A look back at the unbuilt IND Van Wyck and Hillside Ave Lines.
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The Last Train to Jamaica: How NYC Almost Replaced Its Els
The New York City subway is famously made up of three formerly…
End of the Line: The Unfinished Fulton St Subway
When Duke Ellington wrote “Take the A Train” he wasn’t talking about…
IND Service Guide: 1953
Celebrating an historic cartographer with a fantastical future map from 1953.
Celebrating 50 years of the Chrystie Street Connection
On November 27th, 1967 there was chaos on the New York City…
The Future of the Utica Ave Subway
For future expansion of the system we need to be open to thinking outside the box. How can build the Utica Ave Subway?
Mysteries of the Queens Boulevard Subway
The Queens Boulevard Subway was built as part of the vast Independent…
futureNYCSubway v2
The first futureNYCSubway was more a look at what had been proposed…
The futureNYCSubway: Franklin Ave Shuttle
If the subways of New York City act as arteries pumping commuters…
The futureNYCSubway: Post War Expansion
In my last post I outlined the ambitious plan to massively expand…
The futureNYCSubway: The IND Second System
Introduction Much like my futureMBTA, this project has taken me years of…