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Joe Lhota. Joseph J. Lhota ( / ˈloʊtə /; born October 7, 1954) is an American public servant and a former politician who served as the chairman of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and was also a former deputy mayor of New York City. He was the Republican nominee in an unsuccessful bid for the 2013 election for Mayor of New York City.
Fran. Police career. Department. New York City Transit Police Department. Service years. 1980–1984. Shield no. 4721. Irma Lozada (April 26, 1959 – September 21, 1984 [1] ), a.k.a. "Fran", was a member of the New York City Transit Police who was killed in 1984, becoming the first female police officer to die while at work in New York City.
1⁄2 in ( 1,435 mm) standard gauge. The R36 was a New York City Subway car model built by the St. Louis Car Company from 1963 to 1964. The cars are a "follow-up" or supplemental stock to the A Division's R33s, which some of the cars closely resemble. A total of 424 cars were built, arranged in pairs. The order includes World's Fair cars ...
The official subway map. The Subway Challenge entails navigating the entire New York City Subway system in the shortest time possible. This ride is also known as the Rapid Transit Challenge and the Ultimate Ride. The challenge requires competitors to stop at all 472 stations; as of 2023, this record is held by Kate Jones of Switzerland.
The newest New York City Subway stations are part of the Second Avenue Subway, and are located on Second Avenue at 72nd, 86th and 96th streets. They opened on January 1, 2017. Stations that share identical street names are disambiguated by the line name and/or the cross street each is associated with.
The first, confirmed, case of COVID-19 was in New York State on March 1, 2020, in a 39-year-old health care worker who had returned home to Manhattan from Iran on February 25. [1] [2] Genomic analyses suggest the disease had been introduced to New York as early as January, and that most cases were linked to Europe, rather than Asia.
The Long Island Rail Road ( reporting mark LI ), often abbreviated as the LIRR, is a railroad in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of New York, stretching from Manhattan to the eastern tip of Suffolk County on Long Island. The railroad currently operates a public commuter rail service, with its freight operations contracted to the New ...
Track gauge. 4 ft 8. +. 1⁄2 in ( 1,435 mm) The Steinway Lo-V was a New York City Subway car type built from 1915 to 1925 by the Pressed Steel Car Company, American Car and Foundry, and Pullman Company. These cars were built specifically for use on the IRT Corona Line (currently known as the IRT Flushing Line ), and the IRT Astoria Line ...