Sadly, the SAS right there doesn’t refer to a large government subsidy for this blog but rather the funds needed to complete Phase I of the long-awaited Second Avenue Subway. I’ll have more on this story and the future of the Second Ave. Subway later on today. [The New York Times]

Via Subchat comes the coolest subway audio file you’ll hear in a long time. It’s one of the pre-recorded messages for the new R160 Q trains that you should expect to hear in, oh, 2012 or so. Take a listen:

Okay, okay. It’s not the first apartment the MTA has ever leased, but for the Second Ave. Subway, the lease the MTA recently signed on a rent-controlled apartment on 69th St. is good omen.
So here’s the story. As part of the construction of the Second Ave. Subway, the MTA has to demolish four apartment [...]

The 8.5-mile Second Ave. Subway took one giant leap toward reality when the Federal Transit Administration announced its approval of a $1.3-billion grant for the construction of the new subway line. This money — promised to New York City by President Bush back in February — will be a huge boost to a project [...]

A view into the Second Ave. Subway construction staging ground at 2nd Ave. between 92nd and 91st Sts. (Courtesy of the fantastic photoblog The Launch box)
It’s payback time for New York’s senior senator, and the Second Ave. Subway stands to benefit from Chuck Schumer’s handling of the DSCC in 2006.
Once upon a time, on the [...]

The Times’ coverage of the opening of the IND subway lines on Sept. 10, 1932, included diagrams of the entrances to the Times Square station.
Today, we celebrate the birthday of the Independent Subway. Seventy-five years ago, at midnight on the morning of September 10, 1932, the turnstiles opened, and the first IND trains started the [...]

If you squint, you can almost see a subway. (The hole in the ground at Second Ave. from Curbed).
78thAnd2nd, an online friend of Second Ave. Sagas, is guest blogging at Curbed this week. For his post, he hit upon an interesting question: Why is it going to take so damn long to get this Second [...]

An ad campaign dreaming of the future… (Photo courtesy of Yorkville Blog)
Via the Yorkville Blog comes a special sighting of the Second Ave. subway on ads for Absolut Vodka of all places. But, hey, I’ll take it.
The ad is part of Absolute’s new “In an Absolut World” ad campaign. Much like Virgin’s latest You Rule [...]

Good supermarkets are a rare find in New York City. Everyone knows where the gross Gristedes and crappy Key Foods are. But those quality supermarkets with low prices and varied selections are diamonds in the rough.
While Food Emporium hardly qualifies as a gourmet supermarket, two of these established were recently spared the wrecking ball [...]

The green 5 will soon open in Beijing, sending real estate values along its path skyward.
As the 2008 Olympics approach, the Chinese government is hard at work preparing Beijing for its international unveiling. Part of this cosmetic overhaul of a city on the brink of globalization a brand new subway line.
I’m fascinated by this new [...]