New 'open gangway' subway cars can't run on express tracks, per memo

We are supported by our readers. Consider donating to fund the local reporting you rely on. [View in Browser]( Wednesday January 24, 2024 [Donate now]( ADVERTISEMENT [MTA's fancy new 'open gangway' subway trains can't run on express tracks, per memo]( [An open gangway subway train, which the MTA in January 2024 said cannot run on the A line's express tracks.]( [The directive comes less than three months after a mechanical issue forced the MTA to pull nearly all its new subway cars from service.]( ADVERTISEMENT More Stories From Today [The interior of a restaurant]( [See the NYC restaurants and chefs named as James Beard Award semifinalists]( [Tatiana, Superiority Burger and Mel the Bakery were among the honorees.]( [An e-bike deliveryman in a bike lane.]( [Mayor Adams pitches new NYC agency to rein in deliveries]( [The proposed “Department of Sustainable Delivery” would be tasked with overseeing the estimated 2.7 million packages delivered in the city each day.]( [An NJ Transit bus passes by the skyline of lower Manhattan and One World Trade Center in New York City on January 17, 2020 in Weehawken, New Jersey.]( [NJ Transit plans to raise fares 15% on July 1, with more hikes to come]( [The proposal marks the transit agency's first fare hike in nine years.]( [a Yankees pitcher wearing the old away jersey]( [Extra Extra: The Yankees are shaking things up in the uniform department]( [Because they're getting rid of the white trim around the navy lettering on their away jerseys, here are your afternoon links: Brooklyn man calls 911 to apologize for killing someone, the only NYC restaurant to make the Yelp 100, nightmare political blunt rotations and more.]( [A stock photo of the Q train at Prospect Park.]( [NYPD: Man fatally struck by train while subway surfing in Brooklyn]( [Authorities said no criminality was suspected and have not yet identified the man.]( [The Hallets Point Playground is located at the westernmost tip of Queens.]( [Astoria among 20 spots citywide to land new parks funding]( [A CUNY study says that investment in city parks connects directly to better health benefits.]( [It’s the second time in a year a serial literer has plagued the neighborhood]( [A serial litterer once again casts porn, Bible pages and mail onto a Greenpoint street]( [It’s the second time in a year a serial literer has plagued the neighborhood.]( [Photo of housing in New York City.]( [NYC agrees to limit local residents’ preference in affordable housing lotteries]( [The change, ending a housing discrimination lawsuit, will improve the odds for applicants outside of a community to move in.]( ADVERTISEMENT [Support Us]( Follow Gothamist on [Gothamist on Facebook]( [Gothamist on Twitter]( NYPR Network [WNYC]() [Gothamist]() [WNYC Studios]() [NJPR]( [WQXR]() [New Sounds]() Copyright © New York Public Radio, 160 Varick St., New York, NY 10013. All rights reserved. [Terms of Use]( Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe]( from this list.