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NTSB Investigators Analyze Broken Rail Near Metro-North Crash Site
As National Transportation Safety Board investigators look into the what caused two Metro-North trains to collide head-on in Connecticut during the Friday evening rush hour, they are now focusing on a broken section of rail.
5/19/2013 - By: NY1 News
Transit Officials Are Not Sure When Full Metro-North Service Can Return
The National Transportation Safety Board began its investigation Saturday into why two Metro-North trains collided in Bridgeport, Conn. on Friday evening, and officials could not say when Metro-North service to the area would return.
5/18/2013 - By: NY1 News
Metro-North Collision Injures Dozens, Suspends Amtrak Service
The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating a Metro-North derailment on Friday evening in Bridgeport, Conn. that injured at least 60 people, including one in very critical condition, and also suspended Amtrak service from New York City to Boston.
5/17/2013 - By: NY1 News
Taxi And Limousine Commission Drives Unlicensed "Dollar" Vans Off The Road
The Taxi and Limousine Commission is cracking down on gypsy cabs and illegal dollar vans, and its enforcement team takes hundreds of unlicensed vehicles off the streets every month.
5/17/2013 - By: Courtney Gross
MTA To Renew Fastrack Repairs On 4, 5, 6 Subway Lines
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority's Fastrack repair program is returning to the 4, 5 and 6 subway lines next week, affecting riders in the Bronx and Manhattan.
5/17/2013 - By: NY1 News
Rockaways A Train Service Returning May 30
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority announced Thursday that full A train service in the Rockaways will be restored beginning on May 30, following more than six months of repairs that were needed after Hurricane Sandy tore through the Queens peninsula.
5/16/2013 - By: Jose Martinez
Ongoing MTA Pilot Program To Ditch Trash Cans Could Make The Subway Cleaner
Trash cans disappeared from eight subway stations last year as part of an MTA campaign to fight litter and rats, and while some of those stations are seeing a reduction in refuse, the MTA will wait until the summer to determine if other stations in the system will go trash-can free.
5/15/2013 - By: NY1 News
MTA Clerk Accused Of Involvement In Robbery At Queens Subway Station
A token booth clerk is under arrest after police say she was in on a robbery at the 111th Street and Roosevelt Avenue subway station, and her alleged accomplices were still on the loose Wednesday.
5/15/2013 - By: NY1 News
City To Offer Free Weekend Summer Ferry Service Between Manhattan, Red Hook
The free weekend ferry will run from Pier 11 in Manhattan to a new stop at Van Brunt Street and then to the IKEA furniture store.
5/15/2013 - By: NY1 News
Bronx Officials Want Additional Metro-North Stations In Borough
Bronx lawmakers want to see Metro-North roll through neighborhoods in the borough that have little access to rail transportation, and they are planning about a year ahead of the budget season to ensure the project gets started.
5/14/2013 - By: Erin Clarke
Taxi Drivers Speak Out Against Proposed Rule Change
Taxi drivers are speaking out against a proposed rule change that they say would put many of them out of business.
5/14/2013 - By: NY1 News
NTSB Wants States To Lower Legal Blood Alcohol Content Level To .05
In an effort to lower the number of drunk driving deaths, federal accident investigators are recommending that states lower the limit for what constitutes drunk driving.
5/14/2013 - By: NY1 News
Amtrak Unveils New Northeast Corridor Trains
Amtrak unveiled three new trains Monday, the first of 70 on the way to replace the fleet along the Northeast Corridor.
5/13/2013 - By: NY1 News
Subway Musicians Audition For Coveted Underground Spots
Seventy performers competed Monday in the MTA's 26th annual Music Under New York auditions at Grand Central Terminal.
5/13/2013 - By: Roger Clark
MTA Cashing In On MetroCard "Green Fee"
The MTA says its $1 "green fee" on purchases of brand new MetroCards is bringing in more cash than first anticipated.
5/13/2013 - By: Kristen Shaughnessy
Twelve Subway Lines To Have Weekend Service Changes
There will be service changes on the A, C, E, F, 1, 2, 4, 5, G, J, N and R lines this weekend as crews work to make repairs.
5/10/2013 - By: NY1 News
NYC Transit Failing To Inspect Structures That Hold Up Elevated Trains, Report Says
According to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's Inspector General, there are locations that haven't been looked at in decades, despite the agency's own requirement for yearly reviews.
5/9/2013 - By: NY1 News
MTA Subway Fleet Gets Its Start In Yonkers
A Yonkers factory where new MTA subway cars are assembled carries on a tradition that goes back more than two decades.
5/8/2013 - By: Jose Martinez
WTC Transit Hub Begins To Spread Architectural Wings
Just days after the final two sections of One World Trade Center's spire were raised to the top of the skyscraper, construction of the new World Trade Center transportation hub also reached a milestone.
5/6/2013 - By: Jose Martinez
Six Months After Sandy: Cleanup Effort Continues At South Ferry Subway Station
Every subway rider knows that when it rains, it pours, and when the rains from Hurricane Sandy drenched the city, it meant trouble for thousands of the system's riders. Six months later, many riders are still feeling the effects from the storm, particularly those who used the new South Ferry subway station, whose reopening date remains unknown.
