Transit

NJ Transit service was suspended yet again on Friday leaving travelers stranded in near-record heat conditions. So what’s behind the issues? News 4’s Andrew Siff and Adam Harding report.

Romney Smith reports.

And now this. NJ Transit and Amtrak riders found themselves stranded again Friday, with rail service suspended in and out of New York’s Penn Station during the morning rush — and another few hours after that. Again, NJ Transit cited Amtrak overhead wire issues as the problem. Amtrak attributed the mess to a disabled commuter train in Penn Station and…

NJ Transit and Amtrak trains are running once again at Penn Station after power issues and a brush fire in New Jersey halted service — but the evening commute is anything but easy, as one of the busiest transit hubs in the world turned into a complete mess again for commuters. NBC New York’s Checkey Beckford reports.

NJ Transit and Amtrak service into and out of New York Penn Station was facing massive delays Thursday evening after a power issue caused a lengthy disruption heading into rush hour. All power had been restored around 5:30 p.m., according to Amtrak, with all rail service between New Haven and Philadelphia resuming — but “significant delays” could be expected due…

A young boy is among three people dead after an Amtrak train hit a pickup truck in upstate New York. The Friday accident happened in North Tonawanda, a small town along the Niagara River between Niagara Falls and Buffalo. Police say the 6-year-old boy was one of three people in the pickup who died in the crash. The other victims...

Authorities are responding to a freight train derailment in New Jersey. A call about the train with three tank cars on their sides near Tremley Point Road in Linden came in before 8 a.m. Thursday. Chopper 4 was over the scene, just off the New Jersey Turnpike. Union County hazmat teams were called out as a precaution. No injuries were…

No injuries were immediately reported.

Ride the C line? Your commute just got roomier. The MTA on Thursday debuted a new version of its modern R211 subway cars — one that features what is known as an “open gangway,” allowing passengers to move freely from one car to another. The agency had invested $2.5 billion in new subway cars, and the ones that started to…

Citi Bike is raising its prices next month, pledging more station upgrades and next-gen ebikes to customers as part of an overall plan to improve bike-sharing, the company said in a statement Friday. Citi Bike said the new pricing system would roll out on a staggered basis in January, calling it part of its effort to “support our growing operations…

New York City’s MTA unveiled pans to overhaul the Queens bus network to increase the number of routes to serve 800,000 daily riders.

After a lot of complaints from riders in Queens who rely on public transportation, the MTA is finally taking action to improve bus service — but officials are running into a few road blocks along the way.

A heads up for drivers this month: the New York-bound Holland Tunnel tube will be closed on three separate nights for safety testing. The Port Authority says testing of newly installed flood mitigation measures require the overnight tunnel closures from Sept. 20 through the morning of Sept. 23. During this period, they say the New Jersey-bound tube will remain open….

Your evening commute on the LIRR might be impacted after a work train derailed hours ago. Melissa Colorado reporting.

Prosecutors say a woman shoved in a violent unprovoked attack in Manhattan last month has been paralyzed after the suspect pushed her “with all his force into the moving subway car.” The altercation, which broke the 35-year-old’s spine, went down the morning of May 21 in an apparently wordless, random attack at the Lexington Avenue and 63rd Street station. Police…

A suspect is in custody after pushing a man onto some subway tracks in Brooklyn Tuesday, according to law enforcement sources with direct knowledge of the investigation.

For the second time in less than 10 days, a New York City subway rider was attacked at random, shoved while standing on a station platform, according to police. The alleged incident on Tuesday occurred at the 25th street station in Sunset Park. Police said the victim was pushed onto the tracks of the southbound R train bed and was…

The new charges will remain sealed until the suspect, Kamal Semrade, is arraigned. He has already been charged with attempted murder and assault for allegedly shoving a woman into a train at a Manhattan subway station.o

Police said the suspect arrested Tuesday morning, Kamal Semrade, is the same person seen in surveillance photos taken the morning of the attack inside the Upper East Side subway station. NBC New York’s Checkey Beckford reports.