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For riders, the agency blame game doesn't change the commute they potentially face Thursday with heavy rain expected.
The MTA says the spiked partitions it has introduced at 180-plus stations have helped reduce evasions. But at what cost? In January 2025, subway riders at the 59th Street-Lexington Avenue station in Manhattan noticed a surprising new addition: spiked metal partitions between each fare gate.
The National Weather Service said wind gusts could reach 50 miles per hour through the evening, especially along the coast and in open areas. City officials are warning of minor street flooding, slick sidewalks and coastal flooding in southern Queens and parts of Brooklyn.
An electrical fire sparked after a train struck a large metal object on the tracks days after a train car carrying passengers detached.
The City subway system carried 4.56 million riders on Thursday, the most since March 1, 2020, transit officials said.
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