MTA Asks Horse Racing Fans To Take The Train To The Belmont Stakes
Post time is set for 6:49 p.m. Saturday at Belmont Park.
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Post time is set for 6:49 p.m. Saturday at Belmont Park.
Ignoring the cloud of scandal hanging over his head, Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Thursday put another feather in his transit construction cap.
A week before Memorial Day Weekend, the Long Island Rail Road says it's ready to kick off the summer.
You can now get a COVID-19 vaccine shot while on your commute.
Service was suspended between Hicksville and Mineola on the Port Jefferson and Ronkonkoma branches as crews worked to bring the fire under control.
Service was suspended in both directions between Hicksville and Jamaica on the Ronkonkoma and Port Jefferson branches.
Nassau County Executive Laura Curran says a return to mass transit will fuel the region's recovery.
The railroad said weekday service will now match the levels in place before the March reductions.
The railroad is installing digital displays that will use a color-coded system to tell riders the crowd conditions of each car of an approaching train.
Commuters have been complaining about crowded trains and little social distancing since cuts took effect Monday.
More trains were added to Tuesday's rush hour on the Long Island Rail Road. But riders still said they were dangerously packed in during a pandemic.
Commuters on the Long Island Rail Road say service reductions that took affect Monday are causing crowded trains and putting them at risk.
According to the MTA, ridership remains down due to the pandemic.
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is reportedly planning a little coronavirus pandemic surprise for millions of mass transit riders later this week.
People protesting the MTA's proposed fare hikes are rallying Sunday before the transportation authority's final public hearing.
As CBS2 first reported Tuesday night, big budget cuts could be coming to the MTA, impacting jobs and service. That is, unless the federal government steps in.
It's not just local traffic. The Long Island Expressway, Southern and Northern State Parkways are barely below last year's level.
The MTA says systemwide delays will be about 10 to 15 minutes.
Friday marked a milestone in the march to deliver thousands of jobs and billions in economic activity to Nassau County.
Roads clogged with cars. Trains that come once an hour. Those are some of the dire predictions in a new Metropolitan Transportation Authority report.
The crowds are measured not only by allowing LIRR access to your trip but also by sophisticated sensors built into a car's suspension to detect how many people are on board.
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is in dire straits. It says it needs billons of dollars in federal funding or the way people commute will drastically change.
It happened Thursday night at the Brentwood station.
The safety system can slow down a train's speed or stop a train in the operator fails to take the right action.
There were a lot of frustrated commuters in the city on Tuesday night.
Club Calvi's Readers' Choice, "The Three Graces of Pearl Street," is author Elizabeth Wellington Rollins' debut novel
Firefighters are working to put out a three-alarm blaze at the commercial building on Hillside Avenue in Jamaica, Queens.
One of the highest-profile races in the midterm election cycle is the battle for New York's 17th Congressional District between two-term Republican incumbent Mike Lawler and Democratic challenger Cait Conley.
A family is grieving the loss of a husband and father of two who was struck and killed by a cyclist last week in Central Park.
Aaron Judge hopes to talk his way onto the Yankees roster for the AL Wild Card Series and into the starting lineup against the Red Sox.
Firefighters are working to put out a three-alarm blaze at the commercial building on Hillside Avenue in Jamaica, Queens.
One of the highest-profile races in the midterm election cycle is the battle for New York's 17th Congressional District between two-term Republican incumbent Mike Lawler and Democratic challenger Cait Conley.
A family is grieving the loss of a husband and father of two who was struck and killed by a cyclist last week in Central Park.
Aaron Judge hopes to talk his way onto the Yankees roster for the AL Wild Card Series and into the starting lineup against the Red Sox.
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz says DNA helped her team find the suspect who allegedly tried to kidnap a 9-year-old in Queens. She thinks he might be linked to more crimes.
Although fall has recently just begun, much attention is already being turned to the upcoming winter.
The nor'easter that has been bringing bands of rain and heavy winds to New York, New Jersey and the Tri-State Area is finally clearing out.
The nor'easter is winding down, but the Tri-State Area will continue to feel its effects well into Monday.
A nor'easter is bringing more serious concerns to the Tri-State Area Sunday.
This weekend's nor'easter is bringing coastal flooding concerns and bands of rain to New York City and the Tri-State Area.
Although fall has recently just begun, much attention is already being turned to the upcoming winter.
Remnants of the nor'easter that slammed the Tri-State Area are still lingering. The storm brought rain and caused coastal flooding as well as beach erosion.
The nor'easter that has been bringing bands of rain and heavy winds to New York, New Jersey and the Tri-State Area is finally clearing out.
The nor'easter is winding down, but the Tri-State Area will continue to feel its effects well into Monday.
