Dec. 19, 2024 By Jada Camille Gov. Kathy Hochul met with transit riders and saluted safety patrol during a morning commute Thursday, a day after she decided to deploy 250 additional National Guard personnel to reinforce security measures in the subway system and reduce crime. The city pol hopped on the M train at…
Oct. 23, 2024 By Ben Brachfeld The number of people traveling in and out of New York City by car is higher than ever before, even as mass transit ridership continues to lag behind levels seen before the COVID-19 pandemic, a new report on MTA finances from State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli revealed. Crossings on…
Oct. 20, 2024 By Ben Brachfeld The subway will turn 120 years old this month — and the New York Transit Museum is reflecting on what this milestone means to The Big Apple. The museum in Downtown Brooklyn has launched a new exhibition, “The Subway Is…,” in honor of the subway’s birthday and intends…
Oct. 15, 2024 By Ben Brachfeld Data shows that police are arresting more people for subway surfing this year amid a crackdown by the NYPD and the MTA’s ubiquitous awareness campaign. The NYPD told amNewYork Metro that it has arrested 163 people for subway surfing so far in 2024, a 22% jump from the…
Sep. 23, 2024 By Ben Brachfeld The MTA seeks to spend billions of dollars through the end of this decade replacing ancient train signals on dozens of miles of subway track, hoping to mitigate one of the primary drivers of subway delays with modern technology that allows for faster and more reliable service. The…
Sep. 15, 2024 By Dean Moses Police in Queens are on the hunt for two brutes who relentlessly beat a commuter over a necklace at a subway station last week, authorities said. According to police sources, the callous attack occurred just after a 26-year-old man left a Flushing-bound 7 train inside of the 52nd…
Sep. 3, 2024 By Ben Brachfeld The G train is finally back to full service following a painful summer shutdown. The Crosstown Line returned to its full route between Court Square in Long Island City, Queens and Church Avenue in Kensington, Brooklyn at 5 a.m. on Sept. 3. The line had been shuttered in…
Aug. 8, 2024 By Ben Brachfeld The northern part of the G line is set to reopen next week, with the MTA’s major re-signaling work moving southward on the subway route until September. G service is set to return between Court Square and Bedford-Nostrand Avenues on Monday, Aug. 12, ending more than a month…
Jul. 18, 2024 By Ben Brachfeld Subway riders have faced repeated days of dreadful commuting amidst an oppressive heat wave this week, hearkening back to the infamous 2017 Summer of Hell. On Tuesday, a switch problem at 135th Street caused major delays to the A, B, C, and D lines, forcing the MTA to…
Jul. 17, 2024 By Ben Brachfeld New York City is set to begin rolling out artificial intelligence-powered metal detectors at subway turnstiles in the “next few days,” Mayor Eric Adams said on Wednesday. Hizzoner said that the devices, intended to specifically detect guns people try to bring onto the subway using AI, will start…