Yesterday, a commuter train in western Japan derailed and crashed into an apartment building, injuring 340 and killing 73. Investigators suspect that the train's speed was a cause, because the conductor was trying to make up for...

Gothamist was glad that in the same Friday issue where Cynthia Nixon was on the cover (today, we saw a bag lady reading a crumpled version she retrieved from a trashcan; she was very very engrossed), the...

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Gothamist was thinking that this dog that made its way from Connecticut to Manhattan via the Metro North was our kind of dog, but as it turns out, everyone thinks so. The Post follows up its story...

A postscript about the cellphone in Metro North train toilet story appeared in the Times yesterday. You know what happened, a cellphone's owner decided to retreive his phone from the toilet, only to get his arm stuck...

Gothamist would love to head up to the Bronx to check out the New York Botanical Garden's Holiday Train Show. Models of various New York landmarks, such as the Statue of Liberty, Apollo Theater, and Brooklyn Bridge...

Brother. Metro North riders seem like an annoying lot. First, there was the guy who dropped his cellphone into a train toilet and proceeded to get his arm stuck. Now a man who fell asleep on a...

The appeals courts unanimously allowed the MTA's various fare and toll hikes to stand, overturning two lower courts' decisions. The main points, from NY1: - City subway and bus fares are $2 - Higher ticket prices on...