New York City Subway

Bomb 'could Flood New York Subway Within Hours'
A US government-funded institute specialising in the analysis of security threats has found that rail tunnels connecting Manhattan to mainland NewJersey could be flooded within hours if they were attacked by even relatively small bombs.

Al-Qaida Cell 'plotted Gas Attack' on New York Subway
An al-Qaida plan for a gas attack on the New York subway system, a "second wave" that could have been more destructive than 9/11, was called off just weeks before it was due to be carried out in early 2003, according to a new book.

New York Subway Threat Was a Hoax, Security Sources Admit
The alleged terror threat that sparked a big security alert on New York's trains and subway last week turned out to be a hoax concocted by an unreliable US informant in Iraq, it emerged yesterday.

New York on High Alert As Foiled Plots Revealed
· White House claims UK was among targets · Massive subway swoop intensifies US jitters

Trolley Fire Halts New York Trains
A fire believed to have been started by a vagrant trying to keep warm has done more extensive and longer-lasting damage to the New York subway than the September 11 terrorist attacks.

New York Subway Sells Station Names
New York's subway trains could soon stop at Coca-Cola Times Square or Goldman Sachs Wall Street under controversial plans by the city's transport authority to sell the names of stations to the highest corporate bidder. In an effort to tackle a projected budget deficit of $540m...

Artist held after 'boxes of fear' spread chaos on New York subway system
For months, New Yorkers have feared that terrorists might paralyse America's largest underground system. Then, last week, as train management and union leaders clashed over pay, it looked as if an impending strike would do the same.