We Now Have a Better-Than-Nothing Subway-Platform Barrier

A daily mix of stories about cities, city life, and our always evolving neighborhoods and skylines. [Curbed]( MONDAY, JANUARY getting around [We Now Have a Better-Than-Nothing Subway-Platform Barrier]( The prototype, at 191st Street, looks simple, cheap, and modestly effective. Photo: MTA/Flickr The newest safety upgrade to the subway system is as old-school as it gets: steel fences. The yellow mesh barriers have been installed over the weekend on the platforms at the 191st Street station on the No. 1 line. There are no gates that open and close — the fences simply have gaps where the subway doors open. They’re part of a pilot program that will soon include three more stations — West 8th Street–NY Aquarium, Clark Street, and one to be determined. [Continue reading »]( Want more on city life, real estate, and design? [Subscribe now]( to save over 60% on unlimited access to Curbed and everything New York. [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( The Latest [The Best Man-With-A-Van Services in New York Delivery services that can lug it all.]( By Arielle Avila [Anyone Know Where to Park a 1,000-Foot Ocean Liner? A real-estate company’s plans to turn the S.S. United States into a floating hotel may not work out.]( By Christopher Bonanos [A Rhinebeck Artist Compound and a Roomy Hudson Cottage Plus two other upstate listings.]( By Curbed Staff [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( [Read More From Curbed]( [Sign up to get The Listings Edit](, a weekly digest of the most worth-it apartments in New York. [GET THE NEWSLETTER]( [logo]( [facebook logo]( [instagram logo]( [twitter logo]( [unsubscribe]( | [privacy notice]( | [update preferences]( This email was sent to {EMAIL}. Was this email forwarded to you? [Sign up now]( to get this newsletter in your inbox. [View this email in your browser.]( You received this email because you have a subscription to New York. Reach the right online audience with us For advertising information on email newsletters, please contact AdOps@nymag.com Vox Media, LLC 1201 Connecticut Ave. NW, 12th Floor Washington, DC 20036 Copyright © 2024, All rights reserved