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subway platform

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New York City

January 28, 2013

MTA Eyes Laser Sensors for Tracks After Rash of Subway Deaths

The MTA has been brainstorming options after several high-profile subway deaths.

New York City

August 16, 2012

Wheelchair User Fights the MTA Over Subway Platform Gaps

Michele Kaplan is calling on the MTA to make subway stations more wheelchair-accessible.

Midtown

July 12, 2012

Midtown Subway Station Reopens After Suspicious Package Deemed Harmless

The NYPD's bomb squad investigated a suspicious package in the 7th Ave.-53rd St. station.

Williamsburg, Greenpoint & Bushwick

March 27, 2012

Police Name Suspect in Bedford Avenue L Train Death

Ryan Beauchamp, 33, is being sought for questioning in the fight that left Joshua Basin dead.

Williamsburg, Greenpoint & Bushwick

March 26, 2012

Cops Release Video of Suspect in Bedford Avenue L Train Station Death

The suspect is wanted for fighting for Joshua Basin, 20, before he was struck and killed by a train.

Williamsburg, Greenpoint & Bushwick

March 24, 2012

Man Killed by Subway Train in Williamsburg after FIght on Platform

Joshua Basin was hit by an L train at the Bedford Ave. stop in Williamsburg after a drunk attacked him.

Harlem

December 10, 2011

Groping Suspect Shot in Subway Tried to 'Body Slam' Cop onto Tracks

Jacob Sanford, 22, of The Bronx, was shot Friday at the 125th Street station in a struggle with a cop.

Harlem

December 01, 2011

Subway Cell Phone Snatcher Arrested in Harlem Attack

Allen Levonn, 25, was arrested for allegedly assaulting and robbing a woman on a Harlem subway platform.

Murray Hill and Gramercy

November 07, 2011

Man Arrested for Allegedly Groping Woman at Union Square Subway Station

The man allegedly groped a woman on the downtown 6 train platform.

Murray Hill and Gramercy

October 31, 2011

19-Year-Old Woman Groped at Union Square Subway Station

Police released a photo of a man who allegedly attacked a 19-year-old woman on the southbound 6 train platform at the Union Square station on Oct. 23, police said.

Washington Heights & Inwood

August 15, 2011

Dyckman Street's Northbound Platform Reopens, Southbound Closes

After nearly one year of construction, the Dyckman Street northbound 1 train platform reopened Monday — but the southbound platform was closed.

Lower East Side & East Village

April 04, 2011

Student Hit by Subway Car Mourned by Classmates

Adrian Rodriguez, 18, died after striking his head on a subway car at the Union Square station Friday.

Midtown

March 18, 2011

Firefighters Put Out Trash Can Fire at Seventh Avenue Subway Station

A trash can caught on fire on the southbound E train platform on 53rd Street early Friday morning.

Midtown

February 21, 2011

Subway R&B Group Stops Commuters in Their Tracks

The Side Track Boyz have performed since high school.

Manhattan

February 18, 2011

Chelsea Subway Platforms Will Be First to Get WiFi, Cell Service

Transit Wireless is moving forward with plans to put their pilot WiFi and cellular program on Chelsea subway platforms.