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Feds: NJ Man Eyed Empire State Building, Rock Center, NY Airports for Terror Attack
A New Jersey software developer was actually a highly trained terrorist scoping out U.S. landmarks in New York City, Washington D.C., and other major cities for possible attacks, federal prosecutors say.
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MTA Extends Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Program at Grand Central, Penn Station
Citing the success in administering 10,000 vaccinations over the past 10 days, the MTA has announced another extension of its pilot program to vaccinate riders at popular transit hubs. On Saturday, the transit agency said its vaccine distributions at Penn Station and Grand Central Terminal would continue through May 29. The MTA initially opened eight vaccination sites for five days…
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NY Rolls Out Vaccine Sites at MTA Stations
COVID vaccines are coming to your commute. Andrew Siff reports.
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MTA Employees Busted for Grand Central Terminal ‘Man Cave'
Three MTA employees have been suspended without pay after someone discovered their subterranean man cave. John Chandler reports.
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Secret ‘Man Cave' Discovered Below Grand Central Platform, 3 MTA Employees Busted
At least three MTA employees secretly turned a storage room below one of the platforms at Grand Central Terminal into a private “man cave,” complete with a futon, TV, exercise equipment, a fridge and beds, the agency’s inspector general said Thursday.
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Secret ‘Man Cave' Discovered Below Grand Central Platform, 3 MTA Employees Busted
At least three MTA employees secretly turned a storage room below one of the platforms at Grand Central Terminal into a private “man cave,” complete with a futon, TV, exercise equipment, a fridge and beds, the agency’s inspector general said Thursday. “Many a New Yorker has fantasized about kicking back with a cold beer in a prime piece of...
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Lady Gaga's Father Says Homeless Population is Hurting His Grand Central Restaurant
Joe Germanotta and other business owners on the terminal’s lower concourse said they are struggling because of a homelessness problem, rodent infestation and outdated furniture and facilities
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Murder Mystery Helps Visitors Discover Grand Central
At least 750,000 people pass through Grand Central every day. Most visitors stop to take pictures while commuters continue on with their days and sidestep those photographers in a rush to arrive at their destinations on time. But the New York Social Network gets some visitors to stay a while with its Murder Mystery Scavenger Hunt. The 90 minute scavenger…
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A Grand Central Murder Mystery
Participants in this Grand Central murder mystery may discover parts of the terminal they didn’t know existed. Production: Natalie Migliore
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Inside the MTA Information Booth at Grand Central
In an age where everything is increasingly digital, those behind the glass of the Grand Central Information booth — right below the famous clock where everyone meets — serve scores of travelers (and anyone with a question) with a smile and plenty of helpful hints. NBC New York’s Andrew Siff reports.
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Rags to Riches: MLB to Open NYC Retail Store at New Offices
Major League Baseball’s new office will have a rags-to-riches component. The commissioner’s office said Monday it will open its first permanent retail location in the U.S., the MLB Flagship Store, next summer.
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MTA Board Unanimously Approves Historic $51.5 Billion Capital Spending Plan
The MTA has approved its historic $51.5 billion capital spending proposal for 2020-2024. Board members in attendance Wednesday voted unanimously.
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MTA Unveils $50 Billion Plan to Upgrade Transit System
The plan, 72 percent of which is for New York City Transit, includes elevator upgrades at 70 more stations, a new extension to the Second Avenue subway into East Harlem and new signal technology for the Lexington Avenue line. NBC New York’s Andrew Siff reports.
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MTA Proposes Historic $51.5 Billion Capital Spending Plan to Fix (and Improve) Transit System, Says Major LIRR Projects Slated for Completion in 2022
The MTA announced a proposed $51.5 billion capital spending plan for 2020-2024, marking a 70 percent increase over its previous four-year plan and its largest one ever by far, as part of an aggressive effort to repair the agency’s aging infrastructure and accelerate service enhancements for the millions of New Yorkers who use its public transit system on a daily basis.
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Subway Rider Killed When Clothing Gets Caught on Moving Train at Grand Central: Sources
A subway rider was killed at Grand Central Terminal when a piece of clothing got caught on a moving train, dragging him underneath the train, law enforcement sources said.
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Accusations of Anti-Semitism, Alleged Lack of Inclusivity Lead to Competing NYC Women's March Events: Report
On the second anniversary of the Women’s March on Washington, New Yorkers will have to choose between two competing marches.
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NYPD: Man in Wheelchair Lands on Subway Tracks at Grand Central
A man in a wheelchair wound up on the roadbed of the subway tracks at Grand Central Terminal when his wife lost control of the wheelchair as she was pushing him, police said. The 77-year-old man in the wheelchair fell onto the roadbed but did not touch the third rail, police said. Emergency responders rescued him and took him...
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Subway Train Pain: Service Disruption to Last Weeks as Track Work on ‘7' Line Set to Kick Off
Commuters who take the 7 line will feel subway train pains for the next few weeks as major track work kicks off Wednesday night impacting travel between Manhattan and Queens.
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NYPD: Subway Rider Suspected of Groping 4-Year-Old Girl Arrested
The man wanted for allegedly groping a 4-year-old girl on the subway, then harassing her mother, has been arrested, police say.
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Woman Who Chased, Smacked Alleged Groper at Grand Central Speaks: ‘I Just Went After Him'
The woman seen on surveillance video chasing after and smacking the man who grabbed her buttocks on the subway last month says she instinctively went after him when she felt his shocking touch.