New subway safety hack involves two everyday items: ‘Ladies, take notes’
The latest subway self-defense hack to emerge on social media calls for two things everyone has — a sock and a can of beans.
Vigil held for New York City subway burning victim Debrina Kawam in Brooklyn
A vigil was held Sunday in Brooklyn for Debrina Kawam​, the woman fatally set on fire on a subway back in December​.
New York Democrats' new tax forces middle-class workers into lawless subway tunnels
New York City is imposing a controversial new driving tax on vehicles headed south of Central Park or into Manhattan from New ...
Subway, commuter rails see overcrowding amid congestion pricing as riders are ‘smashed up against one another’: straphangers
As commuters opt for public transit to avoid paying the $9 congestion zone toll, straphangers griped their trains were packed ...
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Four-month subway shutdown to Far Rockaway begins Friday, affecting thousands of riders
The suspensions make way for critical repairs, with free shuttle buses and discounted LIRR tickets available to mitigate the ...
NYC subway rat goes viral after snagging Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup package on tracks
A little rat scouring New York City subway tracks in search of something to nosh on discovered a pile of garbage, bystander video revealed. Amidst a white bag’s Red Bull can and crushed soda cup the ...
Man Charged in Subway Burning Says He Was Drunk and Remembers Nothing
Calil, confronted with video of the immolation of Debrina Kawam, told detectives he was blackout drunk at the time. He ...
Man suspected of fatally stabbing NYC boy, 14, is same perp in Bronx subway slashing: cops
Police believe the maniac who fatally stabbed a 14-year-old boy is the same man who randomly slashed an innocent bystander in ...
NY lawmakers demand subway chief's ouster after comment dismissive of crime issue: 'In people's heads'
A slew of New York lawmakers called for the ouster of MTA Chairman Janno Lieber, the subway chief appointed by Gov. Hochul, ...
Barriers coming to NYC subway platforms in 2025, Hochul says
Barriers will be installed on platforms at subway stations in New York City starting in 2025, Gov. Kathy Hochul said. The ...
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Subway, bus ridership ticks up on heels of congestion pricing
Some suburban travelers outside of the city also opted for commuter rail over car traffic. The Long Island Rail Road and ...
Fear on the Subway: Perception and Reality
The chance of being a crime victim in the subway is remote. But riders feel far more at risk than they do driving on New York ...