NYC Transit chief Richard Davey leaving for MassPort: report
Please give me a return ticket! New York City Transit Authority President Richard Davey is reportedly fleeing the Big Apple after less than two years at the top, with sources saying he was “frustrated,” according to the Post. Told. Davey, who served as Massachusetts transportation secretary from 2011 to 2014, plans to return to the […]
Longtime Broadway stage manager Thomas J. Gates fatally hit by NJ Transit train: ‘We are devastated ‘
A beloved Broadway stage director was killed Wednesday morning when he was struck by a New Jersey Transit train bound for New York during rush hour. Thomas J. Gates, the production director of the Tony Award-nominated musical “Illinois,” died at 9:12 a.m. near the South Orange, New Jersey, train station, according to reports. northjersey.com. He […]
NJ Transit Police officers perform CPR on choking child, 3, on bus
Dramatic body camera footage shows how quick-thinking New Jersey Transit Police officers saved the life of a 3-year-old boy who was nearly turning blue from suffocation earlier this month. Traffic officers at the Trenton station heard cries for help coming from a private bus around 9:45 p.m. on April 16. “Baby, baby, baby!” one person […]
JK Rowling defends pediatrician told to avoid public transit amid gender study controversy: ‘Follow the money’
“Harry Potter” author J.K. Rowling has banned public transportation after backlash for her role in a major study that revealed a lack of evidence supporting the effectiveness of gender care for minors. Defended a prominent British pediatrician who was reportedly unable to move around the institution. “‘Follow the money’ may be a conspiracy theorist’s cliché, […]
Rhode Island transit chief resigns after he’s accused in a hit-and-run at a McDonald’s drive-thru
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Scott Avedisian, CEO of the Rhode Island Transit Authority, was arrested Thursday by Dan McKee, just two weeks after he was charged in a hit-and-run at a McDonald’s drive-thru in Warwick. He submitted his resignation to the governor. The announcement came on the same day the RIPTA board met behind closed […]
Critics savagely mock ‘bystander intervention cards’ from Bay Area transit system to be handed out amid harassment situations
Critics have relentlessly derided the “bystander intervention card” that Northern California’s Bay Area Rapid Transit System promotes for use in harassment situations. Friday BART Posted X’s instructions about cards: “You can ask a station agent for BART’s free Bystander Intervention Card, which you can use if you experience or witness harassment at a station or […]
3 stabbing attacks in and around NYC subway in one day as transit crime concerns soar
Three people were stabbed in separate attacks in and around a Big Apple subway station on Monday, as a Post report revealed how violent traffic crime has become. In one attack, a female assailant stabbed another woman in the back with a knife with an “unknown object” around 11:40 a.m. near the turnstiles at the […]
Attacks in NYC transit jump a massive 50% as subway murders surge: stats
Crime on subways has become significantly more violent since the pandemic, with the number of felony assaults surging compared to pre-pandemic levels, a Post analysis found. According to statistics, the number of train attacks in which victims were injured increased by 53%, from 570 serious assaults in 2023 to 373 reported in 2019. According to […]
Retail giant wants out of MTA transit center lease, blames crime for scaring away tenants
The retail giant that operates the Fulton Transit Center in lower Manhattan wants out of its contract with the MTA, saying crime is scaring tenants away from the shopping space. According to court documents, the Westfield Fulton Center alleges that the subway hub was overrun with homeless people, street thugs and vandals because it lacked […]
Kathy Hochul’s latest terrible idea: Militarized public transit
Understood. Every time there is a violent assault on people using public transport, public servants feel they have to do something. However, New York Governor Kathy Hochul (Democratic) Reaction to the spike in crime on New York City’s transit system It can make the problem worse or create entirely new problems. Yes, security forces are […]