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New York City's transit system has introduced a new type of subway train that allows riders to walk between cars and features wider doors, a first in modern US history. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) ran the new R211T open gangway trains on the C line for the first time as part of a pilot program. The MTA's investment in these more spacious trains, commonly used in Europe and Asia, marks the first for a US public transportation provider. The new trains aim to improve passenger experience, accelerate boarding, and enhance accessibility. The MTA plans to replace over 3,900 subway cars in the next 20 years, costing an estimated $15 billion. The new trains also include security cameras to help reduce crime on the transit system. [Extracted from the article]

While the exactnature of their relationship is unclear, Hadid and Cooper haveat least two famous connections: For one, Bradley Cooper wasrecently spotted attending a birthday party hosted by BlakeLively, one of Gigi Hadid's closest friends. On October 5, Gigi Hadid was spotted leavingdinner with A Star Is Born actor Bradley Cooper in New YorkCity. [Extracted from the article]

The article explains the problem of commuting the U.S. shown in New York City, New York, where horsedrawn carriages and trains were the means of commuting. General Electric urban traffic division manager E. E. Kearns states that carriages move at 6 miles per hour in 1952, which was lower than 11 miles an hour in 1952. People shifted to buses and private cars for commuting due to reasons including increasing number of highways, bridges, and parking areas, and the inclination of Americans towards driving automobiles.

Photographs of automobiles displayed at the Museum of Modern Art in New York in 1951 are presented including the Bentley, the Cunningham two-seater Cadillac, and the Jaguar XK-120 racing car.

The agency said it estimates TLC vehicles are responsible for 4% of New York City's annual transportation emissions. Adams said the plan would make New York the world's first large city to have a zero-emissions or wheelchair-accessible rideshare fleet by 2030. (Bloomberg) -- Uber Inc., Lyft Inc. and other rideshare-operators would be required to include only zero-emission or wheelchair-accessible vehicles in their New York City fleets by 2030, under a proposal by Mayor Eric Adams and the Taxi and Limousine Commission. [Extracted from the article]

"The red car went to the left, past a bus, and then hit a taxi, then went onto the sidewalk and hit people waiting to cross", said Cabrera. (Bloomberg) -- The driver of a stolen vehicle struck several pedestrians near Grand Central Station in Manhattan on Tuesday, causing 10 non-life-threatening injuries, according to police and fire department officials. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- A vehicle struck pedestrians near Lexington Ave. and East 42nd Street in Manhattan on Tuesday, causing 10 non-life-threatening injuries, the New York City Fire Department said. The incident took place at about 5:30 p.m. Normal traffic at the intersection will likely resume in one to two hours, FDNY Deputy Chief Mario Thompkins said in an interview. [Extracted from the article]

The Duke of Sussex wanted to challenge the British government's decision denying him the right to pay for police protection for him and his family out of his own pocket. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The chase lasted over two hours. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Women of Vision Awards is the first public event Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have attended since the coronation of King Charles III, which Harry attended solo. Meghan Markle and Prince Harry Were Involved in a "Near Catastrophic" Car Chase: It happened Tuesday night following an event in New York City Meghan Markle and Prince Harry say they were in a "near catastrophic" car chase on the streets of Manhattan late Tuesday, May 16, per NBC News. [Extracted from the article]

Buckingham Palace will not comment on the frightening car chase Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were involved in on May 16, according to People, which noted that the palace does not typically comment on the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's lives after they stepped down as working members of the royal family. Buckingham Palace Won't Comment on Meghan and Harry's "Near Catastrophic" Car Chase: The pair were followed for two hours on Tuesday night in NYC What should have been a peaceful night quickly turned into a nightmare when the royals were relentlessly chased by paparazzi, resulting in a two-hour car chase that endangered everyone involved, according to spokesperson for the couple. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- New York will install surveillance cameras in its 6,400 subway train cars in a push to crack down on crime underground, Governor Kathy Hochul said Tuesday. There will be two cameras per train car, Hochul said. [Extracted from the article]

Features several new automobiles that were showcased in the New York International Auto Show in 2005. Cadillac XLR-V; Dodge Charger SRT-8; Hyundai Accent.

