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Wi-fi Comes to 40 More NYC Subway Stations in Queens and Manhattan
NEW YORK—In an effort to modernize the subway system, the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) has added free Wi-Fi and calling services to 40 stations. The latest additions include major commuter...
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First Steps for a New East Midtown Underway
A Bloomberg-era plan to rezone a large portion of East Midtown was pulled in the last days of the mayor’s last term. There had been a wide consensus on the need to upgrade the old and outdated office...
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Five Metro-North Accidents in Last Year Show Need for Federal Oversight, Says...
NEW YORK—The series of Metro-North accidents that caused 6 deaths and 126 injuries could have been prevented if recommendations by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) had been implemented,...
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Big NY Subway Hub Opens; Will Serve 300,000 a Day
NEW YORK— New York’s biggest subway hub is opening in lower Manhattan — a vital link between the new World Trade Center and the rest of the city. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority on Sunday is...
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New York City Officials Update on City’s Counter-Terrorism Plans
NEW YORK—An attack on the city’s subway system, an attack by drones, or a coordinated series of bombings and shootings like the 2008 incident in Mumbai, India: these were some scenarios that the city...
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Man Arraigned in Court Over Deadly Subway Shove
NEW YORK—A man accused of shoving a stranger in front of a New York subway train was arraigned Wednesday evening on a murder charge. Kevin Darden, who has a history of arrests for assault and robbery,...
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Think About This On Your Next Commute: Traces of Anthrax, Bubonic Plague...
Think about this the next time you grip a New York City subway pole: A new study has found that 48 percent of all DNA on the subway’s surface “matches no known organism.” A study, published Friday by...
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Traces of Bubonic Plague in New York Subway May Be Less Dangerous Than Your...
NEW YORK—Last week, news that anthrax and bubonic plague had been found by researchers in the New York City subway sparked frightening headlines that gave many the willies about the metro, and sent...
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Woman Found Guilty of Shoving Subway Commuter to His Death
A New York City woman will face at least 22 years in prison for shoving a Hindu man to his death off a subway platform in 2012. Erika Menendez, 33, pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter in the...
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MTA Launches Weekender App
An iPhone showing the new MTA Weekender App allowing iPhone users to search for information by line, borough, and station conveniently on their phones. (Benjamin Chasteen/The Epoch Times) NEW YORK—The...
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$324.6 Million NYC Second Avenue Subway Contract Awarded
A Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) worker walks in an underground tunnel for the long-proposed 2nd Avenue subway line April 12, 2007 in New York City. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images) NEW...
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MTA Accommodates Independence Day Traveling
A train is arriving at 42nd St. subway station on June 10. (Adryahn Hawkins/The Epoch Times) NEW YORK—On the Fourth of July, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority is not only about fewer...
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Subway Closures on 8th Ave Line This Week
There will be a lot of service changes due to MTA's FASTRACK maintenance program. (TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images) Closure Details: No A train service between 59th St.-Columbus Circle and Jay...
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Then and Now, NYC Subway Maps
Old maps on display in Brooklyn at the New York Transit Museum's maps archival event on July 11. This year is the 40th anniversary of Massimo Vignelli's iconic design of the NYC subway map. (Benjamin...
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NYPD Seeks Suspect in iPhone and Cash Robberies
A customer looks at a new iPhone 3GS model. (SAEED KHAN/AFP/Getty Images) NEW YORK—Video footage of a person who allegedly stole cash and electronics from victims at subway stations in Upper Manhattan...
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Fastrack: Subway Closures Hit B, D, F, M on Monday
People ride the New York City subway into Manhattan during the morning commute on September 9, 2011 in New York City. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images) NEW YORK—Subway lines B, D, F, and M on the orange...
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MTA Pushes Back Fare Hike and Adds Services
Joseph Lhota chairman and CEO of the MTA, holds a press conference at the MTA office in Manhattan on July 19. (Benjamin Chasteen/The Epoch Times) NEW YORK—Fare increases originally scheduled for...
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Under Lhota, MTA Doing Better
Joseph Lhota, MTA chairman and CEO, seen recently announcing service restorations. On July 25 Lhota and the MTA board discussed the preliminary 2013 budget. (Benjamin Chasteen/The Epoch Times) NEW...
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Developers Get Creative with MTA Data
Data that has been translated into an easier-to-read format by the Permanent Citizens Advisory Committee to the MTA, using a process called data visualization. Below picture is an example of raw data...
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Renovated Brooklyn Station House, Relic With Modern Feel
The Avenue H Station House, built in 1906, was saved by the community in 2002 from being torn down, was landmarked, and has recently been renovated. (Zachary Stieber/The Epoch Times) NEW YORK—The...
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