Leaning benches replace traditional benches at NYC subway station as part of MTA pilot program
The MTA has replaced traditional wooden benches with metal leaning benches at one popular Manhattan subway station.
MTA installs metal leaning bars, replacing benches at some subway stations
Wooden benches at some New York City subway stations are being removed, according to the MTA. They’ll instead be replaced ...
‘You can’t sit down’: New Yorkers on benches removed from subway stations
Some New Yorkers heading into work Tuesday morning may have noticed that wooden benches were missing in their subway station.
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 ...
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 ...
MTA is replacing MetroCards with tap-and-go payments. Here’s what CT riders need to know.
By Dec. 31, 2025, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority will end the sale and distribution of MetroCards. Here's what it ...
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, ...
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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 ...