There's more to NYC subways than crime

(some photos I’ve taken over the years)

“Jump the turnstile, never pay the toll” (Beastie Boys)

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“The words of the prophets are written on the subway walls” (Paul Simon)

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“And the all-night girls they whisper of escapades out on the D train” (Dylan)

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“You can't get romantic on a subway line/Conductor don't like it, says ‘You're wastin' your time’” (Van Halen)

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“Subway's no way for a good man to go down

Rich man can ride and the hobo, he can drown

And I thank the Lord for the people I have found

I thank the Lord for the people I have found” (Elton John/Bernie Taupin)

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“When the train come in the station/I looked her in the eye”

(Rolling Stones, via Robert Johnson)