NYC Subways

NEW YORK—Workers dug up a time capsule, buried in Brooklyn since 1950 and said to contain subway plans, only to find water and mud had gotten there before them.

U.S. senators Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) will introduce a bill requiring more safety regulations for railways when the Senate convenes on Monday.

erizon will be bringing wireless cell phone service to New York City’s subway stations, the company announced on Aug. 20. Verizon signed a contract with Transit Wireless, which already provides mobile service at 36 subway stations for AT&T and T-Mobile customers. Verizon customers can expect to receive service at the same 36 subway stations by the end of the year.

Theremin player Llamano performs Schubert’s “Ave Maria” in New York City subways.