Subway

Frontline worker HR platform Snapshift raises $45M round led by Highland Europe

With the so-called “Great Resignation” many frontline workers (nurses, truck drivers, etc.) are re-assessing their lives in the wake of the pandemic, while older companies are struggling with this

Startup ads are taking over the subway

If you’re a New Yorker, one of the easiest ways to keep up-to-date on the latest consumer products — furniture, beauty products, mobile apps, you name it — is to hop on the subway. Even before y

New York City debuts plans for upgraded subway cars with WiFi and USB chargers

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo talked up some ambitious plans for the future of the New York City Subway during an address to a crowd at Brooklyn’s Transit Museum this week. At the top of the list i

Subway Teams Up With PayPal On Mobile Payments

Ordering your food or beverages by smartphone and then paying for it via an app is quickly becoming the new normal. Starbucks already allows for this across thousands of its stores in the U.S. Meanwh

London Underground To Get Wi-Fi To Prep For 2012 Olympics

<img src="http://www.crunchgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/underground.jpg" />The London Underground, commonly known as the Tube, will be getting Wi-Fi. There will be a six-month trial period begi

New York City Subway To Get Wi-Fi, Cellphone Service

You’ll soon be able to use your phone in the New York City subway system. It’s part of a $200 million renovation of the system, which, well, not to say that it’s falling apart, but it’s seen b

iPhone 3G 2.0 spotted on Tokyo train

<img src="http://www.crunchgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/imgp0311-1.jpg" alt="" />As I was taking the train to Akihabara this morning I spotted a strange handset with an Apple logo. I immediatel

New York launches anti-piracy ad campaign: Your intelligence is in no way insulted

Go ahead and tell me that New York isn’t over. The city will be plastering subways with anti-piracy flyers throughout the summer, telling people, essentially, not to copy that floppy. Harried Ne

NYC's MTA to txt message riders service change info

It seems emergency text messages are the new black when it comes to public safety. New York’s MTA, the organization that runs—really well I might add—the subways and busses will hire