Death

MTA Police Dedicate New Headquarters To A Fallen Officer

This past Thursday, the MTA Police dedicated its new Jamaica headquarters to fallen officer Dennis McCarney. Mr. McCarney of Hicksville was the first Long Island Railroad police officer to die in the line of duty. His unfortunate death occurred 18 years ago on March 15, 1989. He was killed while chasing a robbery suspect out […]


Man Found Dead On Subway Tracks

Train tracks at Essex Street station on the J, M, & Z. Resized photo courtesy of Eye On Transit An unidentified 50 year old man was found dead this morning on subway tracks at the Essex Street station on the J, M, & Z trains. MTA employees spotted the unconscious man laying on the ground […]


Not To Be Outdone…..

As I wrote about here, we had one idiot lose their life due to their own stupidity. However not to be outdone, we have yet another idiot who has died at the hands of a rail or subway car. This time our idiot was a 23 year old man who was surfing an uptown C […]


Idiot Dies While Trying To Entertain His Family

While I was on the 1010 Wins, I came across an article about an idiot who died at the Metro North’s Riverside station in Connecticut. While some might find it offensive, I am calling the man an idiot because that is what he clearly was. The man who has yet to be named while relatives […]


Estate Of Late “Godfather” Actor Files Lawsuit…..

This past Thursday, John Avots who is the executor of Mr. Bright’s estate filed a wrongful death lawsuit at the Manhattan Supreme Court against Academy Bus LLC. Richard Bright best known for appearing in the 3 “Godfather” movies was killed by an Academy Bus at the intersection of West 86th Street & Columbus Avenue. According […]