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Gunman in gas mask and construction vest shoots 5 passengers in Brooklyn subway, 8 others injured

NEW YORK — A gunman in a gas mask and an orange construction vest tossed smoke bombs into a crowded northbound N train and then opened fire on passengers early Tuesday, shooting five people and injuring eight others, police sources said.

Tribune News Service

Gunman in construction vest opens fire on hapless straphangers on Brooklyn train: sources

NEW YORK — A gunman in a gas mask and an orange construction vest tossed a smoke bomb into a southbound R train and then opened fire on passengers early Tuesday, wounding five people, police sources said.

Tribune News Service

Brooklyn subway shooting: Gun found as police say fugitive wanted to shoot more but weapon jammed

Suspect threw smoke canister in the air before opening fire on commuters during Tuesday morning rushhour

The Independent UK

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Bitter dispute ends as Greater Manchester's firefighters agree to respond to terror attacks

'Our members go to work to save lives and will want to do so wherever they can, no matter how dire or threatening the circumstances'

Manchester Evening News

New York: What is the megacity like for people with disabilities?

A close look into the state of accessibility for people with disabilities in one of the world’s largest cities.

Al Jazeera

Metropolitan Transportation Authority Picks Jacobs As Prime Designer For Penn Station Access

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has selected Jacobs Engineering Group Inc (NYSE:J) as the Prime Designer for Penn Station Access, an expansion of Metro-North's regional railroad system. Financial terms not disclosed. Jacobs will design the expansion and support construction, led by the Halmar International/Railworks Joint Venture. Jacobs will develop a digital for visualizing…

Benzinga

MTA found 29 ‘homeless encampments’ in NYC subway tunnels earlier this month, officials say

NEW YORK — Hundreds of homeless people were found camping out in subway tunnels and stations across New York City earlier this month, MTA officials said Thursday.

Tribune News Service

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Platform barriers are coming to New York subway stations after spate of fatal attacks

‘Months ago, I started seeing that the number of people getting on the tracks and in the tunnels was going up,’ says MTA chairman Janno Lieber. ‘So I created an interagency group at the MTA to study it’

The Independent UK

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