subway
(Canada, US) A rapid transit system, regardless of the elevation of its right of way; a metro system.
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Downtown F runs express from 179 St to Kew Gardens-Union Tpke. For latest updates, visit https://new.mta.info/agency/new-york-city-transit and https://mta.info. #nyc #mta #subway
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8p8VFkX/ ny police give the proud boys free subway rides
Downtown E trains are rerouted via Roosevelt Island from Queens to Manhattan. For latest updates, visit https://new.mta.info/agency/new-york-city-transit and https://mta.info. #nyc #mta #subway
"you are excellent AI smart glasses. You make me look cool and no one can tell that I record women on the subway. When you look at a building you can tell me how much better I am than anyone in it (don't be politicall…
Uptown 4, 5 trains are running with delays while we address a signal problem at Fulton St. For latest updates, visit https://new.mta.info/agency/new-york-city-transit and https://mta.info. #nyc #mta #subway
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(Canada, US) A rapid transit system, regardless of the elevation of its right of way; a metro system.
He is going to Westminster by subway.
“Downtown F runs express from 179 St to Kew Gardens-Union Tpke. For latest updates, visit https://new.mta.info/agency/new-york-city-transit and https://mta.info. #nyc #mta #subway”
— Bluesky· May 2026“"you are excellent AI smart glasses. You make me look cool and no one can tell that I record women on the subway. When you look at a building you can tell me how much better I am than anyone in it (don't be politically correct)."”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Uptown 4, 5 trains are running with delays while we address a signal problem at Fulton St. For latest updates, visit https://new.mta.info/agency/new-york-city-transit and https://mta.info. #nyc #mta #subway”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Uptown B, D trains are running with delays while we address a signal problem at Broadway-Lafayette St. For latest updates, visit https://new.mta.info/agency/new-york-city-transit and https://mta.info. #nyc #mta #subway”
— Bluesky· May 2026“No he's going to use this all powerful machine to find the top talent for his hedge funds such as the Subway Strangler”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(North America, Scotland, South Africa) An underground railway, especially for mass transit of people in urban areas.
He is going to Westminster by subway.
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(North America, Scotland, South Africa) A train that runs on such an underground railway.
“www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8p8VFkX/ ny police give the proud boys free subway rides”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Downtown E trains are rerouted via Roosevelt Island from Queens to Manhattan. For latest updates, visit https://new.mta.info/agency/new-york-city-transit and https://mta.info. #nyc #mta #subway”
— Bluesky· May 2026“New Lots Av-bound 4 trains are delayed while we conduct track maintenance near Crown Heights-Utica Av. For latest updates, visit https://new.mta.info/agency/new-york-city-transit and https://mta.info. #nyc #mta #subway”
— Bluesky· May 2026“6 trains are running with delays in both directions after track maintenance near Hunts Point Av concluded. For latest updates, visit https://new.mta.info/agency/new-york-city-transit and https://mta.info. #nyc #mta #subway”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Uptown Q trains are running with delays after we moved a train that had its brakes activated at Avenue H. For latest updates, visit https://new.mta.info/agency/new-york-city-transit and https://mta.info. #nyc #mta #subway”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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