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The Colossal Railway That’s Quietly Taking Shape 160 Feet Below NYC

Maybe we can’t build the world’s deepest undersea tunnel in seven years like some cities, but New York still has some serious mega-construction chops. Behold: The latest photos from 120 to 160 feet below Grand Central Station, where workers are building the largest public transportation project in the US. https://gizmodo.com/worlds-deepest-undersea-tunnel-weaves-together-two-con-1454513090 The East Side Access Project—which…

Tech News Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan

Trains In The NYC Subway Might Become One Continuous Car

The MTA is always looking at different ways to redesign subway cars for efficiency, cost-effectiveness, safety, capacity and more. But their rate of ideas frequently outpaces their budget. According to The New York Times, a new design included in a 142-page release is being pushed heavily by planners, though, and could materialize in 30 to…

Tech News Lily Hay Newman

Watch What Subways Looked Like 100 Years Ago

You can tell from the construction of New York City’s new 7 train extension that building subways is no easy task. That makes it all the more impressive that subways were up and running 100 years ago. And even more amazingly, they don’t even look all that different. The Library of Congress explains the context…

Tech News Eric Limer

This Is What a London Based on the Tube Would Look Like

Mapfodderwondered what London would look like if the Tube map was geographically accurate, and the result is reminiscent of the first days of Apple Maps. Maybe this was the problem all along! Definitely check out Mapfodder’s other projects; they’re very fun and you can spend hours just randomly looking at funny street names by picking…

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New York City’s New Subway Tunnel Looks Like a Level from Half-Life

New York City’s Metro Transit Authority is still plugging away on its giant project to bring the 7 train into far west Manhattan, and the scope of the construction is just as awe-inspiring as ever. The MTA just put out a crop of new pictures on Flickr, and we just can’t help but see a…

Tech News Eric Limer

Eye-Poppingly Gorgeous Underground Stations from Around The World

The history of rapid-transit began 150 years ago, with the opening of the Metropolitan Railway in London in 1863. In the next century and a half, dozens of architects and engineers have worked on underground tunnels and stations. Some are abandoned now, but others are as good as new. Here are some of the most…

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How the NYPD Hunted Down an iPhone Thief in an Awesome Subway Chase

The subway is a prime place for phone theft. Snatch, grab, run. Whether you’re getting on or getting off, you’ll make a quick escape from your target. It doesn’t always work, though. The NYPD managed to catch someone who tried exactly that trick by using Find My iPhone and following along on the ground in…

Tech News Eric Limer

New York City Subway Stations Just Got Free Wi-Fi and Cell Service

Going underground just got a little less scary; as of today, the New York Metropolitan Transit Authority is rolling out Wi-Fi and cell service to 30 stations across the city. Previously, Wi-Fi was available at a handful of stations on the L and C/E lines, but starting today, it can be found at locations like…

Tech News Eric Limer

What It Would Look Like If You Connected Every Subway in North America

From Vancouver all the way down to Mexico City, if every subway system in North America were connected, it would be quite lovely. At least on paper in this clever visualization. In reality we’d all get a lot more up close and personal with a lot more people we don’t want to be up close…

Tech News Leslie Horn

There May Be a Brand New, Sprawling Subway System… For Our Giant Nuclear Missiles

In an effort to upgrade its aging nuclear weapons and accompanying silos, the Air Force is exploring the possibility of chauffeuring its missiles around in a massive, underground network of tunnels. Driving Miss Daisy, meet the Apocalypse. Though the idea of nuclear weapons zipping around underfoot may sound mildly horrifying, the mysteriously undefined “trackless” system…

Tech News Ashley Feinberg

Blowing Up a Subway Car the “Safe” Way

Subway cars shouldn’t ever explode, but thanks to terrorists, you can never be too prepared. That’s why researchers in the EU have been blowing up old subway cars to study exactly what happens in that worst case scenario. And now, rising out of the rubble, is a new, improved model that isn’t exactly explosion-proof, but…

Tech News Eric Limer

Watch MTA Workers Deep Inside NYC’s Storm-Ravaged L Train Tunnel

We’ve seen photos of New York’s beloved L train being drained of flood water left over from Hurricane Sandy. Now the MTA has released video footage of workers toiling away to get the beleaguered line back up and running. https://gizmodo.com/this-new-york-subway-tunnel-looks-like-some-sci-fi-disa-5958467 The work looks unglamorous. It’s basically systematically testing electrical components from one end to the…

Tech News Michael Hession

The NYC Geyser. It Spews Cigarette Butts.

