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‘Summer of Hell' Survival Guide: Lessons From Day 1 Include Leaving Early, Using Alternative Transit Options
After Amtrak — the owner and landlord of New York’s Penn Station — announced in April that it’s fixing tracks and switches at the crumbling transit hub, many commuters were bracing for the worst.
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Your Simple Guide to Navigating Summer Commutes Through New York Penn Station
Amtrak, the owner and landlord of New York’s Penn Station, announced in April that it’s finally getting around to fixing tracks and switches that have been crumbling at the transit hub for years.
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New Year's Eve Street Closures and Subway Changes Around Times Square
If you’re trying to brave the weather on what could be one of the coldest New Years Eves in NYC history, or trying to avoid a Times Square subway transfer, the MTA has issued a statement on some important changes.
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Security Measures in Place for Times Square NYE
Security checks, barricades, blocker vehicles and closed garages are among the security measures in place for the New Year’s Eve celebration in Times Square. Rana Novini reports.
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Accused New York City Bomber Was Influenced by Radical Preacher: Bangladeshi Officials
Akayed Ullah, 27, is expected to make his first court appearance on Wednesday.
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Bombing Suspect Makes Court Appearance
A Bangladeshi immigrant accused of setting off a pipe bomb in the New York subway system had his first court appearance on Wednesday via video from the hospital room where he is recovering from burns sustained in the blast. Marc Santia reports.
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NYC Subway Bomber Mocked Trump
The Bangladeshi immigrant arrested in a botched suicide bombing in the New York subway mocked President Donald Trump on Facebook on his way to carry out the attack, writing “Trump you failed to protect your nation,” authorities said Tuesday as they brought federal charges against him. Jonathan Dienst reports.
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Accused Port Authority Bomber Posted ‘Trump You Failed' Just Before Attack
The Bangladeshi immigrant arrested in a botched suicide bombing in the New York subway mocked President Donald Trump on Facebook on his way to carry out the attack, writing “Trump you failed to protect your nation,” authorities said Tuesday as they brought federal charges against him.
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Port Authority Bomb Suspect Says He Was Angry About Muslim Killings, Meant Blast as Suicide Attack: Officials
A man with an ISIS-inspired suicide plot slipped went into one of New York City’s busiest subway corridors and detonated a “low-tech” pipe bomb strapped to his chest with velcro and zip ties just as Monday’s morning commute got underway, setting off mass evacuations but leaving no one but himself with serious injuries, according to city and state...
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Would-Be Suicide Bomber Says He Did it in Name of ISIS: Cops
A man with an ISIS-inspired suicide plot went into one of NYC’s busiest subway corridors and detonated a “low-tech” pipe bomb strapped to his chest with Velcro and zip ties. Jonathan Dienst reports.
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Port Authority Explosion: Who Is Akayed Ullah?
The suspect in the explosion near Port Authority terminal in midtown Manhattan is a 27-year-old Bangladeshi electrician and ex-cabbie living in Brooklyn who was apparently inspired by ISIS-style Christmas threats, authorities say.
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Suspect Attacked in Name of ISIS, Sources Say
The suspect in the Port Authority explosion is 27-year-old Akayed Ullah, a Bangladeshi living in Brooklyn. Jonathan Dienst reports.
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‘Mudslide' Knocks Out Metro-North Branch for More Than 12 Hours — And Counting
The vicious, wind-driven storm that toppled trees, flooded much of the region and knocked out power to tens of thousands of people across the tri-state area has moved out, but transit headaches have been lingering for hours.
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Possible Fire on Subway Delays Service on 2 Lines: FDNY
Southbound service on No. 4 and 5 lines was running with delays Thursday morning because of a possible fire on a subway, according to fire officials.
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MTA Promises ‘Appropriate Discipline' After Poorly Secured Trash Falls on Tracks, Stranding Q Train Twice and Creating Epic Commute Nightmare
The MTA has promised appropriate discipline after poorly secured trash on a southbound refuse train at 14th Street fell on the tracks, causing a single train to get stuck twice — once in Manhattan and once in Brooklyn — and a series of sweeping subway disruptions during Wednesday’s morning rush.
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Trash Causes Hours Long Subway Chaos
Subway riders were still experiencing delays Wednesday night, hours after poorly secured trash on a southbound refuse train at 14th Street fell on the tracks, causing a single train to get stuck twice and setting off a series of sweeping subway disruptions. Andrew Siff reports.
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‘Rail Condition' at 57th Street Causes Delays on 6 Subway Lines
A “rail condition” at 57th Street-Seventh Avenue caused delays on a half-dozen subway lines Thursday morning, according to the MTA.
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MTA Releases Subway Overhaul Proposal
The MTA says it knows how to fix the subway system but it will take lots of work and will cost about $8 billion. Katherine Creag reports.
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Track Fire at Herald Square Briefly Disrupts Subway Service Friday
Subway service on the N, Q, R and W lines was briefly disrupted Friday morning as the FDNY responded to a report of a track fire at Herald Square.