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As many as one in four New York City transit workers may have contracted the coronavirus, according to a new survey by New York University researchers. The study requested by the Transport Workers Union took a survey of more than 600 workers to better understand how the virus spread and how things can be improved to keep them safe. Nearly…

NBC New York’s Checkey Beckford reports.

Although we are halfway through Breast Cancer Awareness Month, this year is a bit different. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, efforts to halt the spread of the virus has taken center stage when it comes to public health, but the MTA is still shining the light on Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Although the MTA’s Mask Force has been...

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The latest data paints a clearer picture as to how New Yorkers are doing since Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s mask order went into effect –mandating MTA riders to mask up or pay up — and the good news is that the majority of people are adhering to the rule. According to the MTA data, nearly 3,800 interactions have taken place since…

It has been five days since Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s order went into effect –mandating MTA riders to mask up or pay up. Although it is unknown how many summonses were handed out since the implementation of the $50 fine for failing to wear a mask went into effect, hundreds of verbal compliances have taken place. According to the MTA, from…

Starting today, MTA police officers and NYPD will hand out fines to whoever doesn’t wear a mask, Marc Santia reports.

Michael Hertz’s map was the first to reflect accurately the curves of the subway lines and where they ran, as well as clearly featuring the city landscape

The man credited with helping design the MTA subway map that anyone who has ever been to NYC has seen or used died more than 40 years after coming up with the new look. NBC New York’s Gus Rosendale reports.

Board member and former chief railroad regulator Sarah Feinberg was tapped to head the position left vacated by Andy Byford, who left the agency after just under two years on the job. NBC New York’s Checkey Beckford reports.

Sarah Feinberg, current MTA board member and the nation’s former chief railroad regulator, has been tapped to replace former NYC Transit Authority boss Andy Byford, MTA chairman Pat Foye said Tuesday. She will start the interim role March 9 and will remain in the position while the board searches for a permanent replacement for Byford. “I’m thrilled to be...

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.

One of the three suspects busted for a break-in at a Bronx apartment building on Thursday was an off-duty NYC transit officer. NBC New York’s Ray Villeda 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.

Commuters who rely on the transfer from the A/C trains to the 1 train at 168th Street were pleasantly surprised when the station opened eight days earlier than expected, as well as under budget. NBC New York’s Andrew Siff reports.

The child was on the platform with his mother when he stepped between the platform and a northbound train. Witnesses described it a a horrible scene. NBC New York’s Anjali Hemphill reports.

A 2-year-old boy died after getting struck by a train in lower Manhattan Wednesday evening, police said. The young victim was struck just after 5:30 p.m. Wednesday by a northbound train on the 2 and 3 line at the Fulton Street station, according to police. The boy was with his mother, and police believe he may have stepped between the…

New technology that had been helping the 7 line trains run more efficiently has an Achilles heel it seems: moisture. The weakness was on full display with recent snowfall, and the MTA wants it fixed before weather gets worse. NBC New York’s Andrew Siff reports.