Crime
Rant Leads To Arrests
Any veteran rider of the NYC Subway has come across the occasional idiot ranting on about all sorts of topics. Unfortunately riders on a Brooklyn-bound train not only had to deal with such a person but the melee they caused which led to arrests. Here is more via CBS2 New York: Five people were arrested, […]
NYC Transit Bus Driver Slashed In The Bronx
I always hate hearing or reading about MTA employees being the victims of heinous crimes. The latest attack occurred in the Bronx on Wednesday when a driver on the Bx5 was slashed by a passenger who was getting off at the last stop at the corner of Southern Blvd & Westchester Ave. This is only […]
Tragic Weekend On The Subway
This weekend was filled with tragedy on the NYC Subway as it featured 4 deaths & the potential for a 5th. The tragic events first started on Friday morning around 2:15 AM when a man was pinned to the platform by a Bronx-bound (northbound) 2 train at the 174th Street station while trying to cross […]
MTA Touts Employee Protection Program
Over the years, I have covered numerous stories involving the assault of transit employees. The majority of these stories centered around bus drivers who have little protection against the riding public. Unfortunately some have even lost their life due to the lack of protection. The MTA is hoping a new ad campaign will bring awareness […]
10 MTA Workers Charged With False Reports
In what is a highly disturbing story if true, 10 MTA workers have been charged with allegedly filing false reports. The false reports were for completed or supervised safety inspections. Ted Mann of the Wall Street Journal has more: Prosecutors charged 10 Metropolitan Transit Authority employees with falsifying reports to suggest they had completed or […]
