Subway
A Train Derailment Near 125th Street
When riders boarded a Queens-bound train this morning, they assumed it would just be another regular commute to their destination. Unfortunately that was not the case after a minor derailment this morning just outside the 125th Street station that caused as of press time 34 injuries. Andrew Siff & Jennifer Millman of NBC New York […]
MTA Seeks Subway Station Proposals
The MTA announced today that it is seeking proposals for work on 4 subway stations in Manhattan. Here is more via the press release I received: The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has issued a Request for Proposals for four reimagined stations in Manhattan: 163 St , Cathedral Parkway (110 St) ; 86 St ; and […]
Queens Bound Service Returns To N Line
Residents at a number of Queens-bound stations will rejoice as of this coming Monday when they reopen for service after a lengthy closure due to a multi-million renovation project. Here is more via the official press release I received: stations in Brooklyn will reopen for Manhattan-bound service on Monday, May 22, following extensive renovations to […]
Cops Arrest MTA Employee
Cops have arrested a 63 year old MTA employee due to sexually harassing a 19 year old female subway rider. Rocco Parascandola & Thomas Tracy of the New York Daily News have more in this report: Cops arrested an MTA employee they say sexually abused a 19-year-old woman twice while working at a Brooklyn subway […]
MTA To Perform Critical L Line Repairs
This past Friday, MTA NYC Transit announced that it will soon be performing some critical repairs on the Canarsie Tunnel to enable the agency to keep running service up until its scheduled 2019 closure. Here is more via the press release I received: New York City Transit (NYCT) will conduct critical repairs and preparatory work […]
