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Illegal migrant's outrageous defense for setting woman on fire on NYC subway

A 33-year-old illegal migrant who set a stranger on fire on a New York City subway told officers he was drunk at the time and couldn't remember it. Sebastian Zapeta-Calil has been charged with murder and arson after a woman burned to death on the F train in Brooklyn just before 7.30am on Sunday, police told DailyMail.com Train surveillance cameras …

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Illegal migrant who set woman on fire on subway was deported under Trump but snuck back in

Daily Mail

A 33-year-old man who set a stranger on fire at a New York City subway station was in the US illegally from Guatemala, according to the New York Post. Sebastian Zapeta-Calil has been charged with murder and arson in the first degree after a woman burned to death on the F train in Brooklyn just before 7.30am on Sunday, police …

Victim Train Woman Officers Nypd Brooklyn Suspect

1 week, 1 day ago

Riding subway cars of 1930s New York, and dressing the part

Raw Story

Nearly a century after the New York subway introduced its iconic "R1-9" fleet, the agency is putting some of the railcars back into service -- and city residents are jumping on board. The Metropolitan Transport Authority, which operates the Big Apple's sprawling -- and sometimes detested -- subway system, is reintroducing R1-9s onto the tracks for a limited time, complete …

New York

1 week, 5 days ago

‘Drunk driver’ goes on wild joyride along Long Island railroad tracks

The Independent

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A suspected drunk driver …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Photos: Dodgers fans take to the streets after they defeat the Yankees for their 8th World Series title

LA Times

Crowds of people took to the streets to revel in the Los Angeles Dodgers’ World Series-clinching Game 5 victory over the New York Yankees from downtown Los Angeles to Echo Park, forcing the Los Angeles Police Department to issue several dispersal orders after some businesses were looted and a Metro bus was vandalized and then set ablaze. Dodgers fans celebrate …

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2 months, 4 weeks ago

Federal lawsuit challenging mask ban in suburban New York county dismissed

Associated Press

CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. — A judge on Wednesday dismissed a federal lawsuit challenging a suburban New York ban on wearing masks in public except for health and religious reasons. The class action lawsuit was filed last month by Disability Rights New York on behalf of two individuals with disabilities against Nassau County’s Mask Transparency Act, or MTA. But U.S. District …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Lockheed teams up with TASL to bid for IAF transport aircraft order

Hindustan Times

US aerospace firm Lockheed Martin and Tata Advanced Systems Limited on Tuesday announced a tie up to bid for the Indian Air Force’s medium transport aircraft competition for up to 80 planes. “Collaborating with Lockheed Martin on the C-130J platform proposition for IAF’s MTA project is a milestone for Tata Advanced Systems,” said TASL CEO Sukaran Singh. The agreement provides …

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5 months, 4 weeks ago

NYC’s transit budget is short $16 billion. Here are the proposed cuts, as the governor seeks funds

Associated Press

NEW YORK — New York’s public transit system will stop work on a planned subway line expansion and retreat from other maintenance and improvement projects because of a $16.5 billion shortfall caused by Gov. “There is no path for the MTA to proceed,” said Daniel Garodnick, one of the board members who voted yes on the resolution while lamenting the …

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6 months, 2 weeks ago

New York transit chief says agency must shrink subway improvements following nixed congestion toll

Associated Press

NEW YORK — New York’s transportation authority will have to shrink its plans for maintaining and improving its subways, buses and commuter rails after the state’s governor abruptly halted a scheme that would have funded the system by charging most motorists $15 to enter the core of Manhattan, the agency’s head said Monday. Kathy Hochul last week rolled back plans …

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6 months, 2 weeks ago

Congestion pricing in New York halted: Why you should be angry.

Slate

New York politicians are at it again—and by at it I mean they’re pulling off stupid self-owns based on weak, thin justifications. Kathy Hochul made the shocking eleventh-hour announcement that her administration would “indefinitely pause” implementation of New York City’s congestion-pricing program. Revenues from the program would then fund sorely needed fixes to New York City’s transit system. And considering …

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6 months, 2 weeks ago

Hochul announces ‘indefinite pause’ for controversial New York City toll plan

Politico

The congestion pricing plan was first set in motion in 2019 by state officials and was considered a major revenue raiser for the MTA, the region’s mass transit agency, and as a way to reduce carbon emissions and traffic in the city. “We cannot drive our way out of the climate crisis — and we shouldn’t let a small number …

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

Suburban backlash threatens country’s biggest transit systems

Politico

The tensions percolated even before the pandemic and are rooted in a basic fact: No public mass transit system in the country generates enough revenue to support itself. Perhaps the most high stakes and at times visceral showdown is in New York where plans to fund the MTA keep hitting a series of suburban speed bumps. Originally, Hochul had pitched …

Suburban New York New Jersey Mta

7 months, 3 weeks ago

Controversial congestion pricing in NYC begins on 30 June

The Independent

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Drivers entering New York …

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7 months, 4 weeks ago

Most drivers will pay $15 to enter busiest part of Manhattan starting June 30

Associated Press

NEW YORK — The start date for the $15 toll most drivers will be charged to enter Manhattan’s central business district will be June 30, transit officials said Friday. “Ninety percent-plus of the people come to the congestion zone, the central business district, walking, biking and most of all taking mass transit,” Metropolitan Transportation Authority CEO Janno Lieber told WABC. …

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

At least 14 hurt as MTA bus is part of four-vehicle ‘rollover collision’ in South L.A.

