Bridge and Tunnel officers crack down on toll evaders at Midtown Tunnel
The MTA is cracking down on toll evaders. Officers conducted a major operation at the Queens Midtown Tunnel on Monday.
The MTA is cracking down on toll evaders. Officers conducted a major operation at the Queens Midtown Tunnel on Monday.
It's not clear how much, but sources said it could be as much as half the original price during the day.
Superstorm Sandy restoration work at the Hugh L. Carey and Queens Midtown tunnels has been completed ahead of schedule, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Friday.
After Hurricane Sandy hit back in late October of 2012, the Queens-Midtown Tunnel was filled with salt water. Though both tubes were reopened about 10 days later, fixes went on for years.
The traffic tie-ups and wailing horns are worst when the MTA closes one of the tubes in the tunnel as part of ongoing construction to repair damage done by Superstorm Sandy.
It happened around 10:30 a.m. Sunday as a 60-year-old nanny was walking by the entrance of the Queens-Midtown Tunnel at 38th Street.
A woman was struck and critically injured in a hit-and-run at the mouth of the Queens-Midtown Tunnel Sunday, police said.
Starting Monday night, the south tube of the Queens Midtown Tunnel will be shut from 10:30 p.m. to 5:30 a.m.
The shuttle service is suspended so workers can replace steel on the system.
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The fire broke out around 6:30 a.m. at a building on 51st Avenue near the Queens Midtown Tunnel in Long Island City.
The Hugh L. Carey Tunnel and the Queens Midtown Tunnel both took on millions of gallons of water when the Oct. 2012 storm roared ashore.
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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.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo said the restored 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. traffic pattern will provide relief for inbound commuters coming from Long Island and Queens into Manhattan.
In the video taken on the night of Oct. 29, the water can be seen rushing through the toll plaza and into the tunnel.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Thursday that trucks will be allowed in the tunnel beginning at 6 a.m. The tunnel had been open to cars since Nov. 9.
Metropolitan Transportation Authority Chairman Joseph Lhota has apologized, after saying Mayor Michael Bloomberg acted "like an idiot" when he predicted the Queens-Midtown tunnel might open early.
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When CBS 2's Cindy Hsu first made her way into the tunnel, the tell-tale sign of seeing something no one had ever seen before took place when natural light slowly dissipated. The tunnel got very cold, damp and pitch black.
Limited commuter rail service on Metro-North and the Long Island Rail Road has resumed with limited subway service set to resume Thursday.
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Some lingering rain and light drizzle remains Thursday, and temperatures will be about 10 degrees cooler, feeling like the 40s.
Today will be at least 10 degrees cooler than yesterday, with a little rain developing in the afternoon.
We're in for another sunny and pleasantly warm afternoon, but not as warm as yesterday. Highs will be in the low 70s.
Today will be sunny with highs in the mid to upper 70s, possibly even 80 inland. Late showers are possible south of the city.
Damaging wind gusts are the main threat, but we can't rule out small hail or an isolated tornado northwest of NYC.
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Some lingering rain and light drizzle remains Thursday, and temperatures will be about 10 degrees cooler, feeling like the 40s.
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