Subwayland: Adventures in the World Beneath New York (2004)

by Randy Kennedy

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An interesting collection of columns that appeared around the subway's 100th birthday. I found it far more meaningful to read this go around than when I tried a few years back. I think it's due to more time spent in the subway and I can really identify with some of the people, stories, etc. Wonder if the pigeons still come with all the service cuts? (

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skinglist | Jul 15, 2010 |

Anyone who lives in NYC or is the least bit familiar with the NY subway system will enjoy this book.
Great collection of short stories written by a NYT columnist.
The stories all sort of run together into one story so it makes the endings less abrupt. (

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Papagaio | Dec 9, 2009 |

Call me cooky, but I am interested in learning about the New York City subway system. Afterall, I spend about 2 hours of my day everyday riding these disgusting things. This is a fun book with some interesting facts about not only the subway itself, but the people who help make it run and the nut jobs that ride it everyday. Only in NYC... (

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HvyMetalMG | Aug 22, 2007 |

Reads like the collection of NY Times columns that it is. (

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smackfu | Nov 28, 2005 |

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2004

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New York, New York, USA

NYC Subway, New York, New York, USA

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For my mother. And my father, who always loved a good story.

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Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0312324340, Paperback)

Since the doors of the first subway train opened in 1904, New Yorkers and tourists alike have been fascinated, amused, amazed, repelled and bewildered by the world-within-a-world that lies beneath the city.

Now, as the subway celebrates its centennial anniversary, the creator of The New York Times's award-winning "Tunnel Vision" column leads us on an extended tour of this storied subterranean land, revealing:

* Its inhabitants: the Tango Man, the traveling magician, Mayor Bloomberg
* Its wildlife: the subway-riding pigeons, the Fulton Street cat, the blind mules
* Its customs, taboos and secret histories: door blocking, leg spreading, pole hugging, even, yes, token sucking
* Its government: the sheriff of Grand Central, the Ethel Merman of the shuttle, the motorman who drove the last No. 1 train beneath the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001
* Tips for the first-time traveler: how to get a seat, how to get a date, the fine art of "pre-walking"

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