MTA Announces Roll Out of First R211 Upgraded Train Cars on D Line Serving The Bronx

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) New York City Transit is announcing the debut of standard R211A trains on the D line, marking the sixth subway line to be served by the new train cars. MTA officials said the new train cars will eventually replace the R68s, which have been in the system along the line since the 1980s, adding that the news comes just in time for summer trips to the beach at Coney Island. The last stop on the D train in The Bronx is at Norwood / 205th Street.

Bedford Park: Three Teens Stabbed, Beaten Behind DeWitt Clinton High School

Con Edison is asking customers in the northwest section of the Bronx, and the northern tip of Manhattan to conserve energy while company crews repair equipment. Con Edison officials said it has reduced voltage by 8 percent in both areas to protect equipment and maintain service as repairs are made.

Con Ed Asks Northwest Bronx & Northern Manhattan Customers to Conserve Energy

Con Edison is asking customers in the northwest section of the Bronx, and the northern tip of Manhattan to conserve energy while company crews repair equipment. Con Edison officials said it has reduced voltage by 8 percent in both areas to protect equipment and maintain service as repairs are made.

NYSNA Allege Montefiore Plans to Replace Some Nurses with AI Systems

The New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA) alleged Wednesday, July 1, that Montefiore Health System, a private hospital system operating in The Bronx and Westchester Counties, is planning to lay off real nurses and replace them with artificial intelligence (AI)-powered software. According to the union, the affected nurses are those who “use their decades of bedside experience and clinical judgement to review insurance denials and make sure patients get the care they need covered by insurance.”