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As Temperatures Plunge, Subways Serve as Rolling Shelters
Just after 1 a.m. Thursday, with the outdoor temperature a tick above 10 degrees, Jason Pettigrew settled in for the night in what he said was not his usual resting place. On the L train. “It’s ...
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Protesters shut down Brooklyn subway station, demand arrests in Robert Brooks case
Several protesters were arrested Wednesday evening after they stormed into a Brooklyn subway station, jumping the turnstiles in fury over the killing of ...
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‘Like cancer’: MTA’s trains are held up by rusty columns from the early 1900s
The elevated tracks present another hazard: falling debris. After a wooden beam fell off a 7 train platform in Queens and ...
NYC subway conductor makes tragic discovery on train: dead woman
A woman between 50 and 60 years old and believed to be homeless was discovered dead on a subway train in New York City on ...
NYPD officers begin patrolling subway platforms and trains during overnight hours
As she promised in her State of the State address​, Gov. Kathy Hochul has added hundreds of NYPD officers to subway platforms ...
This family of LI sandhogs built Grand Central Madison's tunnel
Grand Central Madison opened two years ago as the largest passenger rail terminal built nationwide in 67 years, ...
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What you need to know about the 17-week A train shutdown hitting Rockaway
Rockaway residents are urged to plan ahead as the A train line closure begins this Friday, impacting commutes across the area ...
Red Hook residents protest concrete recycling facility, demand immediate shutdown
Dozens of Brooklyn residents rallied in front of a concrete recycling facility on Columbia Street in Red Hook, citing ...
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The MTA’s Capital Plan Remains Held at the Station as Major Funding Gap Grows
The $68.4 billion capital improvement plan, even with congestion pricing starting up in the new year, was still short by ...
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A state of collapse: How the MTA put riders on the fast track to ruin
The city’s subways aren’t just on the brink of collapse — the breakdown of the aging system has already begun.
Vigil held for New York City subway burning victim Debrina Kawam in Brooklyn
A vigil was held Sunday in Brooklyn for Debrina Kawam​, the woman fatally set on fire on a subway back in December​.
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‘QueensLink’ receives $400K grant to study reactivation of abandoned railway
The funding will support a study to assess the social, environmental, and equitable impacts of QueensLink on the five boroughs.