MTA Unveils New Inclined Benches At Some Subway Stations
The MTA says the unusual type of seats are in an effort to prevent homeless individuals from lying on the benches.
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The MTA says the unusual type of seats are in an effort to prevent homeless individuals from lying on the benches.
Police have released new video of a suspect they say shoved a woman onto the subway tracks in the Crotona Park East section of the Bronx.
The 57-year-old driver lost consciousness and was taken to the hospital in stable condition.
It happened around 8 a.m. at 174th Street and Southern Boulevard 2 train station.
Luis Jimenez has been a city bus driver for 22 years. He treats each passenger like a neighbor and said his favorite part of the job is picking up regular customers.
Some New Yorkers are growing more concerned about a nightmarish rash of subway shoving incidents and the curtailment of NYPD involvement in dealing with emotionally disturbed people.
Arroyo previously had a similar role for the city's Department of Transportation.
Police said one suspect bumped into the 50-year-old victim, who appeared to have crutches. Then he and a second suspect allegedly punched the man multiple times.
Outdoor dining remains closed Monday night, and alternate side parking is suspended through Saturday.
The snow started falling in Manhattan on Sunday evening as people walked on the sidewalk, some carrying bags of groceries in anticipation of being snowed in on Monday.
Police say three people are hospitalized after their vehicle crashed into an MTA bus in Brooklyn.
His family reported him missing when he didn't return home after driving to visit a relative Sunday in Manhattan.
The MTA is one of the many essential agencies that has lost workers to the pandemic.
New York City Transit interim president Sarah Feinberg responded on Twitter, calling it the highlight of her morning and saying, "I gotta find that kid."
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is reportedly planning a little coronavirus pandemic surprise for millions of mass transit riders later this week.
The MTA alleges Everton Beccan passed a breath test at the scene but then refused to submit to a drug and alcohol test at the hospital.
Passengers who were aboard an MTA bus that plunged off the road and over the edge of an overpass in the Bronx are telling their stories.
The MTA said the BX-35 bus was headed to a stop at 178th and Broadway when it somehow veered off the road.
The MTA is asking Mayor Bill de Blasio for more NYPD officers to patrol subways and buses. The transit agency cites a recent increase in crime and worsening mental health crisis in the city.
The new payment system will completely replace the MetroCard in 2023.
Hundreds of dollars could be coming to the bank accounts of millions of Americans as early as next week.
People protesting the MTA's proposed fare hikes are rallying Sunday before the transportation authority's final public hearing.
Fifty-year-old Nathaniel Avinger, of the Bronx, has been charged with murder. Police say he was seen leaving the subway station at 110th Street and Lenox Avenue after the early morning fire on March 27.
A new way to raise revenue for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority that can also help small businesses stay afloat and help the environment is being considered.
It was a busy weekend for graffiti artists elaborately painting on subway trains.
