num_pages: 226
description: Since the doors of the first subway train opened in 1904, New Yorkers and tourists alike have been fascinated, amused, amazed, repelled and bewildered by the world-within-a-world that lies beneath the city.Now, as the subway celebrates its centennial anniversary, the creator of The New York Times 's award-winning "Tunnel Vision" column leads us on an extended tour of this storied subterranean land, * Its the Tango Man, the traveling magician, Mayor Bloomberg* Its the subway-riding pigeons, the Fulton Street cat, the blind mules* Its customs, taboos and secret door blocking, leg spreading, pole hugging, even, yes, token sucking* Its the sheriff of Grand Central, the Ethel Merman of the shuttle, the motorman who drove the last No. 1 train beneath the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001* Tips for the first-time how to get a seat, how to get a date, the fine art of "pre-walking"
language: English
title: Subwayland: Adventures in the World Beneath New York
titlecomplete: Subwayland: Adventures in the World Beneath New York
genres: New York, History, Travel, Transport, Journalism, Essays, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 315
publisher: St. Martin's Griffin