THE EAST RIVER TUNNEL.; Senator Wray Introduces Bills to Permit n Perpetual Franchise. Share full article. March 16, 1898. Credit... The New York Times Archives.

TOP STORIES: Tunnel fire aftermath, Defense bill, Wray to resign. News 3 followed up with local authorities regarding the car fire that erupted in the Downtown Tunnel on Tuesday afternoon.

In John Wray's new novel, Lowboy, a schizophrenic teenager goes off his meds and disappears into the New York subway system. His mission: to save the world by losing his virginity.