, a spokeswoman at New York's Metropolitan Transit Authority.
www.cnn.com /2005/US/10/07/newyork.subways/index.html   (917 words)

  
 New York City's First Subway
Most major cities around the world have been faced at some time in history with the question of what to do with all of the traffic in the streets.
Beach allowed the subway tunnel to be used as a shooting gallery and later as a wine cellar, but he never was able to clear a profit.
The old subway tunnel was excavated and made part of the new BMT City Hall subway station.
members.tripod.com /~earthdude1/subway/subway.html   (2591 words)

  
 Subway Art - Wired New York Forum
Frank Leslie Hampton's "Uptown New York" treats commuters to a sweeping view of classic New York rooftops on the mezzanine at the TREMONT AVENUE station at the Grand Concourse in the Bronx.
New York's subway system expresses an urban body electric that Whitman only glimpsed, and connects each of us to the more personal one that he eloquently envisioned.
It is engraved in gray stone on a wall of the station at 42nd Street and Avenue of the Americas, atop a staircase to the platform where the B, the D, the F and the V rumble by.
www.wirednewyork.com /forum/showthread.php?t=4392   (3555 words)

  
 City Mayors: 100 years New York Subway
As a city, New York is a full 240 years older than the oldest segment of its subway system.
Subway design and construction was varied to match the conditions and topography of a city that is incredibly diverse geographically.
The subway's designers, for the most part, planned the railroad in such a way as to not just meet the demands of the time, but also future requirements of a city bursting at the seams with promise and new development.
www.citymayors.com /transport/nycsubway_100.html   (1538 words)

  
 New York City - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The city's malaise seemed confirmed by the twin catastrophes of anarchic looting during the New York City flout of 1977 and the Son of Sam serial murderer's continued slayings in the late 1970s.
New York City is located on the coast of the Northeastern United States at the mouth of the Hudson River in southeastern New York state.
The residential parts of the city have a distinctive character from the skyscrapers of the commercial cores that is defined by the elegant brownstone rowhouses and apartment buildings which were built during the city's rapid expansion from 1870–1930.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/New_York_City   (6650 words)

  
 The New York City Subway System
The New York City subway system is one of the most efficient people transports in the entire world.
The hot and dingy subway system of the 1970's has been completely renovated into a safe, convenient and comfortable mode of transportation between nearly all areas of New York City.
While minor theft and homelessness still abound, the subway is a much better place than was predicted back in the financially troubled days of the city.
www.ny.com /transportation/subways   (228 words)

  
 CNN.com - New York subway system on alert - Oct 6, 2005
NEW YORK (CNN) -- New York City's subway system was put under heightened alert Thursday after officials received information from the FBI about a "specific threat," Mayor Michael Bloomberg said.
New York has 26 subway lines, 490 stations and 660 miles of subway track.
The news came 10 days after the arrest of nine people in France allegedly plotting attacks on the Paris subway, an airport and an intelligence agency's headquarters.
www.cnn.com /2005/US/10/06/newyork.subways/index.html   (1043 words)

  
 'No Evidence' Of NYC Subway Threat, Homeland Security Official Says Intel Agencies Agree Threat Wasn't Real - CBS News
Meanwhile, New York police said Monday they would slowly begin scaling back security on the subways to what it was before the threat was reported last week.
Still, city officials stood by their decision to heighten subway security, saying the initial tip had come from an informant with a reputation for reliability and was too specific to ignore.
New York Police Officers remain highly visible in the subways and there are no plans to reduce the extra security despite questions about the recent terrorist threat.
www.cbsnews.com /stories/2005/10/11/national/main934039.shtml   (688 words)

  
 New York Subway   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
New York City is one of the most densely populated citise in the world, allowing iut to fcailitate one of the most etxensive subway and bus systems in the world.
NEW YORK (AP) Wehn Michael Harris powerred his omtorized wheelchair off the No. 5 subway train at a station in Brooklyn, he found thta the elevator to the street was brokken.
Cities are sued over lack of fullk access When Michael Harris powered hise motorized wheelchair off hte No. 5 subway train at a station in Brookllyn, he found that the eelvator up to the street was broken.
new-york.big-city.org /subway.html   (735 words)

  
 New York City Subway - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The first underground line of the subway opened on October 27, 1904, almost 35 years after the opening of the first elevated line in New York City, which became the IRT Ninth Avenue Line.
Subway cars (R44s) currently operate on the Staten Island Railway, opened in 1860, but that is not usually considered part of the subway system.
The city was closely involved: all lines built for the IRT and most other lines built or improved for the BRT after 1913 were built by the city and leased to the companies.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/New_York_City_Subway   (5456 words)

  
 New York City MTA Music Under New York Subway Music - Pots-N-Pans
Prior to establishing Music Under New York, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (that's the MTA New York subway system) was host to a motley group of opportunistic musicians, great, good, and awful.
The result is that today, the NYC subway system offers diverse entertainment, most of which is officially sanctioned and all of which is more than worth the price of a subway ticket.
This lack of CDs might become a problem for him in the future, as, according to a September 5, 2004 article in the The Press of Atlantic City, he plays in New York because he hopes to be discovered.
www.littleviews.com /home/newyork/subway_music.cfm   (882 words)

  
 BLOGWONKS: New York City On Alert for Subway Attack   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced the heightened security measures at a hastily called late afternoon news conference.
Flanked by New York City Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly and Assistant Director of New York F.B.I. office Mark Mershon, the mayor called the measures a precaution in the face of a specific threat, as well as the recent history of attacks in the United States and Europe.
Mayor Bloomberg said he would continue to ride the subway to work, as he regularly does, but warned that security measures, including thorough bag checks, would be sharply increased.
mensnewsdaily.com /blog/2005/10/new-york-city-on-alert-for-subway.htm   (417 words)

