Nearly two-thirds of MTA subway work train locomotives out of service

Multiple sources confirmed that the locomotives are suffering from a maintenance backlog, with one source telling The News ...

This is the massive Queens development that Mamdani pitched to Trump — 6 times the size of Hudson Yards

Mamdani said he pitched the president on reviving the 180-acre Sunnyside Yard project during a closed-door meeting.
Hoodline

LIRR Repairman Says Queens Train Yard Job Turned Into Sewage Shower

A Long Island Rail Road repair shift in Queens allegedly ended with a sewage shower and a federal lawsuit.

Oh crap! LIRR worker sues after getting covered in human waste after repair job gone wrong

Christopher Casey was working at the LIRR’s Hillside Maintenance Facility in Queens when he was told to work on the underside of a train car, he said in a Manhattan Federal Court lawsuit.

Can Mamdani (and Trump) Build a Neighborhood Over a Queens Rail Yard?

Mayor Zohran Mamdani said President Trump was receptive to partnering on a project to build some 12,000 homes in Queens. Many hurdles still await.
THE CITY

Mamdani Seeks to Restart Sunnyside Housing Plan, But Needs Billions From Feds

The mayor appealed directly to Trump to get the money to create the massive apartment project over a railyard in Queens.
Gothamist

Mamdani pitched Trump on building massive housing development in Sunnyside, Queens

Sources tell Gothamist that Mayor Zohran Mamdani spoke with President Donald Trump about reviving a plan to build 12,000 housing units over the railyard in Sunnyside.