Transportation

Norwood: Man Sought for Groping Woman Aboard D Train

By DAVID GREENE
The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying the person seen in the attached photo who they say is wanted for questioning in connection with a groping incident that occurred on the public transit system in Norwood. 

UPDATE Fordham Manor: “The Bear” Writer Alex O’Keefe Is Suing the MTA after Metro North Arrest

By SÍLE MOLONEY
After Alex O’Keefe, the award-winning screenwriter of Hulu’s “The Bear,” who is Black, posted on social media that he was allegedly arrested following a complaint made by a White woman about the way he was seated while aboard a Metro North train to Connecticut on Sept. 18, the screenwriter has since said he is suing the MTA and has released a video extract of the encounter.

UPDATE Finally……..Lift Off at Mosholu Parkway Subway Station as New Elevators Unveiled

By SÍLE MOLONEY
After seven years of hope and of lobbying by local disability advocates and elected officials for greater accessibility at Mosholu Parkway subway station, located on the border of Bedford Park and Norwood, and despite prior concerns that a possible reversal of congestion pricing would cause a delay with the project, the MTA formally unveiled two brand new station elevators, under budget and ahead of schedule on Wednesday, Sept. 3.

City Launches $44 Million Phase 5 Grand Concourse Upgrade

Phase 5 of the reconstruction of the Grand Concourse in the Fordham/Kingsbridge Heights/Bedford Park sections of The Bronx kicked off Aug. 25, as announced by NYC Department of Transportation (DOT), the NYC Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), and the NYC Department of Design and Construction (DDC).