Highlights the 2004 New York International Auto Show in New York. Event description; Attendees; Theme; Programs and activities.

Determines the performance of various sedan cars in New York City. Assessment on the quality of the tires of Jaguar XJ8; Type of engine used for Audi A8L automobiles; Details on the speed of Volkswagen Phaeton cars. INSETS: Mercedes-Benz S430.;Volkswagen Phaeton.;Audi A8L.;BMW 745i.

Offers tips for renting a car in New York City. Discount rates; Vicarious-liability laws; Getting fair treatment; Complaints. INSET: High-season car-rental rates..

Presents a conversation between two automobile critics, Mr. Cotter and Mr. Pin, who have just come from the 22nd Annual Automobile Salon in New York. Views on the exhibition; Views on automobiles; Implications on the automobile sector.

Photographs of various cars owned by readers of "Chevy Hiperformance" are presented including a 1977 Camaro from Lee and Donna Gipson of Euless, Texas, a 1967 Camaro from Constantine Giannakos of Mineola, New York, and a 1972 Camaro from Randy Voss of Linn, Missouri.

The article discusses the effort of Nina Katchadourian, who recorded car alarms around Long Island City in New York after she was commissioned by the SculptureCenter in the city to do a public piece. Katchadourian has sent her recordings to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, which matched them with birdcalls. The recordings resulted to piercing birdcalls going off in three cars parked opposite the temporary Museum of Modern Art building in Queens in 2001.

Relates a personal experience of a Porsche car owner as his online Porsche bulletin group hires the dynamometer of the DeMan MotorSport Porsche racing shop in New York City. Information on how a dynamometer rates a Porsche's horsepower; Description of a classic chassis dyno; Risk of running an automobile on a dynamometer.

Offers the author's experience with another 'Fortune' writer, Stuart Brown, of driving a Lamborghini Murciélago around New York City. Design and performance of the automobile, which is the first produced under the influence of Volkswagen, which bought the company in 1998; Price.

Reports that actor Jerry Seinfeld is building a three-story garage on New York's Upper West Side to house his 20 Porsches. Length of the construction project; Seinfeld's attempts to compensate for the disruption to neighboring businesses.

Reports on the reversal of a decision by New York City officials to allow owners of vehicles recovered from the World Trade Center to retrieve their vehicles. Potential contamination of the vehicles with asbestos; Data which found the cars were safe from asbestos.

Focuses on the Manheim Exotic Auction in New York City where dealers sell to fellow dealers. Sale of modern, used exotic automobiles; Types of automobiles auctioned off; Features of the Lamborghini Countach; Bidding price for a Rolls-Royce convertible; Classification of BMW 325; Popularity of Ferrari F-40 and Ferrari Testarossa.

The article focuses on the seminar at the Union Dime Savings Bank at Sixth Avenue and Fortieth Street in New York, tackling the mechanics of automobiles. Although it was considered a seminar for women, it consisted mainly of men, where Rosemary Joyce, the moderator, elaborated the diagram of an automobile front-end assembly. According to the author, Joyce explains about her remarks on the prickly and often misunderstood question of proper front-end alignment, and her experiences as car owner.

Reports the immediate confiscation of the cars of drivers who fail Breathalyzer tests in New York City. Similar practice on Long Island; Number of people killed each year by drunk drivers; Number of states now confiscating cars; Possibility that New York City drivers could permanently lose their cars.

Reports on the 1999 decision of New York City mayor Rudolph Giuliani to order police to seize the automobiles of first-time drunk drivers. How the practice could be used in other states; Precedent for such action; How federal and state laws have long permitted authorities to seize and auction homes, cars and other belongings owned by criminals; Reaction to the move by Giuliani.

The article presents a list of activites in New York. The International Automobile Show will feature sports cars, compacts and luxury models at the Columbus Circle. An auctions for a Japanese works of arts will be held at the Parke-Bernet Galleries. An exhibition of a film library will be held at the Museum of Modern Art.

