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Mount Pleasant, NY
News
Metro-North Employees Hailed As Heroes For Helping Save Commuter’s Life
Some fast-fast-acting MTA employees helped save the life of a passenger who stopped breathing on a Metro-North train during the heart of the rush hour commute in the Hudson Valley. Nine Metro-North Railroad employees were celebrated for “seamlessly working together to save an unresponsive customer” on board a train heading from Grand Central to Wassaic. Shortly after 5:15 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 20, as the doors was closing on the Dutchess County-bound train, a passenger called out for help when a fellow passenger was lying prone on the train floor, turning blue as he stopped breathing. Acc…
Stamford, CT
Lifestyle
Metro-North Opens New Elevators At Grand Central Terminal
Commuters and travelers at Grand Central Terminal are moving on up, with the grand opening of two elevators that introduce a “mix of practical innovation and architectural style.” In recent weeks, the MTA announced that two new elevators at Grand Central were open for business, improving access to the Terminal as part of the organization’s “Way Ahead Strategic Plan.” The “Way Ahead Plan” is designed to improve the customer experience at Grand Central, the MTA said. They are restructuring custodial forces to increase productivity, allowing them to increase the number of workers at high-traff…
Stamford, CT
News
Metro-North Issues 24-Hour Ban On Alcohol During SantaCon
Santa Claus is set to come to town this weekend, but he’ll be doing it sober if he takes a Metro-North train instead of his sleigh. With SantaCon scheduled this weekend in the area, the MTA announced that it was instituting a 24-hour ban on alcohol on Metro-North trains and stations. The ban goes into effect at noon on Saturday, Dec. 8 and will continue through noon the following day to “maintain safe and orderly travel during this weekend’s SantaCon event. MTA police officers will be on duty at Grand Central Terminal and throughout Metro-North trains and stations to enforce the ban. Anyone…
Armonk, NY
Politics
Metro-North Rail Purchase Announced One Week After Cuomo's Election? Cynics Call Timing 'Fishy'
Does anyone think the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's plan to buy Grand Central Station and two of Metro-North's commuter railroad properties a week after Election Day had bizarre timing? The MTA Board was expected to vote on the plan to buy the privately owned properties on Thursday, Nov. 15. One week after Gov. Andrew Cuomo of New Castle was elected to a third-term, the MTA proposed buying the 105-year-old Grand Central Terminal and two Metro-North railway lines for $35 million. Several of the Top-10 contributors to Cuomo's re-election campaign have ties to the MTA. In fact, fina…
New Canaan, CT
News
Positive Metro-North News? Service Suspended For Train Safety Upgrade
If you ride the train between New Canaan and Stamford, plan on taking a bus, ride-share or driving home late tonight, and over the weekend. MTA Metro-North Railroad announced that crews will install Positive Train Control (PTC) equipment on the New Canaan Branch this weekend, Friday Aug. 10 through Sunday, Aug. 12. PTC is a technology designed to reduce the potential for human error that can lead to train-involved accidents. This weekend, crews will install equipment required to make PTC operational on the branch, including: the wayside radio case, antenna and ancillary pieces for the way…
Ossining, NY
Business
Locals Split Over Proposed $70M Project In Area
Newburgh is considering a plan to build a $70 million waterfront development project, which would be the city's largest in decades. The mixed-use plan along the Hudson River includes dozens of apartments, affordable housing units as well as commercial space, according to Alembic Community Development Co. Project Manager Karuna Mehta presented the multi-million dollar to the Newburgh City Council last week. "An innovative community use for the building something that'll help the residents of Newburgh, but also something that will attract attention to the Hudson Valley," Mehta sai…
Stamford, CT
News
Metro-North Experiences Hours-Long Delays
This story has been updated. Metro-North experienced delays into and out of Grand Central Terminal due to a speed restriction resulting from track work starting at the tail end of the morning commute and continuing into the early afternoon. In a statement issued just before 8:30 a.m., Metro-North advised customers on the Harlem, Hudson and New Haven lines to listen for announcements at local stations. Delays were as long as 20 minutes at times.
White Plains, NY
News
Ex-Wall Street Law Clerk From Westchester Sentenced For Insider Scheme
A Northern Westchester man who was the former managing clerk for an international law firm was resentenced for stealing sensitive, confidential information for use in a five-year insider trading scheme that yielded net profits of more than $2 million, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced. Steven Metro, 44, formerly of Katonah, was sentenced Wednesday to 37 months in prison. Metro pleaded guilty to the first two counts of an indictment charging him with securities fraud and conspiracy to commit securities and tender offer fraud In November 2015, and was sentenced to 46 months in prison i…
Armonk, NY
Lifestyle
New York Area Tops International List For Wealth And Luxury
From cars and watches to fine art and wine, the ultimate in luxury is often found right here in the greater New York area. In fact, according to a recent Douglas Elliman Real Estate report, the Empire State tops the likes of Europe, the Middle East and Asia in a 2017 global study of lavish living. In conjunction with Knight Frank, Elliman's recently-released "The Wealth Report" analyzes exactly what the world's highest net worth individuals are buying, and where they're living. In the report, New York was listed as the top city for those with a net worth of over 50 million based on…
White Plains, NY
News
State Of The Art Improvements Planned For White Plains Metro-North Station
Metro-North Railroad on Friday, March 30, announced that a full-scale renewal project that will bring state of the art improvements to the White Plains station is underway. The project will give Metro-North customers a reimagined station, one that’s more accessible to all, safer, easier to navigate, and technologically up-to-date. The White Plains station has the third highest ridership in the Metro-North system, second only to Stamford and Grand Central Terminal. The revitalized White Plains station will have a more customer friendly focus, making commuting easier and more pleasant for…
Fairfield, CT
News
Metro-North Issues St. Patrick’s Day Booze Ban
Irish eyes will be smiling throughout the area during St. Patrick’s Day on Saturday, though not as much on any Metro-North Railroad lines, where booze is banned on one of the busiest drinking days of the year. Alcohol will be banned on St. Patrick’s Day, Metro-North announced this week, marking one of the few days of the year where they prohibit consumption of alcohol, including New Year’s Eve and SantaCon in December. “Alcoholic beverages will not be permitted on trains, platforms, or stations,” according to Metro-North. “Any alcoholic beverage observed or found will be confiscated by MTA …
Armonk, NY
News
First Woman Named Metro-North President
Catherine Rinaldi has been named the first female president of Metro-North Railroad. Rinaldi, has served as acting president of Metro-North since July 2017, and previously was Metro-North’s executive vice president, beginning in 2015. On Wednesday, Feb. 21 she was officially named president. She replaces Joe Giulietti who resigned last July after three years leading the railroad. Giulietti became Metro-North’s president in 2014, following railroad troubles that included a Bridgeport derailment in 2013. Under his watch, the railroad set ridership records in 2016, as the New Haven Line …
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