Details of Cuomo’s plan to ban sex offenders from subway remain unclear
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Cuomo has yet to discuss the details of a ban on repeat sex offenders from public transit.
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Old Astoria residents welcome restoration of DSNY street cleaning
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“We’ve been advocating this for 20 years, so we’re very, very happy this has happened.”
Read MoreLIRR conductor returns $9,000 that rider left on train
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“When I read the label that said $9,000, I knew the owner would want me to take good care of it.”
Read MoreThe story behind the faces that appear on five Queens and Brooklyn subway stations
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For nearly three decades, J and Z train riders in Brooklyn and Queens have been watched over by five sculpted faces that jut out from five different subway stations in the boroughs.
Read More‘5 Boro Pizza Challenge’ is a test of stamina, fortitude and deliciousness
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The advocacy group Transportation Alternatives holds the challenge to fundraise for its mission of promoting public transportation, bikes and walking.
Read MoreProposed Target would reduce Astoria parking
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“This would create more congestion in an already congested area.”
Read MoreLIRR will restore 14 rush hour trains following completion of Amtrak work
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From Far Rockaway to Freeport, LIRR customers had suffered due to Amtrak’s work, which limited track availability into Penn Station.
Read MoreSt. Albans residents urge MTA to restore weekend service on Q42
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“The people along that route are literally stuck in the neighborhood.”
Read MoreSouth Asian Indo-Caribbean Bar VP Ali Najmi named to city’s taxi task force
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Najmi, the Vice President of the South Asian Indo-Carribean Bar Association of Queens, has been a fierce advocate for the rights of taxi drivers.
Read MoreCuomo heralds new Kosciuszko Bridge
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Traffic is expected to open on five Queens-bound lanes and four Brooklyn-bound lanes Thursday morning.
Read MoreDepartment of City Planning upgrades community board needs and budget request tool
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A new webtool, named Community District Priorities, allows for community boards to formally submit their annual needs and budget requests to the city.
Read MoreNYC parents can keep tabs on school bus locations with new GPS app
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The real-time tracking will be provided through a GPS-enabled tablet running the “Bus Driver App.”
Read MoreHow the short-lived V train altered Queens’ subway lines forever
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When the V train first debuted in December 2001 it created such a subway shakeup in Queens that the borough has yet to recover from it.
Read MoreQueens pols say bus schedule cost-cutting move hurts riders
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Riders across the city will be left “lost and confused without a physical printout of the bus schedule to guide them,” the lawmakers said.
Read More'Middle finger' luxury tower plan tests Ridgewood residents and local councilmember
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“We don’t have a big middle finger building yet … That would be our middle finger building.”
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