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…
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Bronx man faces attempted murder, assault charges for E train stabbing in Queens
Jul. 30, 2024 By Barbara Russo-Lennon A Bronx man has been charged with attempted murder for allegedly stabbing a 23-year-old woman in an unprovoked attack inside a subway station in Queens on Sunday night, Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced on Tuesday. Randol Contreras, 24, of Woodlawn Heights, is facing a list of charges,…
Woman stabbed multiple times at Queens subway station: cops
Jul. 29, 2024 By Barbara Russo-Lennon Police in Queens cuffed a man who allegedly stabbed a 23-year-old woman multiple times inside a subway station in Queens on Sunday night. Law enforcement sources said the incident occurred on the mezzanine level of the Jamaica-Van Wyck station on the E line in Richmond Hill at around 8:30…
Police brass say recidivism remains ongoing problem with subway crime
Jul. 8, 2024 By Dean Moses Police brass say they are continuing to zero in on criminals bringing weapons into the subway system, with NYPD’s Chief of Transit noting that their job is being made harder due to recidivism– pointing to the repeat offender who slashed three people at a Queens station last month…
Subway crime: NYPD touts huge turnaround nearly six months after major crime spike underground
Jun. 23, 2024 By Dean Moses Subway crime seemed out of control in January of this year, when the transit system saw more than 200 major felonies — including several deadly shootings — in the first month of 2024. But since then, police brass said, major crimes have plummeted in the subway system —…
Brooklyn protesters fume over congestion pricing delay: ‘Kathy Hochul has betrayed us’
Jun. 9, 2024 By Dean Moses
The angry fallout over Gov. Kathy Hochul’s last-minute move to indefinitely delay congestion pricing continued in Brooklyn on Sunday, as a coalition of fuming bus and subway riders protested and vented against the controversial decision.
Stalking the shadows: Go with NYPD Transit cops as they explore dangerous subway tunnels in search of graffiti vandals
Apr. 10, 2024 By Dean Moses
The NYPD Transit Bureau Citywide Vandals Task Force entered the bowels of the city on Tuesday afternoon, following the glint of the rails as they searched for trespassers who use the off-limits subway lines as their personal graffiti playground.
What you need to know about taking public transportation to the St. Patrick’s Day Parade
Mar. 14, 2024 By Emily Davenport
The St. Patrick’s Day Parade is this Saturday! As you dust off your best green outfit, you’re going to need to figure out how you’re going to get there.
Pols still calling for ‘QueensLink’ transit service on abandoned rail line as mayor seeks to build park
Sep. 6, 2023 By Ben Brachfeld Queens pols and advocates are still calling for new transit service on a long-disused rail line that they say would shorten residents’ punishingly long commutes, but have to contend with the Adams Administration’s desire to build a park instead. The Rockaway Beach Branch once provided Long Island Rail…
MTA adding extra service on 7 line, Long Island Rail Road during U.S. Open
Aug. 22, 2023 By Bill Parry Officials from the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) helped kickoff U.S. Open Fan Week on Aug. 21 at Corona Yard adjacent to the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center at Flushing Meadows Corona Park, where the main draw gets underway from Monday, Aug. 28, and will run through Sunday,…
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