Longtime transit worker named new MTA president amid authority’s staff shuffling
Demetrius Crichlow, a longtime transit agency employee, was announced Wednesday morning as the MTA's new chairman. MTA Chairman and CEO Jano Lieber said Crichlow, currently the MTA's interim president, was appointed because he “knows our system very well.” “We need stable personnel to ensure guidance and leadership…and I am honored to take on that role,” […]
Transit workers’ union calls for MTA to ramp up safety measures at the end of subway lines, following brutal train operator stabbing
The city's largest transit union is calling on the MTA to strengthen safety measures at subway terminals after train driver Mylan Pollack was stabbed to death in Brooklyn last week. Members of Transportation Workers Union Local 100, which represents more than 40,000 bus and subway workers, rallied Thursday outside the Crown Heights-Utica Avenue station at […]
Zabar’s, MTA will celebrate 210 years with free treats
Two iconic institutions in the Big Apple are teaming up to celebrate 210 years in business by providing cookies and bagels for everyone. To celebrate its 90th anniversary this year, Zabar's will hand out its legendary white and black cookies to commuters in the Bronx, Brooklyn and Queens on Oct. 22, officials said. Meanwhile, the […]
MTA bus driver who helped little girl on UWS sidewalk moonlights as New York Liberty dancer, performs at finals game
The MTA bus driver who bravely rescued a girl who was wandering alone on the Upper West Side last month went rogue and crashed into a hardwood forest Sunday. Timeless Torches members — 40+ dance troupe performing at the Liberty Games in New York. Luis Jimenez, 60, wore a black Torches jersey and black track […]
Fewer fair beaters hopping on MTA buses after transit ‘enforcers’ deployed throughout NYC
It's getting harder and harder to hitch a ride on an MTA bus for free. Riders are also noticing that the army of unarmed “enforcement officers” stationed at Big Apple bus stops and city buses to stop fare hikes is quickly reaping the benefits. “They're serious,” bus passenger Imogene Grant told the Post while waiting […]
MTA Bus driver saves girl found along on NYC street
A veteran MTA bus driver is being called a hero for taking action after spotting a 5-year-old girl wandering the streets of Manhattan alone. Luis Jimenez, 60, said he knew something was wrong when he noticed the girl on the Upper West Side sidewalk during his morning shift at Crosstown M116 last month. “I developed […]
Nut randomly slugs female MTA worker in face, blames voices in his head: prosecutors
An unconscious man randomly punched a female MTA worker in the face at a Midtown station, claiming he attacked her because “voices in my head were talking to me,” prosecutors say. . According to the Manhattan District Attorney's Office, Robert Ray, 33, was on his way to the restroom at East 53rd Street and Lexington […]
NYC man who lost limbs after being hit by train wins $90M MTA suit
The cash-strapped MTA could be sued for $90 million in damages after a train driver ran over a drunk man who fell onto the subway tracks without stopping, severing his leg, hip and most of his arm. There is. Lamont Powell, who will never be able to work again, won a huge award late last […]
MTA operator stabbed in Brooklyn subway by transit recidivist
An MTA subway operator is “fighting for his life” after being stabbed multiple times by a repeat traffic offender in Brooklyn Tuesday morning, union officials announced. Mylan Pollack, 60, a soon-to-be retiree, was stabbed in the stomach and leg just before 11 a.m. during an argument with a man who refused to get off the […]
MTA worker tasted Queens-Midtown Tunnel leak to determine source
This selection has a lovely ocean-like scent with hints of fish and trash water. The mystery of a massive flood that poured through a ceiling in Midtown Queens earlier this month was solved by a brave maintenance worker who was able to check the water's flow, authorities said. The crew member, who has not been […]