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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during the signing ceremony for an execituve order on mail ballots, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., March 31, 2026.  REUTERS/Evan Vucci
EGO IN THE ROOM

Trump Uses Secret Meeting to Plot Next Egomaniacal Move

The legacy-obsessed president is pushing to put his name on everything.

Erkki Forster

Maruf Hossain in a hospital bed
A SECOND CHANCE

Man Gets $23M Pay Out After Being Hit by NYC Train

The deliveryman lost all the toes on his left foot when he tripped on an “uneven” platform and fell into the subway tracks in 2017.

Amber Levis

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy
SAYONARA

Trump’s DOT Sidelines Lawyers Who Made Big Courtroom Mistake

DOJ lawyers had accidentally revealed their doubts about the Trump administration’s legal case to halt New York City’s congestion pricing program.

Erkki Forster

An F train at the Smith - 9th Street stop.
FIREBUG

3 Teens Helped NYPD Bust Suspected Subway Firebug Killer

The victim, who has not been identified, was pronounced dead on the subway platform.

Zachary Folk

A photo of a New York City subway car.
‘SYSTEMIC NEGLIGENCE’

TikTok Exec Sues After NYC Subway Slashing

In his lawsuit, Gideon Moncrieffe accuses the MTA of “systemic negligence.”

Clay Walker

NYPD officers patrol a Brooklyn subway station on March 18, 2024 in New York City.
‘SPUTNIK MOMENT’

NYC Tests AI Scanners in Subways to Detect Guns

Meanwhile, the scanners’ manufacturer is being sued by its investors for misleading them about its efficacy.

Edith Olmsted

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Federal authorities on Monday approved a congestion pricing plan that would charge NYC drivers to enter Manhattan.
GREEN LIGHT

Feds Approve Plan to Charge Drivers Crossing Into Manhattan

The proposed rule is an attempt to reduce both traffic and pollution, and could go into effect as early as next year.

Brett Bachman

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FRENCH TOAST

Investment Banker Charged With Drunk-Punching MTA Worker

The 53-year-old financier was allegedly trying to force his way inside a crew room when he flew into a rage.

Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling

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MISHANDLED

Prosecutors Want to Toss Convictions in Horrific NYC Murder

The Brooklyn DA said there were “serious problems with the evidence on which these convictions are based.”

Alan Halaly

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WHEN DOES IT END?

Slasher Attacks, Puts Woman in Chokehold on NYC Subway

Police have begun a search for the suspect who left the woman with multiple injuries Friday morning.

Brooke Leigh Howard

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‘LOGISTICALLY IMPOSSIBLE’

Experts Not Too Sure on Mayor’s NYC Subway Gun Detector Plan

Eric Adams raised the idea after a mass shooting on a train in April but experts don’t think it’s feasible.

Philippe Naughton

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