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Freight train derails in New Jersey
Authorities are responding to a freight train derailment in New Jersey. A call about the train with three tank cars on their sides near Tremley Point Road in Linden came in before 8 a.m. Thursday. Chopper 4 was over the scene, just off the New Jersey Turnpike. Union County hazmat teams were called out as a precaution. No injuries were…
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Commercial train derails in Linden
No injuries were immediately reported.
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MTA debuts new ‘open gangway' subway cars. Here's why you'll like them
Ride the C line? Your commute just got roomier. The MTA on Thursday debuted a new version of its modern R211 subway cars — one that features what is known as an “open gangway,” allowing passengers to move freely from one car to another. The agency had invested $2.5 billion in new subway cars, and the ones that started to…
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Citi Bike is hiking its prices next month
Citi Bike is raising its prices next month, pledging more station upgrades and next-gen ebikes to customers as part of an overall plan to improve bike-sharing, the company said in a statement Friday. Citi Bike said the new pricing system would roll out on a staggered basis in January, calling it part of its effort to “support our growing operations…
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New York City unveils plans for redesign of Queens bus network
New York City’s MTA unveiled pans to overhaul the Queens bus network to increase the number of routes to serve 800,000 daily riders.
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Big changes coming to Queens bus service, with more routes coming: What to know
After a lot of complaints from riders in Queens who rely on public transportation, the MTA is finally taking action to improve bus service — but officials are running into a few road blocks along the way.
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Holland Tunnel to close 3 nights this month due to flood safety tests
A heads up for drivers this month: the New York-bound Holland Tunnel tube will be closed on three separate nights for safety testing. The Port Authority says testing of newly installed flood mitigation measures require the overnight tunnel closures from Sept. 20 through the morning of Sept. 23. During this period, they say the New Jersey-bound tube will remain open….
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Derailed train in Queens causes LIRR delays
Your evening commute on the LIRR might be impacted after a work train derailed hours ago. Melissa Colorado reporting.
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Woman paralyzed from shoulders down after spine cracked in NYC subway shove
Prosecutors say a woman shoved in a violent unprovoked attack in Manhattan last month has been paralyzed after the suspect pushed her “with all his force into the moving subway car.” The altercation, which broke the 35-year-old’s spine, went down the morning of May 21 in an apparently wordless, random attack at the Lexington Avenue and 63rd Street station. Police…
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Citizen App Video Shows Aftermath of Subway Push in Brooklyn
A suspect is in custody after pushing a man onto some subway tracks in Brooklyn Tuesday, according to law enforcement sources with direct knowledge of the investigation.
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Subway Rider Pushed to Tracks in Brooklyn, Police Say, Latest in String of Attacks
For the second time in less than 10 days, a New York City subway rider was attacked at random, shoved while standing on a station platform, according to police. The alleged incident on Tuesday occurred at the 25th street station in Sunset Park. Police said the victim was pushed onto the tracks of the southbound R train bed and was…
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Suspect in Upper East Side Subway Shove Indicted on New Charges
The new charges will remain sealed until the suspect, Kamal Semrade, is arraigned. He has already been charged with attempted murder and assault for allegedly shoving a woman into a train at a Manhattan subway station.o
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Suspect Who Allegedly Shoved Woman Into Subway Train to Face Judge
Police said the suspect arrested Tuesday morning, Kamal Semrade, is the same person seen in surveillance photos taken the morning of the attack inside the Upper East Side subway station. NBC New York’s Checkey Beckford reports.
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Man Accused of Trying to Murder Woman in Spine-Cracking Subway Push: Cops
A 39-year-old Queens man has been arrested on attempted murder and assault charges for allegedly shoving a 35-year-old woman into a subway in Manhattan without provocation, leaving her critically injured, authorities say. Police said that Kamal Semrade had been arrested Tuesday morning, and was expected to face a judge later the same night. It wasn’t clear if he had...
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Man Wanted for Shoving Woman Into Subway Train on Upper East Side, Fracturing Her Spine
Police are searching for a subway attacker who may have left a woman partially paralyzed from a shove into a train at an Upper East Side platform. NBC New York’s Checkey Beckford reports.
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Man Wanted for Shoving Woman Into Subway Train
Police are looking for a man who suddenly shoved a woman into a moving subway train and fracturing her spine. Marc Santia reports.
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Man Wanted for Shoving Woman's Head Into Subway Train
Police are looking for a man who randomly shoved a 35-year-old woman into a train at a Manhattan subway station with no provocation at all, leaving her with severe spinal and other injuries, authorities say. NBC New York’s Marc Santia reports.
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Stranger Breaks Woman's Spine in Subway Shove: Cops
Police are looking for a man who randomly shoved a 35-year-old woman into a train at a Manhattan subway station with no provocation at all, leaving her with severe spinal and other injuries, authorities say. According to the NYPD, the woman was walking on the southbound platform at the Lexington Avenue/63rd Street station in Manhattan after getting off the...
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Man Accused of Performing Chokehold on Jordan Neely in Subway Video Identified
Lawyers for the man accused of putting 30-year-old homeless man Jordan Neely in a chokehold, resulting in his death, released his identity after it was learned that a grand jury may decide if he will face charges. NBC New York’s Chris Jose reports.
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Marine in Deadly Subway Chokehold Case ‘Never Intended to Harm' Jordan Neely: Lawyer
Lawyers for the 24-year-old man at the center of the chokehold death of Jordan Neely on a Manhattan subway train said their client “never intended to harm” the 30-year-old homeless man, and “could not have foreseen his untimely death.”