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
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
What you should know Two unmasked NYPD cops pushed and forcibly pulled an apparent subway passenger out of a New York City station Tuesday after he allegedly asked them why they weren’t wearing masks. It is the law to wear a mask when at a public transport station and also when traveling by public transport. … Read more
NEW YORK – Authorities are searching for the man suspected of stabbing a man in the abdomen inside a subway station in Manhattan, New York City Police announced. According to the police report, the attack occurred on Saturday, October 2, at about 4:17 a.m., in front of the 135 West 3 Street, when the victim, … Read more
What you should know The MTA says the Department of Homeland Security, working in conjunction with a team of investigators and city agencies, will deploy a non-toxic gas on five separate days between October 18 and 29 at approximately 120 locations throughout the city. Most of the locations will be above ground, including some parks. … Read more
NEW YORK – New York City’s response plans for a chemical or biological attack will be tested in the coming weeks as part of a study of the city’s subway system. The MTA announced that the Department of Homeland Security, working with a team of investigators and city agencies, will use a non-toxic gas this … Read more
The MTA’s new OMNY card is now available in select retail stores starting October 1. But hidden in the MTA’s terms of service for the new OMNY cards there is a $ 5 surcharge to activate them. That compares to the $ 1 surcharge that riders pay for a new MetroCard. The $ 5 surcharge … Read more
NEW YORK – The New York police say they are holding a suspect seen in video shoving another toward a moving train at the Times Square subway station during rush hour Monday morning. The 42-year-old victim was on platform 1/2/3 heading north at the 42nd Street and Seventh Avenue station just after 8:15 a.m. when … Read more
NEW YORK – A woman was pushed onto a northbound subway at the Times Square-42nd Street during rush hour Monday morning, police said. The authorities emphasize that their investigation is preliminary, but at this point, it appears that another woman would have pushed her in front of the train on line 1/2/3 just after 8:15 … Read more
NEW YORK – Police are searching for a man they say kicked a 32-year-old woman down the escalator at a Brooklyn subway station last week after an argument. Authorities are now searching for the suspect who was seen on surveillance video walking up the escalators at the Barclays Center on September 9. The video shows … Read more