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Full ‘F' and ‘M' subway service resumes
After seven months, normal ‘F’ and ‘M’ service is back after a series of repairs.
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True story. NYC subway has good news for commuters today
No joke: Subway riders (OK, 149,000 of them, roughly) have a reason to smile this morning. The F and M trains return to full service Monday for the first time since August, when a major track replacement impacted service on both lines between Manhattan and Queens. The project wrapped on time and on budget. Track replacement along the F line…
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NYPD launches new subway fare evasion crackdown: What to know
In what is being called Operation Fare Play, the NYPD will be focusing on making sure people pay their fair share at subway turnstiles. The new effort stems from fare evasion often leading to other crimes being committed in the subways, according to police. NBC New York’s Checkey Beckford reports.
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F, M service returning to full service in Manhattan and Queens: What to know
A major track replacement project that caused some serious headaches along the F and M lines between Manhattan and Queens since August will be completed by the end of March, the MTA said.
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L train service resumes after child's trip-and-fall
Riders on the L line are finding their regular Tuesday morning commutes disrupted. There was no service between Brooklyn and Manhattan for a time, after a 12-year-old boy tripped and fell into the northbound tracks at Metropolitan Avenue, police said. It happened as the train was entering the station and he rolled underneath the platform overhang, avoiding contact with the…
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New yellow safety barriers appear at subway station in Washington Heights
A new platform safety pilot program is on display at a Manhattan subway station. Brand new yellow platform barriers were installed at the 191st St. station in Washington Heights over the weekend, courtesy of New York City Transit. The barriers are spaced out along the edge of the platform a handful of feet apart, offering a layer of protection for…
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F train service disrupted after second derailment in a week
The latest instance of a train derailment happened in Coney Island, where 37 people were safely removed. News 4’s Melissa Colorado reports.
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MTA defends pilot program of new fare gates in subways despite people ‘piggybacking' through
There is a new high-tech fare gate pilot program taking place at four subway stations and our cameras caught a number of people “piggybacking” through the gates, but the MTA says it’s all part of the pilot program and seeing how people use it.
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Feds: Man threatened to shoot up NYC subway on Thanksgiving
A 19-year-old Florida man faces a federal charge for allegedly threatening to shoot up the New York City subway system this past Thanksgiving, prosecutors say. Robert Trout III, of St. Petersburg, faces up to five years in federal prison if convicted of the charge levied against him, knowingly transmitting in interstate commerce a true threat. According to the charge in…
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Inside look at NYPD units keeping Thanksgiving Day parade crowds safe
The NYPD gives NBC4 an inside look to see what it takes to keep parade crowds safe. Marc Santia reporting.
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No 7 or N train service between Queens and Manhattan this weekend. Here's why
There’s a new subway service alert riders traveling between Queens and Manhattan should know. N and 7 train service between the two boroughs will be suspended all weekend, starting Saturday at 12:01 a.m. and going until Monday at 4 a.m. 7 trains will not run between 74th Street-Broadway and 34th Street-Hudson Yards. N trains will run between Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue…
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I-Team: Ending free rides on the subway
Marc Santia reports.
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NYPD: Uptick in hate crimes since war started
The man told the girl “you’re a terrorist, you don’t belong here,” before pulling on her hijab she was wearing. News 4’s Marc Santia reports.
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Suspect in midtown Manhattan subway station push arrested
Sabir Jones was brought into custody by Newark police outside of Newark Penn Station where he was said to be panhandling, three law enforcement sources told NBC New York. News 4’s Marc Santia reports.
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Young woman killed by subway train after morning fall
A young woman was hit and killed by a subway train after she suffered a medical episode and fell onto the tracks. Andrew Siff reports.
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Brooklyn subway shooter sentenced to 10 life sentences
Subway shooter, Frank James, will be spending 10 life sentences in addition to 10 years for his violent actions on the N train in 2022. Marc Santia reports.
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MTA unveils plan to expand 2nd Avenue subway
Transit officials are making plans to expand the 2nd Avenue Subway north and west of 125th Street. Andrew Siff reports.
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Upper East Side subway shove suspect arrested
Police say they have arrested the man responsible for an unprovoked subway shove on the Upper East Side. News 4’s Checkey Beckford reports.
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W service suspended almost 24 hours after car windows smashed
“W” train service is still suspended as crews race to repaid dozens of subway trains that were found with smashed windows. Gus Rosendale reports.
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NYC taking new approach to prevent subway surfing
The MTA is taking a new approach to combat the deadly teenage trend called “subway surfing.” Andrew Siff reports.