Mayor Eric Adams vowed Friday to dismantle homeless encampments on the New York City subway system, after MTA officials revealed that transit crews and community homeless-tracking workers they found 29 encampments in subway tunnels and another 89 in stations earlier this month. The camps, authorities said, collectively housed more than 350 people. “We are dismantling … Read more
After years of pressure and sometimes stiff resistance, the MTA said it will test doors on subway platforms at three stations to keep people off the tracks and prevent accidents. The idea isn’t new: Such doors are common in cities like London, and were considered in New York in 2012 and again in 2016, both … Read more
Officials shared new details about New York City’s new subway safety teams during an MTA meeting Tuesday, saying they would start by targeting six train lines that have had more problems than others as they move into the new approach to improve transit. Those lines include the A, E, 1/2/3 (described as a combo target), … Read more
During the Presidents Day holiday, a 58-year-old man was arrested for allegedly chasing another man with an ax around 12:30 am at a Brooklyn subway stop where police were stationed. The victim, who managed to dodge the axe, asked why the attacker was staring at him, police said. About two hours later, a man allegedly … Read more
Authorities are looking for three suspects in the stabbing of a homeless person inside a Queens subway station during an attempted robbery, New York City Police said. According to the authorities’ report, the violent incident occurred on Saturday, just after 3:00 am, inside the Jamaica station of the “E” line train when the victim, a … Read more
Authorities are investigating the death of a 40-year-old Asian woman who was pushed to her death onto the train tracks at a Times Square subway station in an “unprovoked” attack, police said Saturday morning. She is in custody of 61-year-old Simon Martial, who turned himself in after the incident and was charged with murder, New … Read more
NEW YORK — A Bronx man has been sentenced to 17 years in prison after pleading guilty to fatally shooting a man in a subway station in front of the victim’s 5-year-old son in 2019. Rafael Hollis, 31, was sentenced Wednesday to 17 years in prison and five years of post-release supervision, Bronx District Attorney … Read more
A man who allegedly tried to jump a turnstile in a Queens subway station Sunday morning died after falling to the ground, a law enforcement source told our sister network. News 4. Officers found the 28-year-old unconscious on the floor of the station Forest Hills-71st Avenue around 6:45 am The man, who was not immediately … Read more
The MTA on Monday morning launched its free COVID-19 testing program at Grand Central Terminal and the Times Square-42nd Street Subway Station, in hopes of helping the city combat the continued rise in virus cases related to the omicron variant. Free PCR tests are available every day (except January 1) seven days a week at … Read more
The last few runs of New York City’s historic subway cars could be in jeopardy due to vandalism. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority announced thatHe would operate a train of the R-32 cars from the 1960s on four successive Sundays beginning December 19 before they are on display at the New York Transit Museum in Brooklyn. … Read more