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May 20, 2012
Greg Wetzel helped save a woman's life at the West 72nd Street station.
May 13, 2012
From 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. this week, trains won't run between 57th Street and West 4th Street in Manhattan in both directions.
May 07, 2012
Some rather blundering inaccuracies may have slipped by you on the NYC subway guide, until now.
April 23, 2012
Paterson takes the place of longtime board member Nancy Shevell.
VIDEO: Subway chicken: MTA outraged as kids play chicken on subway tracks
April 17, 2012
Teens try to wait each other out by waiting on the tracks of an oncoming train. "You can't outlaw stupidity," says an MTA spokesman.
Police charge man with bringing loaded gun onto subway
April 11, 2012
The loaded gun police say a man brought onto the C train at Spring Street.
Christine Quinn criticizes safety conditions at crane collapse site
April 04, 2012
Calls for MTA projects to be held to city safety standards, instead of state.
NYPD ousts riders off bus to transport arrested Occupy Wall Street protesters
March 28, 2012
Riders, be ready: The NYPD can commandeer your bus at any time to take prisoners to jail cells.
Poetry back in motion on the subway
March 27, 2012
Straphangers' pleas for more service and lower fares may go unheeded, but the MTA has decided to reward riders with rhymes.
Select Bus Service gets 'D' grade for broken ticket machines
March 27, 2012
What should be speedy service is marred by ticket machines that are often broken.
VIDEO: Subway brawl gets vicious
March 26, 2012
Nothing to get you excited about your commute home like a little subway fight video!
VIDEO: Improv Everywhere converts subway to sleeper car
March 21, 2012
Who wouldn't want a nice warm bed during their subway commute?
VIDEO: Subway fight ends with woman getting punched
March 14, 2012
Video posted online shows a vicious subway fight that ends after a woman who is trying to break it up is hit in the face, bloodying her nose.
Service may end for last five stops on G train
March 06, 2012
Save the G! That’s the rallying cry heard round Brooklyn these days, as hundreds of straphangers are pressuring the MTA to keep service at the last five southbound G train stops in Brooklyn.
Underground crimes rise steadily on the subway
February 27, 2012
New statistics revealed by the MTA show that the number of major felonies committed every day underground jumped 29 percent since last year.
Brooklyn businesses’ L train troubles
February 16, 2012
Williamsburg residents believe the neon “L” on their subway line stands for “lost revenue.”
Possible federal funding cuts could result in MTA fare hike
February 06, 2012
If a bill being mulled right now in Congress becomes law, the head of the MTA warned yesterday it may result in additional fare increases down the line.
Man found dead after subway fire
February 06, 2012
A man dies in a room at an uptown F train station.
Straphangers: Clean our stations
February 02, 2012
Subway stations win points for having garbage cans, but too many are plagued by graffiti, rats and water damage, a rider advocacy group found.
MTA riders agree it’s gotten worse
January 30, 2012
Ridership on the New York City subway system has increased 30 percent since 1998. But the happiness of straphangers hasn’t kept pace, a new report released yesterday found.
Paul McCartney's wife Nancy Shevell resigns from MTA board
January 25, 2012
Nancy Shevell, wife of former Beatle Paul McCartney, has stepped down from her post on the MTA board.
MTA beefs up security
January 23, 2012
The NYPD and the MTA are combating skyrocketing subway crime with a surge of new recruits.
Metro interview: Joe Lhota, MTA Chief proud of NYC subway
January 10, 2012
Metro sits down with new head of the MTA, talks rats and future fare increases.
Late-night workers stranded by MTA 'Fastrack'?
January 08, 2012
Starting tonight, the MTA will begin an unprecedented repair program called “Fastrack,” in which a large swath of the 4,5,6 subway line will be shut down in both directions.
Hoboken one day the last stop on the 7?
January 03, 2012
Forget Secaucus. If Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s dream to extend the 7-train to New Jersey is ever realized, the subway should stop in Hoboken, said one former MTA planner.
Can the MTA stay on track in 2012?
January 02, 2012
You’re not the only one making ambitious New Year’s resolutions: The new head of the MTA has some lofty goals, too.
Joseph Lhota: MTA head vows no train cuts
December 21, 2011
It won’t happen on his watch. Incoming MTA chairman Joseph Lhota said yesterday he’s not looking to slash subway or bus service.
Fee-free ATMs subject users to advertisements
December 20, 2011
A 25-year-old Brooklyn man is cashing in on New Yorkers’ hatred of pricey ATM fees. Clinton Townsend has created ATMs that derive their revenue from advertisers instead of high surcharges.
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