New York subway ditches MetroCard after 32 years for tap-and-go
Physical MetroCards will still be accepted into 2026 and the final phase-out date will be announced at a later time, ...
MTA ditches benches for ‘leaning bars' at an NYC subway station. Reviews are mixed
There are new additions at the West 4th Street-Washington Square subway station — and not all riders are leaning into the ...
Trump administration threatens to pull New York transit funds as it questions anti-crime efforts
The Trump administration is threatening to withhold or redirect federal funding to New York’s mass transit system if it doesn’t receive documentation of the steps taken to address crime and create a s ...
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18 injured after New York City subway track fire, station fills with smoke
NEW YORK -- Eighteen people were injured after a track fire was reported on the No.1 subway track, filling a New York City station with smoke, MTA officials said. Thick gray smoke billowed out of ...
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Police are seeking a suspect who set a man on fire in Times Square
died after being set on fire in a New York subway train. Sebastian Zapeta, 33, has pleaded not guilty to murder and arson charges in the Dec. 22 killing. Prosecutors say Zapeta set fire to Kawam while ...
NYC subway station replaces benches with goofy leaning bars — and commuters are confused
It’s a little annoying because I have to lean up against it and I’m really tired because I’ve been walking for the past 10 ...
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16 Are Hospitalized After Smoke Fills an Upper Manhattan Subway Station
making it the deepest station in New York City’s subway system. Riders enter and exit via either elevators to St. Nicholas or a 1,000-foot-long tunnel that runs to Broadway. Ed Shanahan is a ...
MTA installs new ‘leaning bars’ at West 4th St. subway station
The NYC transit agency installed four new “leaning bars” at the West 4th St. station of the A, C and E trains in Greenwich Village over the weekend. The thin, slanted metal bars are ...