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Subway Conductor Slash Leads to Delays, Accusations of Work Stoppage
Angry union leaders pleaded for increased safety in the system after the attack — but denied calling for workers to walk off the job. By Jose Martinez Feb 29 4:53pm EST The Roosevelt Island Daily News Straphangers on a pair…
Comptroller Sues Over Millions in Wages Stolen From COVID-Era MTA Workers, He Alleges
The subway cleaners disinfected stations during the height of the pandemic. Two city lawsuits allege that they were underpaid. By Jose Martinez Feb 22 6:00am EST The Roosevelt Island Daily News Contractors paid big bucks by the MTA to bring…
Subway Surfers Take Unsafe Sex to the Next Level
MTA rips into “clowns” who took pantless joyride atop the No. 7 train. By Jose Martinez (Note: Two people appeared to be getting intimate atop a 7 train. Credit: Via Jonathan Eli/Instagram) Feb 14 4:22pm EST The Roosevelt Island Daily News Here’s…
Second Avenue Subway Inches Forward on Phase Two Extension
The MTA awarded the first contract on the $7.7 billion project to take the Q line to 125th Street, but legal challenges to congestion pricing, which helps pay for it, and other uncertainties remain. By Jose Martinez Jan 22 5:40pm…
Despite Three Derailments in 22 Days, Transit President Says Subway Riders Should Feel Safe
An F Train carrying 37 people skipped the tracks on Wednesday in Brooklyn with no injuries reported. Derailments with passengers are relatively rare — before last week the last one was in 2020. By Jose Martinez Jan 10 5:52pm EST…
Fear on the F Train Shuttle during rush hour with no help anywhere
While the MTA and cooperative media shovel safety pabulum at the public, subway fear is real and continuing as an F Train incident yesterday showed. Not only are dangers increasing, but it’s more concerning that no help is available. The…
Roosevelt Island Now: Tram Rocking Out of Control. Subway Stranding
For anyone who has lived here for a while, Roosevelt Island now is filled with trouble. The Daily gets emails and texts about it every day. But yesterday, October 11th, 2023, it tumbled from troubling to shocking – and frightening….
The MTA’s anti-mass transit, anti-art campaign marched through the weekend.
The Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA), an agency allegedly devoted to mass transit, is really cool on the concept. If its behavior on Roosevelt Island is a guide, that is. The transportation behemoth – currently exhorting people to return to their…
Crew Shortages Slowing Subway Service — With Workers Pinning Blame on Assaults
Train operators and union leaders say passengers taking anger out on transit staff is adding to delays. But MTA officials insist the system is doing better than ever. Jose Martinez, The City This article was originally published on Oct 5…
Subway Window-Smash Blitz Puts Brakes on Wednesday Commute
Service on the W line was left in pieces as 45 trains were vandalized in a roughly 29-hour period, officials said. Jose Martinez, The City This article was originally published on Sep 13 1:50pm EDT by THE CITY A daylong…
David Stone
Founder & Euro Editor