An unidentified woman's right arm and left hand were partially severed after she fell on the tracks and was hit by southbound F train at the Second Ave/Houston St stop earlier today. The incident occurred around 11:30 this morning and suspended all F train service between Essex Street and Continental for nearly an hour. more ›

Residents of six Upper East Side apartment buildings are being forced to vacate their homes because authorities are concerned the buildings aren't stable enough to withstand nearby construction on the 2nd Avenue subway line. The Daily News reports a recent survey found the buildings need reinforcement to avoid damage from subterranean blasting and a 1000-ton tunnel boring machine. And surprise, the MTA didn't plan for this in their budget! The cost of relocating the residents to other (and often incomparable) housing will cost the MTA $6 million to $8 million, almost twice what was originally planned. more ›

The MTA's favorite tune is unfortunately recorded on a broken record that keeps repeating itself: commuters need to pay more, but don't expect to see much in the way of improvements for it. The agency is saying that given the huge budget shortfall projected for next year, it's already contemplating another fare hike just three months after the last one went into effect. It would be nice if the next fare hike didn't leave odd amounts of unusable change stranded on Metrocards. more ›