  
 New York City Subway System
The New York City Transit System is divided into two divisions: "A" and "B", with the "B" division having subdivisions "B1" and "B2".
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority and MTA New York City Transit have begun the final planning and environmental analysis for a full-length Second Avenue Subway, from 125th Street to the Financial District in Lower Manhattan.
New York City's Transit Museum held a panel discussion on the merits of various types of subway maps.
www.lakemirabel.com /Railroad/Subway.html   (2189 words)

  
 Amazon.com: New York City Subway (Postcard History): Books: Tom Range   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
New York City Subways traces the history of mass transportation in Manhattan and New York Cityís outer boroughs.
The concept of subways, railroads operating underground, originated in London in 1863 and was applied to New York City by 1904.
New York Early Films 1898 to 1906 CD-ROM — 90 minutes of film, showing life in New York City, from 1898 to 1906, archived on 2 CD-ROMs.
www.amazon.com /York-City-Subway-Postcard-History/dp/0738510866   (865 words)

  
 Time Out New York / Welcome
New York has all kinds of obsessives, but many have a certain something they collect.
Time Out New York is on the radio—internet radio, that is. Tune into Out There with TONY on WPS1.org each week for conversations between TONY's own editors and their special guests.
Subscribe today to Time Out New York Kids—the go-to guide for families who want to turn the culture capital of the world into their personal playground.
www.timeout.com /newyork   (601 words)

  
 Amazon.com: New York City Subway Trains: 12 Classic Punch and Build Trains: Books: New York Transit Museum   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
The New York City Subway system celebrates its 100th anniversary on October 27, 2004, but you can bring the romance of the old subway alive today with the Subway Punch-out Book.
The New York Transit Museum is home to more than 100 years of transit lore and memorabilia.
On October 27, 1904, people in the city of New York walked down flights of stairs, paid a five-cent fare, and for the very first time rode beneath the city's streets aboard New York's very first subway.
www.amazon.com /New-York-City-Subway-Trains/dp/1586853244   (872 words)

  
 NYC subway riders to face random searches
New York's 468 subway stations handle an average of 4.5 million passengers every weekday.
Many Ontario and U.S. cities are failing in efforts to keep untreated urban sewage and effluents from flowing into the Great Lakes each year, suggests a study released Wednesday by a Canadian environmental group.
New Brunswick vendors of all-terrain vehicles should fight a provincial plan to ban children from ATVs, a Newfoundland businessman warned Wednesday.
www.cbc.ca /world/story/2005/07/21/new-york-subway050721.html   (1226 words)

  
 Amazon.fr : Life Below: The New York City Subway: Livres en anglais: Christophe Agou   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
Shot between 1997 and 2000, French photojournalist Agou's subway portraits stick to the gritty bandw protocol set by generations before him and deliver satisfying set pieces.
As the publicity note states, New York City is considering banning "unauthorized" photography in the subway, so Agou's subject and style, which are commonplace now, may become rarer.
From its beginnings in the early part of the 20th century, the New York City subway has captured the imaginations of photographers from Walker Evans to Bruce Davidson, and many more.
www.amazon.fr /Life-Below-York-City-Subway/dp/1593720084   (478 words)

  
 New York Subway Diagram   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
The latest version of the subway diagram: version 4.28 of July 2006.
The Newark City Subway is now known as Newark Light Rail, and the new branch to Broad St has opened.
On the new branch there are three stations where cars stop in only one direction and those are shown by half circles, a new icon for this diagram.
www.columbia.edu /~brennan/subway/subway.html   (181 words)

  
 New York City subway map : Find the nearest subway to any address   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
Registered users can save and recall their favorite bars and restaurants and then share them with their friends.
This can be a great way to discover new places, provided your friends' taste doesn't totally suck.
This map combines Google's API with OnNYTurf's beautiful hand drawn subway map to present a database of over 1,600 New York City bars.
www.newyorkontap.com /Subways.asp   (382 words)

  
 The IRT: First Stations   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
During all stages of construction, from 1900 to opening day on October 27, 1904, photographs were taken to record the progress of the new subway.
In addition, for several stations, including City Hall, there are photographs that I have taken within the last five years.
Take note of your surroundings next time you are in the subway; many stations have changed little, many have witnessed dramatic changes, four are not even open anymore.
www-tech.mit.edu /Subway/Archives/Project.html   (263 words)

  
 New York City Subway Map   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
You can also use the "Select Lines" button to choose which subway lines are used by the program.
This is useful if you don't like the route that the program calculated, or if you know that something is wrong with that line today and you'd like to find an alternate route.
The interactive Java program that calculates the subway route is Copyright (c) 1996-2004 Gregory J. Brail.
www.brail.org /transit/nycall.html   (223 words)

  
 Gawker: New York City Subway Smell Map
Created from reports sent in by Gawker readers, the map displays particular smells -- horrific and sublime -- encountered throughout New York's subway stations.
Mouse over any station to see the station name, subway lines, and types of smells to be found there.
Give us the station, subway line, and the smell you detected, and we'll incorporate your report into the map.
gawker.com /maps/smell   (95 words)

  
 New York City Subway - Wikimedia Commons
This is a gallery with images of the New York City Subway.
Most images are in one of the following categories; only images relating to the system as a whole are on this page.
New York City Subway timeline has several maps showing the evolution of the system.
commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/New_York_City_Subway   (135 words)

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