NEW YORK – US Senator Richard Blumenthal says Metro-North is facing an existential crisis amid the COVID-19 pandemic, calling it a “fiscal tsunami” and is urging Congress to provide relief for the Metropolitan Transit Authority. The MTA released a budget proposal earlier this month that says it is considering laying off more than 9,000 employees … Read more
An alleged civilian employee of the NYPD is charged with impersonating a police officer to hijack an MTA bus after stealing a bottle of wine on Thanksgiving. The MTA bus was heading to Manhattan, but the defendant, identified as Joseph McGreevy, 61, forced the driver to take him to Brooklyn. According to the police report, … Read more
NEW YORK – Due to the increase in incidents against users of the New York City subway in recent days, the Guardian Angels organization announced that it will have people from its team at the train stations. According to the organization, which gave the notice on Sunday during a press conference at the station subway … Read more
NEW YORK – A user of the New York City subway service was thrown onto the train tracks Sunday morning on a platform at the Atlantic Av-Barclays Center station in Brooklyn. According to the authorities, the incident occurred on Sunday, around 11:30 am, when an unknown person approached the victim and pushed the rails for … Read more
NEW YORK – Police reported another attack within the subway from New York City on Saturday; It is at least the third violent assault on an MTA passenger this week. A man was waiting for a train at the High Street subway station near Cadman Plaza Park in Brooklyn when someone slashed his face Saturday … Read more
NEW YORK – A woman was pushed onto the subway tracks Thursday morning, miraculously avoiding the impact of an oncoming train, and the man who allegedly pushed her was arrested at the scene, police said. Police and firefighters say a man pushed the 40-something-year-old Hispanic woman onto the 4/5/6 line tracks in Union Square around … Read more
NEW YORK – Amid a $ 12 billion deficit and a pandemic-spawned budget crisis, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority is considering a proposal to lay off more than 9,000 employees and make drastic cuts in subway service, according to sources. There have been no details about the plans yet, but sources said up to 9,400 MTA … Read more
The MTA will enforce the mandatory use of masks in stations, trains and buses through the “Mask Force” program, which will be extended to sister transit agencies such as Amtrak, the Port Authority, NJ Transit and the Pennsylvania Southeastern Transportation Authority Patrick Foye, MTA CEO, announced Tuesday. “Together we can keep the New York-New Jersey … Read more
The MTA announced that starting in December, the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge will collect tolls in both directions, the first time in 34 years. Drivers using E-ZPass will pay $ 6.12 beginning December 1. Those without E-ZPass will have to pay $ 9.50, with the exception of Staten Island residents, who will only pay $ 2.75 to … Read more
NEW YORK – A major pipeline rupture in Queens left a chaotic scene Thursday morning, where several vehicles were buoyed in the middle of the creek in the face of the massive flow of water. – – The event was reported at around 11:45 am between 67th Avenue and 210th Street, in the Oakland Gardens … Read more