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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: MTA

MTA stories: 5 news summaries

Subway Workers Who Witnessed Rape Not Liable

Calling cops as woman was assaulted sufficient, judge rules

Apr 1, 09 12:32 PM CDT
(Newser) - A woman raped in the New York City subway while MTA employees looked on will get no relief from the courts, the New York Post reports. Both a conductor and a station agent saw the woman being assaulted in 2005; they called police and did nothing more. A judge... More »

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crime • rape • judge • lawsuit • MTA • New York City Subway • transit workers

(Newser) - Starting May 31, New Yorkers will have to pony up $2.50 to ride the bus or subway—even as the city’s public-transit system sees cutbacks in routes and schedules, the Daily News reports. Today’s vote by the Metropolitan Transit Authority to enact its so-called “doomsday budget”... More »

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New York City • budget gap • MTA • New York City Subway • Albany • financial crisis • fare hike

NYC Subway Pens Excuses for Late Commuters

MTA issues notes from the underground

Dec 1, 08 2:19 AM CST
(Newser) - New York City's subway and bus agency issues excuses for tardiness that workers delayed by mass transit snafus can present to their frustrated bosses. The program, which will go online next year, issues 34,000 "late notes" each year, even though few commuters know that it exists, reports the... More »

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New York City • buses • MTA • New York City Subway • delays • commuters

Financing Deals Make AIG
a Drag on Transit Agencies

With AIG sinking, banks are calling loans to transit agencies

Oct 24, 08 2:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - Transit agencies nationwide are facing the prospect of unexpectedly having to repay billions in loans to large banks under financing deals made years ago, the Washington Post reports. Because AIG guaranteed many of the agreements, the insurance behemoth's woes could potentially affect millions of public transit riders as banks worldwide... More »

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AIG • credit crisis • Washington Metro • MTA • public transit • financial meltdown

Purr-fect Kitty Survives Subway

Feisty feline survived 25 days in tunnel

Feb 18, 08 4:18 AM CST
(Newser) - A scared black kitten lost in the New York City Subway system more than three weeks ago has been found safe and well. Georgia escaped from a carrying case 25 days ago and scampered into a subway station to survive passing trains, the electrified third rail and some of Manhattan's... More »

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NYC Subway • New York Subway • cat • kitten • lost cat • microchip • MTA • Mark Dalessio • Efrain LaPorte • Ashley Phillips • Con Ed

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