What you should know The MTA says a crosstown subway at 125th Street in Harlem is now on the table, if they can find the funding. On Wednesday, transit officials talked about plans to extend the Second Avenue subway not just north , but also west across 125th Street. Officials are reviewing a plan that … Read more
What you should know Users of the subway he will soon be able to visit fifteen customer service centers located at different subway stations in New York City that will provide additional support on issues such as using the OMNY payment system and help obtain reduced fares, the MTA announced Wednesday. Six of these centers … Read more
What to know Public safety is the focus of a joint hearing hosted by the New York City Council, where senior New York City Police and MTA officials are expected to testify on Monday. The 11 o’clock hearing comes hours after the latest reported act of violence within the public transit system. Police said a … Read more
NEW YORK — An 80-year-old woman riding the Manhattan subway was caught in a bizarre ambush that left her on the floor of a train car in broad daylight over the weekend, authorities said. According to New York City Police, the woman was on a southbound 6 train at Lexington Avenue y East 68th Street … Read more
NEW YORK — A man who caught fire after falling onto the subway tracks at the Port Authority Bus Terminal and touching the electrified third rail Thursday has died, authorities say. According to police, the man somehow fell onto the southbound A Line track in the center of 42nd Street around 8 a.m., in one … Read more
Two New York City train passengers, in separate cases, fell onto train tracks in Manhattan on Saturday, New York City Police announced. One of them passed away. According to the authorities’ report, the first case occurred at about 6:40 pm when a 30-year-old man fell on the rails of the northbound C Line train at … Read more
NEW YORK — Police are searching for a man they say approached a 39-year-old woman on the Queens subway over the weekend and punched her in the face, breaking her jaw. It was unclear what sparked the attack aboard the southbound 7 train near the Hunters Point Avenue station around 2 a.m. Sunday. Police did … Read more
A woman is miraculously alive thanks to two police officers who helped her after she fell onto the subway tracks at a Brooklyn station minutes before the train was due to arrive. The 25-year-old woman suffered a medical episode on Monday at around 8:30 am that caused her to fall on the train tracks, but … Read more
A woman is miraculously alive thanks to police officers who helped her after she fell onto the subway tracks at a Brooklyn station minutes before the train was due to arrive. The woman suffered a medical episode that made her fall on the train tracks, but the uniformed men acted quickly. The body camera of … Read more
A woman is miraculously alive thanks to police officers who helped her after she fell onto the subway tracks at a Brooklyn station minutes before the train was due to arrive. The woman suffered a medical episode that made her fall on the train tracks, but the uniformed men acted quickly. The body camera of … Read more