Okay, so this dog-and-dog owner confrontation with the MTA (or The Man) wasn't as dramatic as the pug incident or as lawsuit-y as the poodle incident, but it's annoying just the same—especially to the Long Island Rail Road commuters whose train was held up! Newsday reports that an uncaged Pomeranian and her owner "delayed the 6:21 a.m. train from Speonk almost 20 minutes at Babylon so Metropolitan Transportation Authority police could escort the woman, her two companions and the dog from the train." more ›

The new MTA chief is pushing a plan to offer discounts for bus and subway riders on weekends and late nights. MTA CEO Jay Walder has been making a big splash since taking over the job earlier this month, talking to the media about a number of big ideas, such as installing cameras on buses to bust bus lane blockers and introducing a no-swipe MetroCard that would double as a debit card. In an exclusive interview with the Times yesterday, he revealed his latest crazy scheme. more ›