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MTA Postpones Vote On Fare Hike MTA Postpones Vote On Fare Hike
MTA Postpones Vote On Fare Hike Hold your horses. In an unexpected move, the MTA has voted to delay a proposed toll and fare hike vote that was scheduled to take place on Thursday, Jan. 24 during its regular board meeting. Instead, it will now seek additional revenue streams before increasing prices for commuters. Following the public comment session that began Thursday’s MTA meeting, the MTA board opted to delay the vote until next month’s meeting. Members of the board voted unanimously, with one in abstention. If approved, fares for riders would jump from $2.75 to $3 each, which reportedly will net the MTA hundreds of …

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by Zak Failla
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Metro-North Employees Hailed As Heroes For Helping Save Commuter’s Life Metro-North Employees Hailed As Heroes For Helping Save Commuter’s Life
Metro-North Employees Hailed As Heroes For Helping Save Commuter’s Life Some fast-fast-acting MTA employees helped save the life of a passenger who stopped breathing on a Metro-North train during the heart of the rush hour commute in the Hudson Valley. Nine Metro-North Railroad employees were celebrated for “seamlessly working together to save an unresponsive customer” on board a train heading from Grand Central to Wassaic. Shortly after 5:15 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 20, as the doors was closing on the Dutchess County-bound train, a passenger called out for help when a fellow passenger was lying prone on the train floor, turning blue as he stopped breathing. Acc…

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by Zak Failla
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Fire Breaks Out On Tracks At Metro-North Station In Westchester, Causing Delays Fire Breaks Out On Tracks At Metro-North Station In Westchester, Causing Delays
Fire Breaks Out On Tracks At Metro-North Station In Westchester, Causing Delays A small fire broke out on the tracks of a Metro-North station in Westchester, leading to delays for riders during the morning commute. The fire was first reported at 8:26 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 24, on a third rail at the Scarsdale Metro-North station, MTA spokesman Aaron Donovan said. The incident led to delays of approximately 25 minutes on the Harlem Line. Metro-North said the initial incident was dealt with, but they’ve been seeing residual delays of up to 20 minutes throughout the morning. “Delays are expected to dissipate with the conclusion of the morning rush hour,” Donovan said. A …

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by Zak Failla
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New Deal Would Create Metro-North Line Into Penn Station From Westchester New Deal Would Create Metro-North Line Into Penn Station From Westchester
New Deal Would Create Metro-North Line Into Penn Station From Westchester At long last, Metro-North riders may soon have access to Penn Station from Westchester, as the MTA moves forward with a new deal with Amtrak. This week, MTA officials announced the new deal with Amtrak, which will call for new Metro-North stops in Co-op City, Morris Park, Parkchester/ Van Nest and Hunts Point, bringing those commuters, and those from the New Rochelle station, to Penn Station in Manhattan. Without hitting any hurdles, the new Bronx stations are expected to be open no later than 2023. "We are pleased to have reached a preliminary agreement that will allow for MTA to advance …

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by Zak Failla
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Westchester's Andrea Stewart-Cousins Makes History As New State Senate Majority Leader Westchester's Andrea Stewart-Cousins Makes History As New State Senate Majority Leader
Westchester's Andrea Stewart-Cousins Makes History As New State Senate Majority Leader It’s official: New York Sen. Andrea Stewart-Cousins of Westchester has made political history, becoming the first woman to become the majority leader of the State Senate when she was sworn in on Wednesday. "When you think about it, not that long ago, women weren’t even allowed to walk on the floor of this chamber,” the Senator representing Yonkers said shortly after taking the Senate gavel on the opening day of the state Legislature's 2019 session. "I stand here the first woman leader of a legislative house in state history. And if we do this right, I cannot and will not be the last."&n…

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by Zak Failla
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Metro-North Opens New Elevators At Grand Central Terminal Metro-North Opens New Elevators At Grand Central Terminal
Metro-North Opens New Elevators At Grand Central Terminal Commuters and travelers at Grand Central Terminal are moving on up, with the grand opening of two elevators that introduce a “mix of practical innovation and architectural style.” In recent weeks, the MTA announced that two new elevators at Grand Central were open for business, improving access to the Terminal as part of the organization’s “Way Ahead Strategic Plan.” The “Way Ahead Plan” is designed to improve the customer experience at Grand Central, the MTA said. They are restructuring custodial forces to increase productivity, allowing them to increase the number of workers at high-traff…

