Matthew Ahn

Matthew Ahn is a lawyer, law professor, and Democratic politician from Ohio[1][2] who is running for Cuyahoga County Prosecutor in 2024.[3] He 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.[4][5] The New York Times has dubbed him "King of the Subway".[6]

A graduate of New York University School of Law,[7] 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.[8][9][10][11] 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.[12][13]

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.[14][15]

In 2015, Ahn published a widely read comprehensive ranking of every Cleveland Browns loss since 1999.[16][17][18] He appeared as a contestant on Jeopardy! in 2013.[1][19]

References
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  2. "Visiting Professor Profile: Matthew Ahn | Cleveland-Marshall College of Law". www.law.csuohio.edu. 2021-08-31. Retrieved 2022-07-30.
  3. Allard, Sam (August 1, 2023). "Matthew Ahn announces bid for Cuyahoga County prosecutor". Axios. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  4. "Law student breaks New York City subway all-stations speed record". 2015-05-20. Retrieved 2016-08-29.
  5. Licea, Melkorka (2016-07-23). "NYC's fastest subway rider beats his own all-stations speed record". New York Post. Retrieved 2016-08-29.
  6. Levine, Alexandra S. (2016-08-29). "New York Today: King of the Subway". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-08-29.
  7. "Under Pressure | NYU Law Magazine". blogs.law.nyu.edu. Retrieved 2016-08-29.
  8. 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.
  9. "Here's what the NYC subway map looks like to a disabled person". Business Insider. Retrieved 2016-08-29.
  10. Campbell-Dollaghan, Kelsey (4 January 2016). "A Simple Map Shows Just How Shitty The NYC Subway System Is For People Using Wheelchairs". Retrieved 2016-08-29.
  11. "Map Reveals Shortage of Wheelchair-Accessible NYC Subway Stations". DNAinfo New York. Archived from the original on 2016-03-06. Retrieved 2016-08-29.
  12. Carlson, Jen. "Watch This Guy Race The Subway On Foot". Gothamist. Archived from the original on 2017-05-08. Retrieved 2017-05-08.
  13. Plitt, Amy (8 May 2017). "What happens when a guy tries to race the NYC subway?". Curbed New York. Retrieved 2017-05-09.
  14. ""Space Jamilton" is the mashup Broadway and Bugs Bunny fans demanded". The A.V. Club. 2016-03-17. Retrieved 2016-08-29.
  15. "'Space Jamilton' is the mashup we didn't know we needed". USA Today. Retrieved 2016-08-29.
  16. incompetentia (2015-10-27). "Every Browns Loss Since 1999, Ranked". SupraStructure. Retrieved 2016-08-29.
  17. "Someone ranked every Cleveland Browns loss since 1999". 28 October 2015. Retrieved 2016-08-29.
  18. "20 Best Lists of 2015". Rolling Stone. 15 December 2015. Retrieved 2016-08-29.
  19. Jeopardy!, 1984-09-10, retrieved 2016-08-29
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