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NYC Transit Authority Accused of Using Covid to Boot Homeless From Subways

February 12, 2021February 12, 2021 JOSH RUSSELL
coronavirus, discrimination, homeless, MTA, NYC, transportation

Homeless advocacy groups sued the Metropolitan Transportation Authority on Friday, seeking to block Covid-19 rules that they say effectively ban the homeless from sheltering in New York City subway trains and stations.

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Government Health Politics 

New York Offers Hard-Fought Wisdom From Ashes of Covid-19

May 6, 2020May 6, 2020 ADAM KLASFELD
coronavirus, homeless, MTA, New York, NYC, transportation, Trump administration

In the 21st century version of fireside chats, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo showed viewers a dramatic piece of data Wednesday, contrasting the downward slope of coronavirus cases in the New York metro area against the still-ascending mountain seen across the nation.

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Civil Rights Media 

Smear Campaign

May 11, 2018 BRIEF
defamation, MTA, NYC, unions

Insisting that he has nothing to do with the $111-an-hour pay rate that New York City’s “sandhogs” earn for digging subway tunnels, Gary LaBarbera brought a defamation suit Wednesday against The Center for Union Facts.

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Government Personal Injury Regional Technology 

MTA Hit With Class Action Demand for Subway Guardrails

March 22, 2018March 22, 2018 AMANDA OTTAWAY
MTA, negligence, NYC, product liability, trains, transportation, warranty

Recounting nearly a dozen cases of tragedy on New York City’s subway tracks, one woman who had a close call brought a federal class action Wednesday demanding safety reforms.

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Appeals Civil Rights 

Immunity for Officer Who Arrested ‘Rail Fan’ Divides Circuit

September 29, 2017October 2, 2017 JOSH RUSSELL
arrests, MTA, New York, Police, Second Circuit, trains

Police officers who handcuffed a teenage train enthusiast they worried was trying to sabotage the railroad should not face false-arrest claims, the Second Circuit ruled Friday.

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Government Politics Regional 

New Cash Meets Old Politics in NYC Subway Overhaul

July 26, 2017July 26, 2017 ADAM KLASFELD
governors, mayors, MTA, New York City, trains, transportation

Promising action on New York City’s chronic subway delays and train derailments, the state-run Metropolitan Transportation Authority unveiled a more than $800 million emergency plan effective immediately – as soon as the dysfunctional political system sorts out funding.

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Media Politics 

NYC Transit Union Fights Political-Ad Ban

December 6, 2016December 6, 2016 NICK RUMMELL
advertising, First Amendment, MTA, NYC, psec, unions

The union for New York City transportation workers claims in a federal complaint that the brass is muzzling awareness of their wage dispute by misclassifying a proposed advertising campaign as political.

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