Subway

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

Cuomo: MTA To Restore A Train Subway Service To The Rockaways May 30

Gov. Andrew Cuomo said the MTA has worked since the storm to rebuild 1,500 feet of washed-out tracks, replace miles of signal, power and communications wires and rehabilitate two stations that were completely flooded.

2013/05/16

Report: MTA’s New MetroCard Fee Bringing In More Money Than Expected

The so-called “green” card fee went into effect in March with other fare hikes as a way to encourage riders to keep and refill their MetroCards instead of buying new ones in an effort to reduce waste.

2013/05/13

7 Train (file/credit: Mario Tama/Getty Images)

MTA Worker Bound By Armed Thief In Broad Daylight Attack

The woman working in the subway booth saw a man who appeared to be dressed like a contractor. According to police, the suspect pulled out a gun, took out duct tape and rope and tied her up.

2013/05/12

A rusted girder at the 111th Street station. (credit: MTA Office of the Inspector General)

Report: Parts Of Subway Long Overdue For Safety Inspections

The auditors failed to find records of recent inspection for critical parts of the system, including defects like a rusted girder at the 111th Street station, the report said.

2013/05/09

Vincens Vuktilaj escaped from police custody on May 6, 2013. (credit: NYPD)

Police Apprehend Escaped Prisoner In Harlem

Vincens Vuktilaj was being walked down the stairs from his apartment when he pushed an officer down and ran off, police said.

2013/05/06

App Developers Hunker Down In Brooklyn To Make Transit Service Better

Hundreds of app developers and other tech whizzes gathered in Brooklyn this weekend for a contest to create apps for transit riders.

2013/05/04

Surveillance footage of the suspected groper. (credit: NYPD)

Manhattan ‘Gentleman Groper’ Cops Plea, Is Sentenced To Therapy

The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office said Thursday that Paul Kraft pleaded guilty to five counts of forcible touching in a creepy crime wave that had women from the Upper East Side to Lower Manhattan on edge.

2013/05/02

Smoke can be seen from a fire on East 226th Street in Wakefield on Thursday, May 2, 2013. (credit: Steve Sandberg/1010 WINS)

5-Alarm Blaze Destroys Several Buildings In The Bronx

The fire started in a detached garage behind a building and then quickly spread, authorities said.

2013/05/02

Straphangers Campaign: Subway Delays Up In 2012, Early 2013

The study was based on MTA electronic alerts of so-called controllable delays — problems related to signals, switches and track.

2013/05/02

People ride the subway into Manhattan during the morning commute (credit: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Another Weekend, Another Mess Of Subway Service Disruptions

In what has been a familiar refrain lately, yet another weekend is chock full of service disruptions on the subway system.

2013/04/27

Service restored sign at the Smith-9th Streets subway station in Brooklyn - April 26, 2013 (credit: Jim Smith / WCBS 880)

Brooklyn Subway Stop Reopens After Two-Year Closure

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority said some work will continue after the station reopens, but it will not affect service.

2013/04/26

A man talks on his cell phone on the subway platform at 14th Street and Eighth Avenue in Manhattan. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Underground Wi-Fi Service Expanding To 30 More Subway Stations

After testing Wi-Fi in a handful of stations last year, the city is now expanding service to 30 additional stations, including Times Square, Rockefeller Center and Columbus Circle.

2013/04/25

New York City Skyline (file / credit: Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)

NYC Airflow Study This Summer To Look At Spread Of Contaminants

The goal is to better understand the risks posted by airborne contaminants, such as chemical, biological, and radiological weapons both above ground and in the subway system.

2013/04/24

East New York, Brooklyn Subway Robbery Surveillance

Police Hunt For Robbers Who Punched Man, Stole iPhone On Subway

Police on Wednesday were searching for two men who punched another man in the eye, and stole his iPhone, on a subway train in Brooklyn.

2013/04/24

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

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