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today the mta said it's working. >> i think that's true. i definitely think that's true. >> many riders cheered the news that the mta will continue its pilot program, no trash cans in dozens of stations. transit officials say the move has cut down on garbage by up to 66% as well as reducing the rat problem. but many riders disagree and keep looking for some place to throw their waste. >> i do not agree. i don't think it's any cleaner. >> most people will drop their trash on the floor and keep going and have trash on the platform and it's nasty. they should have a receptacle for us to put our trash. >> the mta admits it's counterintuitive but insist it's working. taking trash cans out of subway stations like this one is making them less dirty. in the village, news 4 new york. >>> more than 2,000 homes and businesses still without power on long island. pseg has spent the last two days cleaning up and repairing damage from tuesday's storms. the utility says it has restored electricity to at least 95% of the customers who lost it. >> really got

improve the student they'll up to the time put the traffic signs near the signal we'll hope that the mta's implements a policy similar on mission street in terms of allowing a left-hand turn ann at third and fourth like taxis and buses can efficiently serve the public that provides a good balance for the public in my opinion i'll oppose the restrictions but implement left-hand turns for taxis and buses that will strike a healthy balance you know after the games it is common for guests staying in the w hotels you know the enter continental on howard they like to take it to second and howard and vegetation time like the moscone center i know fulsome they went to get to the moscone center and second street a viable route to what's what i like the project is a great idea but taxis should be able to make left-hand turns. >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> herbert wiener one question i have about the project about the access of automobiles if second street to interstate 80 ryan right now it is difficult to get to intestate 80 into the city will this complicate things what is is a decendents

an mta worker took the dog to the aspca hope leg had a chip, but he i didn't. the mta worker says she has officers for overs to give the dog a home. >>> a ground breaking ruling that could change the future of custody battles in new york. a judge in westchester is allowing a father to use his estranged wife's facebook profile to try to get custody of their home. anthony d' martino says his wife's facebook will show she was traveling the world when she was supposed to be raising their son. >> it left the de facto custody to the father. >> looking at facebook will not show you anything. she takes a picture of herself at a restaurant and the child is not in the picture, that doesn't mean the child was not there. >> reporter: judge ordered her to hand over all her posts by september 14th. >>> this call me caitlyn costume is sparking outrage online. 5400 people have signed a change.org petition against it. despite the absence online, the retailer will continue to sell it. a spokesperson said "we create a wide range of costumes that are often based on celebrities, pu

i'm pleased we're able to move forward to the recommendations with mta leads in the next step thank you all and look forward to our comments. >> thank you very much for your presentation. >> supervisor christensen. >> i have a couple of questions i'm assuming you looked at the causes we're concerned you recommended the focus on the death so the presentation didn't include the leading usa's causes of injuries. >> uh-huh and so ones i mentioned the conflict. >> proportionly. >> i'm aware of the maneuver ability issues and not so much the speed to what degree is speed. >> it is a major factor the study they you know ranked issues and speeding come out of the top issue and we confirmed that with the speed surveys of it it - the sample was 32 mile-per-hour that might not seemed to me that fast to a driver but an elderly pedestrian between 35 and 32 is numerous it doesn't need to be like 10 miles per hour. >> the question the degree to which we associate those finding with the injuries on the corridor. >> yes. we can. >> yes. >> i think come on iaven't seen that level of detail. >> i obje

i'm pleased we're able to move forward to the recommendations with mta leads in the next step thank you all and look forward to our comments. >> thank you very much for your presentation. >> supervisor christensen. >> i have a couple of questions i'm assuming you looked at the causes we're concerned you recommended the focus on the death so the presentation didn't include the leading usa's causes of injuries. >> uh-huh and so ones i mentioned the conflict. >> proportionly. >> i'm aware of the maneuver ability issues and not so much the speed to what degree is speed. >> it is a major factor the study they you know ranked issues and speeding come out of the top issue and we confirmed that with the speed surveys of it it - the sample was 32 mile-per-hour that might not seemed to me that fast to a driver but an elderly pedestrian between 35 and 32 is numerous it doesn't need to be like 10 miles per hour. >> the question the degree to which we associate those finding with the injuries on the corridor. >> yes. we can. >> yes. >> i think come on i haven't seen that level of detail. >> i ob

didn't issue the tickets currently so the mta we think shouldn't be issuing those 0 motorized bikes we august and will submit follow-up. commentary the vehicle code didn't treat them the same as vehicles or motor vehicles the california case law states those are not motorized vehicles and in case law this should be address while the mta cited a list of non-motor vehicles this is no a list exhale but a ding importance within 0 motorized vehicles and all the vehicles we agree to disagree but we should be on the same page of not pushing people by denying them the right to take a one way trip home and their neighbors our pilot - >> yes. looks like there are a whole love people you indicate how many are in support. >> yeah. >> okay. very good. >> thank you very much. >> michael, andy, (calling names). >> >> good afternoon. >> michael keith i founded square feet and ask you not to impose parking limits on scoots one of the things that makes scoot different from the transportation that egging energized in san francisco is that we always follow the rules we've actually made up rules for the

