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Late Arrival: New Train Cars Finally Come to Staten Island After Three-Year Wait

A new rail car to Tottenville Staten Island on the tracks, Oct. 8, 2023

Staten Island straphangers who ride the oldest train cars in the MTA fleet are finally receiving a long-delayed upgrade. The first of the new Staten Island Railway cars began carrying riders Tuesday, nearly three years after they were supposed to debut.  The modern R211 cars, which have been running on A and C trains since […]

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Mayor Says Mass Exodus Is Normal Behavior

Mayor Eric Adams and newly appointed First Deputy Mayor Maria Torres-Springer at City Hall on Oct. 8, 2024.

Despite several members of his inner circle heading for the door, Mayor Eric Adams at his weekly Tuesday media briefing insisted it’s business as usual for his administration and the rapid-fire resignations have nothing to do with swirling federal investigations.  “People wanted to go on with their lives and, working in government — it’s hard. […]

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