Tag: transit

Queensboro Plaza subway station unveils new elevator, accessibility features

a street elevator at Queensboro Plaza subway station

Dec. 12, 2024 By Barbara Russo-Lennon One of Queens’ busiest subway stations is now accessible for all New Yorkers. MTA officials ceremonially opened on Thursday the fully accessible Queensboro Plaza in Long Island City, making the 110-year-old station easier to navigate for those with disabilities, caregivers with strollers and straphangers who carry a lot…

It’s history: MTA’s last commemorative MetroCards features NYC influencers

four MTA metrocards on a black background

Dec. 10, 2024 By Barbara Russo-Lennon Get ’em while you still can! The MTA is now selling limited edition MetroCards featuring iconic New York content creators through a partnership with social media giant Instagram. The new cards are the last of their kind as the state agency moves toward using OMNY, a contactless way…

Queens subway stabbing leaves teen injured, cops hunt for suspect: NYPD

2023-02-18

Police in Queens are actively searching for the subway stabbing suspect who attacked a teenager on board a train Monday afternoon, it was reported. According to police, officers from the 108th Precinct responded to a 911 call of an assault involving a knife on a Manhattan-bound M train at the 23rd Street station in…

Queens subway stabbing leaves teen injured, cops hunt for suspect: NYPD

M train in Queens

Nov. 25, 2024 By Barbara Russo-Lennon and Robert Pozarycki Police in Queens are actively searching for the subway stabbing suspect who attacked a teenager on board a train Monday afternoon, it was reported. According to police, officers from the 108th Precinct responded to a 911 call of an assault involving a knife on a…