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| New York Today: Commuting After Your Train Derails | New York Today: Commuting After Your Train Derails |
| (35 minutes later) | |
| Updated at 6:49 a.m. | |
| Good morning on this steamy Thursday. | Good morning on this steamy Thursday. |
| After Tuesday’s subway derailment, passengers who were on that train commented on The Times’s coverage and described their experiences, some of them harrowing. | After Tuesday’s subway derailment, passengers who were on that train commented on The Times’s coverage and described their experiences, some of them harrowing. |
| We followed up with a few of those riders to try to understand how they felt, a day later, about commuting on the subway. | We followed up with a few of those riders to try to understand how they felt, a day later, about commuting on the subway. |
| Considering a Move | Considering a Move |
| Keyvan Chamani, 28, a software engineer from Hamilton Heights, said the experience was pushing him to move to New Jersey next month. | Keyvan Chamani, 28, a software engineer from Hamilton Heights, said the experience was pushing him to move to New Jersey next month. |
| “This morning every movement of the train, every brake, gave me a chill,” Mr. Chamani said on Wednesday. “I used to be one of those people who leaned on the doors, and was very comfortable on the subway. Now I squeeze the poles so tightly because I don’t feel safe anymore.” | “This morning every movement of the train, every brake, gave me a chill,” Mr. Chamani said on Wednesday. “I used to be one of those people who leaned on the doors, and was very comfortable on the subway. Now I squeeze the poles so tightly because I don’t feel safe anymore.” |
| Rattled but Resolute | Rattled but Resolute |
| Lauren Fitzgerald, 53, an English professor at Yeshiva University, from Washington Heights, said she had been frazzled by the experience, but had needed to leave town that day for work even so. | Lauren Fitzgerald, 53, an English professor at Yeshiva University, from Washington Heights, said she had been frazzled by the experience, but had needed to leave town that day for work even so. |
| After she got off the train, she left the station and walked the few blocks to the 1 train and took it to the Port Authority bus terminal to catch a bus to Delaware. | After she got off the train, she left the station and walked the few blocks to the 1 train and took it to the Port Authority bus terminal to catch a bus to Delaware. |
| There’s a saying, Ms. Fitzgerald said: “A plane headed for La Guardia lands in the East River. A New Yorker is the one on board who swims to the F.D.R. and hails a cab.” | There’s a saying, Ms. Fitzgerald said: “A plane headed for La Guardia lands in the East River. A New Yorker is the one on board who swims to the F.D.R. and hails a cab.” |
| “It was sort of like that,” she said, of her immediate move to another train. “I was just like, I can’t stick around, I’ve got to keep moving.” | “It was sort of like that,” she said, of her immediate move to another train. “I was just like, I can’t stick around, I’ve got to keep moving.” |
| Making a Change | Making a Change |
| Thomas Trombone, 53, a data manager from Riverdale, said he sometimes feels claustrophobic, and that the experience had made him “panicky.” | Thomas Trombone, 53, a data manager from Riverdale, said he sometimes feels claustrophobic, and that the experience had made him “panicky.” |
| He’s been taking the express bus to work since the derailment and plans to avoid crowded trains in the future. | He’s been taking the express bus to work since the derailment and plans to avoid crowded trains in the future. |
| Daniel O’Neil, 47, a web designer from Inwood, used the frightening experience as a “kick in the pants.” He’s now commuting by bike. | Daniel O’Neil, 47, a web designer from Inwood, used the frightening experience as a “kick in the pants.” He’s now commuting by bike. |
| A Learning Experience | A Learning Experience |
| Sarah Adriance, 43, who directs a summer dance program at Juilliard and lives in Washington Heights, was riding the subway with her 2-year-old daughter, Margaret Whitthorne. After the train bounced, she said, she couldn’t hold on to her daughter and they both were jolted to the center of the car. | Sarah Adriance, 43, who directs a summer dance program at Juilliard and lives in Washington Heights, was riding the subway with her 2-year-old daughter, Margaret Whitthorne. After the train bounced, she said, she couldn’t hold on to her daughter and they both were jolted to the center of the car. |
| “I’m very sore,” Ms. Adriance said. Her daughter has been warning other members of her family not to ride the subway, she said. | “I’m very sore,” Ms. Adriance said. Her daughter has been warning other members of her family not to ride the subway, she said. |
| “I want to make sure she doesn’t have any lasting traumatic stress about it,” Ms. Adriance added. She explained to her daughter that the derailment was just an accident, it rarely happens, and that it’s O.K. to ride the train again. They were planning a subway ride to the playground this week. | “I want to make sure she doesn’t have any lasting traumatic stress about it,” Ms. Adriance added. She explained to her daughter that the derailment was just an accident, it rarely happens, and that it’s O.K. to ride the train again. They were planning a subway ride to the playground this week. |
| And what about Mom? | And what about Mom? |
| “I’m going to bring a bottle of water and wear shoes that won’t fly off,” she said. “But I think I’ll be O.K.” | “I’m going to bring a bottle of water and wear shoes that won’t fly off,” she said. “But I think I’ll be O.K.” |
| Here’s what else is happening: | Here’s what else is happening: |
| The forecast looks somewhat sunny today. (It’ll be clearer tomorrow.) | The forecast looks somewhat sunny today. (It’ll be clearer tomorrow.) |
| The high is expected to be about 85, and will hover around that level for the next couple of days. | |
| And it will be mostly cloudy later tonight, cooling down to around 70. | And it will be mostly cloudy later tonight, cooling down to around 70. |
