Hundreds of NYC straphangers hug the walls inside subway stations in wake of spiraling transit crime
Violent crime has created a grim new normal in the Big Apple's subway stations, home wallflowers. The short-tempered strappers told the newspaper they waited for the train with their backs against the wall, fearing they would be the next victims to be thrown onto the tracks. On two recent afternoons, the Post reported hundreds of […]
Commemorative Trump transit cards released by DC Metro ahead of inauguration
As Americans flock to the nation's capital for President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration, the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) has released a special public transit card to commemorate the event. The Inaugural SmarTrip Card is a reloadable fare card that can hold up to $300 in stored value on public transportation within the city, according […]
Exclusive | Widow of man killed in NYC subway says Hochul’s new transit patrols wouldn’t have saved husband
The widow of a grandfather killed on a Brooklyn train a year ago says Gov. Kathy Hochul's subway safety plan failed to stop her husband's ruthless killer. And she hasn't set foot on the railroad tracks since her husband's unsolved murder. “9-to-5 is a good start,” grieving Jakeba Dockery, 43, told the Post of Hochul's […]
NY transit funding for Long Island hits skids, enraging critics: ‘Shortchanged’
Local police and industry groups are complaining that Long Island is getting just 7.8% of its next annual transportation budget, or one-third of its normal amount. The shocking drop in the island's transportation costs, which typically account for about 23% of New York City's annual transportation budget, came just days before Gov. Kathy Hochul was […]
Congestion pricing advocate attacked at NYC subway station — as new $9 toll pushes people into mass transit
Be careful what you wish for. A vocal supporter of the state's controversial congestion pricing plan, which steers New Yorkers through the city's difficult transit system, was attacked at a Manhattan subway station over the weekend. Leila Lo Gishko, president of the New York City Club, which sued Gov. Cathy Hochul for an unpopular toll […]
NYC transit head says violent subway attacks have ‘gotten in people’s heads’ but crime is down
New York Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) Commissioner Jano Lieber suggested that recent high-profile subway attacks are “getting into people's heads” and making them feel like the subway system is unsafe. Lieber told Bloomberg News. podcast Monday's “Bloomberg Talks” will discuss a new “congestion toll” plan that would cost drivers $9 to pass under Central Park […]
Russian gas flows to Europe via Ukraine cease as transit agreement expires | Russia
Russian gas has stopped flowing to Europe through Ukraine, ending a key energy route that dates back to Soviet times and withstood three years of all-out war between the two countries. Ukraine cut off the shipping route after the agreement signed in 2019 expired in the early hours of New Year's Day. This marks a […]
Adams claims subway violence — including horrific arson attack — ‘overshadowed’ NYC’s 2024 success on transit crime
Mayor Eric Adams said Tuesday that high-profile random attacks, particularly the horrific arson that burned a woman to death on the F train, have “cast a shadow” on New York City's supposed success in curbing subway crime during 2024. insisted. In a defiant year-end press conference, Mr. Adams reiterated his long-standing argument that “perceptions” of […]
DC scrambling to remove city transit ads likening MAGA supporters to garbage after uproar
They don't like trash talk. Washington, D.C.'s Regional Transit Authority has condemned a transit ad spotted near the Capitol that compared MAGA hat wearers to trash. Incendiary ad discovered by Capitol Hill Baptist Church says 'Keep D.C. trash free' Pastor Caleb Morrell. The ad features a line drawn inside a red circle over an image […]
Shouting madman stabs NYC subway rider who was watching Netflix hours after teen slashed in separate transit attack: cops
On Tuesday night, a screaming maniac stabbed a man who was watching Netflix on a train in Brooklyn. The victim now says he will think twice before riding the subway again. According to the victim and officials, the 32-year-old victim was watching a show on a northbound Q train at Park Place and 7th Avenue […]