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Mass Transit Service Getting Back To Normal
NEW YORK (CBS 2) — It’s a much easier ride Friday. The Long Island Rail Road, Metro-North and New Jersey Transit all were reporting some residual delays from the snow, but mass transit services were...
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NYPD: Suspect Wanted For Attacks, Robberies Of Elderly Victims Near Chelsea
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – Police are looking for a suspect who they say has attacked and robbed four men this month, three of them elderly, by choking them from behind before stealing their wallets or...
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Police: 3 Suspects Sought In String Of Subway iPhone Thefts
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – Police are urging straphangers to keep a close eye on their iPhones while riding the subway. Three men in their 20s are being sought in nine thefts between Dec. 16 and Feb. 8....
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Police: Suspect Sexually Assaulted 15-Year-Old At Fort Hamilton Subway Station
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — A sex assault suspect is still on the loose after an incident involving a teen in the Fort Hamilton section of Brooklyn. The suspect approached a 15-year-old girl at the Fort...
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Police Arrest Suspect In Sex Assault Of Teen Girl At Fort Hamilton Subway...
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Police arrested a suspect Thursday night in the alleged sexual assault of a teen at a Borough Park subway stop. Investigators had launched an intense manhunt Wednesday for a...
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Police Search For Man Who Punched 2 Women On N Train
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Police have launched a search for a man who tried to put his arm around two women on the N train last week, and punched them each in the face when they rejected his advances....
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Fastrack Repairs To Cause Disruptions On N, Q And R Lines This Week
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — If you use New York City Transit late at night or in the early morning hours, you may need to adjust your travel route this week. For the next four nights, N, Q, and R...
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Subway Lines Back In Service After Flatiron District Flood
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — The subways were back up and running in the Flatiron District Saturday, after a large water main break flooded a station and disrupted service. The water cascaded into the 23rd...
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Man Struck, Killed By Subway Train At Times Square
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Police Sunday were investigating the death of a man who was struck and killed by a subway train at the busy Times Square-42nd Street station. The man was struck by an N train...
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Commuters Frustrated By Citywide Subway Mess This Weekend
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — If you’re planning to take the subway this weekend, expect a monkey wrench to be thrown into your plans. The only lines running normally this weekend are the D, the L and the Q,...
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Police Search For Man Who Called In Bomb Threat To Times Square Subway Station
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Police on Saturday were searching for a suspect who called in a false bomb threat at the Times Square-42nd Street subway station this week. The suspect called 911 around 3:30...
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Another Weekend, Another Mess Of Subway Service Disruptions
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — In what has been a familiar refrain lately, yet another weekend is chock full of service disruptions on the subway system. As WCBS 880’s Jim Smith reported Saturday, the...
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Sandy-Damaged Subway Tunnel Closing For Repairs; Disruptions For R, G Riders
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) – A subway tunnel that was heavily damaged by Superstorm Sandy will be closed for long-term repairs beginning in the summer. Salt from storm surges heavily damaged electronic...
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Subway Work Affecting 14 Lines This Weekend
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — You might find relief in a nice, cool air-conditioned subway car Saturday, or you might not – given that construction work is altering service for 14 lines than not this...
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Dead Shark Found On Queens-Bound N Train
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – Just when you thought it was safe to go back on the subway. A dead shark was found on a Queens-bound N train around 12:30 a.m. Wednesday, the Metropolitan Transportation...
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Subway Shark Mystery Solved? Man Believes Fish Came From Coney Island
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – One man claims he knows where the now infamous “subway shark” came from. Passengers found a dead shark on a Queens-bound N train around 12:30 a.m. Wednesday. A man sent a...
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Verizon Wires Up 35 Subway Stations For Wi-Fi Use
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — Verizon Wireless customers can now use their cellphones in 35 of New York City’s underground subway stations. Transit officials said Tuesday that Verizon service is available...
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Police: Man Grabbed Teenage Girl’s Buttocks In Brooklyn Subway Stop
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Police on Thursday were asking the public to help find a suspect who grabbed a 17-year-old girl’s buttocks in a Brooklyn subway station. Around 12:10 a.m. this past Sunday, the...
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Repairs To Snag N, Q, R Subway Lines During Overnight Hours All Week
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Commuters trying to get between Manhattan and Queens or Brooklyn on the N, Q and R subway trains will run into some snags during the overnight hours this week. Fastrack repairs...
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MTA: 3 N Trains Taken Out Of Service Due To Bedbug Infestation
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – N for nasty! The Metropolitan Transit Authority confirmed Wednesday that three separate N trains were taken out of service after bedbugs were found on board. All three have...
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