didn't issue the tickets currently so the mta we think shouldn't be issuing those 0 motorized bikes we august and will submit follow-up. commentary the vehicle code didn't treat them the same as vehicles or motor vehicles the california case law states those are not motorized vehicles and in case law this should be address while the mta cited a list of non-motor vehicles this is no a list exhale but a ding importance within 0 motorized vehicles and all the vehicles we agree to disagree but we should be on the same page of not pushing people by denying them the right to take a one way trip home and their neighbors our pilot - >> yes. looks like there are a whole love people you indicate how many are in support. >> yeah. >> okay. very good. >> thank you very much. >> michael, andy, (calling names). >> >> good afternoon. >> michael keith i founded square feet and ask you not to impose parking limits on scoots one of the things that makes scoot different from the transportation that egging energized in san francisco is that we always follow the rules we've actually made up rules for the

the issue is unfortunately in all of the codes that mta has to operate by the schools are denied by k through 12 we'll brick bring it back. >> it is we're trying to fourth why. >> it comes up repeatedly. >> i'd like to acknowledge tour staff i sat in one of the meetings with the police and municipal transportation agency with a variety

a pedestrian was critically injured when he was hit by an mta bus. the 40-year-old driver was hit by a q 66 bus on prince street in flushing. the bus driver was questioned at the scene. no charges have been filed. >>> what started as a regular card game with friends turned into a murder investigation in orange county. 67-year-old man was shot by someone else trying to rob him. it happened in newburgh. >> eyewitness news reporter marcus solis is live at the scene with the details. marcus? >> reporter: and, dave, this is initially where the card game was set up. when it got dark it moved across the street outside the laundromat where there are lights. a few hours later, the poker game ended in gunfire and death. the bullet holes marked by police tape tell part of the story as does the makeshift memorial complete with a deck of cards and dollar bills and a picture of the victim pointing to money in his pocket. last night samuel stubs was shot and killed playing cards. he was a fixture in newburgh, known for his flashing sense of style as his love of sho

not so fast says the mta. delays are not important. how long you wait is. confused? sorting it out for us is renee stoll. >> they literally don't know what they are talking about. they have never run subways. they don't know how to run subways. >> reporter: harsh words from the mta for an even harsher offs. >> do a better job of meeting the goals you have out there. get your work groups to focus on this. it's something the riding public expects. >> reporter: according to the audit which measured if a train made it to the end of the line within five minutes of its scheduled time found 500,000 trains in a recent 12 month period was late. rising. the worst according to auditors, the 4 train. >> i do ride the number 4. what i think is a slower train is the r train and n train. >> reporter: according to the mta that methodology of measuring lateness can put out a perception that may not be accurate. that's not what riders care about. how long you are waiting on the subway is. >> if you are on the subway you are not trying to catch the 8:22 f train. if you expect an f trai

didn't issue the tickets currently so the mta we think shouldn't be issuing those 0 motorized bikes we august and will submit follow-up. commentary the vehicle code didn't treat them the same as vehicles or motor vehicles the california case law states those are not motorized vehicles and in case law this should be address while the mta cited a list of non-motor vehicles this is no a list exhale but a ding importance within 0 motorized vehicles and all the vehicles we agree to disagree but we should be on the same page of not pushing people by denying them the right to take a one way trip home and their neighbors our pilot - >> yes. looks like there are a whole love people you indicate how many are in support. >> yeah. >> okay. very good. >> thank you very much. >> michael, andy, (calling names). >> >> good afternoon. >> michael keith i founded square feet and ask you not to impose parking limits on scoots one of the things that makes scoot different from the transportation that egging energized in san francisco is that we always follow the rules we've actually made up rules for the

didn't issue the tickets currently so the mta we think shouldn't be issuing those 0 motorized bikes we august and will submit follow-up. commentary the vehicle code didn't treat them the same as vehicles or motor vehicles the california case law states those are not motorized vehicles and in case law this should be address while the mta cited a list of non-motor vehicles this is no a list exhale but a ding importance within 0 motorized vehicles and all the vehicles we agree to disagree but we should be on the same page of not pushing people by denying them the right to take a one way trip home and their neighbors our pilot - >> yes. looks like there are a whole love people you indicate how many are in support. >> yeah. >> okay. very good. >> thank you very much. >> michael, andy, (calling names). >> >> good afternoon. >> michael keith i founded square feet and ask you not to impose parking limits on scoots one of the things that makes scoot different from the transportation that egging energized in san francisco is that we always follow the rules we've actually made up rules for the

