‘Subway surfing’ trend is killing NYC kids at a higher rate than ever — how the MTA can stop it
Ka’Von Wooden loved trains. The 15-year-old had an encyclopedic knowledge of New York City’s subway system and dreamed of ...
Gothamist4d
To fund NYC subway fixes, MTA must undo decades of distrust
MTA Chair Janno Lieber is heading to Albany on Thursday to ask lawmakers to fund the largest construction program in the ...
MTA chair tells New York lawmakers the agency needs billions and it's up to them to figure out how to get it
The MTA says it needs more than $68 billion to fund its capital plan for subway improvements. The head of the agency told ...
Orange County Register3d
Kids in New York keep dying while ‘subway surfing’ on top of trains. Can they be stopped?
More than 300,000 New York City school children use the subway ... red paint and hitting them with brooms. The MTA recently purchased a few new subway cars that don’t have the outdoor gaps ...
The New York Skyline11d
Fare evasion on NYC subway down 25% in last six months, MTA reports
During an MTA board meeting on Wednesday, Chair and CEO Janno Lieber announced that subway fare evasion has decreased from 14 to 10 percent.
Gothamist12d
MTA reports dip in fare evasion as NYPD arrests skyrocket in subway system
The MTA estimates 44% of bus riders and 10% of subway riders skipped the fare during the final three months of 2024.
trains7d
Two arrested for stealing New York subway train
Train had been taken from layover track at station; MTA exploring new security measures to prevent further incidents ...
trains12d
Police seek suspects in theft of New York subway train (updated)
Three individuals took a train from a station storage track, ran it for an unknown distance, and posted video of the event.
The Independent3d
The deadly craze killing children across New York
More than 300,000 New York City school children use the subway ... red paint and hitting them with brooms. The MTA recently purchased a few new subway cars that don’t have the outdoor gaps ...
Detroit News3d
Kids in New York keep dying while 'subway surfing' on top of trains. Can they be stopped?
More than 300,000 New York City school children use the subway ... red paint and hitting them with brooms. The MTA recently purchased a few new subway cars that don’t have the outdoor gaps ...