Subway station ceiling collapse audit
When a large chunk of the ceiling fell onto the platform and tracks inside the Borough Hall subway station in June 2018, the MTA Office of the Inspector General, an independent watchdog, launched an audit into what happened. The OIG found serious flaws with the MTA's inspectors. Reported by Sharon Crowley
Audit: Engineers could have prevented subway station ceiling collapse
Engineers with New York City Transit relied on "ineffective inspection measures" and failed to realize the severity of structural defects in a subway station in Brooklyn for a few years leading up to the partial collapse of a ceiling there, according to a report by the MTA's watchdog.
NYPD officers under scrutiny for response to teens in subway incidents
The NYPD has launched an internal investigation into an officer seen punching two teens during a brawl inside a subway station. This comes as another video has gone viral of police drawing guns on a teen who had jumped a turnstile.
NYPD officers under scrutiny for response to teens in subway incidents
The NYPD launched an internal investigation into an officer seen punching two teens during a brawl inside a subway station. This comes as another video has gone viral of police drawing guns on a teen who had jumped a turnstile.
VIDEO: Gunman opens fire
Gunfire erupted near Barclays Center in Downtown Brooklyn Wednesday, leaving one person wounded, the NYPD said. Police released this security camera video of the gunman. They describe him as black, thin build, last seen wearing a blue baseball hat, a black shirt, and dark-colored pants with a white stripe down the side.