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Police are investigating after a MTA worker was hit and killed by a subway train in Queens on Wednesday, April 24, 2013. (credit: CBS 2)

MTA Worker Fatally Struck By Subway Train In Queens

Signal maintenance worker Louis Moore, 58, was walking on a catwalk near the entrance to the station when it appears his tool belt got caught, causing him to slip and fall onto tracks below.

2013/04/24

Subway platform with glass barriers - Paris, France (file / credit: MIGUEL MEDINA/AFP/Getty Images)

MTA: Subway Platform Barriers Would Cost More Than $1 Billion

Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer predicts that if things keep going the way they are, 100 people will have been killed in the New York City Subway system this year.

2013/01/28

MTA Bus (file/Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Police Search For Man Accused Of Assaulting MTA Bus Driver With Hot Coffee

According to the MTA, the driver operating the B67 bus asked a man who was getting a cup of coffee to move his car, which was parked near the intersection of 7th Avenue and Prospect Avenue. The driver became irate, according to the MTA, and hurled his hot coffee at the driver.

2012/09/27

New York City Subway Train - New York, NY (file / credit: Evan Bindelglass / WCBS 880)

NYC Buses And Subways Keep Running After TWU Contract Expires

New York City’s buses and subways are still running today, even though the contract for 34,000 Transport Workers Union workers expired at midnight.

2012/01/16

Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks - Albany, NY - Oct 17, 2011 (credit: Governor's Office)

Calls Continue For Gov. Cuomo To Extend Millionaire’s Tax

Gov. Andrew Cuomo is hearing it from upstate and downstate. Protesters, politicians, and union leaders want him to extend the millionaire’s tax.

2011/10/25

Snow on the tracks at 34th Street-Penn Station (credit: CBS 2)

MTA Union Head: Cuts To Maintenance Is A Danger

The MTA is facing a major budget cut, maintenance union leader worries it will hit his department hard.

2011/03/01

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