NYPD Transit officers were out greeting straphangers in the Bronx. From sharing info on how to stay safe and keep informed to sharing and ice cream cone and a smile, the officers were connecting with some of the 6.5 million daily subway riders. Want to keep informed and see how New York’s Finest protects NYC? Visit www.NYPDnews.com. | NYPD

Yesterday afternoon, Officers Cerny and Lamour from Transit District 2, observed a man have a medical episode and fall onto the tracks as a train was approaching the station. They quickly signaled to the train to stop, and jumped down to help the man until EMS arrived. | NYPD

🧐 The New York City subway is actually 3 systems combined into 1! That’s one of the main reasons why some lines are numbered and the others are lettered. Curator Jodi Shapiro of the New York Transit Museum tells us more. The museum is in Downtown Brooklyn and open to the public. | Urbanist Ariel

583K views · 82 reactions | “You really don't realize how inaccessible the city is until you need it to be accessible for you.” With only 23% of New York City’s subway stations accessible, the transit system is failing its customers with disabilities. | HuffPost Women | Facebook