New York City Transit

It is no dirty little secret that New York City subways are not as clean as they used to be. That is according to a survey conducted by a watchdog group. The Straphangers Campaign found that only half of the subway cars were noted to be clean last fall....

The "See Something, Say Something" campaign is nothing new to New Yorkers, but now the rest of the country will learn what we already know. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano launched a national crusade Thursday inspiring citizens to speak up...

Why is the MTA ignoring a broken subway station door that allows anyone off the street unfettered access to Grand Central and Times Square stations? That's the question PIX 11 News reporter Greg Mocker is trying to answer since he first spotted the...

MTA executives are clearly paying attention to PIX 11 News reporter Greg Mocker. Less than 12 hours after he reported on a subway security problem the MTA had ignored for at least 11 days, a crew was dispatched to make repairs. The problem was an...

A man charged in a failed terror plot against the New York City subway system has pleaded not guilty. Adis Medunjanin (ah-DEES' may-DOON'-yah-neen) entered the plea Friday in federal court in Brooklyn. He had previously pleaded not guilty to charges...

Today, bands ranging from names like "The Bill Murray Experience" to"The Pink Cowgirl" got to show off what the got for dozens of judges from the music industry. It's all part of the annual audition for the MTA's Music Under New York Program which gives...

The MTA has launched "a vigorous and thorough investigation" into an incident in which a subway rider claimed he saw a child behind the controls of a subway train, while the conductor watched on. Jules Cattie, an attorney who resides on the East Side,...

City subway and buses and are about to get dirtier as the MTA makes cuts in its budget. Due to a decline in ridership, the MTA will slash $33 million from its maintenance budget by 2010. This money would have been used for the upkeep and cleaning of...

Subway riders should prepared for a rough commute this weekend. The MTA is planning more than two dozen service changes throughout the system because of necessary repairs. Most subway lines will be rerouted during the weekend, with the exception of...

In the wake of a continuing terrorism probe, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority has stepped up patrols at "key locations" in the city, the agency announced Tuesday. MTA officials said while there has been no conceivable threat to the city's subway...

Long Island commuters are going to have to deal with more frustration for days as rail workers struggle to repair fried cables damaged by an electrical fire just east of the LIRR's Jamaica Station. The charred signal and switching cables mean the LIRR,...

A small electrical fire, like the one that crippled the Long Island Rail Road, could easily hobble Metro North or even the NYC Subway system if flames damaged the right station. Bloggers who focus on public transportation issues have been imagining...