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The M.T.A. shut down the escalators at one of New York City’s steepest subway stations, and the outage is set to last until February. “This is just not acceptable,” one rider said.
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Bryant Bishop, 52, was taking the Hudson River tunnel into Manhattan about 9:40 a.m. when a keen-eyed Port Authority cop noticed that his Ford Taurus had no front plate.
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The device wasn’t good enough to evade detection in New Jersey. Sean Seagers was caught after he drove through a cashless toll lane at about 7:25 a.m., the Port Authority said.
The mixed mask messaging is coming from Amtrak, which owns the train hub, and Gov. Hochul, who controls the subways and one of the commuter railroads that operate there.
Last week’s subway attack prompted an outcry about malfunctioning cameras underground, but other reforms would better help keep New Yorkers safe.