NYC unveils plans for 34th Street busway
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's office announced Tuesday it will transform 34th Street into a busway, meaning it'll soon be limited to buses, trucks and emergency vehicles most of the time.
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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's office announced Tuesday it will transform 34th Street into a busway, meaning it'll soon be limited to buses, trucks and emergency vehicles most of the time.
Can you walk faster than a New York City bus can travel along 34th Street in Manhattan? Thursday, local leaders and advocates put it to the test to show their support for a car-free busway. CBS News New York's Alecia Reid reports.
Transportation advocates took on a New York City bus Thursday to see who could get to their destination faster — riders or pedestrians.
Julie Hansson, a friend of victim Carrie Bernans, said, "We were literally in the wrong place at the wrong time."
Carrie Bernans suffered broken bones and was knocked unconscious when police say a man trying to flee struck a food stand that fell on her.
The NYPD said a 57-year-old track worker was struck by a northbound D train just before 12:30 a.m.
A woman was struck and injured when bricks fell from a building in Midtown Monday afternoon.
A man was slashed in the back in broad daylight Friday afternoon as he entered the subway near Penn Station.
Three people were hospitalized Monday afternoon when a bus slammed into a support pillar beneath the FDR Drive.
The Uniqlo clothing store on 34th Street was evacuated late Tuesday afternoon, after a broken water pipe left it flooded.
At long last, the extension of the No. 7 train will make its first stop at the new Hudson Yards Extension on Sunday.
People in Astoria, Queens said an elm tree on one block of 34th Street was a historic landmark, and said they should have been notified before it got chopped up.
Multiple people were injured Thursday evening when a car jumped the curb and slammed into a Forever 21 store in Herald Square.
A man was struck and killed by a cement truck Wednesday in Astoria, Queens.
Police on Wednesday released a new photo of a suspect now wanted in 13 bank robberies, from Lower Manhattan to the Bronx and Queens.
The iconic Macy's flagship store in Herald Square reopened Saturday morning, as an investigation into a fire at the store continued.
A suspected robber trying to escape in a car ran over a police officer and slammed into a bicyclist early Saturday, and ultimately ditched the car and got away after plowing into a dry cleaners in Kips Bay.
The busy summer wedding season is just about here, and on Sunday, brides-to-be were getting a bargain on gowns while also helping the fight against cancer.
Police have launched a hate crime investigation, following a broad daylight attack on a gay couple this past weekend on busy Eighth Avenue just steps from Madison Square Garden.
Seven people were injured late Sunday afternoon when a fire broke out in an Astoria, Queens apartment building.
Another person was struck and killed on a subway train Friday night, bringing the total number of subway accidents up to five for just this week.
Police on Tuesday were asking for help form from the public in finding a man who impersonated a police officer as he robbed another man near Madison Square Garden and Penn Station.
A young woman stumbling around on the 34th Street 1-2-3 line subway platform fell onto the tracks and was killed by a train, following New Year's festivities early Tuesday.
Power was coming back Wednesday afternoon to some areas toward the southernmost tip Lower Manhattan, but most residents and businesses below Midtown remained in the dark.
Regular bus riders on the 34th Street corridor will attest to the fact that this is one of the busiest, slowest lines. But now the MTA hopes some relief has arrived.