didn't issue the tickets currently so the mta we think shouldn't be issuing those 0 motorized bikes we august and will submit follow-up. commentary the vehicle code didn't treat them the same as vehicles or motor vehicles the california case law states those are not motorized vehicles and in case law this should be address while the mta cited a list of non-motor vehicles this is no a list exhale but a ding importance within 0 motorized vehicles and all the vehicles we agree to disagree but we should be on the same page of not pushing people by denying them the right to take a one way trip home and their neighbors our pilot - >> yes. looks like there are a whole love people you indicate how many are in support. >> yeah. >> okay. very good. >> thank you very much. >> michael, andy, (calling names). >> >> good afternoon. >> michael keith i founded square feet and ask you not to impose parking limits on scoots one of the things that makes scoot different from the transportation that egging energized in san francisco is that we always follow the rules we've actually made up rules for the

didn't issue the tickets currently so the mta we think shouldn't be issuing those 0 motorized bikes we august and will submit follow-up. commentary the vehicle code didn't treat them the same as vehicles or motor vehicles the california case law states those are not motorized vehicles and in case law this should be address while the mta cited a list of non-motor vehicles this is no a list exhale but a ding importance within 0 motorized vehicles and all the vehicles we agree to disagree but we should be on the same page of not pushing people by denying them the right to take a one way trip home and their neighbors our pilot - >> yes. looks like there are a whole love people you indicate how many are in support. >> yeah. >> okay. very good. >> thank you very much. >> michael, andy, (calling names). >> >> good afternoon. >> michael keith i founded square feet and ask you not to impose parking limits on scoots one of the things that makes scoot different from the transportation that egging energized in san francisco is that we always follow the rules we've actually made up rules for the

the issue is unfortunately in all of the codes that mta has to operate by the schools are denied by k through 12 we'll brick bring it back. >> it is we're trying to fourth why. >> it comes up repeatedly. >> i'd like to acknowledge tour staff i sat in one of the meetings with the police and municipal transportation agency with a variety of different agencies they've done an incredible jobs where they have the dollars for the endemocrat lots of so the influence of the health department on the transportation system not only for vision zero but other issues have come up in terms of the growing city of san francisco so i want to acknowledge many years of their companionship around this area they've done a fantastic job thank you. >> very good eric commissioner king. >> congratulations to our ability to get grants that takes a lot of pressure off the city so congratulations i had a request this request in the future when you give us the data on fatalities by injuries that is what you're aiming for as well and it would be great to track the progress on that. >> it is something having lane

the issue is unfortunately in all of the codes that mta has to operate by the schools are denied by k through 12 we'll brick bring it back. >> it is we're trying to fourth why. >> it comes up repeatedly. >> i'd like to acknowledge tour staff i sat in one of the meetings with the police and municipal transportation agency with a variety of different agencies they've done an incredible jobs where they have the dollars for the endemocrat lots of so the influence of the health department on the transportation system not only for vision zero but other issues have come up in terms of the growing city of san francisco so i want to acknowledge many years of their companionship around this area they've done a fantastic job thank you. >> very good eric commissioner king. >> congratulations to our ability to get grants that takes a lot of pressure off the city so congratulations i had a request this request in the future when you give us the data on fatalities by injuries that is what you're aiming for as well and it would be great to track the progress on that. >> it is something having lane

mta officials alerted the i-team that the mta police arrested her yesterday after a concerned homeless outreach worker pointed her out on the sidewalk with a 2-month-old baby boy near grand central. >> our officers were concerned enough to take action and ended up bringing a misdemeanor charge. it wasn't an appropriate, healthy place to have a 2-month-old infant. >> reporter: the administration for children's services confirms they are also investigating. as the i-team has been reporting, margel appears t be working as part of a group of women. they commute together into manhattan. then split up to work separate corners, refusing social services. margel has told us herself she's no homeless. >> i live with my mother. i have apartment. >> reporter: and she has repeatedly made clear she does not want to speak to the i-team. >> it's not your problem. >> reporter: many of our viewers have been worried. >> she was breastfeeding her daughter, so -- or her baby, rather. so i gave her some money, because i felt bad. >> it's even possible parents are using their babies as pawns to get people to

didn't issue the tickets currently so the mta we think shouldn't be issuing those 0 motorized bikes we august and will submit follow-up. commentary the vehicle code didn't treat them the same as vehicles or motor vehicles the california case law states those are not motorized vehicles and in case law this should be address while the mta cited a list of non-motor vehicles this is no a list exhale but a ding importance within 0 motorized vehicles and all the vehicles we agree to disagree but we should be on the same page of not pushing people by denying them the right to take a one way trip home and their neighbors our pilot - >> yes. looks like there are a whole love people you indicate how many are in support. >> yeah. >> okay. very good. >> thank you very much. >> michael, andy, (calling names). >> >> good afternoon. >> michael keith i founded square feet and ask you not to impose parking limits on scoots one of the things that makes scoot different from the transportation that egging energized in san francisco is that we always follow the rules we've actually made up rules for the

