Clayton Guse
New York Daily News
New York, NY, United States
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NYC subway conductors told to alert MTA riders when cops are on trains, platforms
The Oct. 4 memo is among the latest efforts by Metropolitan Transportation Authority leaders to make straphangers feel safer as subway crime remains up from pre-pandemic levels. → Read More
MTA officials see light rail as easiest option for Brooklyn-Queens Interborough Express — final choice months away
Metropolitan Transportation Authority officials haven't decided whether to go with heavy rail akin to commuter or subway trains, a specially built bus system, or light rail. But a few constraints laid out by agency experts at town hall discussion could prompt the agency to chug ahead with light rail. → Read More
NYC transit system slowly regains subway, bus, train riders as commuters trickle back to offices
Subway turnstiles clocked 3.74 million entries on Wednesday for the first time since the pandemic shutdown in March 2020. MTA managers celebrated the milestone a week after the start of the school year pushed subway ridership to 3.64 million turnstile entries, the previous post-pandemic record. → Read More
MTA, NYPD struggle to rein in rising fare evasion on NYC buses and subways — ‘There’s no enforcement’
Transit officials are growing more concerned fare beating will grow more common among New Yorkers from all walks of life. → Read More
Mayor Adams claims he ‘won’ fight against homelessness in NYC subways
Some subway workers painted a less rosy picture of homelessness underground, with one calling the mayor's depiction of conditions 'crazy.' → Read More
MTA app combines LIRR, Metro-North ticketing and train tracking — ‘top request’ of riders, says railroad chief
TrainTime replaces a set of apps Long Island Rail Road and Metro-North Railroad riders used to navigate their commutes and suburban jaunts. → Read More
NYC speed cameras begin 24/7 enforcement
State lawmakers gave the city the green light in June for the cameras to issue tickets 24 hours a day. Since 2019, the cameras were only allowed to operate from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. on weekdays. → Read More
Hudson River boat capsizes, drowning boy and woman, 10 rescued: ‘Couldn’t make out anything other than their screams’
The private boat flipped around 2:46 p.m. off Pier 84 near W. 46 St. and 12th Ave. in Midtown, police and fire officials said. All the riders were pulled from the water, but a 7-year-old boy and a 50-year-old woman later died. → Read More
Full alternate side parking returns Tuesday — most drivers must move cars twice a week
The city’s alternate side parking will return to pre-pandemic norms, more than two years after then-Mayor Bill de Blasio reduced the number of days motorists are required to move their cars for street cleaning. → Read More
Suspicious package shuts down NYC subway service at Grand Central Terminal
A police spokesman said the package was deemed non-hazardous, but not before the scare caused major disruptions in subway service at the busy station. → Read More
SEE IT: NYPD cops save blind man who fell off NYC subway platform that lacked warning strip
The rescue — caught on video by one of the officer’s body cameras — came after Suleiman Rifai, 61, stumbled off the platform at the Grant Ave. station on the A line about 2: 15 p.m. on May 18. → Read More
Crew shortages persist on NYC subways, delaying thousands of trains each month
Crew shortages delayed 10,563 subway trains in April, or 18% of the 58,266 subway train delays reported, MTA data show. → Read More
Gimme the Loot: NYC hawkers try to flip MTA’s Notorious B.I.G. MetroCards for big bucks
The transit agency sold 50,000 of the special transit passes at three subway stations in the city on Saturday and Sunday, sparking hours-long lines of swag fans. → Read More
MTA tells NYC bus drivers to keep back doors closed to crack down on fare evasion
Transit officials on Friday issued a memo to bus drivers telling them to change a setting on their buses to prevent the rear doors from automatically opening in concert with those in front. → Read More
Only 8% of Manhattan office workers have returned in-person 5 days per week: report
The findings — compiled by the Partnership for New York City, which represents the Big Apple’s largest employers — estimated 62% of Manhattan’s office employees worked remotely during a typical weekday in late April. And just 8% — or one in 12 — showed up to work in person five days per week, the report shows. → Read More
MTA reopens Clark St. subway station in Brooklyn Heights with new elevators after 6-month closure
The Clark St. station in Brooklyn Heights closed down Nov. 3 as Metropolitan Transportation Authority contractors replaced a set of aging elevators, which are the only way for riders to get from the turnstiles to the mezzanine below. → Read More
New York labor unions rally in Brooklyn against proposal to phase out gas infrastructure
Unions representing workers at National Grid protested at the downtown Brooklyn headquarters of the New York State Climate Council, which is pushing the idea that the fight against climate change means New Yorkers’ gas stoves should be replaced with an electric model. → Read More
MTA chairman forms panel of ‘distinguished New Yorkers’ to advise on fare and toll evasion crackdown
MTA Chairman Janno Lieber Lieber said the agency is on track to lose $500 million this year to straphangers and motorists who dodge the agency’s fares and tolls. → Read More
NYC subway saw increase in major delays in March
The transit agency in recorded 51 weekday subway “major incidents,” a designation given to problems that delay 50 or more trains. That figure was up from 43 major incidents in February — and the highest number during any calendar month since June 2021, when the MTA clocked 55 major incidents. → Read More
Mayor Adams thanks NYPD cops, tipsters who helped track down Brooklyn subway shooter
Among the awardees were seven NYPD cops and a trio of federal law enforcement agents who helped lead the investigation into the shooting. Four people who sent tips to the NYPD of James’ whereabouts the day after the shooting also received proclamations. → Read More