A nor'easter is bringing more serious concerns to the Tri-State Area Sunday.
After three days of nor'easter conditions on Long Island, the cleanup and damage assessment continued on Monday.
As CBS News New York's Jennifer McLogan reports, the South Shore town of Lindenhurst was hit especially hard.
Although fall has recently just begun, much attention is already being turned to the upcoming winter.
Lindenhurst residents are coping with inundating waters. CBS News New York's Jennifer McLogan reports.
The nor'easter that has been bringing bands of rain and heavy winds to New York, New Jersey and the Tri-State Area is finally clearing out.
One of the highest-profile races in the midterm election cycle is the battle for New York's 17th Congressional District between two-term Republican incumbent Mike Lawler and Democratic challenger Cait Conley.
New Jersey's former lieutenant governor is breaking his silence a day after resigning from office.
Twenty-five years ago, a Soviet-designed helicopter crossed the mountains of Afghanistan with the first CIA officers sent into the country after 9/11, the opening move in what would later become America's longest war.
New Jersey Lt. Gov. Dale Caldwell submitted his resignation Friday, Gov. Mikie Sherrill announced.
Iran had presented a seven-day plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and return to negotiations for a lasting end to the war.
CBS News New York's Jennifer Bisram shares the personal details of her life-or-death brain aneurysm scare.
An 86-year-old Long Island grandfather is cancer-free thanks to medical advances and a doctor who took on a risky case.
New York City health officials have identified cooling towers potentially linked to a Legionnaires' disease cluster in the South Bronx.
NYU Langone has reached an agreement with the Justice Department to end gender-affirming care for minors.
A second person has died in the Legionnaires' disease cluster in the South Bronx.
Madonna won Artist of the Year while Taylor Swift became the most awarded artist in Video Music Awards history.
Challenging documentaries and award-winning features are among the offerings of New York City's leading cinema event, starring such luminaries as Pedro Pascal, Adam Driver, Scarlett Johansson, Julianne Moore and Godzilla.
The 2026 Global Citizen Festival that was set to take over the Great Lawn in New York City's Central Park Saturday has been canceled.
The anonymous woman who accused Jay-Z of sexually assaulting her said in a new court filing that she never met the rap mogul.
Thousands are expected to pack Central Park's Great Lawn for a day full of live music on Saturday.
Aaron Judge hopes to talk his way onto the Yankees roster for the AL Wild Card Series and into the starting lineup against the Red Sox.
The Minnesota Vikings are moving on from former first-round pick quarterback J.J. McCarthy.
Andrés Chaparro homered twice and the Nationals defeated the Mets 6-4 on Sunday in the season finale for both teams.
The Giants held on to beat the Titans 12-7 on Sunday, but lost their most important defensive player, Brian Burns, to a knee injury.
Jahmyr Gibbs had a go-ahead 11-yard reception with 2:25 left for his third touchdown of the game and the Detroit Lions held on to beat the New York Jets 31-24 on Sunday.
A weeks-long effort to build an accessible outdoor gathering space brings South Brooklyn's Jewish community together for Sukkot.
Maimonides Medical Center expanded its neonatal intensive care unit to 48 beds in 2024, the largest Level IV NICU in Brooklyn, as families navigate lengthy hospital stays with their most fragile newborns.
Neighbors have been waiting since 2021 for the bridge over the Belt Parkway to be rebuilt and reconnect Bath Beach with the waterfront.
The People's Theatre now has its first permanent home in more than 15 years, thanks to help from theater legends from the neighborhood, like Lin-Manuel Miranda.
Brooklyn Greenway Initiative's 1.8-acre native plant sanctuary marks 10 years at a site where historians believe hundreds of human remains still lie
People dressed in elaborate headgear and paraded up Fifth Avenue for New York City's Easter Sunday tradition.
The Halloween tradition strolled through Manhattan's East Village on Sunday, with furry friends dressed in colorful costumes.
A suspect was taken into custody after an attack on Pearl Street Mall in Boulder on June 1 in which there were 15 people and a dog who were victims. The suspect threw Molotov cocktails that burned some of the victims, who were part of a march for Israeli hostages.
The annual Easter Parade and Easter Bonnet Festival was held in Manhattan on April 20, 2025.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
A family of four New Yorkers was among six people killed after a residential building in a tourist area collapsed.
The famous tree is set to arrive on Nov. 7 and the tree lighting will be on Dec. 2.
Heavy smoke and flames were billowing from the commercial building early Tuesday morning on Hillside Avenue. CBS News New York's Christina Fan reports.
Club Calvi's new Readers' Choice is "The Three Graces of Pearl Street" by Elizabeth Wellington Rollins.
The new center opening on 125th Street will connect immigrant New Yorkers with legal help, caseworkers and community resources.
