For those with a dim view of subway safety, the MTA has a solution: LED lighting fixtures. The 150,000 florescent light fixtures throughout the system will be upgraded to new, brighter LEDs by 2026, said NYC Transit Senior Vice President of Subways Demetrius Crichlow. “This might seem like a small thing for some, however it is huge in terms of the message that we’re trying to convey,” Crichlow .
Iain Forrest, a musician who plays the cello in the New York City subway, says he doesn't think he wants to perform anymore after a woman hit him with his water bottle in an unprovoked attack.
A New York City subway performer has shared footage of the moment he was struck from behind in the head, in an unprovoked attack. Iain S. Forrest, an electric cellist who performs under the name Eyeglasses, was playing at the 34th Street Herald Square subway station at 5:50pm on Tuesday 13 February when a woman picked up his metal bottle and hit him in the head.
The stamps feature designs in the World of Letters, Subway Stations and Time Travel Germany series, and a tribute to the 500-year history of the evangelical hymnbook.