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Sandy's Wrath: Much of Manhattan is in the Dark and Subway Tunnels Are Filled With Water Amid Historic Flooding. The Big Question: How Bad is the Damage From Epic Storm?
Historic Hurricane Sandy slammed the tri-state area Monday, leaving millions without power in the region, the lower Manhattan skyline darkened, sea water rushing into subway and car tunnels, and Hudson River water spilling deep into Manhattan streets.
It...Tags: Throgs Neck, City Island, Central Park, New York University, Public Transportation
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MTA to Shut Down Transit Service Starting at 7 p.m. Sunday as Hurricane Sandy Nears Tri-State Area
PIX11.com | @pix11weather and @lindachurch11The MTA will suspend subway, buses and LIRR and Metro-North commuter trains starting at 7 p.m. Sunday as officials take seriously predictions of high winds and life-threatening storm surges from monster storm Hurricane Sandy. The shutdown process will...Tags: Long Island, Halloween, Atlantic City (Atlantic, New Jersey), Public Transportation, Hurricanes
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MTA to Begin Shutdown of Mass Transit at 7 p.m. as Mandatory Evacuations Ordered for Low-Lying Areas
pix11.comWith potentially historic Hurricane Sandy barreling toward the tri-state area, the MTA will begin to shut down the region's mass-transportation system at 7 p.m. Sunday and city officials have enacted mandatory evacuation for the more than a quarter-of-a-...Tags: Throgs Neck, City Island, Manhattan Beach (Brooklyn, New York), East Village (Manhattan, New York), Public Transportation
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MTA Announces Fare Hike Proposals
pix11.com | @gregmockerRiders and commuters will see an increase in fares and tolls. The question is how much of an increase will there be? The base fare is currently $2.25. A series of 4 proposals were put forth Monday by the staff of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority...Tags: Roosevelt, Metropolitan Transportation Authority, New York City Transit, Hicksville, Arts and Culture
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9 People Shot In Front Of Empire State Building, Gunman And 1 Other Dead
PIX11.com | @shelleyng08A gunman was fatally shot by police after opening fire near the Empire State Building in midtown Manhattan. Nine people were hit in the crossfire, and one of the victims was declared dead at the scene. The shooting occurred at 9:03 a.m., and began near...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, New York City Police Department, Raymond W. Kelly, Malcolm Smith, New York City
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Colorado shooting suspect used Internet for arsenal
DENVER (AP) — In a world where Amazon can track your next book purchase and you must show identification to buy some allergy medicine, James Holmes spent months stockpiling thousands of bullets and head-to-toe ballistic gear without raising any...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Politics, Interior Policy, Gun Control, eBay Inc.
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Cement Truck Collides With School Bus Leaving One Dead, Several Injured
pix11.com | @jeremy_tanner | @pix11narmeenAn accident between a school bus and a cement truck in Nassau County has killed one person and left multiple people injured, according to police. The collision occurred around 2:30 p.m. Monday afternoon at the intersection of Oyster Bay Rd. and...Tags: Transportation Accidents, Motorvehicle Accidents, Locust Valley, Accidental Death
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Gun Control Debate Follows Colorado Massacre, But Few Follow The Money
@Arthur_ChienA four-year-old boy shot and killed in the Bronx, a massacre in Colorado. High profile debacles re-ignited a debate over gun control both locally and federally. After countless decades of debate, lawmakers have yet to design a gun policy that doesn't...Tags: James Holmes, Personal Weapon Control, Long Island, Massacres, Politics
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MTA Officer Stabbed In Eye; Shoots Suspect Dead
pix11.com | @wpixPolice arrived to the LIRR station in Queens Wednesday to find that an MTA officer had been stabbed and the suspect was found shot dead at the scene, according to MTA officials and police. The suspect, unprovoked, attacked Officer John Barnett by pulling...Tags: Shootings, Jamaica
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'Lost on Long Island' - Baby boomers abandoned by so-called economic recovery
The Baltimore SunI know we have become a nation of such short attention spans and long-term addiction to instant gratification that asking viewers to spend even an hour with a documentary that could change the way they see the world is probably a fool's errand. But...Tags: Republican Party, Cancer, Politics, Down Syndrome, Movies
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HBO’s “Hard Times: Lost on Long Island” takes a sobering look at the job crisis
Channel Guide MagazineIn the opening moments of HBO's disquieting new documentary Hard Times: Lost on Long Island, balding, bespectacled Alan Fromm — an unemployed corporate trainer — catalogs the catastrophes he survived prior to losing his job a year earlier:... -
East Side Access Project Causes LIRR Service Cancellations, Changes For Next Four Weeks
PIX11.com | @PIX11NarmeenIt's not the news any commuter wanted to hear, but for some Long Island Railroad customers: it will take more time to get home. The MTA said they notified their affected customers for months through pamphlets, newsletters and announcements regarding...
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