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Teen Gets Punched in Face After Waking Up Sleeping Passenger on Subway in Manhattan
A teen was punched in the face by a sleeping subway passenger she had woken up, who police believe was under the influence of drugs.
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Police Search for Suspects in Two Separate NYC Subway Attacks
NBC New York’s Myles Miller reports.
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New Year Brings Optimism for New York-Area Mass Transit
2021 offers hope for a rebound: a new administration considered more friendly to public transit needs; vaccines that will slow the virus’ spread and help bring back commuters; federal stimulus dollars to blunt some of the pandemic’s effects and advances in major infrastructure projects
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MTA Takes Big Step Forward in Passenger Safety With Positive Train Control
With new technology rollouts, the MTA will now have positive train control that will reduce accidents, Pei-Sze Cheng reports.
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MTA Considering Laying Off More Than 9,000 Workers, Drastically Cutting Subway Service
There have been no specifics regarding plans yet, but sources said as many as 9,400 MTA workers could lose their jobs as part of the proposal, in addition to the subway cuts
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MTA Unveils Budget With Massive Service, Workforce Cuts
The MTA says it might have to reduce subway service by 40 percent – and lay off more than 9,000 employees without federal aid. gilma Avalos reports.
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MTA Mulls Massive Service Cuts, Layoffs at Monthly Meeting
Amid a $12 billion deficit and a budget crisis generated by the pandemic, the Metropolitan Transit Authority is considering a proposal to lay off more than 9,000 employees and make drastic reductions in subway service, sources said. NBC New York’s Tracie Strahan reports.
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MTA Could Approve Massive Service Cuts, Layoffs in Mid-December
Without another stimulus effort from Washington, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority is prepared to decide on “draconian” service cuts and layoffs after sounding the alarm for months of a multi-billion dollar shortfall brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. Significant budget-saving measures could be decided on as soon as next month and approved by December, MTA Chairman Pat Foye said Friday. “Our…
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New Digital Real Time Subway Map
After about 40 years the MTA’s iconic subway map is being modernized for the digital age. It will provide riders with real-time information so you can see where your train is at the exact moment. So how’s it all work? Gus Rosendale reports from Midtown to lay it all out.
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Iconic NYC Subway Map Now Appearing Live On a Smartphone Near You
A live, web-based subway map shows trains moving in real time, shows how soon each train will arrive and lets riders check for planned service changes — the frequent bane of weekend riders
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Woman, 73, Shoved Onto Brooklyn Subway Tracks
The woman was pushed onto the tracks in Clinton Hill after a dispute broke out between her adult grandson and a man who was smoking on the platform, police sources said. NBC New York’s Ray Villeda reports.
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Woman, 73, Pushed Onto Tracks at Brooklyn Subway Station After Dispute
Law enforcement sources said a man was smoking as he was on the downtown platform, and got into an argument with the victim’s 30-year-old grandson
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Huge Cuts to MTA Bus, Subway and Commuter Rail Services Loom Without Help From Feds
In addition to planned toll and fare increases coming, the MTA said subway and bus service could be cut as much as 40 percent, while rail service to suburbs in New York, Connecticut and Long Island could be reduced up to 50 percent
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MTA Faces Financial Crisis
In addition to planned toll and fare increases coming, the MTA said subway and bus service could be cut as much as 40 percent, while rail service to suburbs in New York, Connecticut and Long Island could be reduced up to 50 percent. Katherine Creag reports.
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NYC Officials Encourage Mass Transit Use Amid ‘Suffocating' MTA Debt
Motorists and mass transit riders in New York already facing fare and toll increases next year and in 2023 could face drastic service cuts if the federal government doesn’t help the Metropolitan Transportation Authority out of a gaping budget hole brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. NBC New York’s Katherine Creag reports.
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Artist Unofficially Renames New York City Subway Station After Ruth Bader Ginsburg
A visual artist updated the sign at New York City’s 50th Street station to read ‘Ruth St.’ in honor of late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
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WATCH: Multiple Raccoons Stop 5 Train in Its Tracks
Someone has been feeding raccoons near the 5 train tracks in the Eastchester section of the Bronx.
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Sweeping Service Cuts and Layoffs Could Be Coming for MTA
Subway service could be cut up to 40 percent, and bus service as much as 50 percent, the MTA says if they don’t get billions in the form of federal aid. NBC New York’s Andrew Siff reports.
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Man Hit, Choked and Maced by NYPD in Violent Arrest Video Plans to File $40M Lawsuit
In the disturbing clip, transit officers are seen hitting and dragging a man off a nearly empty 6 train car who they accused of taking up two seats, leaving him crying, bloody and fearing for his life
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Homeless Man Beaten by NYPD Officer to File $40M Lawsuit
A homeless man is suing the NYPD after officers allegedly used excessive force in the form of punching, choking and macing the man who was on the subway. NBC New York’s Adam Harding reports.