{"id":105,"date":"2017-08-10T16:30:07","date_gmt":"2017-08-10T16:30:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/projects.nyujournalism.org\/10amnews\/?p=105"},"modified":"2017-08-10T18:13:48","modified_gmt":"2017-08-10T18:13:48","slug":"outsiders-view-nyc-subway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/projects.nyujournalism.org\/10amnews\/2017\/08\/10\/outsiders-view-nyc-subway\/","title":{"rendered":"How Outsiders View NYC Subway and Their Own"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gOhdfQKq_-s?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>By Liwen (April) Kang<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The New York City Subway is one of the world\u2019s oldest underground transportation system, started on October 27,1904. It has tracks that are 229 kilometers long.<\/p>\n<p>It is owned by New York City\u2019s government and is overseen by the New York City Transit Authority and Metropolitan Transportation Authority. There are 468 stops included in the system. It covers Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens and Bronx. The New York City Subway is the seventh busiest subway system in the word. The first six are in Beijing, Tokyo, Shanghai, Moscow, Korean in Seoul and Guangzhou.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-124\" src=\"http:\/\/projects.nyujournalism.org\/10amnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2017\/08\/gjyttj.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"315\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"http:\/\/projects.nyujournalism.org\/10amnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2017\/08\/gjyttj.png 460w, http:\/\/projects.nyujournalism.org\/10amnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2017\/08\/gjyttj-150x150.png 150w, http:\/\/projects.nyujournalism.org\/10amnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2017\/08\/gjyttj-300x300.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 315px) 85vw, 315px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-128\" src=\"http:\/\/projects.nyujournalism.org\/10amnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2017\/08\/yhjtyjty.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"324\" height=\"324\" srcset=\"http:\/\/projects.nyujournalism.org\/10amnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2017\/08\/yhjtyjty.png 460w, http:\/\/projects.nyujournalism.org\/10amnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2017\/08\/yhjtyjty-150x150.png 150w, http:\/\/projects.nyujournalism.org\/10amnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2017\/08\/yhjtyjty-300x300.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 324px) 85vw, 324px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>14<sup>TH<\/sup> Street and Union Square<\/em><\/p>\n<p>While the New York City Subway has some six million rides annually, approximately 30 percent of people in New York City avoid taking the subway or buses, according to an informal survey by NYU Precollege Journalism students. The survey included New Yorkers, tourists and visiting students.<\/p>\n<p>The main problems that are most concerning are dirty subway stations, service interruptions and safety problems.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou don\u2019t have security check before entering the subway. People might have weapons with them,\u201d said a Chinese visiting student.<\/p>\n<p>Almost three-quarters of those surveyed experienced delays or other service interruptions on the subways or buses.<\/p>\n<p>Nearly 90 percent of people think public transportation could be improved.<\/p>\n<p>Over half of people support the idea of banning food on the subways or buses and dirty environment in subway stations is the problem that most people complain about. The average rating out of 5 for cleanliness on the subways is 2.4.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou have to wait to long for subway in such a hot and stinky environment,\u201d said an NYU student.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_120\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-120\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-120 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/projects.nyujournalism.org\/10amnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2017\/08\/1-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"360\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"http:\/\/projects.nyujournalism.org\/10amnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2017\/08\/1-1.png 360w, http:\/\/projects.nyujournalism.org\/10amnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2017\/08\/1-1-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 360px) 85vw, 360px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-120\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Baby Care Room<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-116\" src=\"http:\/\/projects.nyujournalism.org\/10amnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2017\/08\/Untitled.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"267\" height=\"355\" srcset=\"http:\/\/projects.nyujournalism.org\/10amnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2017\/08\/Untitled.png 267w, http:\/\/projects.nyujournalism.org\/10amnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2017\/08\/Untitled-226x300.png 226w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 267px) 85vw, 267px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong><u>Qingdao Subway<\/u><\/strong><\/span> is a subway system located in Qingdao, Shandong Province in China. It opened in December, 2016 and it just has one line, including 22 stops, and there are seven lines under construction.<\/p>\n<p>It has baby care rooms in two stops, which provide baby cribs, sofas and other equipment for women who carry babies.<\/p>\n<p>The pricing system for the Qingdao subway is a metered fare. Less than five kilometers is charged 2 yuan (30cents). Five to 10 kilometers is 45 cents. Ten to 17 kilometers is 60 cents. Seventeen to 27 kilometers is 75 cents. Seventeen to 38 kilometers is 90 cents. For more than 38 kilometers, riders can travel every 20 kilometers for 15 cents.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s so new and services are good here. AC is always on and I don\u2019t have to wait too long,\u201d said Zeng, a high school student from Qingdao. (Translated from Mandarin)<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am glad we have a subway in Qingdao now. It\u2019s really cheap and convenient\u201d said Bi, a high school student from Qingdao.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>People are not satisfied with hot temperatures in the summer, homeless people and food trash in subway stations. Also, visiting students are confused about complex train lines.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe subway map in New York City is too complicated for me. Besides, station-calling service on the subway is not clear enough for me so I might get off wrong stations,\u201d a visiting student from Chengdu, China said.<\/p>\n<p>The fact that New York City\u2019s subways have no security check or no windows between station and trains worries some Chinese students.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-122\" src=\"http:\/\/projects.nyujournalism.org\/10amnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2017\/08\/8.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"324\" height=\"243\" srcset=\"http:\/\/projects.nyujournalism.org\/10amnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2017\/08\/8.png 324w, http:\/\/projects.nyujournalism.org\/10amnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2017\/08\/8-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 324px) 85vw, 324px\" \/>\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-123\" src=\"http:\/\/projects.nyujournalism.org\/10amnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2017\/08\/45984.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"249\" height=\"332\" srcset=\"http:\/\/projects.nyujournalism.org\/10amnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2017\/08\/45984.png 249w, http:\/\/projects.nyujournalism.org\/10amnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2017\/08\/45984-225x300.png 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 249px) 85vw, 249px\" \/><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><u>The Beijing Subway <\/u><\/span><\/strong>was the first subway opened in China. It opened on Jan.15, 1971, 67 years later than New York City subway. Until 2017, there were 18 lines, covering 11 districts in Beijing, and around 344 miles long. It\u2019s the second largest city subway system in the world, behind Shanghai.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou cannot imagine how crowded it is in Beijing to take subway from 8 to 10AM and 6 to 8PM. The subway is like a sardine can. People can literally be pushed out by crowds,\u201d said Kang, a 36-year-old working woman in Beijing, in Mandarin.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOnce I was carrying my suitcase. I pushed myself in but I lost my suitcase on the platform,\u201d said Liu in Mandarin, a 17-year-old high school student from Chengdu.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s really quick. You have to wait for maximum of 1 minute for next train,\u201d Li said, a working man in Beijing.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-115\" src=\"http:\/\/projects.nyujournalism.org\/10amnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2017\/08\/Screen-Shot-2017-08-10-at-12.07.53-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"661\" height=\"306\" srcset=\"http:\/\/projects.nyujournalism.org\/10amnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2017\/08\/Screen-Shot-2017-08-10-at-12.07.53-PM.png 661w, http:\/\/projects.nyujournalism.org\/10amnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2017\/08\/Screen-Shot-2017-08-10-at-12.07.53-PM-300x139.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Liwen (April) Kang is a NYU precollege student from Chengdu Foreign Language School AP Center, currently a 12th grader.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Liwen (April) Kang The New York City Subway is one of the world\u2019s oldest underground transportation system, started on October 27,1904. 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