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NY Gov Deploys National Guardsmen To NYC Subway

Gothamist reports: Gov. Kathy Hochul’s decision to deploy the National Guard and state police to check bags on New York City’s subway system was immediately met with concerns that it was more rooted in politics than public safety. Then Hochul said as much on TV. “I’m also going to demonstrate that Democrats fight crime as well,” she said during an …

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NYPD Retires Its Useless Subway Robot Cop

The New York Times reports: The New York Police Department robot sat motionless like a sad Wall-E on Friday morning, gathering dust inside an empty storefront within New York City’s busiest subway station. No longer were its cameras scanning straphangers traversing Times Square. No longer were subway riders pressing its help button, if ever they had. New York City has …

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NYC Subway Tests Long-Awaited Platform Barriers

Gothamist reports: Commuters will notice something a little different the next time they’re at the 191st Street subway station in Manhattan. The Washington Heights stop now has platform barriers. It’s the first of four to get the new technology as part of a platform safety pilot program that could spread to the rest of the city. “It’s still in an …

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NYC Subway To Upgrade Train Locks After Joyrides

The City reports: The MTA plans to explore “biometric” technology to prevent break-ins to off-limits areas of subway trains, the head of New York City Transit told THE CITY — but in the meantime, will tweak existing locks. Richard Davey said security devices that recognize unique physical characteristics are among the potential long-term defenses being considered to keep vandals from …

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Joyriders Drive Empty NYC Subway Cars In Queens

Gothamist reports: A group of people took control of two subway cars stored at a train yard in Queens, driving them a “short distance” before fleeing on foot, the NYPD said Thursday. Police said the group entered the train operator compartments of two “lead cars” that control trains on Dec. 30 around 4:45 p.m. The trains were stored in a …

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24 Injured In NYC Subway Collision After Vandalism

The New York Daily News reports: Twenty-four people were hurt Thursday when a No. 1 train leaving the W. 96th St. and Broadway subway station jumped the track after a collision with another train, MTA and Fire Department officials said. About 300 people were aboard one of the trains, while the other had been stalled as subway workers repaired vandalism, …

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MTA Says NYC’s 6 Train Saw 140M Riders This Year

Gothamist reports: Using data from Jan. 1, 2023 through the end of November, the MTA announced some of its most popular stops and stations of the year. The MTA said the station with the most MetroCard swipes was Flushing-Main Street, which clocked 6.3 million people using the traditional payment system. Meanwhile, the Grand Central Terminal subway station had a record …

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NYPD: Drunk Man Tried To Drive Down Subway Stairs

The New York Daily News reports: A drunken driver was busted Friday after he rammed his SUV into the entrance of a Washington Heights subway station, police said. Miguel Delacruz-Martinez, 25, was driving near Broadway and W. 157th St. about 9:15 a.m. when his black Nissan Rogue hopped the curb and ended up on the sidewalk, cops said. He continued …

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NYC Subway Mass Shooter Gets Ten Life Sentences

The New York Times reports: Frank James, who last year positioned himself in a subway car to create a “kill funnel” and then unleashed a barrage of bullets that miraculously killed no one, received 10 sentences of life in prison on Thursday. Mr. James, who walked away after the crime, had pleaded guilty to 10 counts of terrorism in January, …

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Hundreds Of Flights Canceled, LGA Terminal Flooded

New York City’s ABC affiliate reports: It wasn’t just New York City commuters who had to deal with flooding Friday morning — even those looking to fly out of the city had to deal with flooding conditions. LaGuardia Airport’s Terminal A was forced to close down entirely before 11 a.m. after the building itself flooded as a result of the …

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Flash Floods Shut Down NYC Subway System [VIDEO]

The New York Daily News reports: Damaging downpours dumped more than 3 inches of rain across the city early Friday, snarling travel on land and at the airports with the steady rain expected to last throughout the day and Gov. Hochul declaring New York City was in a state of emergency. A flash flood warning was in place for Manhattan, …

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Daniel Penny Pleads Not Guilty In NYC Subway Choking

Gothamist reports: The 24-year-old Marine veteran accused of fatally choking a homeless man on the subway last month pleaded not guilty Wednesday in New York State Supreme Court to charges of manslaughter in the second degree and criminally negligent homicide after a grand jury voted to indict him earlier this month. At a brief arraignment, prosecutors unsealed the charges against …

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NYC Subway Runs Indiana Jones Ads Over Intercoms

Gothamist reports: Subway stations across the city are advertising a new Indiana Jones movie through audible announcements over intercoms, prompting grievances from riders. Around every 10 minutes on Tuesday, a man’s voice loudly echoed across several station platforms proclaiming that “in 10 days, a legend will face his destiny,” as it promoted the upcoming film. Yet, chatter on Twitter showed …

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Manhattan Grand Jury Indicts NYC Subway Vigilante

The New York Daily News reports: A Manhattan grand jury has voted to indict Daniel Penny for the May killing of Jordan Neely, a law enforcement source told the Daily News on Wednesday. Penny, a Marine veteran, was charged with second-degree manslaughter for the May 1 killing aboard a northbound F train. The Manhattan district attorney’s office declined to comment. …

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NYC’s Subway System To Test Platform Safety Barriers

Gothamist reports: The MTA will begin constructing protective doors at three subway station platforms “in the coming months,” agency spokesperson Aaron Donovan told Gothamist on Sunday. The protective barriers are part of a pilot program meant to stop riders from falling — or being pushed — onto the train tracks. The program, which was announced last year, comes in response …

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NYC Subway Vigilante To Face Wrongful Death Lawsuit

The New York Post reports: The family of the homeless man put in a fatal chokehold on the F train by straphanger Daniel Penny plans to file a wrongful-death lawsuit against the former Marine, The Post has learned. The May 1 death of Jordan Neely was caught on video and has sparked a firestorm. Penny — who last week told …

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NYC Subway Vigilante: “I’m Not A White Supremacist”

“This had nothing to do with race. I judge a person based on their character. I’m not a white supremacist. I mean, it’s, it’s a little bit comical. Everybody who’s ever met me can tell you, I love all people, I love all cultures. “You can tell by my past and all my travels and adventures around the world. I …

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Woman Breaks Time Record For Traveling NYC Subway

Gothamist reports: New York City’s subway has 472 stations laid out across 665 miles of track. For decades, transit enthusiasts have jockeyed to set the record for the fastest time to travel through the whole system. Last month, Kate Jones, a New Yorker now living in Switzerland, set a new standard. She completed the journey in 22 hours, 14 minutes …

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MTA Unveils Paris-Style Anti-Fare Evasion Turnstiles

Gothamist reports: The MTA is planning the first major redesign of subway turnstiles in modern history, a change officials said is key to cracking down on fare evasion on the city’s mass transit system. Prototypes of the new fare gate designs were on display at Grand Central Terminal on Wednesday. The equipment isn’t actually a turnstile that rotates as a …

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Money Beg For NYC Subway Chokehold Killer Hits $2M

The New York Post reports: A fundraiser for Daniel Penny neared the $2 million mark Sunday, with his attorneys saying donations have kept rolling in because the subway chokehold case has “struck a chord” in the psyche of people across the country. The “Legal Defense Fund” for Penny — the 24-year-old former Marine charged with manslaughter in the death of …

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