mta trains are running on time 74 percent of the time. it wants to change the passing grade for subway lines to 75 percent. >> they're going in the wrong direction. don't you want to improve rather than go in the other direction? >> it wouldn't be good. right now the trains are, well, delayed a lot, and that pisses off people. so i hope they won't change it. >> reporter: studying half a million subways in 2014, the state comptroller found three causes that can be improved upon. the maintenance of subway cars, making track work less obstructive to service, and cutting down on human error from the influx of new, inexperienced mta workers. everyone agrees changing what the passing grade is from 90 to 75 won't reduce delays, just make them more acceptable. >> the mta is shifting the goal post to 75 percent. they're saying, sorry, riders, yes, trains will be delayed and that's a reality. what we're seeing is that will be the reality until the capital plan gets funded. >> reporter: the mta said they're against the statistics altogether. they wa

>> reporter: service alongs ron cocoma -- suspended all day today, a lot of commuters and folks at mta breaking a big sigh of relief, that service is back on track, they are trying to figure out the cause of the crash on the track. trains are back up and running after the mta raced to repair the railtracks before the morning commute, this is what the scene looked like this morning after a single engage plane crashed into -- single think engine plane crashed and burst into flames, luz and her coworker were in office across the street, when they saw plane fly die upside down. >> i called 911, he ran out here, he was pulling a passenger out of the plane. >> reporter: that passenger, 55-year-old carl giordano survived, is recovering at the hospital, the pilot died at the scene, he had radioed he was having trouble maintaining altitude, the breach craft, went down on the railway crossing, forcing lirr to shut down part of the ronkokomma line all day. lirr ran shuttle bus service causing long lines like this. and frayed nerves. >> a lot of angry people. >> we have to take these buses, and go

-- train station, people getting on line and buses, trying to find alternate routes, i spoke with a mta spokesperson who has been here on scene, he said they still don't have answers about whether service will be actually restored in the morning, we've seen mta crews have been working at this all day long, clearing and testing the tracks, one of the concerns with the burning plane fuel it may have warped from ties and lines. they are testing it, they will have to run test trains before they can give the all clear, and restore service fully, the mta spokes important told me they will have information by 10:00, keep it looked in "fox 5 news" at 10:00. we'll bring you latest. lisa evers, "fox 5 news," back to you. christina: all right. thank you. >> investigator are looking at the scene of yesterday's small plane crash in new jersey that kill a pilot, the 50-year-old pilot took off from esic county pair airport, something went wrong, he reported mechanical difficulty before the plane went down, the pilot was only person aboard. christina: a plane with 54 people onboard is missing in a remo

. >>> plus, the mta's reaction to make the subways run faster by saving a few seconds at every stop. >> reporter: is there a faster way to announce the next stop on your train? and if there is, meet the person who might get left behind. i'm andrew siff and i'll have that story. >>> those stories and much more all new tonight when chuck and i see you at 6:00. >>> new information on that toxic waste cleanup in a colorado river. we now know that tests completed in the hours after last week's mine spill show lead levels more than 3,500 times the normal exposure limit for humans. epa stresses those levels have dropped. in fact, in an effort to prove that the water is back to normal, colorado governor john hickenlooper drank from the river, but he cautioned others not to try it themselves. don't do that yourself. the governor says that he put an iodine tablet in the water to kill bacteria before taking a sip, and more than a day later, so far, he says he's doing fine. >> so far. >>> okay. there have been quite a few high-profile prison break stories this year, but one alabama woman is maki

taxi lobbyists fought that reduced to an mta sure charge of them. they were going to have to pay win there. doesn't make sense to now six u ber is generating more in taxes four times as much per trip and more overall than taxes. >> so you would fight if the mta wanted to put a surcharge on your drivers. >> it doesn't really make any sense. it is inconvenience but sometimes a better deal. : yeah, i think adding mta surcharge generates five times as much taxes four to five times and we pay, but i think you know taking a look at the facts it doesn't really make a lot of sense. chght how's this four month study going from your perspective of you, they asked for a lot of information. is there anything else wrkd know where that stands right now? >> still in progress. four months is not a lot of time for a study that is comprehensive of what they're seeking out to do. but i think they're taking a look at something that should be looked at i think on the taxi side there's a lot of -- reform you know the fact that half of all taxis are b lining out of the ci

