Kids in New York keep dying while ‘subway surfing’ on top of trains. Can they be stopped?
The MTA has asked social media companies to take down videos glamorizing subway surfing. It’s also promoted public service ...
NYC Transit Chief Urges Lawmakers to Fix $35 Billion Gap
The head of New York City’s transit network is urging state lawmakers to resolve a $35 billion funding gap to help modernize ...
Bloody outbreak of NYC subway crime leaves at least 5 hurt in stabbings, slashings and a beating: cops
In the most recent burst of violence, a man was slashed on his hand as he tried to disarm a knife-wielding woman on board a ...
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To fund NYC subway fixes, MTA must undo decades of distrust
MTA Chair Janno Lieber is heading to Albany on Thursday to ask lawmakers to fund the largest construction program in the ...
Career criminal with 19 arrests accused of stabbing teen with corkscrew on NYC subway — and was cut loose by judge without bail
Rondail Henry already had 19 arrests on his rap sheet when he allegedly stabbed a teenager on a Brooklyn subway train — but a ...
Hero, 15, saves female friend from mugging in NYC subway by migrants, one of whom is sprung by judge
A 15-year-old boy said he was with a gal pal when a pair of drunk migrants mugged him at a Brooklyn subway station -- and was ...
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MTA reports dip in fare evasion as NYPD arrests skyrocket in subway system
The MTA estimates 44% of bus riders and 10% of subway riders skipped the fare during the final three months of 2024.
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Fare evasion on NYC subway down 25% in last six months, MTA reports
During an MTA board meeting on Wednesday, Chair and CEO Janno Lieber announced that subway fare evasion has decreased from 14 to 10 percent.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul deploys more cops to subway system after high-profile crimes
New York City Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Thursday that she is deploying more police officers to the New York City subway ...