The increase in COVID-19 cases, mainly due to the Omicron variant, It not only affected travelers during the Christmas weekend with the cancellation of thousands of flights in the country, now the MTA also warned that this week users of the New York City subway will also see changes in the service. The agency noted … Read more
NEW YORK – A 52-year-old man was hospitalized after being stabbed twice, once in the back and once in the neck, and then pushed onto the subway tracks at the Times Square-42nd Street station on Wednesday, police said. . It was not immediately clear what sparked the discussion. A knife was recovered from the tracks … Read more
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) announced on Wednesday three emerging vaccination sites to place the booster dose against COVID-19. The sites offer the Moderna booster dose at the station Times Square-42nd St and of Jackson Heights-Roosevelt Av / 74 St. They will also offer at Grand Central Station. The New York State funded program gives … Read more
Some of the oldest subway cars in New York City will be retired and the MTA will put one of the trains from the 1960s into service to mark the occasion. The transit agency will bring back one of the R-32, nicknamed Brightliners, for four weeks. The train will run for four Sundays starting December … Read more
What you should know Amtrak and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority will announce an agreement to advance two key rail projects in the New York region, according to Senator Chuck Schumer. Schumer noted that transit officials reached an agreement on the use of part of a $ 30 billion federal rail bill that was included in … Read more
The Biden administration’s infrastructure law will allow the expansion of the Second Avenue subway line to the 125th St in East Harlem, Manhattan. This is because the law will provide $ 23 billion in new grant opportunities for transit expansion, a historic level of funding that doubles the number of grants available for major projects … Read more
A 14-year-old minor was the victim of a violent robbery inside a subway station in the Bronx and now authorities are looking for the suspect. According to the New York City Police report, the incident occurred on November 13, at about 3:15 pm, inside the Castle Hill subway station. The 14-year-old was near the stairs … Read more
What you should know A 72-year-old man from Long Island who worked as an Access-a-Ride driver attempted to steal nearly $ 70,000 from the Metropolitan Transportation Authority by faking wrong trips, 661 in all, before he was arrested, the Queens district attorney alleges. . MTA investigators observed the driver of Access-a-Ride, a “paratransit” transportation service … Read more
The MTA announced Tuesday that it will expand rail service and offer free access to bus lines to the city’s airports to ease congestion on streets and highways in advance of the holidays. FREE BUSES TO LAGUARDIA AIRPORT From Tuesday, November 24 through Sunday, November 28, the MTA and the Port Authority offer free rides … Read more
What you should know New York City transit riders got some good news Monday: There will be no fare increases for the MTA for now. Hochul said the MTA will use a portion of President Joe Biden’s historic $ 1 trillion infrastructure bill to make this happen. Federal dollars will do more than keep subway … Read more