but mta and new jersey transit say they are nowhere close. why is there a delay? >> it's enormously complicated technology that uses gps and tracking system to know where every single train is. >> reporter: he says logistical the delay. he says it will take time to put transponders and antennas on 500 miles of track and 1,500 metro-north and lirr train cars. humanly go. >> reporter: a spokesperson for new jersey transit says the railroad has faced challenges, purchasing radio spectrums and with same tracks. both the mta and new jersey transit plan to have positive train control fully in place by 2018. but senators richard blumenthal and charles schumer, who have advocated for safety on the rails, say that's unacceptable. >> i am really disappointed and dismayed that it won't be implemented before 2018 at the earliest, and that deadline is pretty vague. >> reporter: in a statement, senator schumer said, congress needs to do everything in its power to hold railroads accountable and help get this as possible. amtrak tells us it will have positive train control in pla

the issue is unfortunately in all of the codes that mta has to operate by the schools are denied by k through 12 we'll brick bring it back. >> it is we're trying to fourth why. >> it comes up repeatedly. >> i'd like to acknowledge tour staff i sat in one of the meetings with the police and municipal transportation agency with a variety of different agencies they've done an incredible jobs where they have the dollars for the endemocrat lots of so the influence of the health department on the transportation system not only for vision zero but other issues have come up in terms of the growing city of san francisco so i want to acknowledge many years of their companionship around this area they've done a fantastic job thank you. >> very good eric commissioner king. >> congratulations to our ability to get grants that takes a lot of pressure off the city so congratulations i had a request this request in the future when you give us the data on fatalities by injuries that is what you're aiming for as well and it would be great to track the progress on that. >> it is something having lane

>> reporter: now 15 years after she lent the mta her voice while working at bloomberg news. >> hunter college. >> they had me record "the next stop is" once. and then i recorded a ul d ed all the nag.mes of the stops. >> reporter: her announcement days cou be numbered. >> transfer is available to the 4 and 5 train. >> reporter: as the mta considers shorter messages like this -- >> 2 local to the bronx. >> reporter: to save time amid record ridership. >> my kihi are now 9. they heard me on the subway. >> don't hurt jessica. >> reporter: meanwhile, new yorkers are just as stunned to meet the face behind the voice. >> really? >> that's awesome! >> it's amazing her pretty voice matches her pretty face. >> reporter: as her pals at nbc -- >> did you guys know she's the voice of the 6 train -- >> next stop is grand central. >> oh, my gosh! and they're still using your voice? >> i know, right. >> do you get residuals? >> zero. >> talk to the hand! >> a gift to the city of new york. >> reporter: a gift even her colleagues didn't know she gave. >> reporter: andrew siff, news 4 new york. >> when

. >> over the weekend the mta is going to be shutting down the subway tunnel that carries the a and c line under the east river. now this is going to be the first of 40 weekend closures. so crews can repair damage still left from superstorm

in reaching out to the community with our construction subsequently plan and the traditional process mta staff or consultants will pit together a subsequence that we will reach out to the community once the contractor is brought on board we have the obligation to use the carcinogen plan we be in agreement with the contractor and no significant variation between meeting up with the construction once we get into construction there are a number of advantages in having the contractor on board with us early we'll review the designs and ask questions up front before a final guarantee of price is reached so once again we're 2, 3, 4 construction sidewalks with the contractor says this is completely unclear or unbelievable we'll work out those issues before we build the project so today, we brought forward the counter items the preconstruction items once the design is well into being finished we'll incorporate the comments and negotiate a guaranteed maximum price with the counter items to modify this and add into the construction services target is the end of this calendar year the late fall earl

right now most contractors how i understand the process they will go to sf mta. they will come up with a proposal and sf mta and manages and overseas that process. we are primarily working with those two departments to come up with the proposal and how it can be implemented correctly. i think the biggest thing for dpw was to have permanent funding for enforcement and limitation. i think we all believe that the success of the legislation would come with the enforcement and the additional fees will help with that. >> do you know if there is a minimum amount of parking spaces they can take? >> right now our requisite, one parking space for 30 days. if there is more than one, they will have to do that as well. we didn't want to necessarily slow you know some projects and especially good projects that need to happen in our neighborhood, but at the same time we needed to institute some sort of balance for the residents. >> here is an idea too and i was thinking about this a couple weeks ago. do you have these school playgrounds that they use for parking in the summer t

the issue is unfortunately in all of the codes that mta has to operate by the schools are denied by k through 12 we'll brick bring it back. >> it is we're trying to fourth why. >> it comes up repeatedly. >> i'd like to acknowledge tour staff i sat in one of the meetings with the police and municipal transportation agency with a variety of different agencies they've done an incredible jobs where they have the dollars for the endemocrat lots of so the influence of the health department on the transportation system not only for vision zero but other issues have come up in terms of the growing city of san francisco so i want to acknowledge many years of their companionship around this area they've done a fantastic job thank you. >> very good eric commissioner king. >> congratulations to our ability to get grants that takes a lot of pressure off the city so congratulations i had a request this request in the future when you give us the data on fatalities by injuries that is what you're aiming for as well and it would be great to track the progress on that. >> it is something having lane

