MTA asks for $3B in federal aid, warns of huge service cuts
The MTA is hoping for a nearly $3B loan from the government as it hopes to stave off massive service cuts.
MTA facing historic budget crisis
With ridership way down due to the pandemic, the MTA is facing an epic budget crisis and is threatening massive service cuts to make up the difference.
MTA to ban defecation on NYC subway trains
The MTA is banning defecating inside subway trains and stations.
Subway service restored after debris thrown on tracks derails train in Manhattan
Demetrius Harvard, 30, of the Bronx, threw construction debris onto the tracks in Chelsea causing the derailment, authorities said.
Subway train hits debris and derails
Three people were injured after a subway train was derailed by debris thrown onto the tracks by a vandal.
MTA press conference on Manhattan train derailment
The MTA and the NYPD hold a press conference on the investigation into a subway train derailment in Manhattan.
Andy Byford, now in London, says NYC must reimagine traffic and transit
FOX 5 NY EXCLUSIVE: Andy Byford has some advice for New York.
Subway, bus riders face $50 fine for refusing to wear a mask
Gov. Andrew Cuomo said he worries about an influx of car traffic into New York City and said he hopes the penalty will help encourage New Yorkers to return to public transit by lowering the possibility of getting infected while using transit.
16 windows found smashed on subway train in Queens
Police are on the hunt once again for a suspect they believe has been smashing the windows of subway cars in New York City.
Man found dead on subway train in Harlem
Police made a grim discovery aboard a subway train in Harlem early Saturday morning.
Subway cleaner falls, dies crossing train tracks
The 40-year-old man was trying to cross the tracks at the East 239th Street train yard in the Wakefield section at about 5 a.m. when he fell, police said. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Man arrested after brazen rape attempt on subway platform
The NYPD says it has arrested a man caught on a shocking video attempting to rape a 25-year-old woman on a subway platform on the Upper East Side.
Search continues for vandal who smashed hundreds of subway windows
There is a $12,500 reward offered for information that leads to the arrest of the person who has smashed hundreds of windows on New York City subway trains.
Mass transit could suffer 'horrendous' cuts without federal bailout, MTA says
New York's bus and subway service could be cut by 40% if Congress doesn't step in to approve a federal bailout.
MTA requesting federal funding
The MTA is pleading for help from federal lawmakers to try and stay afloat as it is currently losing $200M a week due to decreased ridership.
Transit workers demand protections as New York City re-opens
Unions representing New York transit workers are demanding swift access to protective gear, better enforcement of mask-wearing and increased service as more businesses and schools re-open their doors.
NYPD searching for vandal who has smashed subway windows 63 times across NYC
The NYPD is on the hunt for a man suspected of vandalizing 63 subway cars across New York City by smashing their windows.
NYPD searching for NYC subway vandal
A vandalism spree could severely impact service on the New York City subway’s 7 line.
Is it safe to ride public transit during the COVID-19 pandemic?
The main way that the virus spreads is through droplets people spray when they talk, cough or sneeze. That means the best way to reduce the spread of infection on public transit and elsewhere is to wear and mask and stay 6 feet from others, experts say.
MTA asks Apple for easier way to unlock iPhone while wearing masks
New York’s mass transit agency wants Apple to come up with a better way for iPhone users to unlock their phones without taking off their masks, as it seeks to guard against the spread of the coronavirus in buses and subways.