Subway Transportation Industry

For the next 11 consecutive weekends, construction on the No. 7 subway line could affect how you get around on the weekends. Here's what you need to know: There will be no 7 trains running between Queensboro Plaza and Times Square-42nd Street. Also,...

Robin Plevener's asthma had been under control for years, until about four months ago, when the pulmonary disease returned with a vengeance. "One day I couldn't breathe at all, and I started wheezing, and it got so bad, I had to go to the emergency...

Police are hoping new video will help them crack the case of the Upper East Side groper. The suspect was caught on subway surveillance video. The video was released by the NYPD. It is from the 77 Street and Lexington Avenue subway station and shows...

The MTA New York City Transit subway and bus system will be experiencing major disturbances this weekend due to capital construction work, the agency announced Friday. According to a spokesperson, the work is part of the MTA's ongoing Capital...

Work to repair a crumbling sidewalk by a major midtown subway station is back on track after a 3 week delay. When construction crews began to fix the sidewalk above the subway station at the north-west corner of 34th Street and Seventh Avenue, they...

The Empire State Building's owner lost his bid to stop a new skyscraper from rising in the neighborhood when the New York City Council approved zoning and land use changes Wednesday that pave the way for the 1,190-foot tower. The project, called 15 Penn...

For the first time, New York City's subway could extend out of the city limits and into New Jersey if a preliminary proposal from the Bloomberg Administration becomes reality. The City Hall proposal would extend the 7 train from the West Side of...

Tunnel mining is complete for the popular number 7 line extension, on the west side. Just after 4 PM, Thursday, a massive drill punched through the last bit of bedrock beneath the Port Authority Bus Terminal. City and state officials were at the site to...

The MTA confirmed Monday that they will go through with a plan to equip subway stations with cell phone service and Wi-Fi, but the move is already getting criticized by some New Yorkers. The project would create cell and wireless connections in the...

People may not be as safe as they think in subway stations. According to the Metropolitan Transportation Agency, out of the more than 4,000 cameras inside subway stations right now, roughly half aren't working due to software problems or construction....

Sandwiched between two Brooklyn Heights homes is a curious building that's one of the worst kept secrets in the five boroughs. The NYPD doesn't want you to know the address, but the facade of this faux brownstone is like something out of "The Matrix." On...

Bronx subway riders who use the No. 6 train can expect major delays in their commute. The MTA shut down the Morrison Avenue and Whitlock Avenue stations for major renovations on Monday. Affected riders can take the BX4 bus along Westchester Avenue for...