Crime
MTA Contract Workers Accused Of Stealing
Yesterday afternoon, a story broke about equipment being stolen from a MTA warehouse. MTA contract workers are being accused of stealing 8 forklifts & other equipment so they could be sold as scrap metal to chop shops. Lets take a look into the story more courtesy of A.G. Sulzburger of the New York Times:
Three contract [...]
LI Contractor Indicted For Defrauding Workers
Earlier today, M.A. Angeliades Inc of Long Island City was indicted in Manhattan Supreme Court on charges of cheating employees out of $600,000 in wages including those who worked on four subway renovation contracts. John Riley of Newsday has more in this report:
A Long Island City contractor whose projects have included the renovation of the [...]
Crazy Woman Bites Bus Driver
Growing up with a father & grandfather (dad’s side) that were MTA New York City Transit bus drivers, I know how crazy the job can be. If I was not hearing or realizing that through their eyes, I was through many operators I’m friendly with. So I can’t say I am surprised at this next [...]
NYC Transit Supervisor Suspected Of Fraud
During these tough economic times, stories such as this do not sit well with people. The story I am referring to is of the alleged billing & kickback scheme involving a NYC Transit supervisor named Jacqueline Jackson Cutler & AJI Records Retrieval. The scheme allegedly revolved around Jacqueline inflating the bills submitted by AJI Records [...]
Man Charged In Murder Of Brooklyn MTA Bus Driver
As you know by know, a heartless bastard & non-paying rider murdered a Brooklyn bus driver on Monday afternoon after he was refused a transfer. Although nothing can bring the driver back, it is nice to know that the bastard Horace Moore was brought to justice. He confessed yesterday & was charged with murder. 1010 [...]
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 [...]