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Videosby StaffMay 22, 2015

Music Under NY: Subway Musician Auditions

The MTA MUSIC program presents more than 7,500 performances annually within the subway and MTA commuter railroad environment.

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Newsby StaffMay 15, 2015

Audit finds NYC subway cleanliness 'woefully inadequate'

The vast majority of New York City’s underground subway tracks — filled with rats and vermin, dirt, garbage and other debris — are cleaned sporadically, and stations with peeling paint that desperately need attention are ignored, according to a new audit released Thursday by New York City Comptroller Scott M. Stringer.

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Newsby StaffMay 6, 2015

Family of woman killed in Metro-North to file suit

The National Transportation Safety Board said Ellen Brody's SUV was stuck inside the railroad crossing gates moments before the train hit, but instead of backing up, she drove forward onto the tracks.

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Newsby StaffApril 22, 2015

N.Y. subway ridership reaches 65-year high

The increased number of customers creates challenges for the MTA to operate the subway system while minimizing delays, crowding and inconvenience. The subway system has traditionally performed maintenance work during off-peak hours, which are now experiencing record ridership.

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Videosby StaffApril 7, 2015

New York Rapid Transit (1949)

From the New York Transit Museum Archives, a 1949 film about daily subway operations.

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Videosby StaffMarch 25, 2015

NYC Subway Track Geometry Car Ride

Take a ride on a Track Geometry Car, part of the specialized fleet that inspects the rails of the NYC subway.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 26, 2015

N.Y. MTA stand by Staten Island paratransit services

Addressing complaints brought up by several customers and Marybeth Melendez, the former democratic hopeful for State Assembly who uses the service regularly, an MTA spokesman said complaints against Staten Island car services, which address 30% of Staten Island intra-borough trips, have remained relatively flat.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 26, 2015

East Coast transit agencies brace for storm, urge customers to stay home

Snow may fall at a rate of up to 4 inches per hour and visibility may be reduced to zero, according to a statement released by New York Governor Andrew Cuomo's office.

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Newsby StaffDecember 24, 2014

Prevost begins production of N.Y. MTA buses in Plattsburgh

Prevost has invested $26 million in its Plattsburgh, N.Y. facility to undergo a 10,000 square foot expansion, which will accommodate an assembly production line.

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Videosby StaffNovember 21, 2014

50 years of the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge

Now celebrating its fiftieth year, MTA Bridges and Tunnels' Verrazano-Narrows Bridge opened to the public on November 21st, 1964.

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