An unidentified person was killed by a subway train at 42nd Street and Eighth Avenue around 4:15 p.m. today, according to an FDNY spokesman. Details are still scant, but the MTA posted a service advisory at 4:48 p.m., notifying commuters that "uptown C trains are running express from the Canal Street Station to the 59th St-Columbus Circle Station. Uptown E trains are running express from the Canal Street Station to the 59th St-Columbus Circle Station.Please expect delays in service on the C and E trains at this time." more ›

Subway commuters entering Grand Central Terminal and the Atlantic Avenue - Pacific Street Station are getting a peek at a new flatscreen display showing real time service status info for the entire system. Called Station Advisory Information Display, or SAID, the split-screen display resembles the service status update page on the MTA website, and is intended to give straphangers vital information about problems in the system before they pass through the turnstiles. At least, that's what the MTA SAID. more ›

In what seems to be separate incidents, NJ Transit and PATH commuters are facing a rough Thursday morning commute into the city. more ›