Transit Authority spokeswoman Caren Gardner said the deaths occurred after a weather-related fire broke out on the third rail in the subway tunnel underneath a Brooklyn street.
Even if they get their signatures, we can't place his name on the ballot," said secretary of state spokeswoman Caren Daniels-Meade.
The painting, in a section of Brooklyn where the city subway runs on elevated platforms, did not meet Transit Authority specifications, which require zebra stripes only at intersections, said spokeswoman Caren Gardner.