MTA announces service cuts to 11 bus routes
The changes are part of larger changes coming to 19 routes.
The changes are part of larger changes coming to 19 routes.
MTA rethinking bus service
The MTA will be reevaluating its bus routes, stops, and service level in the wake of significant shifts in population in various neighborhoods.
The MTA will be reevaluating its bus routes, stops, and service level in the wake of significant shifts in population in various neighborhoods.
Subway service improvements
New numbers from the MTA are hard to swallow for many New York City commuters. The transit authority says subways were on-time nearly 80% this April. That?s the highest weekday on-time performance level since October 2013. The figures also show the average weekday commuter spent 34 fewer seconds on the train and platform per trip.
New numbers from the MTA are hard to swallow for many New York City commuters. The transit authority says subways were on-time nearly 80% this April. That?s the highest weekday on-time performance level since October 2013. The figures also show the average weekday commuter spent 34 fewer seconds on the train and platform per trip.
NYPD cop arrested
FBI?agents arrested a New York City police officer at her Long Island home on Friday in connection with an alleged murder-for-hire plot. Police Officer Valerie Cincinelli is accused of asking her boyfriend to help her hire someone to kill her estranged husband as well as a young girl, according to a law enforcement source.
FBI?agents arrested a New York City police officer at her Long Island home on Friday in connection with an alleged murder-for-hire plot. Police Officer Valerie Cincinelli is accused of asking her boyfriend to help her hire someone to kill her estranged husband as well as a young girl, according to a law enforcement source.
NYPD and facial recognition
Georgetown Law Center on Privacy and Technology senior associate Clare Garvie waited more than two years for litigation against the NYPD to force the department to turn over 3,700 pages detailing how the department edits photos before entering them into its facial-recognition software.
Georgetown Law Center on Privacy and Technology senior associate Clare Garvie waited more than two years for litigation against the NYPD to force the department to turn over 3,700 pages detailing how the department edits photos before entering them into its facial-recognition software.
Penn Station overhaul
Officials unveiled renderings of what will be the new main entrance to Penn Station. It will be located at 33rd Street and 7th Avenue and will connect commuters to the Long Island Rail Road concourse and the subways.
Officials unveiled renderings of what will be the new main entrance to Penn Station. It will be located at 33rd Street and 7th Avenue and will connect commuters to the Long Island Rail Road concourse and the subways.
Amazon shipping strategy
Amazon, which is racing to deliver packages faster, is turning to its employees with a proposition: Quit your job and we'll help you start a business delivering Amazon packages.
Amazon, which is racing to deliver packages faster, is turning to its employees with a proposition: Quit your job and we'll help you start a business delivering Amazon packages.
Cop faces departmental trial
The New York City police department on Monday began a long-awaited public examination of the sidewalk confrontation five summers ago that left an unarmed black man dead and his pleas of "I can't breathe" resonating as a rallying cry against police brutality.
The New York City police department on Monday began a long-awaited public examination of the sidewalk confrontation five summers ago that left an unarmed black man dead and his pleas of "I can't breathe" resonating as a rallying cry against police brutality.
MTA overtime monitor
After an emergency board meeting that became very heated on Friday, MTA CEO and Chairman Patrick Foye said an independent monitor will be assigned to investigate allegations of overtime abuse.
After an emergency board meeting that became very heated on Friday, MTA CEO and Chairman Patrick Foye said an independent monitor will be assigned to investigate allegations of overtime abuse.
Uber IPO
Uber slumped more than 7% in its first day of trading as a public company on the?New York Stock Exchange?on Friday, debuting slightly below its?initial share pricing?and sinking further?amid market volatility and concerns about its ability to transform from tech darling to profitable mainstay.
Uber slumped more than 7% in its first day of trading as a public company on the?New York Stock Exchange?on Friday, debuting slightly below its?initial share pricing?and sinking further?amid market volatility and concerns about its ability to transform from tech darling to profitable mainstay.
MTA excessive overtime
In 2018, the MTA spent more than $1 billion on overtime pay, according to data released by the Empire Center for Public Policy.
In 2018, the MTA spent more than $1 billion on overtime pay, according to data released by the Empire Center for Public Policy.
Deadly Harlem Fire
Six people including four children are dead in an apartment fire in Harlem.
Six people including four children are dead in an apartment fire in Harlem.
New York's new EMS chief
For the first time, a woman has been sworn in as chief of New York City's Emergency Medical Services. Lillian Bonsignore was appointed the position by Fire Commissioner Daniel Nigro.
For the first time, a woman has been sworn in as chief of New York City's Emergency Medical Services. Lillian Bonsignore was appointed the position by Fire Commissioner Daniel Nigro.
Drivers to strike
About 10,000 for-hire drivers affiliated with ride-hailing apps?such as Uber, Lyft and Via?are planning to stage a kind of strike for two hours Wednesday morning. Later, many of these drivers plan to protest outside Uber's New York headquarters.
About 10,000 for-hire drivers affiliated with ride-hailing apps?such as Uber, Lyft and Via?are planning to stage a kind of strike for two hours Wednesday morning. Later, many of these drivers plan to protest outside Uber's New York headquarters.
Gateway project
The chairman of a House transportation committee said Thursday he'll get a new rail tunnel built between New Jersey and New York even if it takes legislative maneuvering. Oregon Democrat Peter DeFazio spoke at New York's Penn Station as he and several members of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure prepared to tour the 109-year-old Hudson River tunnel and other rail infrastructure.
The chairman of a House transportation committee said Thursday he'll get a new rail tunnel built between New Jersey and New York even if it takes legislative maneuvering. Oregon Democrat Peter DeFazio spoke at New York's Penn Station as he and several members of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure prepared to tour the 109-year-old Hudson River tunnel and other rail infrastructure.
Slutman funeral: A hero honored
Thousands of people came to pay tribute to a U.S. Marine killed in a roadside bombing in Afghanistan. The funeral for Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Christopher Slutman, who was also an FDNY firefighter, was held in New York.
Thousands of people came to pay tribute to a U.S. Marine killed in a roadside bombing in Afghanistan. The funeral for Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Christopher Slutman, who was also an FDNY firefighter, was held in New York.
Slutman funeral: Taps
Thousands of mourners stood at attention and saluted as "Taps" was played to honor FDNY firefighter and Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Christopher Slutman, who died in Afghanistan.
Thousands of mourners stood at attention and saluted as "Taps" was played to honor FDNY firefighter and Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Christopher Slutman, who died in Afghanistan.
National anthem sung at Slutman funeral
The national anthem is sung at the funeral for FDNY firefighter and U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Christopher Slutman at St. Thomas Episcopal Church in Manhattan.
The national anthem is sung at the funeral for FDNY firefighter and U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Christopher Slutman at St. Thomas Episcopal Church in Manhattan.
Dr. Oz fights back to fake ads
Dr. Mehemt Oz is speaking out about Facebook's fake celebrity ads.
Dr. Mehemt Oz is speaking out about Facebook's fake celebrity ads.
Man rubbed girl's leg inside Payless store
The NYPD wants to find the man who approached an 11-year-old girl inside a Payless Shoe Store on Springfield Blvd. and rubber her calf up to her knee.
The NYPD wants to find the man who approached an 11-year-old girl inside a Payless Shoe Store on Springfield Blvd. and rubber her calf up to her knee.