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1966 New York City transit strike. In 1966, the Transport Workers Union of America (TWU) and Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) called a strike action in New York City after the expiration of their contract with the New York City Transit Authority (TA). It was the first strike against the TA; pre-TWU transit strikes in 1905, 1910, 1916, and 1919 ...
British Security Co-ordination ( BSC) was a covert organisation set up in New York City by the British Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) in May 1940 upon the authorisation of the Prime Minister, Winston Churchill . Its purpose was to investigate enemy activities, prevent sabotage against British interests in the Americas, and mobilise pro ...
At least 93 people died, making it the second-deadliest train crash in American history, as well as the deadliest crash in the history of the New York City Subway. The circumstances leading to the crash included a labor strike against the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company (BRT).
Kathleen Culliton, Patch Staff. EAST NEW YORK, BROOKLYN — The death of an MTA conductor shot on the street as she walked home from work was a targeted killing by somebody she knew, her family ...
BROOKLYN, NY — An MTA train conductor was slashed in the neck during a random attack inside a Brooklyn subway stop Thursday morning, requiring more than three dozen stitches, authorities said ...
MTA Worker Killed In Herald Square Train Strike: Police - Midtown-Hell's Kitchen, NY - The transit worker died after he was hit by a D train as he worked on the tracks early Wednesday morning...
Christopher Meloni as Det. Elliot Stabler. by:Will Hart/NBC A crew member working on the New York set of Law & Order: Organized Crime died after being shot in his car on Tuesday, July 19.
The New York City Transit Authority (also known as NYCTA, the TA, [2] or simply Transit, [3] and branded as MTA New York City Transit) is a public-benefit corporation in the U.S. state of New York that operates public transportation in New York City. Part of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, the busiest and largest transit system in ...
"We’re sad to report that a New York City Transit employee died this morning after sustaining a fall on the 4, 5 and 6 lines near the 125 St station," the MTA said on Twitter.
The MTA is governed by a 21-member board representing the 5 boroughs of New York City, each of the counties in its New York State service area, and worker and rider interest groups. Of these, there are 14 voting members, broken down into 13 board members who cast individual votes, 4 board members who cast a single collective vote, and 6 group ...