Central Brooklyn
FLATBUSH/DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN – Two teens were assaulted at MTA stations last month in two separate incidents. The first assault happened at approximately 11:30am on Thursday, August 17 at the Church Avenue station in Flatbush. The 15-year-old female victim was waiting for a Q train on the southbound platform when
Downtown Brooklyn
DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN – A man was slashed in the face at approximately 4pm Tuesday afternoon at the Nevins Street MTA station in Downtown Brooklyn. The 27-year-old victim got into a dispute with the suspect on the mezzanine level of the subway station, a police spokesperson said. The suspect reportedly pulled out
Announcements
Weeknight Q train riders should expect service changes [http://web.mta.info/nyct/service/fastrack_Q.htm] between Atlantic Avenue-Barclays Center and Prospect Park for the next two weeks. There will be no Q service between Atlantic Avenue-Barclays Center and Prospect Park (Empire Boulevard/Flatbush Avenue) between 10pm to 5am
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Photos via NYPDClinton Hill – The NYPD is searching for the man seen in the above photos in connection to an assault on a city bus driver that occurred earlier this month. At approximately 11:30am on Wednesday, August 9, the driver of a B25 MTA bus asked the rowdy passenger,
Central Brooklyn
Passengers swarming around the tracks after being ejected off the train on Gravesend Ave. (Photo: with permission by Joseph Ditta, Gravesend Gazette)August 12 was a Sunday in 1906. It was the day after a Justice ruled the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company (BRT) can only charge a 5 cents fare
Central Brooklyn
Photo courtesy of the Office of the Acting District AttorneyCrown Heights – Acting Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced today that a 52-year-old Crown Heights resident was sentenced to seven years in prison for an attempted robbery of an MTA station booth last year. At approximately 10:45pm on August 12,
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Photo: Flickr Creative CommonsBERGEN BEACH. An off-duty MTA bus driver had hot coffee thrown on his face during meal break by a woman who needed a bus ride last night at 11:30pm. According to authorities, the bus driver was behind the wheel on break on Veterans Ave. and E.
Bensonhurst
Photo via nycgo [https://www.instagram.com/p/BCJcgh3u03k/?tagged=ftrain&hl=en] “For a city that has 6 million riders a day, it is a travesty that we are not educated by the MTA about basic safety procedures in the event of an emergency,” Michael Sciaraffo said. “And
Central Brooklyn
Mayor Bill de Blasio announced a plan to tax the wealthiest New Yorkers to fund much-needed repairs and improvements to the city’s troubled MTA system. The mayor’s proposed plan would raise income taxes from 3.87% to 4.41% for New York individuals earning more than $500,000
Central Brooklyn
Richard Basher, Mayoral candidate. (Photo by Tom Sullivan)Many politicians aspire to run for higher office, but it’s new territory for 30-year Brooklyn resident, Richard Bashner, who will be on the NYC mayoral ballot this Fall as a Democrat. “To do this difficult job correctly, a mayor must focus
Central Brooklyn
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s Chairman, Joseph Lhota, announced his plans yesterday to fix the city’s troubled subway system — including an idea to remove seats to make room for people to cram in. At a press conference at the MTA’s Lower Manhattan headquarters on Tuesday, July 25, Lhota
brighton beach
A Q train has derailed near Brighton Beach during the rush hour commute this morning, temporarily suspending service on the B line in both directions, said MTA officials. The second set of wheels on the second car of a southbound Q train came off the rails north of the Brighton