By photographing found advertising spaces in the New York
City subway where advertisements have been temporarily removed, torn posters, paint, graffiti, and glue applied repeatedly over decades are revealed.
In this striking image from his series «Subtext,» Wyatt Gallery photographed found advertising spaces in the New York
City subway where advertisements have been temporarily removed — revealing torn posters, paint, graffiti, and glue applied repeatedly over decades.
Not exact matches
While the merits of building a
subway line over a light - rail one are, in this instance, contentious, the move at least bucks a trend in Toronto, a
city where subway plans are often scrapped — not formed on short notice (not to mention at a higher cost).
Instead, you want a smaller
city,
where you can hit every great restaurant without getting near a rental car or
subway.
Be thorough, do your homework, and start your quest early — six months before you'll need it isn't too soon, especially if you live in a large
city where daycare slots fill up faster than
subway cars during rush hour.
Anger swirled about the decrepit state of New York
City's
subway system; despite the governor's efforts to pin the blame on Mayor Bill de Blasio, it ultimately has settled on Cuomo,
where it largely belongs.
«Everyone says the
subway is in terrible condition but they don't want to put their money
where their mouth is,» he said, adding, «The
city should match the state.»
Just days after a Harlem
subway train derailment last month
where more than 30 people were injured, Governor Andrew Cuomo declared a state of emergency for the
city's
subways.
«We'll run drills
where someone is on a New York
City subway train, and that person becomes ill under circumstances that one might think the person might have an Ebola candidate.»
In the big
cities like Shanghai
where I lived for my last 10 years in China there are also more and more
subway lines that get you across town much quicker and smoother and without the crazy traffic jams that often clog up the streets.
Unless you live in one of the older major
cities, mostly in the east, you didn't have much opportunity in this country to hop on a
subway train or ride a bus or use any other form of mass transit to get
where you wanted.
If you're unfamiliar with the title, you're given the task of designing a
subway system for an ever - expanding
city where the citizens are looking to get to and from various locations at the fastest speed.
Perhaps the most memorable scene of the film comes during the exciting climax
where Doyle is chasing a
subway train containing his would - be assassin through the busy streets of New York
City.
Tourist offices have
city maps that show exactly
where all the sights are and which
subway line you need.
Kariok Hostel lies in a big ecletic house with confortable and modern instalations located a few steps from the
subway, not only next to the Historical Center of Rio but also to the the
citys bohemiam heart, Lapa neighborhood,
where the nightlife is always exciting.
This newspaper has editions in many different
cities around the world
where they are also freely distributed outside of
subways or similar.
Think: documentation of handmade boats navigating the waters surrounding New York
City, interactive mythological topographies, ephemera from a «magical» bus tour of suburban New Jersey (which included a visit to the basement couch
where the facilitator lost his virginity),
subway improvement gestures, and much more.
His recent works include «Pacific Ocean Water Colors,» a series of paintings created using the currents of the Pacific Ocean, and «The Voice,» a five - channel audio installation commissioned for the Singapore Biennale 2013,
where his poetry was narrated by Carolyn Hopkins, a voice actress whose announcements are used for the entire New York
City subway system and most airports worldwide.
What a privilege it is to live in a
city where every
subway ride is filled with people from every ethnic and cultural background!
Later that month,
City University of New York students threw down with police during a rally at Baruch College, a few
subway stops north of
where the Cooper Union walkout had occurred.
I find the transit density point the most interesting, since I live in a
city where they are spending billions on a one stop
subway extension instead of a 24 stop Light Rapid Transit system because the suburb «deserves it.»
Before lunch there was a presentation about
subway parties by Kevin and Lori of Newmindspace, who we have raved about before for their campaigns to make the
city a fun, livable canvas
where we can all participate.
He writes one paragraph that should be read out loud in
cities like Toronto,
where the new Mayor is canceling above grade transit for a short
subway line (to keep the roads clear for cars):
Chris proposes a network of tubes that act as express lanes - this does not separate cyclists from the
City but act like the
subways do - moving people efficiently to hubs
where they re-enter the
City streets.
They have to be treated as an integral part of the transportation system and funded like other transportation systems; in a study of Montreal, (PDF here) they found that 33 % of the users were diverted from the transit system, which is great in
cities where the
subways and buses are overcrowded and heavily subsidized.
Many public transportation systems are intuitive and have central hubs
where you can get a lot of information about a number of routes at once — think New York
City's
subway system or Washington D.C.'s metro trains.
From roads to
subways,
cities are literally
where the rubber meets the road.
Google knows the context for my office location, it knows that I'm in NYC,
where Queens is, and that I'm talking about the New York
City MTA
subway as opposed to the sandwich shop.