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Police nab homeless man in fatal subway stabbing of Brooklyn dad
Police have nabbed a homeless man in the fatal stabbing of a Brooklyn father aboard an L train Friday night.
65-year-old man attacked with glass bottle on Brooklyn L train
Police were looking for two goons that cracked a 65-year-old man in the head with a glass bottle on the L train in Brooklyn on Thursday morning. The young men...
Breakdancer stabbed aboard NYC subway in unprovoked attack
The victim was knifed three times by a suspect, who’s believed to be homeless, on an L train approaching the 3rd Avenue station just before 2 p.m., according to cops...
Man fatally struck by Brooklyn subway train
The man was walking on the roadbed at the Graham Avenue subway station when he was hit by an L train at about 9:20 p.m., according to police.
MTA shed has turned NYC block into a rat-infested nightmare: locals
The MTA is known for running behind schedule — but this is ridiculous! At least six months after the agency's L train tunnel rehab was finished, a curbside storage yard...
Straphangers share full-on Thanksgiving feast aboard L train
Finally, something to be thankful for on the subways. A Brooklyn-bound L-train turned into a gravy train — as riders set up a Thanksgiving feast that included turkey, mashed potatoes,...
Drunk woman survives fall onto subway track as train pulled into station
A drunken woman fell onto the subway tracks as an L train barreled into Manhattan’s Sixth Avenue station Tuesday — but miraculously walked away unscathed thanks to a quick-thinking good...
Stalled L train turns evening commute into a nightmare
Rush hour L train service ground to a halt Thursday evening after a train stalled in the Canarsie Tunnel that runs underneath the East River between Manhattan and Brooklyn, the...
Off-duty traffic cop sexually assaulted on L Train: police
A creep sexually assaulted an off-duty traffic cop on an L train -- while she was headed to her daughter's graduation, police said Thursday. The 37-year-old mom was getting into...
Tattooed sex offender nabbed on L train for gruesome Florida murder
NYPD cops busted a tatted convicted sex offender wanted for the “unusually gory” mutilation and murder of an elderly man in Florida last month, according to police and reports. A...
L train 'running really well' on first full day of partial shutdown
It was smooth riding on the L train Saturday despite months of dread leading up to the partial subway line shutdown that kicked off Friday. The MTA prepared for the...
Riders steer clear of L train on first night of dreaded slowdown
The MTA's dreaded slowdown of L train service between Brooklyn and Manhattan began Friday night at 10 p.m., with the feared massive crowds failing to materialize in the early going...
L train riders should expect chaos this weekend
New Yorkers can expect a chaotic first weekend of single-track L-train operations as the MTA begins more than a year of repairs to the tunnel tonight. The service slash kicks...
'The Day the L Train Died': Comedians make fun of hipsters, L train closure
Just in time for the L train's dreaded partial shutdown Friday, a group of comedians released a parody song about the closure that pokes fun at the subways, the MTA...
Plan to repair the East River L-train tunnel starts Friday
Welcome to L! Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s plan to repair the East River L-train tunnel goes into effect Friday — and nighttime and weekend service will be so terrible that the...
14th Street will be closed to most traffic during L train reconstruction
The city will ban most private traffic on 14th Street in Manhattan, making it a largely bus-only thoroughfare in a bid to make room for shuttle buses that will carry...
Transit advocacy group warns against Cuomo's L-train plan
Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s L train tunnel repair plan will become the “Boeing 737-Max of the subway system” thanks to the dangerous levels of cancer-causing dust it will send through the...
Man allegedly fondled woman on Brooklyn subway
A sicko straphanger fondled a woman as they rode a rush-hour train through Brooklyn — then suddenly became sheepish when she started recording him on her cellphone, cops said. The...
Man escapes death after falling 'face first' on subway tracks
A man narrowly escaped death on Tuesday evening after stumbling onto subway tracks in Brooklyn just before a train pulled into the station, authorities and a witness said. The 49-year-old...
Commuters alarmed by thick dust covering Bedford Avenue station
The main construction to fix the damage to the L train tunnel hasn't even started yet, and at least one station on the line is already a nightmare of dust....