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Car-obsessed California seeks to follow New York's lead and save public transit

California's transit agencies are asking Democrats who control the state's government to rescue them like Democrats in New York recently did

The Independent UK · Jun 9, 2023

As subway crime soars, MTA pushes to ban certain criminals from NY's transit system

NEW YORK — As subway crime continues to soar, the Metropolitan Transit Authority is urging judges and district attorneys to help ban “certain criminals” from the transit system, the New York Daily News has learned.

Tribune News Service · Oct 25, 2022

After mass shooting, NYC explores gun detectors in subways

Technology to scan large numbers of people quickly for weapons does exist, but experts say installing such a system in the New York City subway would be challenging

The Independent UK · Jun 1, 2022

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NYC subway ridership at highest level since pandemic shut down city

NEW YORK — New York City’s subway turnstiles clocked 3.5 million entries this week, the most since March 13, 2020 — which was the Friday before the Big Apple shut down as it became an early epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Tribune News Service · May 7, 2022

NYC poll finds 86% want more cops in subways; 61% fear riding trains at night

NEW YORK — A vast majority of New Yorkers want more cops in the subways and do not feel safe riding the trains at night, a Quinnipiac University poll published Wednesday found.

Tribune News Service · May 5, 2022

NYC subway camera video feeds failed amid repair job less than a day before Brooklyn shooting, says MTA

Video feeds from security cameras at a trio of Brooklyn subway stations failed as workers tried to fix problems with their hardware less than 24 hours before a crazed gunman lit up a train full of straphangers last month, MTA officials say.

Tribune News Service · May 4, 2022

Lawmakers call for greater security funding and oversight for U.S. transit systems

Open drug use and the threat of mass violence have prompted calls for more security funding for mass transit. Congress also says better oversight of existing security is needed.

WEKU · May 2, 2022

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NYC subway surveillance camera video feeds failed during shooting as MTA moves to beef up system

NEW YORK — Faulty computer systems prevented surveillance cameras at two Brooklyn stations from getting pictures of the gunman who sprayed bullets on a subway train on Tuesday, MTA officials said.

Tribune News Service · Apr 13, 2022

MTA was warned about faulty subway cameras for years before Brooklyn shooting

Mayor Eric Adams admitted there was a ‘malfunction’ on the entire camera system in the 36 Street subway station meaning suspected gunman Frank Robert James was not captured on footage at the scene

The Independent UK · Apr 13, 2022

Hero New Yorkers carrying subway victims to safety draw 9/11 comparisons

Commuters risk lives to remain on subway platform with victims amid chaos of Brooklyn shooting

The Independent UK · Apr 12, 2022

Platform barriers are coming to New York subway stations after spate of fatal attacks

‘Months ago, I started seeing that the number of people getting on the tracks and in the tunnels was going up,’ says MTA chairman Janno Lieber. ‘So I created an interagency group at the MTA to study it’

The Independent UK · Feb 23, 2022

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