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Weekend Bridge and Street Closures in The Bronx, Oct. 29 to 31

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) has advised of the following weekend street and bridge closures in the Bronx from Oct. 29 to Oct. 31. Tilden Street between Barnes Avenue and Bronxwood Avenue: This street will be closed Friday and Saturday from 8am to 6pm and Sunday from 9am to 6pm through 11/10/21 to facilitate crane operation. East 144th Street between Gerard Avenue and Exterior Street: This street will be closed from 7am to 3pm through 11/30/21 to facilitate crane operation. East 149th Street between Dead End and Exterior Street: This street will be closed Saturday from 8am to 6pm through


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Weekend Bridge and Street Closures in The Bronx, Oct. 22 to 24

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) has advised of the following weekend street and bridge closures in the Bronx from Oct. 22 to Oct. 24.   Tilden Street between Barnes Avenue and Bronxwood Avenue: This street will be closed Friday and Saturday from 8am to 6pm and Sunday from 9am to 6pm through 11/10/21 to facilitate crane operation. East 149th Street between Dead End and Exterior Street: This street will be closed Saturday from 8am to 6pm through 11/8/21 for new building construction access and use. East 160th Street between Forest Avenue and Tinton Avenue: This street will be closed from


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Weekend Bridge and Street Closures in The Bronx, Oct. 15 to 17

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) has advised of the following weekend street and bridge closures in the Bronx from Oct. 15 to Oct. 17.   Tilden Street between Barnes Avenue and Bronxwood Avenue: This street will be closed Friday and Saturday from 8am to 6pm and Sunday from 9am to 6pm through 11/10/21 to facilitate crane operation. East 149th Street between Dead End and Exterior Street: This street will be closed Saturday from 8am to 6pm through 11/8/21 for new building construction access and use. East 160th Street between Forest Avenue and Tinton Avenue: This street will be closed from


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MTA COVID-19 Vaccination, Testing Program for Current Employees Enters New Phase

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) announced on Friday, Oct. 1, that it is entering a new phase of the COVID-19 vaccination / testing program whereby unvaccinated employees will be required to test weekly for COVID-19, beginning Monday, Oct. 4. The MTA currently has 138 on-site locations where employees can get tested.   The agency also announced that any new hires, beginning on or after Sunday, Nov. 14, must be fully vaccinated. MTA officials said these were the latest steps being taken by the MTA to protect transit workers and customers of the largest transportation network in North America. They said


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Final Bronx Bus Redesign Plan May Involve the Removal of 18 Percent of Bronx Bus Stops

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The final, Bronx bus network redesign plan, initiated in 2019 by New York City Transit (NYCT), is now available for review and comment by residents, and it may mean the removal of 18 percent of Bronx bus stops in order to speed up service times and improve efficiency.   Last month, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) and New York City Department of Transportation (NYCDOT) announced an ambitious plan to improve New York City’s bus network.   At the time, acting MTA chair and CEO, Janno Lieber, said, “We carry more people on our buses than the next four largest systems in America combined, and for


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Environmental Review Completed for Metro-North Penn Station Access & Four New Bronx Stations

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) announced on Monday, Sept. 27, that the environmental review process for the Metro-North Penn Station Access Project is complete. The milestone makes four new stations in the Bronx as well as direct Metro-North service to Penn Station from the Bronx, Westchester, and Connecticut a step closer to reality.   Acting MTA chair and CEO, Janno Lieber, said it was an important milestone for a project and will give people in several, transit-deprived areas of the East Bronx access to jobs, education, health care and everything New York and Connecticut have to offer. “By making use


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Knife Attack at Kingsbridge Road Subway Station Leaves Man Hospitalized

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The New York City Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying the individual seen in the attached photo who is wanted for questioning in relation to an assault which occurred in the 52nd precinct / Transit District 11.   It was reported to police that on Sunday, Sept. 12, at 11.07 a.m., on board a northbound D train, a 26-year-old male victim got into a verbal dispute with an unidentified individual. When the train entered the Kingsbridge Road station, in Fordham Manor, both the victim and the suspect detrained and the dispute escalated into a physical confrontation on


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MTA Announces Installation of Security Cameras at All 472 Subway Stations

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) announced on Monday, Sept. 13, that security cameras have been installed at all 472 subway stations across New York City. Cameras were deployed on Sept. 11 at the 472nd station, Broadway station, on the G line, and officials said thousands of cameras have since been deployed systemwide.   The initiative to expand security camera coverage was accelerated last year by interim president of New York City Transit, Sarah Feinberg, who identified a new class of camera that could be deployed more quickly, and at much lower cost than traditional cameras. As a result, officials said


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Remembering 9/11, Twenty Years On: MTA Pays Special Tribute on Public Transport Vehicles

By SÍLE MOLONEY
To honor and pay tribute to those who were lost on Sept. 11, 2001, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) will launch visual memorials on New York City buses, subways and both commuter railroads on Saturday, the 20th anniversary of the attack on the World Trade Center.   “I remember the day vividly,” said New York City transit interim president, Craig Cipriano. “I was working in the Brooklyn division of buses facilitating a new bus operator orientation. When we heard that the first plane had hit the North Tower, we thought it was some kind of an accident. But when we


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