New York City Transit

A former District of Columbia and Richmond, Va., finance official will be named Baltimore's new director of finance on Monday, city officials said. Harry E. Black, a Baltimore native who wrote a guide to economic development for cities, will replace...

From New York City subway stations to stages across America, Alice Tan Ridley has allowed her powerful voice to lead the way. The Georgia native and "America's Got Talent" contestant has been singing full-time since 1992, beckoning attention from subway...

Alice Tan Ridley is a living, singing testament to following your dreams. The singer, who will perform at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Pasquerilla Performing Arts Center on the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown campus in Richland Township, didn't make it...

While an exact time for complete MTA service to be restored is unknown, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and MTA Chairman Jay Walder announced that restoration will begin at 6 a.m. Monday. The restoration plan will have some lines on the subways, buses and...

After years of talks, subway riders at some New York City underground stops will soon have cell phone service. The MTA has a deal with a company called Transit Wireless to provide cell and data service on underground subway platforms. Beginning on...

There are going to be some residual delays on the Long Island Rail Road due to a lightning strike near Jamaica station Thursday afternoon. Commuters can expect delays of 30 to 60 minutes this morning, according to the MTA. Trains are operating with...

In a YouTube video shot by shocked straphangers, a man can be seen clinging to the outside of a J train as it hurtles through the tunnel towards Essex Street in Manhattan. At one point he puts his finger to his lips to tell those in the train not to...

In this week's crazy NYC subway video series, a woman, nude from the waist down, sets up a wash station on the blue bench of a subway car and proceeds to take a camping-style shower. With water and suds pooling on the subway car floor, the woman...

The MTA New York City Transit subway and bus system will be experiencing major disturbances this weekend due to capital construction work, the agency announced Friday. According to a spokesperson, the work is part of the MTA's ongoing Capital...

New York City subway riders are familiar with frequent service disruptions at night and on weekends. But a report released Sunday by the state and city comptrollers says MTA needs to do a better job of keeping straphangers informed about changes that...

A man was struck and killed by a subway train at the Union Square subway station Wednesday morning, authorities said. According to police, the incident happened at around 11:30 a.m. and prompted NYC Transit to suspend service on the L line between...

Seeing rats dancing on subway tracks or strolling on the platforms isn't that uncommon in New York City. But seeing one of those filthy rodents build up the nerve to hop on a straphanger would definitely make any subway rider think twice before falling...