So there’s been some rain over the past couple of days in NYC. And as a result, some weird things have happened. None, perhaps, are weirder than this subway station walkway, which was burping up water and cigarette butts at people walking by. Seriously, wtf is going on here? [John Herrman] https://gizmodo.com/this-photo-of-the-storm-that-hit-new-york-today-is-insa-5927206

Tech News Adrian Covert

NYC Subway Gives Commuters Proof the Train Made Them Late for Work—A Month Later

In large cities, “The subway ate my homework” is about as common an excuse for being late to work as the ol’ doctor’s appointment. No one actually believes it. Luckily, New York’s MTA has an online system that gives you city-certified proof you’re telling the truth. Problem is, it’s slower than the city’s trains. Here’s…

Tech News Kyle Wagner

The Nerdiest Street Art Uses Computer Messages to Poke Fun of People

Street artist Jilly Ballistic has been sneakily putting up computer nerd jokes as street art across New York City to hilarious results. Awful movies have been overlaid with a ‘move to trash’ or ‘low expectation warning’, while other advertisements get adorned with different computer system alerts. Taking a look at the rest of Jilly Ballistic’s…

Tech News Casey Chan

Shadowy scenes from the abandoned Los Angeles subway system

Design writer Alissa Walker recently took a tour of L.A.’s original subway system, one whose tunnels are no longer in operation, though they remain down there bricked off and all but forgotten beneath buildings downtown. Cue horror movie soundtrack here, with hapless apartment dwellers in a newly renovated downtown loft complex finding strange things coming…

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New York City’s new subway line looks like the set of Alien

New York City’s Second Avenue Subway isn’t scheduled to open until 2016, but the Metropolitan Transit Authority has just released photos of the construction in progress. That’s a picture of a massive hole — inside which you could host an entire demolition derby — somewhere under 72nd Street. Mind-blowing. Hat tip to Robert.

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100 Years Later: The Evolution of the NYC Subway Map

If you’ve lived in the Big Apple for any amount of time, you’ve more than likely taken the Subway. You’ve also probably wasted plenty of time staring at the map. Our video editor Matt Toder threw together a video of the Subway map’s evolution, beginning with a map crafted 100 years ago. One thing I…

Tech News Adrian Covert

What if the US highway system consisted entirely of subways instead?

Such is the scenario Australian designer Cameron Booth has dreamt up in two separate maps depicting both the U.S. Routes system and the U.S. Interstates as massive crisscrossing subway grids. For a somewhat similarly themed speculative geography project, see the effort to transform the entire globe into the New York City street grid. To witness…

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A map of San Francisco’s subway system that almost was

The original 1956 plan for the Bay Area Rapid Transit system was way more complex on paper than it is in reality. Designer Jake Coolidge has imagined a universe in which this full plan was implemented. And even though it doesn’t involve filling in the Bay or underground rocket trains or pyramids, it does complement…

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The Colossal Railway That’s Quietly Taking Shape 160 Feet Below NYC

Trains In The NYC Subway Might Become One Continuous Car

Watch What Subways Looked Like 100 Years Ago

This Is What a London Based on the Tube Would Look Like

New York City’s New Subway Tunnel Looks Like a Level from Half-Life

Eye-Poppingly Gorgeous Underground Stations from Around The World

How the NYPD Hunted Down an iPhone Thief in an Awesome Subway Chase

New York City Subway Stations Just Got Free Wi-Fi and Cell Service

What It Would Look Like If You Connected Every Subway in North America

There May Be a Brand New, Sprawling Subway System… For Our Giant Nuclear Missiles

Blowing Up a Subway Car the “Safe” Way

Watch MTA Workers Deep Inside NYC’s Storm-Ravaged L Train Tunnel

The NYC Geyser. It Spews Cigarette Butts.

NYC Subway Gives Commuters Proof the Train Made Them Late for Work—A Month Later

The Nerdiest Street Art Uses Computer Messages to Poke Fun of People

Shadowy scenes from the abandoned Los Angeles subway system

New York City’s new subway line looks like the set of Alien

100 Years Later: The Evolution of the NYC Subway Map

What if the US highway system consisted entirely of subways instead?

