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Queens Residents Unaware of No. 7 Train Weekend Cuts
NY Daily News Faced with at least seven weekends without the 7 train, angry straphangers are urging the MTA to either back off or give them better alternatives to cross the East River. The 7 will be...
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Town hall yields MTA promises
Queens Chronicle Last week marked a milestone in the relationship between the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and residents of western Queens. In a packed town hall-style meeting on Feb. 17,...
View ArticleMTA Hearing on Service Changes
The MTA is holding a public hearing on its proposed service changes tonight in Flushing. The public event starts at 6:00 pm and is located at the Sheraton LaGuardia East Hotel, 135-20 39th Ave. in...
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Raucous rally in Queens against MTA
NY DAILY NEWS More than 400 angry bus and subway riders implored the MTA not to cut service, end free student MetroCards or impose tolls on Rockaway residents at a boisterous hearing in Queens last...
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New $11 billion state bill would bail out MTA, freeze fare hikes and provide...
Public transport advocates held a rally in Albany Tuesday, Feb. 14, calling on the state to fund a package of bills that they say would fully fund the MTA, make it more efficient, and stop any proposed...
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Queens legislators urge governor to include MTA fare freeze, free bus funding...
Mar. 22, 2023 By Bill Parry Lawmakers from every corner of Queens gathered on March 22 in the state capitol to call on Gov. Kathy Hochul to include funding for an MTA fare freeze and a free bus pilot...
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MTA adding extra service on 7 line, Long Island Rail Road during U.S. Open
Aug. 22, 2023 By Bill Parry Officials from the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) helped kickoff U.S. Open Fan Week on Aug. 21 at Corona Yard adjacent to the USTA Billie Jean King National...
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MTA announces changes to weekend services in Queens amid accessibility upgrades
Nov. 16, 2023 By Nevine Salameh Beginning Saturday, Nov. 18 and continuing through next spring, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has announced upgrades aimed at improving the...
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MTA details weekend service changes for in January, as works continues on...
Dec. 22, 2023 By admin Queensboro Plaza subway station. (Photo by Michael Dorgan) Dec. 22, 2023 By Ben Brachfeld and Christian Murray Weekend subway commuters will see a host of temporary changes to...
View ArticleMTA’s Queens bus network redesign plan comes under fire by transportation...
Jan. 8, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan Advocates standing up for elderly, disabled and low-income bus riders brought up several issues with the MTA’s proposed plan to redesign the entire Queens bus network...
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Bomb scare at Chase Bank in Richmond Hill, grenade safely removed from scene:...
Apr. 9, 2024 By Bill Parry and Lloyd Mitchell Police from the 106th Precinct in Ozone Park responded to a report of a suspicious device found near a Chase Bank in Richmond Hill just before noon on...
View ArticleQueens lawmakers demand MTA include the borough in express bus service expansion
May. 17, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan Queens lawmakers are calling on the MTA to expand express bus service in the borough after it was excluded from a recently announced pilot program focused on Brooklyn...
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Man struck by 7 train in Jackson Heights Wednesday afternoon in attempted...
May. 22, 2024 By bparry A man attempted suicide by jumping in front of a 7 train in Jackson Heights Wednesday afternoon. He was transported to Elmhurst Hospital, where he is expected to survive,...
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‘Why people don’t trust politicians,’ Queens pols react to Hochul’s...
Jun. 7, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan Governor Kathy Hochul surprised everyone on Wednesday when she announced that congestion pricing would be paused indefinitely. “Circumstances have changed and we must...
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Law enforcement ghost car crackdowns continue with dozens of vehicles seized...
Jul. 9, 2024 By Bill Parry MTA Bridge and Tunnel officers, the NYPD and law enforcement partners impounded 55 vehicles from motorists crossing into Queens on the Whitestone Bridge on Monday, July 8, as...
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Queens commuters offer feedback on MTA’s Queens Bus Network Redesign Proposal...
Jul. 26, 2024 By Athena Dawson Dozens of Queens commuters and local government officials packed Queens Borough Hall’s Helen Marshall Cultural Center in Kew Gardens on Wednesday, July 24, for a public...
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MTA officials outline transportation plans for Queens and beyond at Jamaica...
Sep. 17, 2024 By Athena Dawson MTA officials held a roundtable discussion in the Jamaica Central Control Building on Thursday, Sept. 12, to provide an overview of the agency’s current and future plans...
View ArticleMTA unveils $68.4 billion transit overhaul plan, Chair Janno Lieber confident...
Sep. 19, 2024 By Shane O’Brien MTA Chair and CEO Janno Lieber said Wednesday he is confident that the MTA will get the $68.4 billion needed to fund the five-year capital plan unveiled the same day. The...
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Queens leaders launch bold seven-point plan to tackle crime and revitalize...
Oct. 31, 2024 By sobrien Assembly Members Steve Raga and Catalina Cruz and Council Member Shekar Krishnan unveil a seven-point plan to make Roosevelt Avenue safer. Photo: Shane O’Brien Oct. 31, 2024 By...
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Queens bus crashes into parked cars, injures riders after driver suffers...
Nov. 10, 2024 By Dean Moses Several passengers on board a Queens bus were injured when the driver suffered a medical episode and lost control of the vehicle, which crashed into a number of parked...
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