MTA Restores F And C Trains; Officials Look To Resume 24-Hour Service
At the height of the pandemic, ridership was down to about 5%, but transit officials say it's now up to 31% and climbing.
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At the height of the pandemic, ridership was down to about 5%, but transit officials say it's now up to 31% and climbing.
Sen. Chuck Schumer says money has been secured for this project and that the MTA submitted a grant application to the Federal Transit Administration.
The agency says in 2020, workers were able to install more than 900 new digital timers on track signals.
The MTA says it's also important to note while ridership is increasing, it's still just a fraction of what it was pre-pandemic.
According to police, a 47-year-old man was sitting on the bus when a stranger approached him and started talking to him. The stranger then allegedly pulled out a knife and stabbed the man in the neck.
Commuters have been complaining about crowded trains and little social distancing since cuts took effect Monday.
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.
President Joe Biden's COVID-19 relief bill is one step closer to becoming law, and once signed, money from the plan will help New York City get back on its feet.
The city's top prosecutors are are proposing the state to do more to stop assaults on transit workers, by changing the law.
The incident happened around 3 p.m. Saturday on a northbound C train entering the 116th Street subway station.
Luz Sanchez was arrested Thursday and charged with attempted murder, attempted manslaughter and attempted reckless endangerment.
Police said the suspect got into an argument with the driver over non-payment.
Police say an unidentified individual struck a 2-year-old boy in the face multiple times, then ran off.
Police say a 27-year-old woman was waiting on the platform when an unknown individual approached her from behind and tried to pull her pants down.
Employees are not required to go through the MTA's program to get a vaccine and are encouraged to go where is most convenient to them.
The boy's mother is terrified the woman who attacked her and punched her son will come after them again.
New York City has already surpassed its typical snow totals for the year.
As the city transit system is beset by a horrifying spike in violent crimes, a dispute has broken out between the mayor and the MTA over how many cops it will take to keep riders safe.
A vigil was held Monday afternoon at the 207th Street station in Inwood to remember the victims.
As of Monday, Feb. 22, the New York City subway will shut down for just two hours a night for cleaning.
Police arrested and charged a Brooklyn man with murder Sunday after a series of subway stabbings.
Sources told CBS2 it appears the driver may have crashed after losing control of the car.
Straphangers will hear the voices of more than 25 famous New Yorkers.
The chairman of the transportation committee says he wants the city and the state to work on this problem together.
