Police are looking for a trio of subway dancers who allegedly assaulted a passenger aboard a train in Queens. The 28-year-old victim was on a Manhattan bound F train around 7:20 p.m. on May 7 when he got into a verbal argument with three men police describe as “dance show train performers.” As the train [...]
It could be a big lift for subway riders. MTA officials are planning a partial revamp of the Lefferts Boulevard A train station, including the installation of an elevator. The nearly 100-year-old station does not have any handicap accessibility at present. Along with the elevator, the MTA’s plans include new stairs and a new roof [...]
BY ANTHONY O’REILLY A majority of subway platform conditions have improved over the last year, according to the Straphangers Campaign’s second annual “State of the Stations Platforms” survey. These conditions include garbage bags on platforms, staircases in disrepair, exposed wiring, floor cracks and lighting. Again this year, the presence of garbage cans and the lack [...]
For the third time in less than a week, a straphanger was struck by a train at a Queens subway station after jumping onto the tracks. According to police, around 5:30 a.m. Monday, an unidentified 34-year-old man was hit by a train at a Woodside subway station located at Northern Boulevard and Broadway. He was [...]
After a record-tying 55 deaths from subways striking straphangers in 2012, including two high-profile shoving incidents, the MTA is reviewing platform safety. “This is a troubling and dangerous trend with serious implications for the millions of commuters who ride the subway each day,” said Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer. “With six fatalities so far in [...]
On Monday, the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday, New York City subways and Staten Island Railway will run on a regular schedule. In Queens, buses will run on a regular schedule, but will be no limited-stop service on the Q6, Q25 and Q65. The Long Island Rail Road will operate on a holiday schedule with [...]
Following the MTA board’s approval of his fare hike proposal, CEO and Chairman Joe Lhota announced that he will resign, effective December 31, to consider running for New York City mayor in 2013. At the announcement, Lhota said that he would make “no further comment” on his mayoral candidacy until early January, when he will [...]
Police are looking for the man who punched two women in the face after he tried to hug them on an “N” train. According to the NYPD, the suspect was riding on a Queens bound subway near the 31st Street and Broadway stop in Astoria around 4:00 a.m. on Thursday, December 13, when he approached [...]
