Writer James Yoshimura based Subway of the HBO hidden-camera series Taxicab Confessions, in which a New York City detective discussed a memorable real-life instance of a man trapped between a platform and a subway train. A clip of the scene can be found on YouTube under the title "New York Stories - Taxicab Confessions - Part 1".
On the DVD's this is episode 604 which is shown in the order it was produced instead of when it was originally aired on NBC.
Vincent D'Onofrio (John Lange) will go on to play another character within the Homicide/Law & Order universe. He will play Detective Robert Goren on Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001)
This episode won a prestigious Peabody Award.