During the Tuesday evening rush, trains on the No. 2 and 3 lines were delayed by a track fire at the Central Park North-110th Street stop. On Monday night, E and F trains were slowed by flaming debris at the Roosevelt Avenue/74th Street station in Jackson Heights, Queens. That morning, service had been suspended on […]
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‘Tough Guy’ Cuomo’s Hard Reign Over MTA Shaken by Growing Scandals
For ex-transit chief Andy Byford, moving to head London’s transportation system after his two-year stint running New York’s buses and subways marked his own declaration of independence. “I’m now given the space and leeway as a transit professional to do my job,” Byford told THE CITY from London Thursday. “I can do my job for […]
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Hot and Bothered: Burning Cables Led to L Train Headaches
Sign up for “THE CITY Scoop,” our daily newsletter where we send you stories like this first thing in the morning. Thousands of L train riders this week endured extensive delays for three straight days due to “smoldering and hot cables” in the line’s East River tunnel, THE CITY has learned. Internal reports reveal that […]
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L Station Repair Spending Projected to Double as MTA Takes Different Track
L train riders were spared shutdown for more than a year at the last minute in January, but other construction work pushed back by the change of plans is looming — and costs are booming. The projected price tag for structural repairs at the L’s five Manhattan stations along 14th Street could nearly double — […]
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The Elevated Line: MTA Adding More Lifts to 14th Street Stations
The sprawling 14th Street subway complex that links stations on Sixth and Seventh avenues is set to become fully accessible at both ends, THE CITY has learned. The MTA last year committed to installing four elevators at the 14th Street and Sixth Avenue stop for the F, M and L lines to partially settle a […]
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Free Subway Transfers Prove One ‘L’ of an Idea in Brooklyn
No one is cheering the massive nights-and-weekends work on the L line. But the project is giving some Brooklyn riders what they’ve long asked for: free transfers between two Brownsville stations. Now passengers are hoping the link between Livonia Avenue on the L train and Junius Street on the No. 3 will become permanent — […]
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Work Train Delays Could Add to Pain on the L
L train riders who were spared one massive headache earlier this year might now have to deal with a lot of little ones, if recent after-hours repair-related delays are any guide. Subway riders have encountered more service snags caused by work trains since extensive overnight repairs began in July 2017, as part of New York […]