Believe it or not, the big thing in subway news today is the discovery of an emergency exit camouflaged as a Brooklyn Brownstone.  The exit in question – which has existed in its current incarnation since at least 1991 – was described by the Brooklyn Eagle before the blogosphere provided its address and pictures.

The whole idea of a secret passageway that leads from your average residential street to the awesome network of the MTA is pretty appealing, and apparently MPIX thinks it is real news too.  Check out their coverage.

There is also news of the first real-time bus locator system that will be tested through August on the M16 and M34 bus lines.  Soon your dinner-date will be able to follow your bus on Google map in real time, and gone will be another excuse for tardiness.