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265 New Zero-Emission Buses To Join MTA's Fleet In NY: '100 Percent Clean Energy' 265 New Zero-Emission Buses To Join MTA's Fleet In NY: '100 Percent Clean Energy'
265 New Zero-Emission Buses To Join MTA's Fleet In NY: '100 Percent Clean Energy' The MTA is charging ahead in its commitment to sustainability with the purchase of 265 zero-emission buses set to operate on routes across New York City, officials announced. In an announcement on Friday, Jan. 10, the agency revealed the purchases, which will build on the existing fleet of 60 electric buses and an additional 205 slated to arrive later this year. The initiative is part of the MTA's goal of a 100% zero-emission bus fleet by 2040, officials said.  These new buses, featuring regenerative braking systems and lightweight electric traction drives, aim to reduce gree…

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COVID-19: New Long Island Pop-Up Vaccination Site To Open COVID-19: New Long Island Pop-Up Vaccination Site To Open
Covid-19: New Long Island Pop-Up Vaccination Site To Open In an effort to bolster the number of New Yorkers who are getting the COVID-19 vaccination, new temporary pop-up sites are being set up at MTA stations across the state. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced on Monday, May 10 that eight new pop-up COVID-19 vaccination sites will be set up in New York City, Long Island, and Hudson Valley, serving up to 300 walk-in appointments per day. The sites will be utilizing the single-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, so travelers will not have to return to get a second shot. Among the new sites is at the LIRR station in Hempstead, which wi…

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COVID-19: Pastor From Westchester Who Worked For MTA Dies From Virus COVID-19: Pastor From Westchester Who Worked For MTA Dies From Virus
Covid-19: Pastor From Westchester Who Worked For MTA Dies From Virus A pastor in Westchester who worked with the MTA has died from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Scott Elijah, 67 a pastor at Bethany AME Church in Yonkers who has worked with New York City Transit for more than a decade became the third track worker to die from COVID-19, TWU Local 100 Union announced. According to the union, Scott, who joined NYC Transit 15 years ago, worked for the Combined Action/Emergency Response unit (CAT/ERT) out of Parsons/Archer in Queens. “This is just horrible news,” Local 100 Track Division Chairman Carlos Albert said. “He was a great man. A family man. A stron…

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Feds Investigating LIRR Overtime Records, Including $461K For One Worker, Report Says Feds Investigating LIRR Overtime Records, Including $461K For One Worker, Report Says
Feds Investigating Lirr Overtime Records, Including $461K For One Worker, Report Says Federal prosecutors have launched a probe into Long Island Railroad overtime pay following recent reports that the MTA paid out more than $400 million in overtime last year, including one LIRR employee who pocketed more than $460,000. Prosecutors have subpoenaed pay records for a recently retired LIRR official, Thomas Caputo, a former chief measurement operator, who allegedly took in $461,646 in overtime pay, according to the Empire Center, prompting further investigation. Caputo’s overtime pay was more than what New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Mayor Bill de Blasio earned last year, accordin…

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MTA To Investigate Reports Of $400M In Employees' Overtime Pay MTA To Investigate Reports Of $400M In Employees' Overtime Pay
MTA To Investigate Reports Of $400M In Employees' Overtime Pay The MTA has launched an extensive investigation regarding “massive” overtime payments that saw its workers earn more than $400 million in overtime last year. Despite a year fraught with delayed, canceled and stalled trains, as well as the seventh fare hike in less than a decade, a new study released by Empire Center found that MTA’s overtime rose by nearly 16 percent last year. In total, the MTA shelled out $418 million in overtime more than five times what the anticipated price hike that took effect this week is expected to generate. In response, MTA Chairman and CEO Patrick F…

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by Zak Failla