Brooklyn
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4 months agoMTA Report: Subways Are Getting Safer for Commuters
Subway safety in NYC shows improvement with a 20% drop in major felonies.
MTA data indicates a positive trend for public perception of subway safety.
Graffiti writers risked their lives for their art. The subway trains were a moving canvas and the bloodstream of the scene. Teenagers competed for space and attention, pushing one another to go bigger, bolder and better.
Murphy, who performs on the lines with a crew of other dancers, said he used to design his routine around the original, single poles. 'With the single pole, you could do a lot. It's one pole, you could go crazy.' He said he used to be able to seamlessly twirl on any part of the single pole. Now he's relegated to the bottom half, just under where the pole splits, spinning just barely a foot off the ground.