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MTA enlists NYC high school students to create subway surfing safety awareness campaign

News Tips And Information Hub Posted on September 6, 2023 by Evan Simko-BednarskiSeptember 6, 2023

Kids don’t let kids surf the subway — that’s the message from the MTA and the Mayor’s office, which announced Tuesday a new campaign designed by students at Manhattan’s High School of Art and Design.

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MTA fine over $24,000 and climbing for poor roof condition at Michael J. Quill Bus Depot in Manhattan

News Tips And Information Hub Posted on September 3, 2023 by Evan Simko-BednarskiSeptember 3, 2023

The state labor department has hit the MTA with a fine of $24,408 — and climbing — for failing to fix cracks and potholes in the roof of Manhattan’s Michael J. Quill bus depot.

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NJ Transit engineers vote to strike over wages; walkout by locomotive operators likely months away

News Tips And Information Hub Posted on September 1, 2023 by Evan Simko-BednarskiSeptember 1, 2023

The union representing some 500 engineers on New Jersey Transit’s rail lines voted to strike Thursday, though trains will likely keep running for now.

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MTA disables OMNY feature that displayed riders’ NYC travels over privacy concerns

News Tips And Information Hub Posted on September 1, 2023 by Evan Simko-BednarskiSeptember 1, 2023

The MTA has turned off OMNY’s “trip history” feature, one day after the Daily News and other outlets raised concern it could be used to track unsuspecting straphangers.

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Feature in MTA’s OMNY system might let others track your New York City travels

News Tips And Information Hub Posted on August 31, 2023 by Evan Simko-BednarskiAugust 31, 2023

The recent trip history of those who use the MTA’s OMNY payment system is available to anyone with the straphanger’s credit card number.

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Subways swamped as 1, 2 and 3 trains face delays after Times Square water main break

News Tips And Information Hub Posted on August 30, 2023 by Evan Simko-BednarskiAugust 30, 2023

A broken water main at Times Square poured cold water on New Yorkers’ morning commute Tuesday, snarling the 1, 2 and 3 trains.

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NYC speed camera violations drop 30% after a year of 24/7 surveillance by automatic traffic ticket system

News Tips And Information Hub Posted on August 28, 2023 by Evan Simko-BednarskiAugust 28, 2023

New Yorkers are pumping the brakes now that speed cameras are always watching in the city that never sleeps: Speed camera violations have dropped 30% citywide over the past year, the first in which the law allowed the cameras to issue automated tickets…

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NYC Transit workers’ sacrifice recognized by 9/11 Memorial & Museum, TWU Local 100; ‘A lot of them are still dying’

News Tips And Information Hub Posted on August 27, 2023 by Evan Simko-BednarskiAugust 27, 2023

MTA ironworkers and welders worked in the days after the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks cleaning and clearing debris in the a search for survivors at the World Trade Center. “They were the first heavy equipment guys on the scene,” said Joe Hoffman, then the MT…

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NYC Transit boosting service on N, R trains starting Monday — straphangers will have shorter waits

News Tips And Information Hub Posted on August 23, 2023 by Evan Simko-BednarskiAugust 23, 2023

Riders on the N and R subway lines should be spending less time on the platform next week, as the MTA adds more trains to weekday service.

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MTA fined more than $7K and counting for failing to fix fire alarm panels at East New York bus depot: documents

News Tips And Information Hub Posted on August 22, 2023 by Evan Simko-BednarskiAugust 22, 2023

The state Department of Labor had previously given the MTA a June 14 deadline to repair the system at the ailing depot, which houses around 250 buses as well as maintenance shops, MTA offices and subway repair facilities.

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