notes from the underground

Is it just me, or has this been a remarkably rocky summer for the New York subway? Consider:
• A power-tool attack on the 1 train
• A slashing on the 2 train
• A tourist stabbed on the C train
• A postal worker attempts suicide in front of the 2 train
• News that Al Qaeda had plans to release poison gas in the subway system
• And last, but certainly least, reports of a plan to bomb the PATH train to Jersey

On a more personal note, the BF got an eyeful of subway sketchiness the other morning. At the station near our apartment, he spotted a homeless guy taking a dump at the end of the platform. Once the guy had finished, he used his hand to wipe up and walked away. Lovely.

With a mass-transit system that averages around 4,900,000 riders PER DAY, surely this city can do better. Where's the security? And where's the outrage?