Riders thrilled as service on A train to Rockaways reopens after 4 month shutdown
Subway service is officially back to the Rockaways on the A train after the line was shut down for four months for repairs.
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Subway service is officially back to the Rockaways on the A train after the line was shut down for four months for repairs.
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Subway service to the Rockaways on the A line will be restored before the end of the month, the MTA says.
Subway riders are breathing a sigh of relief as the MTA inches closer to reopening train service to the Rockaways on the A line. It's been shut down for months. CBS News New York's Elijah Westbrook got a behind-the-scenes look and spoke with commuters who say its reopening can't come soon enough.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul says the new state budget agreement commits to making the subway system safer.
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A Brooklyn medical student has been charged with attempted murder after police say he pushed a 73-year-old man into a moving train at a Bronx subway station. CBS News New York's Andrew Ramos spoke with the victim's family.