| • Two supervisors were suspended as a piece of leftover rail stored in the tracks was blamed for Tuesday’s crash. [New York Times] | • Two supervisors were suspended as a piece of leftover rail stored in the tracks was blamed for Tuesday’s crash. [New York Times] |
| • Late Wednesday night, no votes had been taken during the special session convened by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo to delegate control of city schools. [New York Times] | • Late Wednesday night, no votes had been taken during the special session convened by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo to delegate control of city schools. [New York Times] |
| • Mayor Bill de Blasio’s office sent the Justice Department a letter saying that New York, a “sanctuary city,” complied with federal law. [New York Times] | • Mayor Bill de Blasio’s office sent the Justice Department a letter saying that New York, a “sanctuary city,” complied with federal law. [New York Times] |
| • An Onondaga teacher missed out on the principal’s job at the Onondaga Nation School. Some parents have been keeping their children home. [New York Times] | • An Onondaga teacher missed out on the principal’s job at the Onondaga Nation School. Some parents have been keeping their children home. [New York Times] |
| • Paul Massey, a millionaire real estate sales executive who was running as a Republican, dropped out of the New York mayoral race. [New York Times] | • Paul Massey, a millionaire real estate sales executive who was running as a Republican, dropped out of the New York mayoral race. [New York Times] |
| • Nearly a year has passed since a blast in Central Park that injured a tourist. The police are seeking pictures of the rock formation where the explosives were left. [New York Times] | • Nearly a year has passed since a blast in Central Park that injured a tourist. The police are seeking pictures of the rock formation where the explosives were left. [New York Times] |
| • A five-alarm fire broke out at a residential building in Greenwich Village on Wednesday evening. [DNA Info] | • A five-alarm fire broke out at a residential building in Greenwich Village on Wednesday evening. [DNA Info] |
| • A Staten Island man stands accused of illegally brokering the sale of AK-47 rifles and a rocket launcher in Kosovo. [Staten Island Advance] | • A Staten Island man stands accused of illegally brokering the sale of AK-47 rifles and a rocket launcher in Kosovo. [Staten Island Advance] |
| • Today’s Metropolitan Diary: “Looking Across the Courtyard” | • Today’s Metropolitan Diary: “Looking Across the Courtyard” |
| • Scoreboard: Mets hook Marlins, 8-0. Yankees rumple White Sox, 12-3. | • Scoreboard: Mets hook Marlins, 8-0. Yankees rumple White Sox, 12-3. |
| • For a global look at what’s happening, see Your Thursday Briefing. | • For a global look at what’s happening, see Your Thursday Briefing. |
| • Dive in: The city’s outdoor pools open for the season. 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. with a one-hour break starting at 3 p.m. [Free] | • Dive in: The city’s outdoor pools open for the season. 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. with a one-hour break starting at 3 p.m. [Free] |
| • A performance of “The Three Musketeers,” adapted from the novel by Alexandre Dumas, at the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument at 89th Street in Riverside Park. 6:30 p.m. [Pay what you wish] | • A performance of “The Three Musketeers,” adapted from the novel by Alexandre Dumas, at the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument at 89th Street in Riverside Park. 6:30 p.m. [Pay what you wish] |
| • Bring a blanket to an outdoor screening of “The Secret Life of Pets” at Midland Field in Staten Island. 7 p.m. [Free] | • Bring a blanket to an outdoor screening of “The Secret Life of Pets” at Midland Field in Staten Island. 7 p.m. [Free] |
| • An evening of Mexican folk music with Lila Downs at the Prospect Park Bandshell in Prospect Park, Brooklyn. 7:30 p.m. [Free] | • An evening of Mexican folk music with Lila Downs at the Prospect Park Bandshell in Prospect Park, Brooklyn. 7:30 p.m. [Free] |
| • Fireworks and a performance by the Queens Symphony Orchestra at Astoria Park in Queens. 7:30 p.m. [Free] | • Fireworks and a performance by the Queens Symphony Orchestra at Astoria Park in Queens. 7:30 p.m. [Free] |
| • Liberty at Washington Mystics, 7 p.m. (MSG). New York City F.C. hosts Minnesota United, 7:30 p.m. (YES). Mets at Marlins, 7:10 p.m. (SNY). Yankees at White Sox, 8:10 p.m. (WPIX). | • Liberty at Washington Mystics, 7 p.m. (MSG). New York City F.C. hosts Minnesota United, 7:30 p.m. (YES). Mets at Marlins, 7:10 p.m. (SNY). Yankees at White Sox, 8:10 p.m. (WPIX). |
| • Alternate-side parking remains in effect until July 4. | • Alternate-side parking remains in effect until July 4. |
| • For more events, see The New York Times’s Arts & Entertainment guide. | • For more events, see The New York Times’s Arts & Entertainment guide. |
| For more than a million public school children, it doesn’t get much better than today: It’s the first day of summer break. | For more than a million public school children, it doesn’t get much better than today: It’s the first day of summer break. |
| There’s plenty to do with kids in the city — from camping in city parks and classes on dancing, beatboxing and more alongside the Summer Stage program to an exhibition of manuscripts and sketches from the “Eloise” books at the New-York Historical Society (opening tomorrow). | There’s plenty to do with kids in the city — from camping in city parks and classes on dancing, beatboxing and more alongside the Summer Stage program to an exhibition of manuscripts and sketches from the “Eloise” books at the New-York Historical Society (opening tomorrow). |
| For a listing of events, check out The Times’s children’s listings, Mommy Poppins, or Time Out New York for Kids. | For a listing of events, check out The Times’s children’s listings, Mommy Poppins, or Time Out New York for Kids. |
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