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‘Subway Surfing’ Videos To Be Removed From Social Media
So, we all know internet challenges can be fun. Some of them are relatively harmless, such as the ice bucket challenge, which, by the way, raised millions for The ALS Association as the challenge was meant to raise awareness and support for the fight against amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. But then there are internet challenges trending […]
MTA Approves 1st Transit Fare Hike Since 2019
The MTA has approved the first fare hike in four years for New York City’s transit systems. The base fare of a subway and bus ride will go up 15 cents to $2.90.
Protestors Demand Justice After Jordan Neely Chokehold Death Ruled Homicide
Jordan Neely, the Black man who was killed on a New York City subway train, had his death ruled as a homicide as many demand justice. The post Protestors Demand Justice After Jordan Neely Chokehold Death Ruled Homicide appeared first on The Latest Hip-Hop News, Music and Media | Hip-Hop Wired.
MTA Plans To Install Surveillance Cameras In All Subway Cars Over Next 3 Years
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: NurPhoto / Getty After a year of all kinds of crimes taking place on the New York City subway system, the MTA is taking new steps to ensure the safety of its passengers and its workers. The Gothamist is reporting that New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced that the plans on installing two surveillance cameras in all subway cars on the New York City transit line. We would’ve preferred more Notorious B.I.G. MetroCards for everyone that didn’t get a chance to get one to be honest, but we’re not mad at the new initiative for safety. Related Stories Hochul said she hopes the surveillance will result in more people choosing to ride the subway, where ridership remains down 37% on weekdays – despite reaching a post-pandemic high just last week. “You think Big ...
The MTA Will Try To Crackdown On Fare Evasion, Has Cost Them $500 Million So Far
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Noam Galai / Getty A few days ago this particular New Yorker surprisingly witnessed a teenager hop over the turnstile in a train station and make his way onto platform right in front of three uniformed police officers who could seemingly care less about the MTA missing out on that $2.75 and continued on with their conversation (where were these kind of police when I was growing up?!). For a while now, fare evasion has become a big problem for the MTA and the Gothamist is reporting that with subway ridership still down and fare evasion going up, the higher ups at the MTA are looking to take measures to tackle both problems in the coming future. On Tuesday (April 26) announced that they’d be creating a “blue ribbon” panel dubbed “Fareness” to look at how th...
End-To-End Burners: MTA Reports Sharp Rise In Graffiti On NYC Subway Trains
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Hulton Archive / Getty With all of the media hype claiming that New York City is heading back to its past when it comes to crime, according to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, graffiti has already made a significant comeback on its subway trains. In a recent article from the New York Daily News, there’s a resurgence in graffiti appearing on the city’s subway trains, powered by a new generation of taggers and their crews. For those MTA workers in train yards throughout the city, the sight reminds them of that time period in the 1970s and 1980s where elaborate murals decorated every running train. One caveat? These new graffiti writers are working much faster. “It’s coming back strong,” said a veteran transit worker who opted to remain anonymous t...
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Supreme Wrapped NYC Subway Train With Its Box Logo [Photos]
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: @IDKwhyImHere / Twitter Looks like Supreme’s box logo isn’t just relegated to things you can use or wear. The famous Supreme branding was plastered on something that you won’t be able to find on eBay. This past weekend the hottest street brand in the game laced an entire train in Brooklyn with their famous logo and gave passengers something to be excited about while riding the subway. Four years after dropping their Supreme branded MetroCard that had people copping MetroCards by the dozens, Supreme and the MTA have once again teamed up to drape an entire train in the red box logo as part of Supreme’s promotion for their upcoming Fall/Winter 2021 collection. Rolling in hot for the hypebeasts in Brooklyn and Manhattan, the Supreme draped subway train looked...
Singer & Asthma Sufferer Tekashi 6ix9ine Caught Riding NYC Subway Without A Mask
Source: @JustInMyView / R1 Digital Tekashi 6ix9ine has been galavanting the streets ever since his release from house arrest, but his recent mask-free antics have annoyed New York City’s MTA for good reason. In one of his latest adventures captured on Instagram, the lace front enthusiast and two armed security guards boarded a southbound F train with disregard to the mask ordinance of the MTA. The guards wore their masks around their chins while he rode barefaced. View this post on Instagram Fuck it took the train today because I felt like it A post shared by PUNANI (@6ix9ine) on Aug 7, 2020 at 9:45am PDT To be fair, New Yorkers have been under quarantine for five months, so it may be difficult for the rugged rodents, notoriously infamous for overrunning the subway system, to ident...