LA Times

At least 14 people were injured in a multi-vehicle collision involving a Metro bus in South Los Angeles on Thursday. At least 14 people were injured in a multi-vehicle collision Thursday afternoon in South Los Angeles that involved a Metro bus, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. The Fire Department issued an alert at 3:40 p.m. of a “multi-vehicle …

Metro Mta Bus

9 months, 2 weeks ago

NYC public servants accused of stealing identities of homeless in pandemic fraud scheme

Associated Press

NEW YORK — Several New York City employees were arrested Thursday for their alleged role in a scheme to steal the identities of homeless shelter residents and defraud a pandemic-era relief program. Manhattan prosecutors brought charges against 18 people, including five employees of the city’s homeless services agency, an NYPD officer, an MTA worker, and two letter carriers for the …

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9 months, 2 weeks ago

New York Gov. Hochul Deploying National Guard To Do Subway Bag Checks

Huff Post

LOADING ERROR LOADING New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Wednesday that she’s dispatching 1,000 law enforcement officers, comprised mostly of National Guard members, into the New York City subway system following recent attacks on riders and employees. The plan is for 750 National Guard officers, and 250 state and MTA police officers to patrol, conduct bag checks and deter criminal …

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9 months, 3 weeks ago

NYC subway service snarled due to worker safety concerns after a conductor was slashed in the neck

Associated Press

NEW YORK — Morning commutes on a New York City subway line were severely delayed Thursday after a train conductor was slashed in the neck, with transit officials blaming union members for disrupting service as they demanded safer working conditions. The attack on the conductor happened around 3:40 a.m. as a southbound A train was pulling into a station in …

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1 year ago

Drivers would pay $15 to enter busiest part of NYC under plan to raise funds for mass transit

The Independent

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1 year ago

Drivers would pay $15 to enter busiest part of NYC under plan to raise funds for mass transit

Associated Press

NEW YORK — Most drivers would pay $15 to enter Manhattan’s central business district under a plan released by New York officials Thursday. The proposal from the Traffic Mobility Review Board, a New York state body charged with advising the Metropolitan Transportation Authority on the tolls, includes discounts for travel between 9 p.m. and 5 a.m. and for frequent low-income …

Traffic Drivers New York New Jersey Manhattan Congestion Pricing Mta

1 year, 1 month ago

Israel-Hamas war: Protesters shut New York's Grand Central, seeking ceasefire in Gaza

Hindustan Times

Hundreds of protesters demanding a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas forced the closure on Friday of Grand Central Terminal, one of New York City's major transit hubs, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority said. New York Police Department officers arrest protesters at Grand Central Terminal during a rally calling for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas on October 27. "Grand Central Terminal …

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1 year, 2 months ago

US: 26-year-old man arrested for punching Sikh teen for wearing turban, charged with hate crime

India TV News

A 26-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly punching a Sikh teenager for wearing a turban in New York and charged with a hate crime. Police said that Philippeaux approached the Sikh teenager on the New York MTA bus and said, "We don't wear that in this country" referring to his turban. The suspect asked the Sikh teen to take …

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1 year, 2 months ago

US: Sikh youth 'shaken and angered' after attack in New York bus

Op India

A 19-year-old Sikh boy was left “shaken and angered” after being attacked in a New York City bus in a suspected hate crime on 15th October. The young man endured assault multiple times while boarding an MTA bus in New York City, according to the statement. “Given that this young Singh’s turban was targeted during the attack, we are heartened …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Mizoram: Commercial vehicles not to ply on NH-306 from Monday in protest against bad road condition

India TV News

Commercial vehicles including those carrying essential commodities will not ply on NH-306 from Monday as mark of protest against bad road condition, a leader said on Sunday. The joint action committee of various associations which comprises Mizoram Truck Owners' Association, Mizoram Truck Drivers' Association, Mizoram Tipper Owners' Association & Drivers Association, Mizoram Oil Tanker Drivers' Association and Kolasib District Driver …

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Illegal migrant's outrageous defense for setting woman on fire on NYC subway

Illegal migrant who set woman on fire on subway was deported under Trump but snuck back in

Riding subway cars of 1930s New York, and dressing the part

‘Drunk driver’ goes on wild joyride along Long Island railroad tracks

Photos: Dodgers fans take to the streets after they defeat the Yankees for their 8th World Series title

Federal lawsuit challenging mask ban in suburban New York county dismissed

Lockheed teams up with TASL to bid for IAF transport aircraft order

NYC’s transit budget is short $16 billion. Here are the proposed cuts, as the governor seeks funds

New York transit chief says agency must shrink subway improvements following nixed congestion toll

Congestion pricing in New York halted: Why you should be angry.

Hochul announces ‘indefinite pause’ for controversial New York City toll plan

Suburban backlash threatens country’s biggest transit systems

Controversial congestion pricing in NYC begins on 30 June

Most drivers will pay $15 to enter busiest part of Manhattan starting June 30

At least 14 hurt as MTA bus is part of four-vehicle ‘rollover collision’ in South L.A.

NYC public servants accused of stealing identities of homeless in pandemic fraud scheme

New York Gov. Hochul Deploying National Guard To Do Subway Bag Checks

NYC subway service snarled due to worker safety concerns after a conductor was slashed in the neck

Drivers would pay $15 to enter busiest part of NYC under plan to raise funds for mass transit

Drivers would pay $15 to enter busiest part of NYC under plan to raise funds for mass transit

Israel-Hamas war: Protesters shut New York's Grand Central, seeking ceasefire in Gaza

US: 26-year-old man arrested for punching Sikh teen for wearing turban, charged with hate crime

US: Sikh youth 'shaken and angered' after attack in New York bus

Mizoram: Commercial vehicles not to ply on NH-306 from Monday in protest against bad road condition