The plot may have been targeting a major transportation center, such as a large railroad or subway station, sources close to the investigation said last week.

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The plot may have been targeting a major transportation center, like a large railroad or subway station, sources close to the investigation told CNN on Thursday.

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And what's that meant, in what they pick up on their doorstep or pick up in the subway station every morning?

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First we wanted them to help us find the nearest subway station, coffee shop or particular address.

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Even people who commute to the city from the suburbs rely on the subway to get from Penn Station or Grand Central Station to their offices.

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New York City has a fish market, a subway station and two streets named after him, but no busts or statues.

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But for a person's name to become a part of a subway station, it must become a geographic feature street, plaza or building first.

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