Danielle Furfaro
The Archive
Man causes subway delays after refusing to leave the tracks
F train riders had to walk through three trains to get to a Queens platform during the Friday morning rush hour when a man fell on the tracks and refused...
Subway announcements tell riders to wear headphones
The problem of subway riders listening to music, watching movies, and playing video games without headphones has gotten so bad that the MTA had to direct its conductors to tell...
NJ Transit reveals train station runs on Dunkin' Donuts
New Jersey doesn’t run without Dunkin'. NJ Transit riders couldn’t get into the Hamilton train station Thursday morning because a doughnut worker who was supposed to open the doors showed...
City to install nearly 2,300 speed cameras in school zones
Leadfooted New Yorkers are now on notice. The state just passed a massively expanded speed camera bill that calls for installation of as many as 2,250 of the devices in...
Suburban politicians want a cut of congestion pricing cash too
Suburban pols are demanding they get a cut of congestion pricing cash meant to rescue the subways — even though city taxpayers already underwrite the commuter railroads. The Long Island...
MTA pats itself on the back for fewer subway delays
Delays on subway trains dropped by nearly 20,000 in February — compared to the same month in 2018 — in a dip the MTA credits to its "action plan" and...
It's up to the law to ban subway pervs —not the MTA
The MTA urges prosecutors to seek temporary bans against recidivist subway criminals from the system — but only lifetime prohibitions will do the trick, police sources argue. Even though the...
Dangerous debris falls on car from MTA tracks in Queens
The MTA strikes again! For the third time in as many weeks, a dangerous piece of debris fell from the elevated 7 train tracks onto a car below, this time...
Prankster shouts obscenities over subway loudspeaker
The MTA's subway announcements may finally be getting as dirty as the MTA's subway stations. Someone -- who may have been a subway conductor -- dropped an obscene word bomb...
Trump: US to ground Boeing 737 MAX planes after deadly crashes
The Federal Aviation Administration on Wednesday changed course and ordered that all Boeing 737 MAX planes flown by US carriers be grounded until further notice over safety concerns following two...
Fear’s your change! Rat stuck in MTA vending machine is truly horrifying
Actually, just keep the change. A video showing a rodent trapped in the change dispenser of an MTA MetroCard vending machine is just the latest indignity for Big Apple straphangers....
Commuters alarmed by thick dust covering Bedford Avenue station
The main construction to fix the damage to the L train tunnel hasn't even started yet, and at least one station on the line is already a nightmare of dust....
Pols urge Trump to prepare 'doomsday plan' if Hudson tunnels collapse
Two local congressmen are pushing a bill that would force the Trump administration to come up with a “doomsday plan” within 60 days in case the Hudson River tunnels collapse...
Pair of MTA conductors attacked by riders in separate incidents
A pair of MTA conductors were attacked by riders in separate incidents overnight, with one menaced with a gun and the other punched in the face, cops and agency workers...
Carl Heastie floats raising state sales tax on gas to fund mass transit
Warning that congestion pricing is not a sure bet, Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie on Friday floated another idea to help fund mass transit also certain to infuriate motorists — raising...
Police question suspect in two-time subway groping of 13-year-old girl
Police are interviewing a suspect in the case of a creep who groped the same 13-year-old girl twice in two weeks aboard two different trains, police sources revealed on Thursday....
Feds say MTA must add elevators when renovating stations
The MTA must pay whatever it costs to install an elevator in any subway station that undergoes major renovations, because of a court ruling involving a station in The Bronx,...
NYC Council Speaker proposes breaking up the MTA
He wants to take a “BAT” to the MTA. City Council Speaker Corey Johnson on Tuesday proposed breaking up the state-run Metropolitan Transportation Authority and transferring city trains and buses...
Fatal taxi stabbing victim ID'd as Uber driver
The hack who was fatally stabbed inside his car in The Bronx on Saturday night drove for Uber, the ride-sharing giant said in a statement Sunday. The for-hire driver, identified...
LIRR crossing gate hit by truck, falls on pedestrian
A truck driving through a Long Island Rail Road crossing in Hyde Park hit a gate, causing it to come crashing down on top of a pedestrian, MTA officials said....