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Raccoons have invaded this Brooklyn subway station
Masked bandits are taking over a Brooklyn subway station. A plague of furry raccoons has struck an L train station in Canarsie — prompting a state senator to demand the...
MTA scraps plan to turn 14th Street into busway during L train repairs
The MTA will not transform 14th Street in Manhattan into a car-free busway during L train construction, agency officials said Wednesday — angering transit advocates who had been hoping to...
L train with swastikas removed during morning rush into Manhattan
The MTA took two L trains — including one during the morning rush hour — out of service on Wednesday when someone at the agency finally noticed anti-swastika stickers that...
More than a month later, Cuomo's L-train fix leads nowhere
Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s bid to play subway white knight is turning into one L of a mess. More than a month after Cuomo announced a proposal to prevent a 15-month...
MTA kept L train running despite gas fumes that sickened workers
Gas fumes on the L train in Williamsburg stations were so bad on Wednesday that workers wore masks and two employees were hospitalized — but the MTA kept the route...
Noxious fumes sicken riders, cause massive delays on L train
A ride on the L train was even more noxious than usual Tuesday. Leaked heating oil created overwhelming fumes along several stops on the troubled subway line, causing riders to...
The unexpected winners and losers from the L train shutdown fake-out
Last fall, Anna Dougan and her roommate put in an offer on an “amazing” Bushwick rental. “It was stunning,” she recalls. “It had a view from one of the bedrooms...
De Blasio supports Cuomo's 'miracle' plan to avert L train shutdown
Mayor Bill de Blasio said Friday he’s ready to ride along with Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s plan to avert a full shutdown of the L train. “The new idea that was...
MTA made 'giant mistake' by canceling L train shutdown: board
The MTA is making a “giant mistake” in going over its board members’ heads to implement Gov. Cuomo’s controversial L-train repair plan in the face of intense pushback, one of...
Water main break in NYC causes morning commute chaos
A water main break in Chelsea and an unauthorized person on the subway tracks at the 42nd Street-Bryant Park station caused calamity on the rails Wednesday morning. The 5 a.m....
Cuomo accused of ramming through L-train plan to avoid MTA panel
Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s L-train shutdown aversion plan was rammed through without MTA board approval because agency management knew it stood little chance of passing, board members told The Post on...
Cuomo is showing New York why he shouldn't control the MTA
Is Gov. Cuomo looking to gain complete control of the MTA, or trying to prove he shouldn’t have it? By all accounts, the agency is moving ahead with Cuomo’s new...
The real reasons to fear Cuomo's L train plan
It’s no secret that Gov. Andrew Cuomo seeks greater control over the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. But Tuesday’s MTA board meeting — on his idea to cancel the long-planned shutdown of...
Cuomo's L Train plan could still get derailed by MTA board
Not so fast! Gov. Cuomo’s last-ditch L train shutdown-aversion plan may be headed toward a derailment -- as MTA board members spent Tuesday afternoon picking it apart. The 17-member panel...
MTA calls for emergency public meeting about L train shutdown
The MTA has called an “emergency” public meeting for Tuesday on Gov. Cuomo’s last-minute plan to avert the L train shutdown. The agency had originally planned to shut down the...
Councilman wants MTA to pay city for L train shutdown work
The City Council’s Transportation Committee head wants the MTA to reimburse the Big Apple for the thousands of man-hours dedicated to the now-pointless L train shutdown-mitigation plan. Ydanis Rodriguez said...
R train riders after L train salvation: Hey, what about us?
Hey, no fair! R train commuters railed Friday morning about their line's unending delays — a day after Gov. Andrew Cuomo unveiled a plan to fix the decrepit L train...
Brooklyn residents thrilled after L-train shutdown nixed
Residents and business owners in Brooklyn were rejoicing after plans for the much-dreaded L train shutdown went kaput Thursday. “I’m ecstatic! This is relieving news to hear,” said Bushwick resident...
How Ivy League engineers helped avert the L train nightmare
Gov. Andrew Cuomo and a panel of Ivy League engineering experts on Thursday unveiled their last-minute 10-point plan to dodge the dreaded 24/7 L train shutdown with cutting-edge technology never...
Cuomo's L train tour will cause headaches early Friday
As if the looming shutdown isn’t bad enough, Gov. Cuomo is causing a headache for L train riders in the wee hours Friday — forcing the MTA to slow service...