A map of San Francisco’s subway system that almost was

Even the ‘Avatar’ Fighting Game Is Disrespecting ‘Legend of Korra’

Bluesky Has a New App, and It’s All About AI

Dammit, Jim, He’s a Doctor And an Action Figure!

Whatever Just Happened with ‘Fruit Love Island,’ Nobody Won

AMC Puts a Stake in ‘Talamasca’ After One Season

Aqara Smart Lock U400 Review: Hands-free Unlocking at Its Best

2027 Is Shaping Up to Be a Great Year for Big Sci-Fi RPGs

MSI Prestige 14 Flip AI+ Review: A Solid 2-in-1 Laptop With Some Glaring Flaws

Sonos Play Review: Call It a Comeback

Sonos Era 100 SL Review: The Cheapest Way Into Wired Sonos Sound

Asus ROG’s Massive Swift OLED Gaming Monitor Epitomizes Excess in the Best Way

The Ikea Varmblixt Smart Lamp Fills a Donut Hole in My Life

Nothing Headphone A vs. Headphone 1: Which Pair of ANC Wireless Headphones Wins?

Asus ROG’s Cetra Open Wireless Gaming Earbuds Might Be Better Than Wearing a Headset

Nintendo’s Talking Flower Is Annoying as Hell. I Love It

Level Lock Pro Review: As Good as a Secret Smart Lock Gets

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The Colossal Railway That’s Quietly Taking Shape 160 Feet Below NYC

Trains In The NYC Subway Might Become One Continuous Car

Watch What Subways Looked Like 100 Years Ago

This Is What a London Based on the Tube Would Look Like

New York City’s New Subway Tunnel Looks Like a Level from Half-Life

Eye-Poppingly Gorgeous Underground Stations from Around The World

How the NYPD Hunted Down an iPhone Thief in an Awesome Subway Chase

New York City Subway Stations Just Got Free Wi-Fi and Cell Service

What It Would Look Like If You Connected Every Subway in North America

There May Be a Brand New, Sprawling Subway System… For Our Giant Nuclear Missiles

Blowing Up a Subway Car the “Safe” Way

Watch MTA Workers Deep Inside NYC’s Storm-Ravaged L Train Tunnel

The NYC Geyser. It Spews Cigarette Butts.

NYC Subway Gives Commuters Proof the Train Made Them Late for Work—A Month Later

The Nerdiest Street Art Uses Computer Messages to Poke Fun of People

Shadowy scenes from the abandoned Los Angeles subway system

New York City’s new subway line looks like the set of Alien

100 Years Later: The Evolution of the NYC Subway Map

What if the US highway system consisted entirely of subways instead?

A map of San Francisco’s subway system that almost was

Even the ‘Avatar’ Fighting Game Is Disrespecting ‘Legend of Korra’

Bluesky Has a New App, and It’s All About AI

Dammit, Jim, He’s a Doctor *And* an Action Figure!

Whatever Just Happened with ‘Fruit Love Island,’ Nobody Won

AMC Puts a Stake in ‘Talamasca’ After One Season

Aqara Smart Lock U400 Review: Hands-free Unlocking at Its Best

2027 Is Shaping Up to Be a Great Year for Big Sci-Fi RPGs

MSI Prestige 14 Flip AI+ Review: A Solid 2-in-1 Laptop With Some Glaring Flaws

Sonos Play Review: Call It a Comeback

Sonos Era 100 SL Review: The Cheapest Way Into Wired Sonos Sound

Asus ROG’s Massive Swift OLED Gaming Monitor Epitomizes Excess in the Best Way

The Ikea Varmblixt Smart Lamp Fills a Donut Hole in My Life

Nothing Headphone A vs. Headphone 1: Which Pair of ANC Wireless Headphones Wins?

Asus ROG’s Cetra Open Wireless Gaming Earbuds Might Be Better Than Wearing a Headset

Nintendo’s Talking Flower Is Annoying as Hell. I Love It

Level Lock Pro Review: As Good as a Secret Smart Lock Gets

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Dammit, Jim, He’s a Doctor And an Action Figure!