5/5/2013 - By: Jose Martinez
"Hackathon" Gives Tech Designers A Chance To Create Apps For MTA
Tech whizzes are taking part in a two-day "hackathon" in Brooklyn to develop mobile apps for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
5/5/2013 - By: NY1 News
MTA Wants Developers To Use Their Data To Design Transit Apps
The old-fashioned subway map is giving way to high-tech help on mobile devices, and a competition this weekend will be on the hunt for even more transit apps.
5/2/2013 - By: Jose Martinez
State Supreme Court Halts City's "E-Hail" App For Taxis
The city's pilot program to allow riders to hail yellow taxis with a smartphone app was halted once again in state supreme court on Wednesday, until a panel of judges can rule on the case later this month.
5/1/2013 - By: NY1 News
Delta Offers Preview Of New JFK Terminal In SoHo Building
Delta Airlines took over a SoHo building to create a "pop-up" space previewing their newly renovated terminal, set to open in three weeks.
5/1/2013 - By: NY1 News
Two Emergency Backup Generators Installed At Grand Central Terminal
Governor Andrew Cuomo announced Wednesday the installation of two high-powered emergency generators, which will bolster existing backup systems at Grand Central Terminal.
5/1/2013 - By: NY1 News
Battery Park Cyclists Fight To Keep Bike Rack
Cyclists in Battery Park are gearing up for a fight over a plan to remove a bike rack outside their apartment building.
5/1/2013 - By: NY1 News
Funeral Held For MTA Worker Killed In Astoria Subway Station
A funeral was held in St. Albans, Queens on Wednesday for Louis Moore, a Metropolitan Transportation Authority worker who was killed in an Astoria subway station while on the job.
5/1/2013 - By: NY1 News
Council Bill On Muni-Meters Aims To Curb Misspending By Drivers
A new City Council bill would require that parking muni-meters not accept payments when they are out of paper for receipts.
5/1/2013 - By: NY1 News
F Train Has Most Service Issues In System, Report Finds
The F train is getting low marks in a new report released Wednesday that flags the line for having the most service alerts both before and after Hurricane Sandy.
5/1/2013 - By: Jose Martinez
New Bus Lines To Expand Service In Brooklyn
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority wants to create a new bus line and to expand another one that would run through some of Brooklyn's growing neighborhoods.
4/29/2013 - By: Jose Martinez
Local Flight Delays Take Off As Airport Furloughs Come To An End
People heading to and from area airports on Sunday were relieved they did not have serious delays to contend with, after the Federal Aviation Administration suspended furloughs for air traffic controllers.
4/28/2013 - By: Jon Weinstein
FAA: Normal Air Travel To Resume By Sunday Evening
As Federal Aviation Administration officials announced that airline furloughs are now suspended and normal air operations should resume by Sunday evening, President Barack Obama and Republicans pointed fingers over the federal budget showdown that led to deep spending cuts.
4/27/2013 - By: NY1 News
Brooklyn's Smith-9th Street Station Reopens To Riders
After renovations that went on far longer than expected, the key Smith-9th Street Station, which is on the F and G subway lines in Brooklyn, is finally back open to straphangers.
4/25/2013 - By: Roger Clark
Rockaways Straphangers Demand Better Service From Transit Officials
Nearly six months after Hurricane Sandy, the A train still is not running in the Rockaways, and straphangers from that storm-damaged area of Queens attended a Midtown meeting on Thursday to let MTA officials know they were tired of waiting for it.
4/25/2013 - By: Jose Martinez
Cell Service Comes To 30 More Subway Stations
The MTA rolled out cell phone and Wi-Fi service in 30 more Manhattan subway stations on Thursday, which allowed AT&T and T-Mobile customers to make calls, send emails and text while underground. | Read New Yorkers' thoughts.
4/25/2013 - By: Vivian Lee
Transit Worker Fatally Struck By E Train In Queens
A New York City transit worker was killed by an E train early Wednesday morning after sources say he fell onto the tracks at the 46th Street stop in Astoria, making it the first time since 2010 that a transit worker has been killed in the line of duty.
4/24/2013 - By: Jose Martinez
Judge Clears Roadblock For Taxi "E-Hail" Test Program
A Manhattan judge on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit that sought to put the brakes on a test program from the Taxi and Limousine Commission that will let people hail yellow cabs with their smartphones.
4/23/2013 - By: NY1 News
MTA Expanding Subway Cell Service This Week
Like being able to make calls or send text messages underground? Well, like it or not, that capability is coming to dozens more subway platforms soon. Transit reporter Jose Martinez spoke to straphangers who see the good and the bad in being constantly connected.
4/23/2013 - By: Jose Martinez
FAA Expects Flight Delays To Continue As A Result Of Sequester
Tuesday was a little smoother for air travelers, but the Federal Aviation Administration warns that travelers could see flight delays anytime as a result of the federal sequester.
4/23/2013 - By: NY1 News
Canadian Police Thwart Al-Qaida Linked Plot Against Passenger Trains
Exactly one week after the Boston bombings, Canadian officials on Monday announced the arrests of two men who were planning a major terror plot against Canadian passenger train service, and a source tells NY1 the potential routes that may have been targeted include a route from New York City to Toronto.
4/22/2013 - By: Mahsa Saeidi