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A man in New York City died early Saturday morning while subway surfing on top of the J-train on the Williamsburg Bridge.

A man in New York City died early Saturday morning while subway surfing on top of the J-train on the Williamsburg Bridge.

MTA Announces No Fare Hikes This Year arrow As ridership slowly returns to mass transit, MTA board members announced they will not push for a fare hike this year. The MTA announced Monday that a previously postponed fare hike will not happen at all in 2021. MTA board member Larry Schwartz, who chairs the finance committee and is a close confidante and adviser to Governor Cuomo, said it would be inappropriate to raise fares, during Monday’s MTA committee meetings. “Now is not the time to raise fares,” Schwartz said Monday. “At a time when we need to encourage increasing rider...

MTA bus that crashed into Brooklyn building finally removed

Ben Fractenberg/THE CITY A Brooklyn bus driver hailed as a hero after being slugged and slurred while trying to protect an elderly Asian couple has been denied workers’ compensation by the MTA — all because the attack occurred during his coffee break. Tommy Lau, 63, has been out of work since March 23, when police said he was spat upon, punched and hit with a racial slur while intervening during a mugging. Lau was in uniform while on the 30-to-60 minute break at 86th Street and 25th Street in Bensonhurst when he said he spotted a man trying to snatch groceries from the couple.