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Maniac sets straphanger on fire inside NYC subway before being arrested after fleeing train: cops
A maniac on a downtown Manhattan subway ignited a cup of flammable liquid Saturday afternoon, then threw it at a stranger, causing the man’s shirt to ignite and burning his...
Top 10 states with longest work commutes revealed — No. 1 may not surprise you
If you can make it here, you’ll make it anywhere — just consider extra time for travel. Commuting to, from and around the “city so nice that they named it...
It took 6 cops and 15 minutes to arrest a single fare-dodger: NYPD reveals difficulty of MTA's turnstile-jumping crisis
Cops revealed one man has 200 busts for fare dodging as they took down another offender in Times Square — showing subway fare-evasion crisis' scale.
14-year-old subway surfer falls from NYC train in latest injury from social media craze: cops
When officers rolled up, they found a conscious, responsive 14-year-old boy inside the train who was suffering from a head laceration and chest and neck pain, cops said.
Straphanger beaten unconscious by stranger with metal pipe in latest NYC subway violence: cops
A 31-year-old straphanger was repeatedly hit in the head with a metal pipe at a Queens subway station over the weekend in an unprovoked attack -- the latest outburst of...
NYC subway hack bested MTA's new gates, but stopping fare-beating is still vital
After the MTA spent $700,000 to install new entry gates at an NYC station to combat turnstile jumping, a subway hack proved that the design is more vulnerable to fare-beaters...
Teens caught on camera taking empty NYC train cars for brief joyride
The troublemakers found their way into the conductors’ compartments and operated the cars a short distance before bolting, cops said.
MTA city transit chief hits Cuomo for NYC congestion pricing flip-flop: 'He was right four years ago'
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority chief, Rich Davey, noted Cuomo -- who said last week that more study now needs to be done on Manhattan congestion tolls -- actually approved the...
Here are the worst times to drive Thanksgiving week — plan ahead
Planes, trains and automobiles will all be packed this week.
Roosevelt Island tram terrifies commuters with wild swinging moments
"A lot of people, probably like a third of the people in the car, fell over," says one commuter.
MTA's new high-tech subway cars have already gone off track
The MTA confirmed it was pulling six out of the seven rail cars out of service due to equipment problems -- just months after the high-tech trains were unveiled.
Higher MTA project costs mean New Yorkers suffer again
It’s tragic that New Yorkers can’t have many nice things when it comes to their transit system. The MTA needs to lower construction costs — or lower its sights.
Rising heat in subway stations could derail transit systems: study
Miserable heat in subway stations can cause damage to transit systems, new research has found.
First passenger ever banned by LIRR sexually assaulted pregnant conductor: suit
A pregnant LIRR conductor was sexually assaulted by a crazed, wine-soaked passenger while she tried to collect his fare, according to court filings.
29-year-old busted in random subway slashing attack
The attack happened Friday just as a northbound No. 3 train was pulling into the Nostrand Avenue station in Crown Heights around 3:30 p.m., according to police.
MTA and 40,000 transit workers reach tentative deal for 10% wage hike
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority struck a three-year deal with the union that represents its 40,000-strong subway and bus workforce late Wednesday that will raise wages nearly 10 percent and offer...
NYC will use cell data to study impact hybrid work has on mass transit
NYC planning officials are conducting a sweeping new study of the impact hybrid remote work from home and "long-term shifts" in travel patterns first triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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3 MTA bus drivers attacked in less than a week in NYC
“These attacks show how dangerous transit jobs can be and highlight the risks we face every single day," TWU Local 100 said in a statement. "The MTA should recognize this.”