Hochul tests LIRR route into Grand Central Terminal

The long-anticipated and long-delayed rail route from Long Island to Grand Central Terminal is nearing reality.

NYC taxi cab drivers' hunger strike hits day 10

New York City taxi cab drivers are on day 10 of a hunger strike protesting the city's medallion debt relief program that they say doesn't go far enough.

Biden announces 'historic' deal on $1.75T spending plan, asks Democrats for votes

President Joe Biden says he has reached a “historic” framework with Democrats in Congress on his sweeping, though scaled-back domestic policy plan.

President Biden visits New Jersey to push infrastructure bill, education agenda

President Joe Biden continues to push his Infrastructure Deal and Build Back Better Agenda with stops in Newark, Kearny and North Plainfield on Monday.

CITY ON BRINK? Double stabbing inside Moynihan Train Hall

Two men were hospitalized and in police custody after they stabbed each other inside Moynihan Train Hall.

NYPD seeking hit-and-run motorists after 2 pedestrians killed

Police are searching for motorists who struck and killed two pedestrians in separate hit-and-run car crashes over the weekend.

Small plane ends up in shrubs near Long Island airport

Police say a small plane attempting an emergency landing has overshot a runway at a Hamptons airport and plowed into some shrubs, but no injuries were reported.

Southwest Airlines won't fire unvaccinated employees: 'It makes no sense'

While Southwest Airlines "encourages every employee" to get vaccinated, it does not want to "lose any employee" over President Biden's executive order requiring proof of vaccination or testing,

Lyft safety report: More than 4,100 sexual assault claims filed over 3-year span

In Lyft’s first-ever safety report published on Thursday, the rideshare app revealed that it received over 4,100 reports of sexual assault from 2017 through 2019.

Complaints of overcrowding on LIRR as commuters return

Trains are becoming more crowded, to the point where some people have not been able to get a seat during rush hour.

Man accused of raping woman on crowded train was released from immigration detention, never deported

The man who allegedly raped a woman in front of passengers on a Philadelphia area-train already has a criminal record and had overstayed his student visa – but was protected from deportation by the immigration system, according to Fox News.

School bus strikes utility pole, fire hydrant in NJ

Emergency crews were on the scene of a school bus crash in Montclair that left the bus driver with non- life-threatening injuries. None of the children aboard were injured, said police.

Former Boeing pilot indicted for deceiving FAA about automated flight system attributed to 2 deadly crashes

A federal grand jury has charged a former Boeing chief technical pilot with deceiving the Federal Aviation Administration’s Aircraft Evaluation Group (FAA AEG) in connection with the agency's evaluation of Boeing’s 737 MAX airplane, and scheming to defraud Boeing’s U.S.‑based airline customers to obtain tens of millions of dollars for Boeing.

Proposed AirTrain to LaGuardia Airport put on hold after criticism

The Port Authority is putting its $2 billion project to build a rail link to LaGuardia Airport on hold in order to consider alternatives.

1 dead after helicopter crash in Orange County

According to authorities, the helicopter crashed near Storm King Mountain near State Route 218, nearly 70 miles north of New York City.

Passenger not charged after flight makes emergency landing at LaGuardia Airport

An airline passenger whose behavior aboard a flight Saturday prompted an emergency landing and evacuation at LaGuardia Airport was released with no charges filed.