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MTA faces fallout after flash floods, power failures plague New York City's aging subway system
MTA Chairman Janno Lieber says the subway system is struggling to make up for years of neglect and disinvestment.
Hochul orders MTA to investigate why NYC transit system gets overwhelmed by extreme weather
Gov. Kathy Hochul demanded the MTA conduct a full review after extreme heat and rainstorms this week​ caused more mass ...
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Hochul directs full MTA review of outages that crippled subway lines: 'New Yorkers can't wait'
The outages at the West 4th Street station in Greenwich Village impacted lines on both Wednesday and Thursday—all during a ...
All the ways Republicans want to honor Trump, from $100 bill to Mt. Rushmore
Imagine getting the day off work for Donald Trump’s birthday. Receiving a $100 bill with Trump’s portrait on it. Touching ...
Schoolboy, 13, dies after getting trapped in drain during horror Baltimore storm
People desperately tried to rescue the boy but the force of the water was too strong and it kept pushing him back into the ...
Boy, 13, dies after getting trapped in a storm drain during East Coast flooding
MOUNT AIRY, Md. (AP) — A 13-year-old boy died after he was trapped in a storm drain in Maryland during heavy rainfall and ...
Hochul blames ‘lack of investments’ for MTA’s hellish service meltdowns, even as bloated transit agency eyes fare hike to $3
Gov. Kathy Hochul on Friday blamed decades-long “lack of investments” in subway infrastructure for hellish service meltdowns this week amid stifling heat and torrential downpours.
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Cleanup continues after heavy storms flood roads, rails in Tri-State area
During the height of the storm, heavy rain had closed sections of major New York City roads, including the Long Island ...
Authorities search for man wanted in Tennessee family murders
The suspect, 28-year-old Austin Robert Drummond, is most likely still in the area and should be considered armed and ...