NYC got new subway cars and new garbage trucks today

We are supported by our readers. Consider donating to fund the local reporting you rely on. [View in Browser]( Thursday February 1, 2024 [Donate now]( ADVERTISEMENT ['Light, airy, open': Riders hail debut of MTA's open gangway subway trains]( [MTA Chair Janno Lieber and Gov. Kathy Hochul stand in an "accordion" section linking two train cars.]( [New Yorkers took their first rides on the MTA’s new “open gangway” subway cars on Thursday.]( ADVERTISEMENT More Stories From Today [A garbage truck with a side loader]( [NYC gets new garbage truck in latest step to get trash off sidewalks and into bins]( [The Adams administration is pushing to require most garbage to be put out for collection in bins, a move officials believe will cut off a key food source for the city’s rats.]( [Lifeguards work on Coney Island beach on June 29, 2022.]( [NYC lifeguards will get another pay boost this summer, to $22 an hour]( [The move stems from a new labor agreement and is meant to help the city overcome a lifeguard shortage.]( [Police car emergency lights close up with NYC taxi in the background.]( [2 teens stabbed at Queens high school, in stable condition: NYPD]( [Police said both 17-year-old victims are expected to survive.]( [Firefighters walk into the Twin Parks North West apartment building.]( [NYC steps up self-closing door violations after Twin Parks fire, but 30K remain unresolved]( [Alleged violations are up nearly 40% since 2022, when the deadly Bronx blaze killed 17 people, including eight children.]( [Elmo the muppet looking confused.]( [Extra Extra: Elmo found out what happens when you ask people on the internet how they're doing]( [Because nobody is okay right now, here are your afternoon links: no Groundhog Day ceremony for this NJ town, the most romantic NYC restaurants, trauma dumping on Elmo, and more from around the city and internet.]( [A nature scene with a black wire fence. A sign on the fence reads: "Newly Planted Landscape. Please help Prospect Park Alliance care for our landscape by staying on paved or chipped paths."]( [Keep on the grass: Makeshift paths are harming NYC parks]( [Park experts say desire paths, unsanctioned routes trod by exploring New Yorkers, are harming vegetation and worsening erosion.]( 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.