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MTA bus driver doused in lighter fluid
Rana Novini reporting on the brutal attack against an MTA bus driver.
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Safety Doors to be installed at select NYC subway stations in trial MTA program
The subway doors that many have seen at subway stations overseas may be coming to NYC at last.NBC New York’s Tracie Strahan reports.
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Subway safety doors coming to platforms at some NYC stations: What to know
After years of pressure and sometimes-heavy resistance, the MTA says a trial program involving platform doors at three subway stations to keep people off the tracks is underway.
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MTA OIG Study Finds Excessive LIRR Work Hours Give Rise to Severe Fatigue, Safety Risk
A new audit released by the Office of the MTA Office of Inspector General found that excessive work hours for rail employees are posing a high risk to their safety. The study looked at fatigue which can cause delayed reactions and poor decision-making among workers who are not covered by Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) regulations which limit the work hours…
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More Than a Dozen People Hurt in Crash Involving MTA Bus, Multiple Cars
News 4 New York’s Gaby Acevedo reports.
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Raging NYC Fire Burns Vehicles, Wreaks Subway Havoc
A furious fire that consumed multiple vehicles under one of the city’s elevated subway tracks wreaked abject havoc in the Bronx Wednesday, impacting nearly a half-dozen subway lines and leaving a charred catastrophe on the street. Reports of the fire on Dyre Avenue and Light Street in Eastchester, right by the station serving the No. 5 line, came in shortly…
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Cars Burn Under Bronx Train Tracks
Multiple vehicles were damaged in a fire in the Bronx. Tracie Strahan reports.
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MTA Proposes Raising Subway, Bus Fare to Nearly $3
The new fares, if approved by the MTA board later this summer, should be implemented across the transit system by Labor Day. NBC New York’s Andrew Siff reports.
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Here's How Much MTA Wants to Hike Fares This Fall
Like your next train, an MTA fare hike is fast approaching. The increases to subway fares come at a time of record ridership. in April, the transit agency saw its first 4 million rider day since the pandemic. On Monday, top transit officials revealed new single ride fare proposals at an MTA finance committee meeting. The proposed price hike is…
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MTA to Buy High-Tech Gates to Stop Fare Evasion
Whether it’s people jumping the turnstile, unlatching easy-to-reach emergency exit doors, or hopping on a bus without paying, fare evasion is rampant across the city. NBC New York’s Andrew Siff reports.
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NYC Subway Fare Beaters Be Warned: MTA Has New High-Tech Plan
Whether it’s people jumping the turnstile, unlatching easy-to-reach emergency exit doors, or hopping on a bus without paying, the MTA says fare evasion is rampant across the city. Unlike the current turnstiles, which have been prone for years to fare jumpers, some of the high-tech models the MTA is now looking at have higher glass doors and can detect...
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NJ Lawmakers Propose New Law Aimed at Nixing NYC's Congestion Pricing Plan
A New Jersey lawmaker is taking a new approach at getting congestion pricing in the city nixed. Jen Maxfield reports.
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NJ Lawmakers Hatch New Proposal to Fight Back Against NYC's Congestion Pricing Plan
The plan for congestion pricing in New York City is on track to begin in Spring 2024 — but not if New Jersey has anything to say about it.
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These Cities Have the Best Public Transit in U.S. — NYC Wasn't #1
If your first guess was that NYC had the best public transit in the country, you’re close but not quite there. The five boroughs was ranked third on the list — think you know which city landed at the top of the list?
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NYC Transit Agency Pulls the Brake on Twitter Service Alerts
The transit authority that runs subways, commuter trains and buses in New York City is giving up on a system that sent automated alerts about service disruptions through Twitter.
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Straphanger Survives Stomach Stabbing in Ice Pick Attack on NYC Train Platform
A man was hospitalized last week when an armed assailant approached him on a Brooklyn subway platform and stabbed him in the stomach with an ice pick, police said. The 4 a.m. attack happened April 19 on the J train platform in East New York, according to the NYPD, who released a surveillance image of the suspect one week later….
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MTA Expands List of What You Can Bring on Mass Transit
Got room for one more … electric scooter? NYC subway, bus and commuter rail riders may find themselves hustling for space as the MTA enacts a new policy allowing personal electric vehicles — like scooters and ebikes — throughout the mass transit system. The agency outlined the plan when it officially adopted the change Monday and stressed a host of…
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Metro-North Workers Honored for Saving 3-Year-Old Near Tracks
An engineer saw something on the tracks in Tarrytown, then realized it was a child. He put out emergency calls to nearby crews, and a conductor from another nearby train jumped onto the tracks, carrying the boy to safety.
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SEE IT: Metro-North Workers Save 3-Year-Old Boy Near Tracks
Five Metro-North employees were honored for their actions after seeing a 3-year-old boy near railroad tracks in Westchester County and bringing him to safety, the MTA announced.
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Riders Demand MTA Improve Elevator Service at Stations
News 4’s Andrew Siff reports.