Jennifer Fermino
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Anti-Islamic ads submitted to MTA in rebuttal of anti-Israel ads
The pro-Israel group that called enemies of the Jewish state “savage” in subway ads will launch a new campaign to counteract pro-Palestinian billboards that went up in Metro-North train stations...
Pro-Israel group launches new ‘Islamic apartheid’ ad compaign
The pro-Israel group that called enemies of the Jewish state “savage” in subway ads will launch a new campaign to counteract pro-Palestinian billboards that were installed on Metro-North trains this...
Real-time subway info now available on Google Maps
Straphangers can now get real-time train info through Google Maps for seven subway lines. The tech giant has uploaded the same MTA data that the agency uses for its countdown...
Anti-Israel ads on Metro-North
A pro-Palestine group plastered dozens of Metro-North stations with anti-Israel ads that compare it to South Africa in the apartheid era. The American Muslims for Palestine ads say, “Americans give...
Second Ave. subway suit
Residents of a 21-story high-rise on the Upper East Side are suing the MTA to stop a proposed pair of Second Avenue subway entrances in the middle of their block....
Taxi app keeps you on track
It’s the oldest trick in a crooked cabby’s playbook — and it’s about to become obsolete, thanks to a new iPhone app. Taxi Turvi keeps hacks honest by tracking their...
More cyclists are chillin’
The number of people riding bikes in the city has spiked 58 percent since 2008, growth spurred in part by huge increases in riders tooling about in cold weather.The Department...
Roll on! Bicyclists brave elements as ridership in city soars
The number of people riding bikes in the city has grown by 58 percent since 2008, record growth fueled in part by huge increases in riders tooling about in cold...
In$ult to injury for cabdriver
The city auctioned off a taxi driver’s Crown Victoria yellow cab while he was in a coma after being viciously assaulted on New Year’s Day, a lawsuit claims. The source...
Taxi credit-card system crashes
Cash-strapped taxi passengers were out of luck yesterday after the system that wirelessly links to credit-card fare machines in thousand of cabs went down for hours.A partial hardware failure caused...
Sandy’s WTC hit
Hurricane Sandy caused more than $185 million worth of damage to the World Trade Center site, Port Authority officials said yesterday. Board members authorized the agency to spend an extra...
LIRR ad: Don’t go ‘there’
Long Island Rail Road riders are blushing over a “vulgar” ad that’s featured inside 200 trains and touts popular vaginal-tightening exercises. “Ladies, admit it. You’re doing kegels right now,” reads...
Port Authority taking over Atlantic City airport
The Port Authority is taking over operations of Atlantic City's tiny two-runway airport, officials announced today. "There are growth opportunities at this airport," said Bill Baroni, the agency's deputy executive...
Port Authority approves $875M deal for WTC observatory
The Port Authority's board of commissioners today approved a $875 million deal to open an observatory on top of the World Trade Center. "It will be one of the world's...
Sandy caused $185M in damage to WTC site
Hurricane Sandy caused over $185 million worth of damage to the World Trade Center site, officials said today. The expensive price-tag figure was revealed today at a Port Authority committee...
Rail tough go on LIRR
The lingering effects of Monday’s massive Long Island Rail Road derailment west of Jamaica Station will cause headaches for commuters throughout the work week, officials said yesterday. Work needed to...
Kid with longest school commute gets shortcut at last
A Bronx Science student who had to travel more than 2 1/2 hours to school from his home in Queens has finally caught a break — his family has moved...
City releases traffic death data for 2012, shows 12 percent increase from year prior
The city had 274 traffic deaths last year, a 12 percent jump from 2011 fueled by a rise in fatalities in nearly every segment of street user, officials said. Officials...
North Korea hot spot for American tourists
Ahhh, vacation: Slave-labor gulags, giant mass marches of goose-stepping soldiers, humongous, dreary mausoleums — and virtually all of it off the grid. It’s time for spring break in Pyongyang, capital...
LIC foresaw traffic tragedy
Residents and community leaders in Long Island City, Queens, had begged the city for years to institute traffic-safety measures on the busy street where a teenage boy was struck and...