the mta expects 35,000 riders to take the route. 550,000 take the 7 train every day. benjamin writes a transportation blog and says it doesn't come without controversy. >> there was a dispute over the scope of the project. it was supposed to include a station at 41st and 10th that was eliminated. that's a big missed opportunity by the city and the mta. >> reporter: that's something the chair of the local community board is disappointed about. >> there's a whole neighborhood developing over there, and which has no means of transportation. it's very frustrating for them to go to work and to commute and to get anywhere. >> reporter: construction started on the 2.4 billion dollar project in december 2007. then mayor bloomberg hoped the project would be done before leaving office. construction is nearly two years behind schedule. kevin ortiz is with the mta. >> we had some issues with the elevators, escalators, some security systems, and just to put in perspective, we don't manufacture the elevators or the escalators. but we do have to make sure that once they're installed

mta police say they have accommodate peaceful protests and they take all appropriate police measures to ensure the safety and security of our customers but we to not discuss the particulars of those operations. the intercept report said according to documents the will mt amount counterterrorism division and intelligence officers have been monitoring individual activists on social networks and at live events. the report comes a week after department of homeland security documents obtained through the freedom of information act revealed agents were monitoring the twitter account of mckesson, a black lives matter activist who an official described as a, quote, professional protester known to law enforcement. he said he was not surprised. >> i'm sure i'm not the only person in the movement for whom that is true. the status quo didn't become as such by happen stance. people worked to make the conditions like this and there are a lot of people who will do whatever it takes to keep things from changing. and law enforcement has been key to tampering any social change. >> the revelation raise

. >> mta says there will be no e service to or from jamaica 17 9th street transfer union turnpike and next two weeks, one, two, three 'fastrack' feels leak slow pox. this weekend all service south of 34th street is suspended from 10 p.m. until 5 a.m. for regular maintenance. >> right on three major license. so going to affect a lot of people. >> try to avoid the 1, 2, 3 altogether but know that the one will be stopping at penn station for the most part two running on five tracks, and the three will be suspended in manhattan. but a shuttle bus willfbe available. >> you're a new yorker, you have to deal with it. reporter: you have to deal with it. i love when people tell us that because it is so true. listen, everybody's commutes is unique so if you are really concerned about how you should get from one place to another your best bet to go to the mta's website with planned service changings on their website and accordingly from there. robert, juliet back to you. juliet: thank you very much. 6:08 this is a disgusting story. hunt is on for a man who police brooklyn. robert: this guy follo

the mta's money taking agency, less trash, it will be in the streets in the track. in the streets. robert: happy friday. >> nothing happy about after what i saw last night, what but gained a banker, and fox was part of it. this personal beef between you she was all over this guy. juliet: she knew she had to ask tough questions. >> defending rosie o'donnell? >> she said there were other women. >> let me straighten you out. she asked a question of scott walker and he said when it comes to the life of all woman, when an abortion takes place don't worry about the mother, it is okay, she will have to die, i find that phar-mor offensive towards women than anything donald trump said about rosie o'donnell. please. they attacked it right from the beginning and it was all about a gained baying of to knock the living daylights out of from and bring him back to the rest of the pack. >> anyone else besides donald trump who stood out as 90 to anyone surprise you? did you say that i showed me something? >> rand paul was feisty, rand paul took a non traditional route. most republicans would not wa

i'm pleased we're able to move forward to the recommendations with mta leads in the next step thank you all and look forward to our comments. >> thank you very much for your presentation. >> supervisor christensen. >> i have a couple of questions i'm assuming you looked at the causes we're concerned you recommended the focus on the death so the presentation didn't include the leading usa's causes of injuries. >> uh-huh and so ones i mentioned the conflict. >> proportionly. >> i'm aware of the maneuver ability issues and not so much the speed to what degree is speed. >> it is a major factor the study they you know ranked issues and speeding come out of the top issue and we confirmed that with the speed surveys of it it - the sample was 32 mile-per-hour that might not seemed to me that fast to a driver but an elderly pedestrian between 35 and 32 is numerous it doesn't need to be like 10 miles per hour. >> the question the degree to which we associate those finding with the injuries on the corridor. >> yes. we can. >> yes. >> i think come on i haven't seen that level of detail. >> i ob

. >> i'll certainly take that back to mta the issue is unfortunately in all of the codes that mta has to operate by the schools are denied by k through 12 we'll brick bring it back. >> it is we're trying to fourth why. >> it comes up repeatedly. >> i'd like to acknowledge tour staff i sat in one of the meetings with the police and municipal transportation agency with a variety of different agencies they've done an incredible jobs where they have the dollars for the endemocrat lots of so the influence of the health department on the transportation system not only for vision zero but other issues have come up in terms of the growing city of san francisco so i want to acknowledge many years of their companionship around this area they've done a fantastic job thank you. >> very good eric commissioner king. >> congratulations to our ability to get grants that takes a lot of pressure off the city so congratulations i had a request this request in the future when you give us the data on fatalities by injuries that is what you're aiming for as well and it would be great to track the progress

