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No [2] between Chambers St, Manhattan and Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr, Brooklyn
In the Bronx, Woodlawn-bound [4] skips Burnside Av
No [6] between Hunts Point Av and 125 St
In Queens, Flushing-bound [7] skips 52 St and 69 St All trains at Woodside-61 St board from the Manhattan-bound platform
In Manhattan, uptown [A] local skips 72 St, 81 St, 86 St, 96 St, 103 St, 110 St and 116 St
[E] [F] trains are running with delays in both directions while we perform track maintenance in Queens.
In Brooklyn, Manhattan-bound [D] local skips 25 St, Prospect Av, 4 Av-9 St and Union St
In Brooklyn, Coney Island-bound [F] and Church Av-bound [G] skip 4 Av-9 St, 15 St-Prospect Park and Fort Hamilton Pkwy
In Manhattan, no [L] between 14 St-Union Sq and 8 Av
In Brooklyn, Manhattan-bound [N] local skips 25 St, Prospect Av, 4 Av-9 St and Union St
In Brooklyn, Manhattan-bound [R] skips 25 St, Prospect Av, 4 Av-9 St and Union St
Gov. Kathy Hochul and Bruce Blakeman met once on NY1, three weeks before Election Day, with Hochul up 53% to 42% in the latest Marist poll.
The hour opened with a long exchange on last week's ICE shooting in Marble Hill: Blakeman blamed the state's sanctuary law, and Hochul faulted him for not condemning agents who fired into a car with a 5-year-old in the back [10]. Hochul named Trump at least 10 times; Blakeman pledged to halve utility bills by allowing fracking, banned in New York since 2014 [10]. Blakeman said "in retrospect" Eisenhower, not Trump, was the best president of his lifetime [6]. City & State's read: no major gaffe, which is all the frontrunner needed [6].
“So he basically says in the state of New York he'd be fine if ICE agents shoot into cars, shoot guns into vehicles, not knowing who's inside, and could have killed a five-year-old child,”
“It's out of control, and it's because of you, Kathy,”
Gothamist
City & State New York - All Content
The City Council votes Oct. 22 on Romanch's Law, which would end horse carriage rides on June 1, 2028, and Mayor Mamdani backs it.
Speaker Julie Menin scheduled the vote after rewriting the bill to require a worker transition plan, and the mayor's office reviewed and approved the language [132]. Existing licenses would expire May 31, 2028 with no renewals, and the city would have to "consider" compensating owners for medallions and horses [140][132]. The Transport Workers Union, which represents drivers, says the bill guarantees nothing [125].
“The tragic and preventable death of 18-year-old Romanch Mahajan made clear that the status quo is no longer acceptable,”
“The bill offers no real economic relief for the families who worked their whole lives in this industry,”
Gothamist
Starting Thursday, buses leaving the Lincoln Tunnel loop onto West 39th Street to reach the terminal while crews tear out the old ramps.
The Port Authority begins the next phase of its rebuild of the 75-year-old Midtown terminal by removing the ramps that carry buses from the tunnel into the building [82]. Buses will be routed along West 39th Street to a 10th Avenue ramp, car traffic on 39th will be limited to people who live or work there, and the agency warns of weekday rush-hour delays for the foreseeable future [82]. A temporary terminal comes first; the new building comes after [82].
“I'm kind of bummed that I'll probably be retired when it's done.”
“So I'm going to be late and I don't even know if I have a job now.”
Gothamist
Kelly Clarkson walked into Art of Play on Atlantic Avenue, asked to buy Molly, a hand-cranked mechanical goldfinch, and left posting that the clerk treated her "like Julia Roberts character in Pretty Woman" [127]. The store says Molly is permanently attached to the wall and stars in its magic shows, and that it offered her a $2,000 German singing bird instead [124]. The owners now report threatening phone calls, and Molly's new price tag reads $15 million [124].