The R Ends at Bay Ridge-95 St., But Doesn’t Extend into Staten Island

Plans to extend the R through the Narrows into Staten Island changed.

by Rich Watson 

The Bay Ridge-95 Street subway station is a terminal point on the long route of the R train through three boroughs. It exits onto the BR neighborhood in the southern part of Brooklyn.

It shouldn’t have been an end point, however. When it was created, the line was meant to go through the river and continue into Staten Island.

The Art at 81 St-MNH Prepares You For a Deep Dive Into Nature

The NYC subway’s arts program decorated this station with art that celebrates the world-famous museum.

by Rich Watson 

For over a century and a half, the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) has educated audiences on the beauty and wonder of the natural world and the universe.

Located on Central Park West in Manhattan, its subway station at West 81 Street reflects its mission with a stunning array of mosaic and relief art.

Five TEERRRRIIFFIICCC Traits of Spiders Learned From “Charlotte’s Web”

The idio-idio-idiosyncrasies of spiders are highlighted in this children’s book by the New Yorker journalist.

by Rich Watson 

E.B. White was one of the first writers for The New Yorker before he ventured into children’s literature. His book Charlotte’s Web has become a twentieth-century classic tale of friendship.

It also made a heroic figure out of a misunderstood and often feared creature: the common household spider.