Crime
Cab Driver Fatally Shot At The LIRR’s Shirley Station
I find it truly sad to hear or read about a hard worker being killed while just doing his job. Unfortunately such a tragic event took place 2 days ago when 53 year old Shirley resident & cab driver John Attrino, was shot inside his cab at the Long Island Rail Road’s (LIRR) Shirley station. [...]
Cellphone Pictures Lead To An Arrest
Early Friday evening Christine Hauser of the New York Times broke a story about how cell phone pictures led to an arrest of a 18 year old male. The 18 year old was photographed on an Astoria-Ditmars Blvd train engaging in “scratchitti”. Scratchitti is a form of graffiti that’s made by etching and carving [...]
Two Officers Shot At 21st Street-Queensbridge Subway Station
Station sign on the downtown platform at the 21st Street-Queensbridge station. Resized photo courtesy of Eye On Transit.
Around 5:15pm yesterday, two officers were shot & seriously injured by an illegal immigrant who tried to use a Student Metrocard to enter the subway the 21st Street-Queensbridge station on the line. Al Baker & Sewell Chan [...]
Transit Employee Impersonator Busted Yet Again!
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Darius McCollum being taken out of the 59th St.-Columbus Circle station by cops. Photo courtesy of Hiroko Masuike for The New York Times
If you are any sort of tri-state area transit buff or just keep up on news, you know who Darius McCollum is. For those who do not know him, he is the infamous [...]
6 Teens Charged After Attempted Mugging At Rockville Center
On Tuesday 6 teens were charged after an attempted mugging of a 30 year old woman waiting to board a train at the Rockville Center station. The attack which occurred around 12:30 a.m. on Tuesday was discussed with more details in this report by Newsday’s Joseph Mallia:
Six teen boys surrounded a woman at the Rockville [...]
The Harsh Reality Of Being A Bus Driver
In the previous entry I discussed the MTA’s potential partnership with the NYPD to crack down on fare evaders on NYC buses. In that entry I had made mention of how drivers are in a no win situation in confronting fare evaders from a policy standpoint but more so from a safety one. New York [...]
Man Injured During Robbery Near The LIRR Freeport Parking Lot
On Sunday morning a 40 year old man was injured during a robbery near one of the parking lots at the Long Island Railroad’s (LIRR) Freeport station. Joseph Mallia of Newsday has the brief report:
A 40-year-old man walking in Freeport near a Long Island Rail Road parking lot early Sunday was knocked to the ground [...]
LIRR Crew Foil A Rape In Progress
The Long Island Rail Road has issued a press release praising a LIRR crew who with MTA Police foiled a rape in progress. Here is the release with all the details:
MTA Long Island Rail Road and MTA Police officials today commended the bravery of a LIRR train crew that came to the aid of a [...]
