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A collection of 37 issues

Boy And 3 Teen Girls Assault And Rob Woman At 4th Ave-9th Street Subway Station

PARK SLOPE – The NYPD is searching for three teens and a young boy who reportedly beat and robbed a woman inside the 4th Ave-9th Street subway station last week. At approximately 9:30pm on Wednesday, January 30, the four suspects approached a 22-year-old woman on the southbound “R” platform of

Not So Fast: Extensive Subway Delays for Morning Commute

Just a few days after the MTA announced they’d raised the speed limits on the N and R trains in Brooklyn, things have come to a screeching halt. This morning, the MTA tweeted that D, N, R and W lines would experience “extensive delays” due to switch problems at

An Accident, A Homicide, and an Unknown: Three Dead in Brooklyn Over Weekend

St. Thomas Aquinas church and the R train entrance on Ninth Street in Park Slope, where the attempted robberies took place (Screenshot via Google Maps)PARK SLOPE – A would-be robber was electrocuted and killed this weekend when he slipped and fell onto the third rail while attempting to evade police.

Elevators and Accessibility Improvements Arrive for 86th Street Station in Bay Ridge

The corner of 86th Street and Fourth Avenue will soon feature an elevator as accessibility work at the 86th Street station kicks off this month (Screenshot via Google Maps)BAY RIDGE – Accessibility is coming to the Bay Ridge subway system as the MTA announces plans to begin installing elevators at

[UPDATE] 65-Year-Old Man Killed When Pushed Onto “R” Train Track At Jay Street-MetroTech

[UPDATED: Thursday, January 4 at 2:10pm] Edward Cordero, 18, of Brownsville has been charged with manslaughter and assault in connection to the death of Jacinto Suarez, police have announced. DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN – Jacinto Suarez, 65, of Staten Island was killed on Wednesday after being pushed onto the southbound “R” subway

Crumbling Wall Tiles Derail R Train Over Weekend, Cause Delays

BAY RIDGE – A large section of tile fell onto the tracks at the 86th Street Station in Bay Ridge over the weekend, causing an R train to derail and leading to delays on the morning of Sunday, November 26. Roughly 30 people were stuck after a southbound R train struck

18-Year-Old Bay Ridge Student Turns Himself In For Brutal Subway Beating

SUNSET PARK – The NYPD announced yesterday that an 18-year-old Bay Ridge high school student was arrested for the brutal beating [/weekend-crime-blotter-suspect-arrested-home-invasion-subway-assaults/] of a 30-year-old commuter on an “R” train last Friday afternoon. Rustem Lamaj via NYPDRustem Lamaj turned himself in on Monday, the New York Daily News [http://www.nydailynews.

Bay Ridge’s Renovated ‘R’ Train Station Reopens Amid Controversy

Photo: MTA NYC Transit TwitterBAY RIDGE – The Bay Ridge Ave R train station has finally re-opened after renovations that began six months ago [/extensive-bay-ridge-avenue-r-train-station-renovations-approved-bensonhurst/] — and it still lacks elevators. According to last year’s press release from Senator Marty Golden’s office, the improvements were meant to make the station

Woman Killed By ‘F’ Train Last Friday At Avenue X Station

GRAVESEND – Last Friday, September 22, BKLYNER reported [/person-reportedly-struck-f-train-avenue-x-station/] that a person was struck by an “F” train at the Avenue X subway station, suspending “F” train service between Kings Highway and Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue in both directions for approximately two hours. A FDNY representative said firefighters responded to a call

As Bay Ridge Avenue R Closure Looms — Neighbors Wait For Answers From MTA

(Photo via Wikipedia)At the end of April, the second busiest train station in Bay Ridge is slated to close for six months for major MTA station renovations [/three-r-line-stops-will-close-for-half-year-in-total-makeover/]. But in the meantime, neighbors have unanswered concerns about how the MTA will step up bus service during that construction. In