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by Zak Failla
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Missing Westchester HS Freshman Found Missing Westchester HS Freshman Found
Missing Westchester HS Freshman Found Update: The 15-year-old high school student who went missing late Monday afternoon, Dec. 10 has been found and is safe. "Missing child Patrick Bowe was located safely and reunited with his family," Pelham Police announced late in the morning on Tuesday, Dec. 11. No further information was released. Original report: A freshman at Fordham Preparatory School has gone missing and police are asking the public's help in locating him. Freshman Patrick Bowe went missing from his home on Monday, Dec. 10, said Lt. Danny Green of the Pelham Police Department. He was last seen by his parents a…

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Metro-North Issues 24-Hour Ban On Alcohol During SantaCon Metro-North Issues 24-Hour Ban On Alcohol During SantaCon
Metro-North Issues 24-Hour Ban On Alcohol During SantaCon Santa Claus is set to come to town this weekend, but he’ll be doing it sober if he takes a Metro-North train instead of his sleigh. With SantaCon scheduled this weekend in the area, the MTA announced that it was instituting a 24-hour ban on alcohol on Metro-North trains and stations. The ban goes into effect at noon on Saturday, Dec. 8 and will continue through noon the following day to “maintain safe and orderly travel during this weekend’s SantaCon event. MTA police officers will be on duty at Grand Central Terminal and throughout Metro-North trains and stations to enforce the ban. Anyone…

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by Zak Failla
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Two Injured As Flammable Materials In Car Explode Near Metro-North Station Two Injured As Flammable Materials In Car Explode Near Metro-North Station
Two Injured As Flammable Materials In Car Explode Near Metro-North Station Two Metro-North employees were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries after flammable materials being stored in an employee’s personal, private vehicle exploded. The incident took place around 1 p.m.Friday in the parking lot of Metro-North’s North White Plains Yard, said Aaron Donovan, spokesman for the MTA.   MTA Police are investigating the cause.  There was no train involved and there is no impact to Metro-North train service.

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by Kathy Reakes
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Eyewitness Gives Details After Man Killed Climbing On Top Of Metro-North Train Eyewitness Gives Details After Man Killed Climbing On Top Of Metro-North Train
Eyewitness Gives Details After Man Killed Climbing On Top Of Metro-North Train An eyewitness said it was a "horrible" experience that will stay with him forever after a man was killed after climbing on top of a Metro-North train Wednesday night. MTA officials said Michael Vigeant, 24, of Hudson, New Hampshire, was killed about 11:30 p.m. Wednesday after climbing on top of a Stamford-bound train between Larchmont and Mamaroneck and hitting overhead electrified wires.  One witness to the entire event, Michael Pellicci, a Stamford resident who was on the train with a buddy after attending the Yankees/Boston Red Sox game, said Vigeant and his older brother jumpe…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Dies After Climbing On Top Of Metro-North Train In Westchester Man Dies After Climbing On Top Of Metro-North Train In Westchester
Man Dies After Climbing On Top Of Metro-North Train In Westchester Click here for an updated story: ID Released For Man Killed After Climbing On Top Of Train In Westchester A man was killed overnight after climbing on top of a Metro-North train and coming into contact with live wires. The incident took place around 11:30 p.m. Wednesday after the man tried to get on top of a train headed to New Haven, Metro-North officials said. The train stopped between Larchmont and Mamaroneck because of a power issue and that's when crews realized the man had attempted get on top of the train and had come in contact with overhead catenary wires, the MTA said. The man…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Maloney's Congressional Opponent Comes Out Swinging After Primary Loss Maloney's Congressional Opponent Comes Out Swinging After Primary Loss
Maloney's Congressional Opponent Comes Out Swinging After Primary Loss Before the final primary results were in on Thursday, U.S. Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney's opponent in the 18th Congressional District, offered his reaction. James "Jimmy" O'Donnell, a Republican seeking to unseat the Democratic incumbent from Cold Spring, said:  “We already knew that whatever tonight’s results brought in, Sean Maloney made clear that the people of the 18th Congressional District were his last priority." Maloney finished third in a four-way primary race for state Attorney General, with 25 percent, as reported here by Daily Voice. An aide to Maloney was asked to…

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by Jon Craig