NEW YORK — More than 2,500 police officers patrol New York City’s subway, where crime is down sharply from the era of rampant violence and graffiti three decades ago.
NEW YORK — Riding a bicycle in New York City is often a harrowing journey across a patchwork of bike lanes that leave cyclists vulnerable to cars. The dangers came into focus this year after 25 cyclists were killed on city streets — the highest toll in two decades.
NEW YORK — Riding a bicycle in New York City is often a harrowing journey across a patchwork of bike lanes that leave cyclists vulnerable to cars. The dangers came into focus this year after 25 cyclists were killed on city streets — the highest toll in two decades.
NEW YORK — It was only two years ago that New York City’s subway fell into such a dire crisis that Gov. Andrew Cuomo took the extraordinary step of declaring a state of emergency, pouring hundreds of millions of dollars into the system and hiring one of the world’s most respected transit leaders.
NEW YORK — It can often feel as though New York City’s subway is stuck in the Stone Age compared with systems in other cities across the world. Trains built in the 1960s still run on the subway tracks, and parts of the signal system date back to before World War II.
NEW YORK — It can often feel like New York City’s subway is stuck in the Stone Age compared with systems in other cities across the world. Trains built in the 1960s still run on the subway tracks, and parts of the signal system date back to before World War II.
Scooter companies quickly praised the agreement. They already operate in dozens of cities across the country, including Los Angeles and Chicago, and had spent nearly half a million dollars on lobbying in New York this year.
NEW YORK — When Helmis Ortega visited Atlanta not long ago, he toured the city on an electric scooter. Once back in New York City, he was struck by the scooter-free streets.
NEW YORK — At a subway station deep beneath the streets of Manhattan, the escalators were not working — again. So Eric Garment trudged up several flights of stairs.
NEW YORK — After years of planning and a last-minute curveball from the governor, New York City is about to find out what happens when one of its most vital subway lines goes into partial hibernation.
NEW YORK — After years of planning and a last-minute curveball from the governor, New York City is about to find out what happens when one of its most vital subway lines goes into partial hibernation.
NEW YORK — Andy Byford, the transit executive who was hired to rescue New York City’s floundering subway, and Gov. Andrew Cuomo have increasingly clashed over management of the system, and several of Byford’s colleagues said they feared he might quit.
NEW YORK — Andy Byford, the transit executive who was hired to rescue New York City’s foundering subway, has had growing tensions with Gov. Andrew Cuomo over management of the system, and several of his colleagues said they feared he might quit.
New York and New Jersey are neighbors, but they have not always treated each other in a neighborly way. Their proximity and pride have led to plenty of fights — over who can lay claim to Ellis Island (both actually), which state has the best pizza (still raging) and the proper way to get gasoline (solo vs. full service).
New York and New Jersey are neighbors, but they have not always treated each other in a neighborly way. Their proximity and pride have led to plenty of fights — over who can lay claim to Ellis Island (both actually), which state has the best pizza (still raging) and the proper way to get gasoline (solo vs. full service).
NEW YORK — The Metropolitan Transportation Authority has faced its greatest challenge in a generation as officials have struggled to modernize New York City’s failing subway.
NEW YORK — Subway officials in New York City held a news conference recently to celebrate the system’s progress. The on-time rate for trains hit 76 percent, they boasted, signaling a “renaissance” for the floundering system.
Johnson introduced an ambitious plan Tuesday to wrest control of the subway from the governor and state lawmakers, many of whom live far from the city and rarely, if ever, take the subway.
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