Authorities identify a man who died after being shot outside a bodega in Brooklyn. The incident occurred Sunday night on Avenue U, between 28th and 29th streets in Sheepshead Bay. In Citizen App images you can see the scene in place. When the police arrived, they found a man they identified as Jorge Salvador, with … Read more
After three strikes by hundreds of Uber and Lyft drivers, today they declare victory as a wage increase was approved. This was announced this morning by the New York Taxi Workers Alliance after the city’s Taxi and Limousine Commission voted in favor of the new pay rules for drivers through a public hearing. This means … Read more
For residents living in South Brooklyn, the commute to Manhattan can be a long one by train or by car. “From here? An hour, an hour and a half, two hours for a long time, if there is traffic,” Brandon Esparza said. Esparza. But now there is an option that reduces that time. On Wednesday, … Read more
To the surprise of users who were in stations where the A line runs, the MTA put into circulation on Friday the first R211 type cars that would eventually take the place of the old cars of the A and C lines. “That moment when you are waiting for the train and it arrives ✨this … Read more
Andrea Ibarán and her 15-year-old son take the bus every day at the corner of East 106th Street and 2nd Avenue in East Harlem to go to work and school. Ibarán says that it takes 20 minutes and the adolescent 15 to get to school in just 10 blocks. It seems too much for such … Read more
Patrick Dixon, a UPS delivery driver, delivers more than 300 packages a day. After 18 years with his company, he works quickly and always with a smile. I love it. I love it!” (“I love it. I love it!”) says Dixon. But there is something that hinders his work. “This is a ticket for parking.” … Read more
LIRR users are out of place, running from one platform to another in search of the train that will take them to their destination. “A chaos now, because I have the application… a train passes, it passes at a different time that is not the same as what you are waiting for, the other one … Read more
Finally, Long Island Rail Road service is available at Grand Central Madison offering more frequent trains on that route. However, this also presents some headaches for the MTA regarding the changes implemented on that, and other routes. On the second day of the new service, some problems have already been reported for travelers trying to … Read more
Beginning Monday, the new Grand Central Madison Terminal provides full Long Island Railroad service to the east side of the city. Something that users living in Queens and Long Island had been waiting for for many years. “Usually, it takes me about an hour and it cut my time to almost 30 minutes,” said Helen … Read more
Taking advantage of the winter break for public school students and the Presidents’ Day holiday for city workers, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority upgrades technology at Subway that it says is more than 80 years old. The change consists of signal upgrades on lines ‘A’, ‘C’ and ‘E’, which will interrupt service on six lines for … Read more