Labor Day Closures And Changes In Service For New York City
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Astronomical fare hikes and deep service cuts are possibly on the horizon for suburban commuters. It's all because a major court ruling against the Metropolitan Transportation Authority has put the agency in a financial bind.
Construction workers were blasting through rock to create an escalator for the Second Avenue subway when two 1,800-pound steel plates were lifted into the air, allowing debris to rain onto the street.
Human error is being looked at as a possible cause of an underground explosion that rocked the Upper East Side Tuesday.
Blasting along Manhattan's still-under-construction 2nd Avenue subway line caused some damage Tuesday afternoon.
Prosecutors said eight signal maintainers were charged Monday with tampering with public records. Two of their supervisors were charged Friday with record tampering and official misconduct. All have pleaded not guilty.
There were numerous delays and service changes earlier on the B, D, F, N Q and R lines between Manhattan and Brooklyn.
Workers blasted through Manhattan schist rock to create what will be the future 72nd Street station.
An audit by New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli's office charges that the MTA allowed Apple to make it difficult for rivals to get in a bid by requiring that potential tenants be willing to front $5 million in cash within a 30-day window.
The proposed surcharge will generate about $20 million a year, which will go into the agency's operating budget. That includes an estimated $2 million saved by printing fewer MetroCards.
A fleet of massive tunneling machines that has spent 4 1/2 years digging 13 miles of new train tubes deep beneath New York City finally fell silent this week after the last of the monsters finished its mission.
Originally scheduled for January, the MTA confirmed in its budget that those fare hikes will go into effect in March. The price of a subway and bus ride will jump from $2.25 to $2.50.
This past month, 108 new Transit Bureau officers have made 170 arrests, the MTA said.
The agency is extending the period of one-way and round-trip tickets on the Long Island Rail Road and Metro-North from two weeks to two months.
From July 23 to July 27 between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m., the MTA will be closing stations on those lines from 59 Street-Columbus Circle to the West 4 Street corridor in both directions.
The MTA is planning service changes, but instead of service cuts, the agency is actually planning to add service to its network.
Ads have appeared on MetroCards for years -- on the back. The only untouchable part of the card will now be the magnetic strip that allows straphangers to pass turnstiles or bus fare boxes.
In response to constituents complaining about droppings scattered about on the sidewalks under 7 Train stations, City Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer has spearheaded an effort combat the problem.
The display shows shrinking Palestinian territory in Israel over the years and refers to 4.7 million Palestinians there as refugees and some Jewish leaders are calling it offensive.
The bus in south Ozone Park is running on a new route, but it's a change that proved an unwelcome surprise for some.
Long Island Rail Road riders will need to budget extra time into their evening commute as crews begin work Monday on a month-long project that will cancel and delay trains out of Penn Station.
Commuter outrage has led the Metropolitan Transit Authority to take a second look at tens of millions of dollars worth of service cuts that left riders uncomfortable and impatient.
Thousands of posters printed in five languages are being installed in subway cars throughout the system as part of an ongoing effort to curb thefts of electronic devices.
On Thursday, it will be very hot and humid with a high near the record of 97, last reached in 1988, according to AccuWeather. RealFeel temperatures are expected to be between 100 and 105 on Thursday.
The MTA posted a notice on their website saying the severe heat can impact subway and train signals and overhead power lines. The agency also says escalator and elevator service may be reduced in order to save energy.
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.
CBS News New York has exclusively obtained additional video of the fraternity's group Snapchat conversation from the night a former Cornell student says she was drugged and raped inside the Chi Phi fraternity house.
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.
CBS News New York has exclusively obtained additional video of the fraternity's group Snapchat conversation from the night a former Cornell student says she was drugged and raped inside the Chi Phi fraternity house.
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.
The district, which encompasses all of Rockland and Putnam counties and parts of Westchester and Dutchess counties, is considered one of the key prizes of the midterm election cycle. CBS News New York's Dick Brennan reports.
CBS News New York's Lonnie Quinn says we'll even see temperatures in the low 80s later in the week.
Loved ones say the 41-year-old was hit as he was walking to work last week. CBS News New York's Adi Guajardo reports.
Tompkins County prosecutors have now reopened the investigation into the alleged attack at a fraternity house at the upstate New York school in 2024. CBS News New York's Mahsa Saeidi has the story.
CBS News New York's Noëlle Lilley has more on what it means to survive and thrive in one of Manhattan's busiest commercial corridors.
