New York City Informer

On weekends, New York Water Taxi provides free ferry service between Lower Manhattan and Red Hook, Brooklyn, passing some of the historic warehouses that line the Brooklyn shoreline. (Photo: Terese Loeb Kreuzer) BY TERESE LOEB KREUZER | Red Hook, a point of land in Brooklyn that juts into New York City’s Upper Bay, was hard [...]

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Limited service resumed Tuesday afternoon on Metro-North and Amtrak trains followed by full service on Wednesday, the MTA said. WNYW – Local News

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New Jersey Transit is offering early getaway service for the start of the Memorial Day holiday weekend. WNYW – Local News

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The Metropolitan Transportation Authority said service interrupted by the train collision last week in Connecticut should be restored on Wednesday.      NYT > N.Y. / Region

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About 30,000 people braved the rain to take part in the 28th annual AIDS Walk New York through Central Park and the Upper West Side on Sunday, and more than $ 5.5 million was raised to benefit the health group GMHC, 40 other AIDS service organizations and HIV and AIDS research. Top Stories – NY1

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Staten Island’s City Council delegation doesn’t want ferry riders to wait an hour to get on a boat any longer. amNewYork’s Urbanite

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The National Transportation Safety Board is going to investigate a Metro-North derailment on Friday evening in Bridgeport, Conn. that injured at least 60 people, including one in very critical condition, and also suspended Amtrak service from New York City to Boston. Top Stories – NY1

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• Yes! Ducasse-endorsed Lafayette is launching brunch next week. [Bedford + Bowery/Twitter] • On Wednesday, May 22, Tavern29 is celebrating its one-year anniversary with an open bar. Enjoy 24 craft beers on tap or small-batch bourbon and whiskey from 5 to 7 p.m. [Grub Street] • Good Eggs Brooklyn is getting ready to launch its [...]

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A-train service will finally return to the Rockaways on May 30, officials said Thursday. A long stretch of the line between Howard Beach and the Queens peninsula was wrecked by Superstorm Sandy in October.      New York News – NY Daily News

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The Manhattan VA is re-opening this week as a full-service hospital with a fully operational ER and the ability to house patients overnight almost seven months after the facility suffered extensive damage during Sandy. Veterans groups have complained about the pace of repairs. Nearby Bellevue and NYU hospitals, which also had parts of their electrical, [...]

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A Conard High School graduate is a finalist for a prestigious award given to federal employees for achievement in international affairs. Along with the relief team she led, Cara Christie, who graduated from Conard in 1996, is a finalist for the… New York City

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A blaze engulfed a garage in the Wakefield neighborhood early Wednesday morning and forced suspensions on the Nos. 2 and 5 lines.      NYT > N.Y. / Region

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Signal trouble caused several service disruptions on the PATH this evening. New York Traffic | Metro Traffic in New York City and the tri-state area

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NYC officially greenlights Uber cab service This means New York yellow cab passengers will be able to hail cabs with Uber's app. It's been a long battle for Uber and other taxi-hailing apps like GetTaxi, Hailo, and Flywheel. Earlier this week, a judge dismissed a lawsuit that put a yearlong e … Read more on [...]

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Riders should be aware of service changes to numerous subway lines from Friday, April 26, to early Monday, April 29, 2013, the MTA announced. WNYW – Local News

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