Matthew Ahn

Matthew Ahn is a lawyer from Ohio[1] who twice held the Guinness World Record for fastest time to travel to all New York City Subway stations, a feat commonly known as the Subway Challenge.[2][3] The New York Times has dubbed him "King of the Subway".[4]

A graduate of New York University School of Law,[5] the self-described "transit enthusiast" has created a replica of the New York City Subway map showing only stations which are wheelchair-accessible. It has been lauded for highlighting the relative paucity of such stations.[6][7][8][9] In 2017, Ahn made MTA-related headlines again when he raced a subway train between the adjacent Chambers Street and Park Place stations on foot.[10][11]

Ahn has also gained recognition as a YouTube musician for his mashup of the opening number from the hit musical Hamilton with the theme song to the movie Space Jam.[12][13]

In 2015, Ahn published a widely read comprehensive ranking of every Cleveland Browns loss since 1999.[14][15][16] He appeared as a contestant on Jeopardy! in 2013.[1][17]

References
  1. Jeopardy! (2013-10-14), Hometown Howdies (Week of 10/14) | Jeopardy!, retrieved 2016-08-29
  2. "Law student breaks New York City subway all-stations speed record". 2015-05-20. Retrieved 2016-08-29.
  3. Licea, Melkorka (2016-07-23). "NYC's fastest subway rider beats his own all-stations speed record". New York Post. Retrieved 2016-08-29.
  4. Levine, Alexandra S. (2016-08-29). "New York Today: King of the Subway". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-08-29.
  5. "Under Pressure | NYU Law Magazine". blogs.law.nyu.edu. Retrieved 2016-08-29.
  6. Fishbein, Rebecca. "Here's How Terrible The Subway Map Looks When You're In A Wheelchair". Gothamist. Archived from the original on 2016-08-13. Retrieved 2016-08-29.
  7. "Here's what the NYC subway map looks like to a disabled person". Retrieved 2016-08-29.
  8. Campbell-Dollaghan, Kelsey. "A Simple Map Shows Just How Shitty The NYC Subway System Is For People Using Wheelchairs". Retrieved 2016-08-29.
  9. "Map Reveals Shortage of Wheelchair-Accessible NYC Subway Stations". DNAinfo New York. Archived from the original on 2016-03-06. Retrieved 2016-08-29.
  10. Carlson, Jen. "Watch This Guy Race The Subway On Foot". Gothamist. Archived from the original on 2017-05-08. Retrieved 2017-05-08.
  11. Plitt, Amy. "What happens when a guy tries to race the NYC subway?". Curbed New York. Retrieved 2017-05-09.
  12. ""Space Jamilton" is the mashup Broadway and Bugs Bunny fans demanded". 2016-03-17. Retrieved 2016-08-29.
  13. "'Space Jamilton' is the mashup we didn't know we needed". Retrieved 2016-08-29.
  14. incompetentia (2015-10-27). "Every Browns Loss Since 1999, Ranked". SupraStructure. Retrieved 2016-08-29.
  15. "Someone ranked every Cleveland Browns loss since 1999". Retrieved 2016-08-29.
  16. "20 Best Lists of 2015". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2016-08-29.
  17. Jeopardy!, 1984-09-10, retrieved 2016-08-29
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