Apr. 17, 2024 By Bill Parry
A 71-year-old man was attacked by a stranger in broad daylight as he got off an MTA bus in Forest Hills last week, police said.
Apr. 9, 2024 By Bill Parry and Lloyd Mitchell
Police from the 106th Precinct in Ozone Park responded to a report of a suspicious device found near a Chase Bank in Richmond Hill just before noon on Tuesday.
Apr. 8, 2024 By Bill Parry
The MTA announced on Sunday that transit crews have completed extensive functional and aesthetic upgrades at two of the busiest subway stations in Southeast Queens.
Apr. 4, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan With the MTA’s Queens Bus Network Redesign project in its final stages, Community Board 11 in Northeast Queens voted down a motion endorsing the proposal as it currently stands. At their meeting on Monday, Apr. 1, board members and local residents said their main problem is with the changes…
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Apr. 1, 2024 By Ben Brachfeld Regular service on the F line has been restored between Manhattan and Queens, through Roosevelt Island, following the completion of renovation work in the 63rd Street Tunnel under the East River. Since August, F trains had been running along the E line to and from Queens to accommodate…
Mar. 28, 2024 By Bill Parry
Two days before the MTA Board approved the controversial congestion pricing plan for Manhattan on Wednesday, the agency cracked down on persistent toll violators at the Queens Midtown Tunnel in Long Island City.
Mar. 27, 2024 By Ben Brachfeld
The MTA Board on Wednesday voted to give final approval to its forthcoming congestion pricing program, capping off a years-long process preparing to implement a toll to drive into Manhattan’s central business district, the first of its kind in the nation.
Mar. 25, 2024 By Ben Brachfeld
The MTA is piloting retail-style closed circuit television (CCTV) monitors on city buses, aiming to deter fare evasion, assaults, and other crimes by more explicitly showing riders they’re actions are being recorded.
Mar. 25, 2024 By Ben Brachfeld Commuter buses and city vehicles are set to receive exemptions from the city’s congestion pricing program under a newly-updated plan from the MTA following feedback from the public, revealed Monday. The base toll will remain at $15 for most motorists entering Manhattan south of 60th Street, with larger rates…
Mar. 22, 2024 By Anthony Medina The sounds of Tassa drumming greeted dozens of residents at the Lefferts Boulevard A Train Subway Station in Richmond Hill, where the Metropolitan Transportation Authority unveiled its much anticipated ‘Welcome to Little Guyana’ sign, on Friday, Mar. 22. The Richmond Hill neighborhood, best known and often referred to by locals as Little Guyana, is a bustling enclave rich in Indo-Caribbean culture, heritage, and family life. Recognition from the MTA with the official signage is meant to signify the growth of the Guyanese community. Around the same time in 2021, the corner of Liberty Avenue…
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