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Dog Saved After Paw Gets Stuck in Moving Escalator at Journal Square PATH Station
Some quick-acting Port Authority police officers rescued a dog that got its paw stuck in an escalator at a Jersey City PATH station Wednesday, authorities say. Officers Anthony Manfredini and Matthew Maiello were at the Journal Square PATH Station around 1:15 p.m. when the two heard a woman’s panic screams, followed by a “yelping” sound. They race to the...
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Switch Failure in Hoboken Cripples PATH Service for Tuesday Morning Rush
PATH riders are facing a hellish morning commute after switch failure completely suspended service on three of the four lines.
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‘Dead Whale' Floating in Waters Off Brooklyn Turns Out to Be a ‘Large Boat Bumper'
Remember the false alarm from earlier this month about a tiger running amok through the streets of Manhattan that was actually a raccoon? This one involves a whale — that wasn’t.
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Man Visiting Girlfriend Found Dead in Stairwell at New Jersey Senior Citizens Complex
A 54-year-old man has been charged with first-degree murder and other crimes in connection with the death of a 57-year-old man whose body was found in a stairwell at a senior citizen complex in New Jersey Wednesday, authorities say.
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Report of Tiger Running Amok in Manhattan Turns Out to Be Raccoon: NYPD
A report of a tiger running amok in the streets of Manhattan briefly caused a social media frenzy early Thursday, as reporters scrambled to find photos of the ferocious feline and warn civilians to stay out of the area.
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8 Years Later, Handwritten Note Lands Long Island Man Volkswagen Bus of His Dreams
A Long Island man has the car of his dreams eight years after he slipped a note inside the window of a blue 1971 Volkswagen bus that the then-16-year-old called his “future car.”
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2 New Cases of Brain-Infecting Parasite Include Child Visiting Hawaii From New York, Health Officials Say
An adolescent from New York is one of two new cases of rat lungworm infections, a disease caused by a brain-infecting parasite, in Hawaii, health officials in that state confirm.
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Dead Baby on PATH Tracks Case ‘Rattles' Homicide Detectives; Autopsy Provides More Clues
An initial autopsy has been completed on the dead baby who was found wrapped in a blanket in a roller suitcase on PATH train tracks in New Jersey on Wednesday, and the girl appears to be much older than investigators first estimated, law enforcement sources tell News 4.
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Dead 3-Month-Old Found on PATH Tracks in Jersey City: Sources
A deceased 3-month-old baby was found in a roller suitcase on PATH train tracks in New Jersey on Wednesday, law enforcement sources told News 4.
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Fire at World Trade Center Station Shuts Down PATH Service at Height of Morning Rush, Prompts Oculus Evacuation
A “small fire” in an electrical room at the World Trade Center PATH station created a smoke condition that shut down service between the Manhattan hub and Newark and Hoboken at the height of Thursday’s morning rush, officials say. Service on the Newark-World Trade Center and Hoboken-World Trade Center lines was shut down shortly before 8:30 a.m. The Oculus...
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Train Farebeater Caught With Knife Tells Cops He's Carrying It ‘for Pigs Like You': Port Authority Police
A man caught trying to skip the PATH train fare in Jersey City had a knife on him, which he told police he was carrying “for pigs like you,” authorities say. Khajah Gaye, 25, of West Orange, was trying to manipulate a turnstile at Journal Square to get in without paying, police said. When Port Authority police stopped and arrested…
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How to Navigate the Holland Tunnel Nightmare
Messy commutes are expected at the Holland Tunnel this week after a fire damaged a ramp on the New Jersey side of the span.
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PATH Reaches Record Ridership During Penn Station Repairs
The extensive track repairs at New York’s Penn Station this summer have been a boon for one of the region’s rail lines.
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MTA Stops L Train Service in Manhattan After Finding Pressure Cooker Under Bench
The Manhattan L train service was halted at rush hour Tuesday after a suspicious package was found on First Avenue and 14th Street.
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Monday Commute Woes: Animals on Track Slows Subway; PATH Delays on Equipment Trouble
If it’s Monday it must be another fouled-up commute.
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PATH Service Resumes After Suspension, Switch Problems Snarl Subway Commute
An equipment problem forced authorities to suspend PATH service on two lines for nearly an hour Tuesday morning, snarling the commute for thousands as the morning rush got underway.