Subway Commutes Soon To Contain Loud Irritable Phone Conversation (Video)

Can You Hear Me Now? I'm On The Train. 

It's been three years since the MTA signed a deal to bring mobile phone service to our subway stations, though not in the tunnels themselves. But that's not to say you won't get a signal while in one. An executive involved in the project told the Daily News that coverage could extend in tunnels from station to station if they are close enough or wide enough. Some people surely know that a few stations currently provide lucky signals. As artist Russell King's recent work requested, "please kill me," because the video above showing an audibly aggravated commuter on a 5 train having a loud, irritable conversation is what we can all look forward to.

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Have A Seat On Art In The 33rd Street Lexington Line Subway Station

Artist James Garvey installed his 14 Lariat Seat Loops in the 33rd Street subway station in 1997. Part of the MTA's Arts for Transit program, many of Garvey's loops also function as seats, as was intended.  "My aim is to put inspiration into routine treks and refresh people caught up in mundane thoughts," he said at the time. The loops are a welcome seating arrangement for commuters and upon sitting one, it became clear a similar design should be incorporated in every station. That's just one step the MTA could take in return for steadily raising rates.