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Old 08-23-2011, 03:03 PM
 
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There are reportedly hundreds of homeless people living under or near the subways in NYC. Why are there so many open, empty areas underground? Are these areas just necessary to support/maintain the subways?

Are there people living underground in places that are not associated with the subway or other trains?

There was a book called Mole People by Jennifer Toth (early 90s), which I'm reading now. Some people claimed the book was inaccurate.
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Old 08-23-2011, 03:09 PM
 
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There are reportedly hundreds of homeless people living under or near the subways in NYC.....

....Some people claimed the book was inaccurate.
If it says hundreds it is inaccurate. Fact is there are thousands.
I have quite a few MTA employees in the family that have told me so.

It used to be a whole lot worse.
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Old 08-23-2011, 03:22 PM
 
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That book describes a circumstance more than 20 years ago. Things change.
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Old 08-23-2011, 03:36 PM
 
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just proves how easy it will be for terrorists to also become apart of the mold people who live this way and blend in.
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Old 08-23-2011, 04:54 PM
 
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just proves how easy it will be for terrorists to also become apart of the mold people who live this way and blend in.
They don't need to go thru all that. They can just move to Queens or Brooklyn and live openly among the other immigrants and Transplants.
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Old 08-23-2011, 05:04 PM
 
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Easier yet,

They can get cushy jobs in Washington.
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Old 08-23-2011, 05:31 PM
 
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I read that book awhile back. Interesting read, although I did also hear that she invented a lot of the details in there.

There is a great documentary called "Dark Days" (2000) which profiles a community living underground beneath the trains. Extra bonus- soundtrack by DJ Shadow.
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Old 08-24-2011, 12:25 AM
 
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They don't need to go thru all that. They can just move to Queens or Brooklyn and live openly among the other immigrants and Transplants.
Oh right, because a terrorist could never be a "native" born in NY. That would be against the rules of what constitutes an immigrant, transplant, native or terrorist on this board.

Terror plot arrest: Two men, one born in New York, charged in planned synagogue attacks, say sources
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Old 08-24-2011, 02:30 AM
 
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Are we talking about "mole people" or "mold people"?
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Old 08-24-2011, 07:54 AM
 
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Are we talking about "mole people" or "mold people"?

Often one and the same...those subway funguses are a hearty breed.
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