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NJ Transit's frequent delays enrage commuters as 15% fare hike set to take hold — and 'nothing is being done about it'
This month’s series of holdups, slowdowns and outright cancellations — combined with aging train cars, ancient infrastructure and an ironically timed 15% fare hike that starts July 1 — has...
NYC straphangers brace for summer of hell as crosstown subway line shuts down for much-needed repairs: 'This s--t is gonna suck, man'
The MTA is a day away from shutting down parts of the G line for six weeks so it can do much-needed repair work on the ancient system
Widow pleads for help after losing bag carrying husband's ashes on DC streetcar: 'Please return it'
"I just want whoever finds it to please, please return it."
Solution to subway mayhem is simple -- don't send in National Guard, enforce farebeating!
Thursday’s self-defense shooting upon a rush-hour Brooklyn A train is emblematic of everything Gov. Hochul and Mayor Adams are doing wrong on subway violence.
Straphangers use simple hack to defeat MTA's new $700K subway gates — installed to crush fare-beaters
Forget swiping — or jumping.
NJ suburb turned into transit hub where migrants switch from buses to trains to thwart NYC crackdown
Buses of migrant families are thwarting Eric Adam's crackdown on arrivals in the Big Apple by switching to trains in a New Jersey suburb and traveling to their "final destination"...
NYC's most delayed subway lines of 2023 revealed — is your train on the list?
Maintenance worker, Jamilla, 54, lives in Brooklyn, and said delays are so frequent and frustrating they often cause people to “get crazy”.
Penn Station remodel plan is ALREADY over budget: not one more public dime!
A renovation plan for Penn Station from former MTA head Pat Foye and Italian firm ASTM was promised to cost no more than $6 billion. It's already over budget, miles...
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.
NYC bus rider pummeled by hateful creep for wearing turban, mask: cops
The 19-year-old victim was riding an MTA shuttle bus near 118th Street and Liberty Avenue in the Little Guyana neighborhood around 9 a.m. Sunday when a stranger approached him and...
US expat shocked by this Australian public transit trend
A US expat has shared the “uniquely Australian” thing we do Down Under when catching public transport that she loves – and her surprise has shocked Aussies.
Video shows man in a dress swinging a hammer used to attack two people in Seattle: cops
Seattle police released surveillance footage of a hammer-swinging man they suspect of using the heavy-duty tool to attack two people last week near a light rail transit station.
Pony express: Hilarious photos show horse trying to board bus
The pony stalled the bus for a few moments to say "hay" before being lead back onto the street.
Brazen NYers getting stoned in classy 'joints' such as Saks, Nobu and US Open -- and weed stench is 'everywhere' in NYC
It's the summer of weed as New Yorkers brazenly smoke pot even in places they're not allowed: including parks and on the subway and, allegedly, at fancy restaurants and stores.
NYC to pay for Ubers, Lyfts for thousands of students if school-bus drivers strike
Big Apple schools Chancellor David Banks spelled out the costly backup plan, which includes paying for thousands of rideshares for disabled students and migrant children -- as well as for...
Beyonce spent $100K to keep city trains running late after concert delay
The show was delayed for nearly two hours as management had concertgoers shelter in place amid bad weather.
MTA to crackdown on fare evasion in September after reporting $315M in losses
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority will begin its long-awaited farebeating crackdown next month on city buses -- following $315 million in losses last year.
New Great Train Robbery: Runaway MTA overtime costs
A new Empire Center report shows MTA overtime hit $1.3 billion last year.
Dozens of commuters forced to jump off train, slide down hill after major delays
Wild footage has captured the moment dozens of footy fans jumped off a stranded train and slid down a hill, after a police incident in Melbourne caused commuter chaos.
I use a hair-flattening iron on the train — I don't see a problem with that
"Noo that’s nasty girl. Do that at home. Hair everywhere and the smell," one person said.