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[KevinKorell]

New York, NY Post, 6/20/17:
 

 

Straphangers jump from stalled subway to avoid hellish commute

Its come to this.
 
A couple of city straphangers worried about being late for work as the subway system broke down yet again Tuesday climbed from their car and hopped down on the tracks to walk to the next station.

 

 
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[KevinKorell]

New York, NY Post, 6/22/17:
 

 

I walked the subway tracks so I wouldn’t lose my job

 

A grimy, darkened subway tunnel teeming with rats and a deadly third rail wasn’t enough to deter a Brooklyn man who was desperate to get to his new job on time.

 

His story

[CNJRoss]

NBC New York 6/26/17:
 

Subway Rider on Infamous Stuck F Train Demands Train Evacuation Protocol

 

 

The subway rider whose horrifying account of being stuck on a sweltering, powerless train earlier this month went viral is demanding the MTA outline an evacuation procedure for riders who may find themselves similarly trapped in the future. 

 

Michael Sciaraffo says the experience of being stuck on the packed F train for nearly an hour without any power, ventilation and communication made it clear how much riders are literally kept in the dark when it comes to train emergencies.

 

"Sadly, how to escape from a subway tunnel is information that few citizens in NYC know or understand," he says. "No one outside of MTA personnel and possibly some first responders know the basics of safety within the tunnels of the subway system."

 

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