NYC placed under drought warning as reservoirs dry up, fire risk high
NEW YORK — City has been placed under a drought warning, with city agencies now under water restrictions and repairs to the ...
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MTA worker wins $1 million Powerball prize: ‘You wait your whole life for this and you’re still in shock’
An MTA worker stationed on Staten Island was in disbelief when a New Jersey lottery app informed her she had just won $1 million after playing Powerball last week. Stacey Fiore, of Barnegat ...
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LIRR to offer discounts during A train shutdown in Queens
The LIRR will offer rides for $2.75 along the Far ... The Rockaway Park shuttle also will not run to or from Broad Channel. MTA representatives say the shutdown will allow the agency to restore ...
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Congestion pricing: Kathy Hochul wants MTA to back a $9 toll, down from $15
Gov. Kathy Hochul has revived a controversial congestion pricing plan for drivers entering Manhattan at 60 th Street and below by knocking $6 off the $15 toll she rejected in June. The new $9 toll ...
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The Man Is Gone, but His Voice Will Keep Riding the Rails
Van Ritshie, who recorded the announcements on Long Island Rail Road and Metro-North trains, died this month at age 80. By James Barron Good morning. It’s Thursday. Today we’ll find out about ...
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LIRR fares drop to $2.75 for Far Rockaway riders during A train shutdown next year
The Long Island Rail Road will cost just $2.75 from Far Rockaway for the duration of the A train’s shutdown in Queens next year, Gov. Kathy Hochul and the MTA announced Thursday. The MTA is set ...
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NYCEDC seeks proposals for redevelopment of former Flushing Airport site in College Point
The site, formerly the Flushing Airport, has remained unused since its decommissioning in 1984 and has since reverted to a wetland. Opened in 1927, it was one of New York City’s earliest ...
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Van Ritshie, Beloved MTA Announcer, ‘Voice Of Hudson Valley’ Radio Host, Dies
But it was perhaps his MTA work that people may know best. Since January 1995, Ritshie was the official voice of the agency, including the MNR and the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR), announcing upcoming ...
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NYU survey of MTA job violence was posted publicly on Facebook — and trolls may have taken over: ‘Mischievous respondents’
It’s an academic train wreck. NYU researchers embarrassingly moved to retract a study about on-the-job violence MTA workers face because a survey of workers was publicly posted on Facebook ...