NEW YORK (CBSNewYork)-- The 14-month shutdown of the R train service between Brooklyn and Manhattan has begun. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority has decided to shut down the Montague Tunnel, ...

The victim was riding a southbound R train passing through Steinway Street in Astoria around 2 a.m. Saturday when the menace approached and the two started arguing, police said.

Ongoing Hurricane Sandy repair work on the R-train tunnel has dumped thousands of riders onto other Brooklyn lines, creating cattle-car conditions that are too much even for a former NFL player to ...

That’s what the “R” of the R train should stand for, because that’s what I ask myself every time I’m waiting for it to arrive. Good luck catching one without standing around for 25 minutes. Last week, ...

QUEENS, New York (WABC) -- Two commuters are speaking out after they were injured while waiting for the R train in Queens last Thursday by an individual holding a piece of wood out of the train.

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority has "bungled" promises to deliver 8-minute weekday wait times to south Brooklyn subway riders who are captive to the R line, according to a state lawmaker who ...

The R train has a bad rep — a common joke is that it stands for “Rarely,” because trains are often late and overall service has declined. So a group of 40 elected officials who represent Manhattan, ...