Jose Martinez
@jmartineznyc
Reporting on transportation at The City Reporter ( Previously at NY1, The New York Post, New York Daily News, The Journal News Message or email me: JMartinez(at)TheCityReporter.NYC
No respect for the “King of the Commuter Railroads” or the Hamburger Monarchy, for that matter. I sure am running into a lot of transit-themed “art” on this one all.
⭐️SUBWAY CELEB SIGHTING⭐️ The MetroCard legend lives in the form of the “Deadass NYC” truck.
⭐️ SUBWAY CELEB SIGHTING ⭐️ New fare gates spotted at Broadway-Lafayette.
🥖⭐️ SANDWICH CELEB SIGHTING ⭐️🥖 The Jersey Mike’s truck spotted on Broad Street — or as I prefer to call it, “Mike’s Way.”
Featuring a “Hardhat Hochul” appearance atop the tracks. The Governor joined MTA bigs on the elevated rail structure that runs above Park Avenue.
“Those screams, those cries, those sounds of agony and desperate sounds have not left me and I am sure they will never leave me,” said the teen’s aunt, Sovia Thurkal.
Long line outside of City Hall prior to today’s hearing on the future of horse carriages in Central Park.
“Five-star ratings, professional, I never had any problems,” said former Lyft driver Elena Zerkal. “Best ratings, best customer service review, everything.” Zerkal sez she was unfairly deactivated from Lyft after telling a male passenger she didn’t “feel comfortable” as he insulted a female rider.
⭐️ CELEB SIGHTING ⭐️ Spotted on William Street, a Waymo. The company’s NYC testing permit expired in late March, but the robotaxis can still be operated manually for the purpose of collecting data.
🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨 LAME: Re-NEW-vation GAME: REVIVE BIG: Sauces confirm this is a reBRANDing of MTA’s program for upgrading subway stations.
AI is on to my “Dave Cologne of the Street blogs with the Knicks situation” nonsense. BIG! @davecolon.bsky.social
⭐️ SUBWAY CELEB SIGHTING ⭐️ The “Not in Service” train pulls in at 59th Street-Columbus Circle.
Jeb Corliss — who famously tried to base jump off the top of the Empire State Building back in 2006 — has got nothing on today’s twosome at the top. I believe we alternately labeled him the “Jumping Jackass” and “Jumping Jerk” in the Daily News.
MTA big Janno “It’s A Fair Question” Lieber grinned (!!) when asked about MTA service for Taylor Swift-Travis Kelce nuptials. Said he hopes celebs in for “this alleged event” will opt for subway, bus or commuter rail over being “stuck in traffic.” “We’re there for you, celebrities,” Lieber cracks.
⭐️⭐️ CELEB SIGHTING ⭐️ ⭐️ MetroCard bus transfer card spotted on Columbus Avenue.
MTA boss says signs have led to crude cracks from some passengers. “There were wiseguys who were getting on and being nasty to some of the other people on the bus, including our operators,” Janno Lieber says. “You can imagine how those dialogues go.”
Romanch Mahajan was described by relatives as a “bright, brave 18-year-old with his whole life ahead of him who “acted with pure selflessness” while trying to save his mother.
Here’s the origin story on how Dave had “With the Knicks Situation” tagged onto his incorrectly captioned last name.
June the 197th be with you. But who is “Dave Colon”? I am only familiar with “Dave Cologne of Streetblogs with the Knicks situation.”
⭐️ CELEB SIGHTING ⭐️ The overhead angle on an eastbound LIRR train at Mets-Willets Point.
A move straight out of the 2017 MTA playbook. Never forget: The Subway Action Plan is Working
The MTA’s own data reveals that subway-car graffiti strikes reached a five-year low in 2025, with 557 reported hits. 🚇 That’s ⬇️ 21% from 703 the previous year, according to @THECITYNY analysis of MTA subway vandalism data. 🎨 Yes, that says BRUNSON in gold at the one of the train. 📸 via SAUCES 📸
The MTA’s own data reveals that subway-car graffiti strikes reached a five-year low in 2025, with 557 reported hits. That’s ⬇️ 21% from 703 the previous year, according to a @thecity.nyc analysis of MTA subway vandalism stats.
Here’s a photo sent by sauces in 2022 of a train tagged with “LET’S GO YANKEES.”