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The assaults of transit workers has spurred officials to dispatch a squad of 500 cops from the MTA and New York Police Department to improve public safety as well as crack down on fare evasion.
Roger Toussaint. Roger Toussaint is an American worker who led the December 20th, 2005 New York City transit strike which lasted three days and shut down bus and subway service in the city. Toussaint was the president of the Transport Workers Union (TWU) Local 100 in New York City (NYC) from January 2001 through December 2009.
David Blakis, 46, of Greenpoint, walked into a Brooklyn courtroom Friday, facing a pair of criminal charges. The MTA employee, accused of running a brothel out of his apartment at 1083 Manhattan ...
A closed entrance to the 45th Street station in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. The 2005 New York City transit strike, held from December 20 through 22, 2005, was the third strike ever by the Transport Workers Union Local 100 against New York City's Transit Authority and involved between 32,000 and 34,000 strikers. In December 2005, the TWU Local 100 ...
The Inspector General, who is an ex officio member of the New York State Public Transportation Safety Board (PTSB) with authority to vote on matters involving the operations of the MTA (as per Transportation Law ยง216[1]), is further authorized and directed to cooperate, consult, and coordinate with PTSB regarding any activity concerning the ...
When the New York City Transit Authority was created in July 1953, the fare was raised to 15 cents (equivalent to $1.71 in 2023) and a token was issued. [89] In 1970 the fare was raised to 30 cents. [90] This token is 23mm in diameter with a Y cut out, and is known as the "Large Y Cutout".
According to the report, NYC Transit plans to increase its number of background checks after the MTA awards a new all-agency contract for background investigation services in early 2020.
BROOKLYN, NY - Two MTA employees were arrested over the weekend on reckless driving and DWI charges, respectively, authorities said. Pedro Nunez-Delacruz, 43, an NYPD auxiliary police officer, was ...