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Man struck by R train in Park Slope

April 4 | Brooklyn Eagle Staff

A 27-year-old man was fatally struck by an R train...

MTA New York City Transit President Demetrius Crichlow (center) with special inspectors from MTA New York City Transit and NYPD cops. MTA photo by Marc Hermann, via Flickr

After train is hijacked for joyride, MTA is instituting increased security measures

February 6 | Raanan Geberer

In the wake of an incident in which six suspects allegedly hijacked...

Depicted above are the six suspects involved in the theft of an R train on Jan. 25. Photo: NYPD

Two teens arrested for taking R Train on a joyride

February 4 | Brooklyn Eagle Staff

TWO TEEN BOYS, ages 15 and 17, were arrested Monday for allegedly...

Updated surveillance photos released by police allegedly show members of the group who stole an R train in Queens Saturday night. Photos: NYPD

Police release updated photos of alleged R train joyriders

January 30 | Brooklyn Eagle Staff

POLICE HAVE RELEASED updated photos of six individuals who allegedly took an...

Updated surveillance photos released by police allegedly show members of the group who stole an R train in Queens Saturday night. Photos: NYPD

New York City police are searching for 6 subway train joyriders

January 30 | Associated Press

The department released images and video Wednesday of six individuals who they...

Construction at Bay Ridge station rips through historic tile work

November 15 | Meaghan McGoldrick

A local history buff is blasting the MTA after its contractors ripped...

An R train pulls into the 59th Street station. Eagle file photo.

Construction cars cause longer commutes for R train riders: pols

October 4 | Meaghan McGoldrick

Work underway to better the subway is having an inverse effect along...

Commuter nightmares to be shared at town hall

September 25 | Paula Katinas

Rose holding transportation summit in Bath Beach BATH BEACH — Rotten R train...

An R train pulls into the 59th Street station. Eagle file photo.

OPINION: The R train sucks. But it’s not just a Bay Ridge problem

September 6 | Raanan Geberer

Complaints about the R train from Bay Ridge officials and residents is...

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