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Group Beats Up Two Subway Newsstand Employees for Money and Candy

PARK SLOPE/DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN — A pattern of robberies hit the Brooklyn subway in December. A group of four suspects is targetting newsstands in Brooklyn subway stations for money and candy, cops said. Two newsstands were hit in the last few weeks. The first incident happened on Monday, December 16, around

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Friday Crime Blotter: Girl Gang Grabs Cell in Sunset Park, Chokehold Cracks Clavicle in Midwood & More

DOWNTOWN – A subway slashing at the Nevins Street station sent a man to the hospital after a verbal altercation turned violent. On Wednesday, November 14, two men were arguing on a northbound 2 train around 11:30 pm. As the train pulled into the station, the suspect pulled out a

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Eastern Parkway – Brooklyn Museum Train Station To Get Elevators

Eastern Parkway – Brooklyn Museum (IRT Eastern Parkway Line)PROSPECT HEIGHTS — The Eastern Parkway/Brooklyn Museum station, on the 2 and 3 lines, is getting a long-awaited station upgrade, making the station ADA compliant, officials said. The MTA will install one elevator at street level on the eastbound side of Eastern

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Weekend Crime Blotter: Homophobic Attack in Williamsburg, Pepper Spray on the 2 Train & More

WILLIAMSBURG – Police are looking for the suspect who assaulted two men in a homophobic, anti-gay attack over the weekend. Police said the attack occurred near the intersection of Union and Metropolitan Avenues, just before 1:00 am on Sunday, September 23. The suspect approached two men, ages 29 and 34,

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Wednesday Crime Blotter: Bike Thief in Broadway Triangle, Handbag Shopping Spree With Stolen Credit Cards & More

DOWNTOWN – A woman stole a credit card on a southbound 2 train earlier this month, then turned right around and headed for Madison Avenue! Police said the victim, a 57-year-old woman, first noticed her wallet was missing from her purse while aboard the 2 train at Borough Hall station, around

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Friday Crime Blotter: Serial Burglaries on Ocean Avenue, A Gang Assault in Williamsburg & More

CROWN HEIGHTS – Two men shot at each other and missed—but struck a bystander instead. Now, police are trying to track them down. The shooting took place in Crown Heights, near the intersection of Nostrand Avenue and St. John’s Place, around 10:45 pm on Tuesday, August 28, police

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Weekend Crime Blotter: Restaurant Fights, Subway Scuffles, iPhone Robbery and More

PARK SLOPE – City Employee Nilsa J. Lopez, an off-duty School Safety Agent, was arrested for assault in Park Slope at 8:00 pm on Friday, November 17. The 50-year old was at Rachel’s Taqueria on 5th Ave when she—along with John Lopez, 67 and Arianna Lopez, 17—attacked

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1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 – This Morning’s Massive Delays Irk Commuters

BROOKLYN – A “rail condition” at the 50th Street MTA station caused extensive delays to the 1, 2, and 3 trains that rippled out to delay service on the 4 and 5, yet again inconveniencing countless Brooklyn commuters during this morning’s rush-hour. Left my apartment in Brooklyn Heights at 8:

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MTA Service Suspension Looms As Superstorm Sandy Repairs Still Needed

A drenching by Superstorm Sandy forced repairs that the MTA is just starting. (Photo by Mitchell Trinka)Next spring the MTA will shut down weekend service on the 2 and 3 train between Manhattan and Brooklyn for Superstorm Sandy-related repairs, affecting approximately 205,000 riders. The Clark Street Tube, which

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NYPD Searching For Subway Cell Phone Thief

Photo by johnpmcdThe NYPD is asking for the public’s help in identifying a man wanted for two cell phone thefts last month. In both cases, women were robbed as they held their phones while sitting on the subway. Both thefts occurred on Tuesday, April 4th. The first was at

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Police Looking For Subway Smart Phone Thief

via NYPDThe police are looking for a suspect wanted for swiping an iPhone on the subway early last week. The incident took place on a southbound 2 train stopped at the Flatbush Avenue-Brooklyn College station on Sunday December 27 around 5:45pm. The man grabbed an iPhone 6S out of

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Fair To Middling Subway Report Card For Neighborhood Lines

The Straphanger’s Campaign rated the B line as the worst in New York City’s subway system — tied for the bottom slot with the 5 line — in their annual State of the Subways Report Card.The performance of subways in our neighborhood varied significantly, with the F rated as

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Police Seek Suspects In Attempted Robbery On A 2 Train

Photo courtesy NYPDPolice are looking for two men wanted in connection to an attempted robbery on a 2 train in February. Police say the 39-year-old male victim boarded a northbound 2 train at the Atlantic Avenue/Barclays Center stop at 11:15am on Wednesday, February 25, and at the Central

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No 4 Trains Between Brooklyn & Manhattan, Plus More Subway Service Changes This Weekend

Below you’ll find weekend subway service changes in Brooklyn for the A, C, G, B, Q, D, N, R, 2, 3, 4, and 5 lines, plus the Franklin Avenue shuttle and some notes on changes in other boroughs. Check back Monday to see what’s happening next week. Changes

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The A Goes Express, The N/Q/R Gets FasTracked & More Subway Service Changes

Below you’ll find early week subway service changes for the A, C, G, B, Q, D, N, R, 2, 3, 4, and 5 lines in Brooklyn, plus the Franklin Avenue shuttle. Check back Thursday to see what’s happening this weekend. Changes via MTA.info. Today: Ozone Park/Far

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This Weekend’s Subway Service Changes

Below you’ll find weekend subway service changes in Brooklyn for the A, C, G, B, Q, D, N, R, 2, 3, 4, and 5 lines, plus the Franklin Avenue shuttle and some notes on changes in other boroughs. Check back Monday to see what’s happening next week. Changes

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New Graph Shows Income Inequality Along The Subway Routes

Source: Wikimedia CommonsIf you live on the far end of a New York City borough and have the distinct pleasure of sitting through a 45-50 minute commute into Manhattan every day, you gain a unique experience. The trip highlights the diversity of races, cultures and economic classes as the train