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There have been myriad causes attributed to inciting the transit crisis. The subway was affected by a lack of funds, signal slowdowns, and degrading infrastructure. The buses were also affected by a lack of funds, but individual routes had additional problems including low frequencies, slow speeds, and winding routes.
On January 4, 2024, a New York City Subway train derailed causing at least 26 people, mostly passengers, to suffer minor injuries. The incident happened when the first car of a 1 train collided with a disabled train that had been vandalized, both consisting of R62As, just north of the 96th Street station. [1]
NYC Subway Delays: 9 Lines Running Behind - New York City, NY - The 7 train was partly suspended Monday morning, while seven other lines ran with delays, officials said.
Transit advocates expected the plan to include such desperately needed big-ticket items. It's also likely to tackle less splashy but still critical operational issues such as contracting and ...
Fare and toll evasion on subways, buses, commuter trains and bridges and tunnels cost the MTA $690 million in 2022, according to the study. For subways, the panel noted more than half of fare ...
After New York City subway ridership dropped 90% in the spring of 2020, it is still at less than 60% of pre-pandemic levels, or 3.1 million riders a day, according to New York Metropolitan ...
In 1984, the New York City Transit Authority (NYCTA) began a five-year program to eradicate graffiti. The years between 1985 and 1989 became known as the "diehard" era. [3] A last shot for the graffiti artists of this time was in the form of subway cars destined for the scrap yard. [3]
NEW YORK CITY — An operator on a subway train with faulty brakes never received a flagger's instruction to stop moments before a New York City subway collision and derailment that left...
2017–2021: transit crisis. In 2017, New York governor Andrew Cuomo declared a state of emergency for the MTA due to various incidents involving the NYCTA's subway and bus systems. At the time, only 65 percent of weekday trains reached their destinations on time, the lowest rate since a transit crisis in the 1970s.
Subway delays and service changes on Friday morning prolonged a bad week for New York City's commuters. NEW YORK CITY, NY - New Yorkers were late to their jobs again Friday as...