. >> reporter: mta hopes less cars means less accidents. some say the plan is flawed. >> instead of market they will use howard or folsom doing the same thing. >> reporter: we caught violators on camera. >> watch the bike! >> reporter: traffic enforcement was there to stop it this time. next time sfpd says if they see it you will have to pay $238. that's a lot more than a muni pass or a lyft ride. >> there's more easier for everyone to switch to public transportation so everyone could have a chance to move around efficiently. >> reporter: looking ahead mta says it doesn't plan to extend these restrictions farther down market street. but then again that's no guarantee it won't happen. cate caugiran, kpix 5. >> and drivers are still allowed to drive across through market street. >>> the bike and pedestrian opened again on the eastern span of the bay bridge closed because of construction at pier 23. cyclists will stake another protest tonight like this one over san francisco's crackdown on traffic enforcement. police have been ticketing riders

the mta announcing another milestone. service will begin on the 7 train extension on sunday, september 13th. officials say the hudson yard station on manhattan's west side near the javits convention around 1:00 p.m. >>> stocks on wall street do i up 369 points. nasdaq up 15. >>> as we continue, a local doctor facing charges of sex abuse. >> also, new revolations -- revelations in a fiery crash. my name is amanda and i smoked while i was pregnant. my baby was born two months early and weighed only three pounds. this is the view i had of her in the nicu. my tip to you is speak into the opening so your baby can hear you better. you can quit. talk with your doctor. for more help call 1-866-ny-quits >>> several women have come forward with allegations against a doctor in new jersey. bergenfield police were contacted by an employee of dr. raja jagtiani in july. she said the doctor bit her face and touched her breast while working together. during the investigation, three other women came forward with similar accusations. >> i'm

the mta says there will be no e service to or from jamaica 179th street. your best bet is to transfer union turnpike. for the next week to week on the 123 fast-track will feel more like slowpoke. this weekend next, all service out of 34th street is suspended from 10:00 p.m. until 5:00 a.m. for regular maintenance. >> major airlines will affect a lot of people. >> reporter: you should avoid the 123 all together but if you can't, the one will be stopping in penn station for the most part the two will be running on the 5 tracks and the 3 will be suspended in manhattan but a shuttle bus will be available. keep in mind the work that is going to be happening in queens will take three weeks and the 123 line will take three weeks of this is not just the one bad week for people, this is an extended project so you should plan accordingly. that is elitist, the latest , of you mike: robert: david is being held without bond as a fugitive of was nabbed. she took the picture and posted it to instagram before the july 4th weekend, raised security concerns. he is held with

mta officials alerted the i-team that the mta police arrested her yesterday after a concerned homeless outreach worker pointed her out on the sidewalk with a 2 month old baby boy near grand central. >> our officers were concern and had took action. we brought a demeanor charge against the mother. it's not a healthy place to have an infant. >> reporter: as the i-team has been reporting, she appears to be working as part of a group of women. they commute together into manhattan, then split up to work separate corners, refusing social services. she has told us herself, she's not homeless. >> i live with my mother. >> reporter: she's repeatedly made it clear she does not want to speak to the i-team. >> it's not your problem. >> reporter: many of our viewers have been worried. >> she was breastfeeding her baby, so i gave her some money because i felt bad. >> if it's possible parents are using their babies as pawns to get people to give them donations, that's horrendous and unfair to the children. >> reporter: last fall, mayor de blasio was appalled when he saw what the i-team found, but man

we have been in consultation with staff from mta because this is a topic of concern. we have talked about mta staff come here and describe the various constraints that dense urban environment like the transbay environment faces in terms of providing amenities to redense and the constraints that come with parking. parking means a spot to park your car and generates quilet a bit of traffic in the streets and that is something mta has been looking at to understand that relationship between parking spaces, traffic volume squz the number of residence in the new neighborhood and i think they can be helpful in gibbing that hire level view of how it fitsd together: we tried to pull together nrfgz. it is still in the early phases but hope we can bring that to you this year and give you more information because it is a fairly complex problem that a neighborhood like transbay is facing. it is transit rich. are we going to take the few dollars we have and turning it towards creating more affordable units or parking space squz what are the consequences of each of the choice jz tha

that was below the mta's goal of about 92%. last year, delays were worse with just 70% of trains rolling in on time. mta officials blame equipment problems. new employees who are inexperienced with schedules. and track work. >>> just ahead here at 6:00, rush to the rescue. a woman recounts the heart stopping moments as she tried to help a truck driver who caught fire in the explosion on the new jersey turnpike. also ahead -- [ screaming ] >> a terrifying moment involving a young girl has social media fired up. is this the way to teach your children about strangers? >> and this one a head scratcher. dozens of benches in a city park with no seats. so hose' bright idea was this? -- whose bright idea was this? >> and tonight we're debuting drone 2. you're looking at a live feed from a drone hovering over sunset park in brooklyn. the images being provided by aerobo. this is the first legal commercial drone flight in the city. we are proud to have that. here's lonnie on a clear thursday. >> after a nice day like today mild temperatur

