Death
Woman Killed After Being Struck By A Q Train
Sometimes stories slip through the cracks & this one qualifies for that distinction. My sister e-mailed me the story of a woman who died after being struck by a train. She wondered if I had heard about the story to share on the blog. I did not so, I thank her for the unfortunate [...]
Horrific Crash Kills 2 & Hurts 2
13 days ago a horrific crash occurred at the intersection of Hillside Avenue & 168th Place. The accident which involved a car & a MTA Long Island Bus killed 2 people while hurting 2 others. Here is an article about the accident courtesy of Newsday:
NEW YORK - A Queens Village man, driving the car [...]
Service Alert 4 Train (Updated: 5:58 pm)
The MTA has posted a service alert regarding 4 train service in the Bronx. Here is the service alert:
Due to a police investigation at the Fordham Road Station, there is no Woodlawn-bound train service from the 161st Street-Yankee Stadium Station to the Woodlawn Station.
Stations being bypassed are: 167th Street, 170th Street, Mt Eden Avenue, [...]
LIRR Is Apart Of Two Unrelated Suicides
LIRR train entering Woodside. Resized photo courtesy of Eye On Transit
Yesterday was a dreadful day for the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) as they played an unplanned role in two separate but unrelated suicide attempts. The first suicide took place at approximately 8:48 am when a man whose identity has not been released, jumped in [...]
Teen Dies After Being Hit By LIRR Train
This past Thursday, a 16 year old teenager named Phelim Lynch was hit by a westbound Long Island Railroad (LIRR) train just west of the Floral Park station. The incident took place as he & a 17 year old friend were walking along the tracks. According to some of his friends, the area in & [...]
MTA Police Dedicate New Headquarters To A Fallen Officer
This past Thursday, the MTA Police dedicated its new Jamaica headquarters to fallen officer Dennis McCarney. Mr. McCarney of Hicksville was the first Long Island Railroad police officer to die in the line of duty. His unfortunate death occurred 18 years ago on March 15, 1989.
He was killed while chasing a robbery suspect out of [...]
Man Found Dead On Subway Tracks
Train tracks at Essex Street station on the J, M, & Z. Resized photo courtesy of Eye On Transit
An unidentified 50 year old man was found dead this morning on subway tracks at the Essex Street station on the J, M, & Z trains. MTA employees spotted the unconscious man laying on the ground & [...]
Not To Be Outdone…..
As I wrote about here, we had one idiot lose their life due to their own stupidity. However not to be outdone, we have yet another idiot who has died at the hands of a rail or subway car. This time our idiot was a 23 year old man who was surfing an uptown C [...]
