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Supervisors Suspended Following Subway Derailment In Harlem

Two track maintenance supervisors were suspended Wednesday, a day after following a subway derailment in Harlem that officials said appears to have been caused by human error, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority said.Continue reading

Derailment Caused By ‘Improperly Secured’ MTA Rail In Harlem

Here's the latest on a Harlem subway derailment that took place on June 28th, 2017 (all times local):Continue reading

Protest Hits Cuomo Over Lack Of Female And Minority Appointments

Asian, African-American and Hispanic business and religious leaders demonstrated outside Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s Manhattan office this afternoon to pressure the Democrat to diversify the leadership of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.Continue reading

MTA Plan Unveiled For Improvements Subway From Harlem To Hollis

Fox Business reports that the Metropolitan Transportation Authority has unveiled a plan to improve service and clean up New York City's subway system.Continue reading

Cali Developer Turns Shipping Containers Into Harlem Homes For Veterans’ Housing

Cities across the U.S. are searching for new ways to add affordable housing stock to their lagging inventories for low- and middle-income residents as wages fail to keep pace with soaring rental and home prices.Continue reading

Metro-North OKs $7.8M Contract For Security Cameras From Harlem To Hudson

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority, MTA, board has given the nod of approval on a $7.8 million project to outfit trains on the Metro-North Hudson and Harlem lines with on-board cameras to improve security and safety.Continue reading

Harlem Developers, NYCEDC Seeks Proposals To Bring Mixed Income Housing And Open Space

New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC), in partnership with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), today issued a request for proposals (RFP) for the development of a 58,000 square foot site in Long Island City, Queens.Continue reading

Water Main Break Stops Uptown C, A Trains

New York CBS reports that a water main break in Washington Heights shut down A and C Train service Thursday night.Continue reading

MTA Subway Robber Wanted In Harlem

A man wanted in connection with a robbery at a subway station in Harlem was wearing what appears to be a Metropolitan Transportation Authority shirt at the time of the incident, police said.Continue reading

New Subway Cars Will Bear Cuomo’s Color Stamp

Gov. Andrew Cuomo revealed details of a new fleet of subway cars Monday, part of a “redesign of the MTA on every level” that will bear the unmistakable mark of Albany.Continue reading

MTA Buses Test Safety Technology To Avoid Hitting Pedestrians

Safety technology that would warn pedestrians that a bus is turning or help bus drivers avoid collisions is coming to some New York City buses.Continue reading

New NYC Buses Have Wi-Fi But No Tech To Avoid Those On Foot

There are some nifty features on New York City's sleek new fleet of more than 2,000 buses, the first of which began hitting the streets this past week.Continue reading

MTA Wants To Get Rid Of Your MetroCard By 2020

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) is looking to end the use of MetroCards in the New York City subway and bus system by 2020, NBC New York reports.Continue reading

Cellphone Service Coming To More Subway Stations In Harlem

New York City subway riders from Harlem to Hollis will soon have access to Wi-Fi and cellphone service as part of a plan to upgrade an aging transit system that serves 9 million people daily.Continue reading