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New York City Subway Train (file / credit: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Transit Advocates To MTA: Use Extra State Funding To Restore Service

Transit advocates joined elected officials and a member of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority board Sunday, demanding that the agency use a budget surplus to restore and increase service.

2013/04/21

A New York Police Department officer inspects a man's bag in Grand Central Terminal in Manhattan on April 15, 2013 in New York City. (credit: Mario Tama/Getty Images)

NYPD Increasing Security At Prominent Locations Following Boston Marathon Blasts

NYPD Deputy Police Commissioner Paul Browne said the city is stepping up security at hotels and other prominent locations through deployment of the NYPD’s critical response vehicles.

2013/04/15

MTA FASTRACK Repairs Begin This Week On N,Q,R Lines

N trains will run in Queens and Brooklyn only. Q trains will be rerouted via the D Sixth Avenue line in Manhattan, to and from the 57th Street F station. R service will end early in Manhattan and Queens.

2013/04/15

A crew working to restore A train service in the Rockaways (credit: Metropolitan Transportation Authority / Kevin Ortiz)

MTA Chairman: Sandy Repairs To Take Five More Years, Fare Hike Ahead

New York City straphangers will really want to hang on as there are many twists and turns ahead.

2013/04/15

People enter the subway at Union Square (credit: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Extensive Subway Service Disruptions This Weekend; Almost Every Line Being Worked On

Getting around the Big Apple is going to be more challenging this weekend.

2013/04/12

LIRR Train (credit: purist_andrew/Flickr)

MTA: Person Struck, Killed By Empty Train In New Hyde Park

Long Island Rail Road service is back to normal after it was suspended Friday on several lines when a man was struck and killed on the tracks in New Hyde Park.

2013/04/12

Final Blasting of East Side Access (credit: MTA)

WATCH: Earth Under Manhattan Goes Kaboom For Final Blast Of East Side Access

The MTA says over 857,000 cubic yards of rock have been removed to create the new caverns and tunnels under Manhattan.

2013/04/09

Subway Stations Getting Interactive Info Kiosks

Up to 120 of the stainless steel kiosks will begin appearing in 19 subway stations in the next few months. The kiosks will replace some of the poster-size maps in the subway system.

2013/04/09

Typo On Road Closure Sign At 69th Street and Second Avenue (credit: Jessica Marcus/CBSNewYork.com)

Oops! Typo Pushes 69th Street Construction Into Next Millennium

A sign posted at 69th Street and Second Avenue let drivers know about a road closure. Only problem? A typo on the sign announced the closures on March 30-31 and April 6-7 of 3013.

2013/04/09

Queens Midtown Tunnel Flooding (credit: MTA)

Partial Weekend Queens-Midtown Tunnel Closure In Effect As Sandy-Related Repairs Are Made

One tube of the tunnel was shut down at 2 a.m. on Saturday and will reopen on Monday at 5 a.m. The same closure will take effect again next weekend so repairs can be made.

2013/04/07

New signage installed at South Ferry Station (credit: MTA.info)

Old South Ferry Loop Station To Reopen Thursday Morning

The old loop station will be in operation in time for the morning commute, while the newer terminal continues to undergo extensive repairs.

2013/04/03

Picture Of Victim Ki-Suck Han, Held By His Widow Dec. 5, 2012 (credit: Rich Lamb/WCBS 880)

Family Of Subway Push Victim Sues MTA For Negligence

The lawsuit filed Friday by the family of Ki-Suck Han seeks unspecified damages stemming from his December 3 death.

2013/03/31

Damage caused by Sandy at the South Ferry station (credit: MTA New York City Transit / David Henly)

$1.4 Billion In Federal Aid Coming For Transit Agencies Hit By Sandy

Federal money has been flowing into the New York Metro area to help transit agencies hit hard by Superstorm Sandy.

2013/03/30

Liam Armstrong, 18, was struck and killed by a subway while attempting to cross the tracks on March 26, 2013. (credit: Image via Facebook)

L.I. Community In Shock After High School Senior Hit, Killed By Subway Train

Smithtown High School East senior Liam Armstrong, 18, died Tuesday after being hit by a Bronx-bound, No. 2 express train, police said.

2013/03/27

Subway station (file/credit: DON EMMERT/AFP/Getty Images)

Teen Fatally Struck By Train At 79th Street Station; Subway Service Disrupted

The accident happened at around 6:30 p.m. on the express tracks. Service was disrupted on the 1, 2 and 3 subway lines in Manhattan due to the police investigation.

2013/03/26

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