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Police Investigate Two Midtown Subway Stabbings After Upper West Side Attack

Officials say overall transit crime sits near a 16-year low despite police hunting suspects in the latest cases.

FTA Rejects CTA Safety Plan, Threatens to Withhold $50 Million as Security Surge Begins

Subway Crime Hits 16-Year Low as Hochul Pledges $77 Million to Sustain NYPD Patrols

NYPD Releases Images, Seeks Suspect in Union Square L-Train Stabbing

Feds Charge Twice-Deported Honduran in Charlotte Light-Rail Stabbing

Chicago Tops U.S. Traffic List as Global Congestion Worsens in 2025

Judge Orders Detention of Chicago Man Accused of Pushing Rider Onto Blue Line Tracks

MTA Plans Civilian Fare Checks on NYC Buses After OMNY Replaces MetroCard

Civic Center BART Reopens After Third-Rail Fire as Single-Tracking Delays Trains

BART Halts Service Between Hayward and Berryessa After Suspected Vandalism

Hochul Pressed on Two‑Person Subway Crew Bill as Veto Calls Grow

AMBA Interjurisdictional Bus Fares Rise Nearly 10% Starting Monday

Gadkari Rejects Dahisar Toll Relocation, Leaving Only a Minimal Temporary Shift

Pennsylvania Enacts $50 Billion Budget After 135-Day Stalemate

SEPTA Cancels More Regional Rail Trips Thursday and Friday for Safety Inspections

MTA Chief Questions Mamdani’s Free-Bus Plan, Cites Higher Costs and Need for Study

Galicia Taxi Dispute Deepens With Legal Review in A Coruña and Mounting Strain in Santiago

Signaling Fault Disrupts São Paulo’s Linha 4-Amarela, Buses Deployed as Service Gradually Recovers

MTA Probes Bronx 4 Train Separation as Service Recovers After Evacuation

NYC Pauses 34th Street Busway After Federal Stop-Work Order