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New York City’s air quality has plummeted. It may be worse underground

New York’s scramble to respond underscores a widening chasm between how governments are preparing for the climate crisis and how fast conditions are declining

The Independent UK

Auto industry calls for stricter air pollution tests

The Motor Trade Association wants the Government to require annual air pollution tests for vehicles older than 10 years.

Newsroom.co.nz

Twitter alerts back on track for NYC subway after week off

Service alerts for New York City’s subway, commuter trains and buses are back on Twitter

The Independent UK

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New reversal by Twitter after move sparked MTA withdrawl

In an about-face, Twitter says it has restored free access to a key tool for verified government and “publicly owned” services so they can tweet weather, transit and other alerts

The Independent UK

MTA No Longer Providing Real Time Updates Over Their With Twitter On API Fees

New York riders will no longer be able to view updates on Twitter as it has been their source for estimated time of arrival.

Zenger

NYC transit agency pulls the brake on Twitter service alerts

The transit authority that runs subways, commuter trains and buses in New York City is giving up on a system that sent automated alerts about service disruptions through Twitter

The Independent UK

Railroad workers rescue 3-year-old from tracks in New York

Officials say a New York railroad conductor sprinted to scoop up a 3-year-old boy who had wandered onto the tracks

The Independent UK

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New York Lawmakers Want To Use a 'Netflix Tax' To Pay for the Subway

From delivery fees to streaming taxes, New York can’t stomach having MTA users actually pay for the system themselves.

Reason

Subway 'surfing' leaves a grisly, lethal toll in New York City

NEW YORK: One-time subway "surfer" Isa Islam has a straightforward message for thrill-seeking youngsters sparking a surge in riders traveling on the roofs of New York City trains: don't do it.

Bangkok Post

Video of New York commuters frantically switching tracks for connecting train at LIRR station goes viral

Clip was shared after Long Island Rail Road trains started offering service to Grand Central Madison

The Independent UK

Teen’s subway surfing death is latest in disturbing NYC trend

NEW YORK — The death of a 15-year-old subway surfer trying to ride a train across the Williamsburg Bridge is the latest in a long line of fatalities among daredevils illegally riding the rails atop train cars.

Tribune News Service

Biden's 'Buy American' Promise Is a Lot More Complicated and Bureaucratic Than It Seems

An escalator in a subway station is considered a "component" but a fire suppression system in the same station is considered a "finished product." Why? Because the bureaucrats say so.

Reason

Now NYC transit can get you directly from JFK Airport to Grand Central Station

There’s good news for travelers flying into or out of New York City’s John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), whether they be daily commuters or out-of-town visitors.

Tribune News Service

Lady Gaga’s father complains New York City is ‘filthy’ and ‘smells like weed’

‘It seems filthy,’ says Lady Gaga’s father and restaurant owner Joe Germanotta

The Independent UK

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The Independent UK

Hochul's $227B budget helps NYC transit, migrant response

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul proposed dramatic spending to help New York City handle a wave of international migrants and to stabilize its reeling public transit system with her $227 billion state budget Wednesday, even as she warned of tougher economic times ahead

Newsroom.co.nz

Cars, fridges, the waste conundrum, and the circular economy

What links a Renault factory that takes cars apart, a tough problem for NZ metal recyclers, and a Dutch pesticide maker? Answer: A more sustainable way of looking at the stuff we consume

Tribune News Service

Queens dad told kids to ‘keep your seat belt on’ before running down wife with SUV, then stabbing her

NEW YORK — A Queens father, in the moments before slamming the accelerator to run down his estranged wife, delivered a chilling messages to his three sons: “Keep your seat belt on,” prosecutors alleged Wednesday.

Reuters

Two men arrested in connection to threats against Jewish community in New York

Two men were arrested at New York's Penn Station in connection with threats to the Jewish community, police said on Saturday.

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Teachers Unions Spent $22 Million Backing Massachusetts 'Millionaire's Tax'

The constitutional amendment is an attempt to undermine the state's flat income tax system.

The Independent UK

New Yorkers with disabilities are suing city over subway gaps

The gaps between subway platforms and trains are an accessibility issue

Daily Mirror

Hidden homes from shopping centre flat to garden cave and train station hideout

Michael Townsend created a secret apartment in a shopping centre, which he furnished with a sofa and a PlayStation, but he's not the first - so here's a round-up of people who have lived in unusual places

Tribune News Service

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

Gov. Hochul, Mayor Adams roll out new subway crime crackdown and plan for the system’s homeless

NEW YORK — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, joined by New York City Mayor Eric Adams, rolled out a new plan Saturday with a promised police surge to make the city’s 3.6 million daily straphangers stay and feel safer on the subway while providing help to the system’s homeless population.

Reason

Is This Atlanta Streetcar 'The Worst Transit Project of All Time'?

Transit ridership, especially rail, has collapsed post-pandemic, but the Atlanta BeltLine Coalition says now is the time to take federal dollars and build a $2.5 billion streetcar.

The Independent UK

New York City subway trains getting security cameras

Security cameras, which are already ubiquitous on New York’s streets, will soon be installed in all of the city’s nearly 6,400 subway cars as officials work to rebuild riders’ faith in the system’s safety

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