Andy Byford

After two years, Andy Byford is now riding the subway as a regular New Yorker and not the head of NYC transit. He inherited a dysfunctional system rife with delays, and left it in better condition. NBC New York’s Jamie Roth reports.

He didn’t delve too deeply into his reasons for quitting, but did address a planned structural reorganization of the MTA that would diminish the role he had, instead focusing it on day-to-day operations

Three months after trying to resign and then staying, Andy Byford announced he will be leaving the MTA. Byford cited the “centralization of projects and an expanded HQ” which stripped him of control of the L train renovation in his resignation letter. NBC New York’s Andrew Siff reports.

After pulling nearly 300 subway cars from service because doors were opening as the trains were in motion, the MTA said there was a switch not calibrated properly inside the doors, which led to them opening as much as 4 inches. NBC New York’s Andrew Siff reports.

Police will no longer refer to the subjects of such emergency pleas for help as “EDPs” — cop-speak for “emotionally disturbed persons” — and instead use the term “mental health calls,” sources said.

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority announced Tuesday that it is getting rid of 400 bus stops in the Bronx, while implementing more frequent bus service and additional lines — all part of the bus network redesign for the borough.

NYC Transit boss Andy Byford on Friday denied he was leaving the subway system, after Politico reported he submitted his resignation a week ago.

A stolen car crashed into an MTA bus in Brooklyn, sending six people to hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries early Saturday, autorities say.

A man who authorities say caused dozens of subway delays by pulling emergency brakes has been arrested again for allegedly “surfing” on the outside of a train.

Some MTA board members bugged out Monday over a computer glitch blamed for Friday night’s subway meltdown as agency documents confirmed the fiasco was no isolated incident.

The New York City Medical Examiner has ruled that the mother who was found dead at the bottom of subway station steps in January died from an irregular heartbeat along with other complications.

Police are investigating reports that someone threw a lit firecracker into a New York City subway car.

A 23-year-old Brooklyn man was arrested in the early hours of Friday morning, suspected of being the serial subway brake puller.

Police say his motive was to create chaos. Marc Santia reports.

A 16-year-old girl was found dead on the floor of a multi-family home in Brooklyn Thursday, authorities say.

A 16-year-old girl was found dead on the floor of a multi-family home in Brooklyn Thursday, authorities say.

A woman has been charged in the mysterious and shocking sexual assault and murder of a 70-year-old victim in New Jersey. NBC 4 New York’s Erica Byfield reports.

A 40-year-old New Jersey woman has been arrested on charges of first-degree murder and aggravated sexual assault in the death of a 70-year-old woman, authorities say.

Police said brakes were pulled on a train at the Nevins Street station in Brooklyn on Thursday morning, and they’re not sure if it is connected to the other incidents. NBC 4 New York’s Checkey Beckford reports.

A young Yankees fan with a T-shirt that says “Swag Don’t Come Cheap” is suspected of pulling the brakes on a train at rush hour Tuesday, the latest in a rash of incidents that has disrupted thousands of commuters.