Friday Morning in Yorkville: Open House at the New 96th Street-Second Avenue Station

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Thursday Morning on the Lower East Side: F Train from East Broadway to Delancey Street

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Monday Afternoon at Hudson Yards: NYC's Newest Subway Station at 34th Street/Hudson Yards (Eleventh Avenue)

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Williamsburg 30-Second Mystery Theatre: Why Does the L Train Mispronounce 'Lorimer Street'? 5/6

At the end of the L train's route on Rockaway Parkway in Canarsie, Claudia learns that Mayor Bloomberg is responsible for the new gentrified pronunciations of Lorimer Street, Devoe Street and DeKalb Avenue.

Williamsburg 30-Second Mystery Theatre: Why Does the L Train Mispronounce 'Lorimer Street'? 4/6

To get to the bottom of the mystery of the mispronounced street name, Claudia decides to take the L train to the end of the line in Canarsie.

Williamsburg 30-Second Mystery Theatre: Why Does the L Train Mispronounce 'Lorimer Street'? 3/6

On the L train, Claudia gets into a conversation with a fellow straphanger and corrects his pronunciation of "Lorimer Street."

Williamsburg 30-Second Mystery Theatre: Why Does the L Train Mispronounce 'Lorimer Street'? 2/6

Sunday Afternoon on the Lower East Side: MTA's Holiday Nostalgia Train

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Saturday Morning in Crown Heights: Awaiting Hurricane Sandy at the President Street Subway Station

At 7 a.m., on our way to teach at the fabulous Fashion Institute of Technology, we saw that the New York City subway system is already awaiting the arrival of Hurricane Sandy.