the mta says it sometimes holds a train from going to the next stop so it staggers the trains making for more regular service. >> on our website, nbcnew york.com they have the state comptroller's audit to see if yours rank among the best or the worst. shiba, back to you. >> kat, thank you. >>> coming up here on news 4 new york at noon. chaos inside a legendary music venue, part of the ceiling comes crashing to the ground during a concert. what happened? >> sesame street getting a new home. find out where. and dave pri is here with your forecast. >>> it was a close call at a rock concert in minneapolis as part of the ceiling came crashing down. [ screaming ] >> cell phone video shows the aftermath at the historic music venue called first avenue. the canadian band theory of a dad man was in the middle of their set when the ceiling just started coming down. witnesses say they first saw smoke and then the sprinklers went off. >> everybody had turned around and were looking and suddenly you could see these red lights flashing and part of the ceiling in. the back. >> really scary for every

the mta says it's simple. because historically, this period of time has the lowest ridership on the rails. in jackson heights, marc santia, news 4 newryork. >> and we have all the transit issues and waysch aedund t posted on o cnewyork.com. check it out to avoid a jam. >> rob schmidt has a look at what's coming up at 5:30. >> times square, you can see them out there. >> all right, rob, we have an issue with your misk. but there are topless women in body painful posing for pictures. is this freedom of expression or flat out lewd behavior in the family-friendly crossroads of the world? coming up, we'll tell you what the mayor's office is saying about that. >>> and it's official. we're in the throes of a heat wave. how new yorkers are beating this august scorcher. >> baffled, busted, broken? better get baquero. >> coming up, a false charge on a man's credit report had been haunting for him years, until he called better get baquero. >> consumer reporter, linda better get baquero, coming up on news 4 new york. comf

the mta said it could still happen with money but now it has no plans to build any additional 7 train stations. live on the west side, sonia rincon, cbs 2 news. >> looking forward to the 13th to check that out. thank you, sonia. >>> a tsa agent set to physical a judge tonight accused of sexually assaulting a college student at laguardia airport. 40-year-old maxie oquendo of manhattan facing charges. the tsa allegedly lured a 21- year-old exchange student from korea and assaulted her in a men's bathroom. the tsa fired him. they say that officers do not have the authority to conduct a secondary patdown outside a checkpoint area. >>> ten years ago today, the monster hurricane katrina was bearing down on new orleans. almost a half million people fled. thousands of them came to new york and some never left. from the big easy to big apple, cbs 2's tony aiello reports on katrina, 10 years later. [ music ] >> my mother called me at 6 a.m. that sunday and said, pack your car or else i'm coming to get you. we're leaving. and i left with four people and a dog in my car. and it began a whirlwind

. >> reporter: but mta spokesman kevin ortiz told me now it's time for the $96 million permanent fix, like new signals and power cables, and ortiz says lower manhattan passengers have pain. >> all sorts of alternatives on the r, all sorts of alternatives onno the 1, 2, 3. >> reporter: but brooklyn-bound passengers can expect longer trips as the a train detours along the f line. victoria chase and her family aren't happy about it, even though they understand the mta has to do what it has to do. repairs. but i think it's going to cause a major traffic hassle, especially on the weekends. that's when people do most of their shopping, going out with the kids. >> reporter: back live now, you can see signs like this one are all over the system. but you know how it works. you get to the weekend, a lot of people haven't been paying attention. you can expect confusion, especially since 180,000 people use this line on a typical saturday. live in brooklyn heights tonight, andrew siff, news 4 new york. >> all right, so hopefully people spread the word andrew, thank you. >>> as news 4 at 6:00 conti

the mta has been ruling out wi-fi access at a lot of subway stations. just like the trains, some lines are faster than others. a local testing firm used samsung smartphones and found the best internet service is the on. a, b, the n. the r and q lines. the mta plans to bring wi-fi to all 279 underground stations by 2017. >> jorge was saying he gets no wi-fi anywhere. that would be nice, right? >> would be very nice. >>> still to come, a sailboat goes up in flames off the jersey shore. we'll tell you what happened to people on board. >>> up next, i can't believe this. it's almost time for the kiddos to head back to school. see how retailers are getting ready and when you should hit the stores to get the best deals. >>> as we go to break, we want to introduce you to champ. an 8-year-old terrier mix in need of a good home. he's up for adoption in oakland, new jersey. he is cute. help us clear the shelters on august 15th. all participating shelters are cutting adoption fees that day. for information, check out nbcnewyork.com. you're watching "today in new yo