The article focuses on the impact of New York City's car dependency on the quality of urban life in the city. It refers to the City's plan to encourage residents to give up their cars through the introduction of a carshare pilot in several neighborhoods. It highlights the benefits of ridesharing to help reduce car ownership.

Presents several fall designs of fashion designers in New York City in 2005. Girls in ruffled dresses; Heroines of Russian literature; Luxury automobiles in the 1930s; Bohemian world traveler.

The article discusses the Sixth International Automobile Show in Manhattan, New York City that holds 450 car entries with 51 new models from various automobile companies around the world such as Oldsmobile, Ford, and Chrysler. According to the author, the only problem was the returned order from a politician but the show was a record breaker. An overview of some entries had been discussed including the designs, engine power, and cost.

The article reports on the proposals of Author-Sociologist Paul Goodman and his brother, Architect Percival Goodman to permanently banned all cars except public vehicles, essential services, and light trucking in Manhattan, New York City. It also includes the reconstruction of the island's gridiron into shopping, recreation, and business areas which will resolve traffic congestion. The brothers also suggest to route nonessential traffic to multipurpose piers and elevated expressways.

Discusses the reduction of the price of a British Jaguar sports car on sale at a Park Avenue showroom from $6,000 to $4,633.

Focuses on the activities concerning the resale of automobiles in various parts of the U.S. Price tag and mileage reading of two cars in a city automobile showroom; Conclusions drawn by municipal officials all over the U.S. after investigating the resale of used cars; Reason why dealers of the cars can't be prosecuted according to New York City Department of licenses; Meaning of the word "new" in the dictionary of autoseekers.

The article introduces several automobiles to be displayed at the New York Automobile Show in January 1935 including the 1935 V-8 Ford, Dodge 6, and Reo Flying Cloud.

The article focuses on the sculpture art "My First Car," by Californian sculptor Don Potts which can be viewed at the Whitney Museum in New York City. It says that the art has four components such as a chassis with engine, a wooden mockup chassis, and two bodies. It adds that Potts has created a car that barely functions at all and is a perfectly useless machine. Potts states that the car represents not a solution but a process, and a means to self-knowledge by prolonged craft application.

It is one of the splendid ironies of life in New York City that the New York Central freight trains which crawl through Eleventh Avenue are required to send a man on horseback ahead of the locomotive and lumbering steam rollers which smooth out newly laid pavement at about four miles an hour must be preceded by a man with a red flag, but motor cars are permitted to dash along Broadway at thirty or forty miles an hour without the benefit even of a cowcatcher to toss the pedestrian out of the way. The general manager of the New York Automobile Club has just issued a suggestion that private cars should not be used for Christmas shopping. The village of Radburn has already been laid out in New Jersey by the City Housing Corp. with separate, non-intersecting routes for motor cars and walkers.

The article presents various newsworthy information from different parts of the world. Don C. Seitz, who lives in Brooklyn, a city once known as the habitat of baby carriages finds that about the only moving objects in the streets now are automobiles, while the number of them is so great in places that they move only with the greatest difficulty. Seitz is also concerned with a new aspect to the old problem of congestion in the subway trains of New York City.

The article offers information on several places and events for automobiles in New York, including the Autoseum in Mineola, the New York International Auto Show that was held at the Jacob Javits Center, and the Met Arms and Armor Exhibit.

The article highlights the video round-up of the 2016 New York Motor Show, which can be viewed at youtube.com/Autoexpress.

The article discusses intentions by New York state government to require automobile owners to purchase newly-designed license plates for $25 apiece. Aimed at reducing a budget deficit, the plan has provoked opposition from county clerk Frank Merola and others who object to being forced to replace a plate number they have memorized.

A list of ten cars that New Yorkers, who tend not to drive everywhere, might use for specific purposes is presented. A Land Rover LR2 is chosen for its ability to withstand New York City potholes. A Toyota Tundra Crewmax is selected as a weekend car to rehab a house in the Catskills. A Honda Element would be useful for driving to Costco, Ikea and Fairway.

The article reports on the popularity of European cars in New York City. First-quarter sales of Maserati were 62 percent more than the previous year sales. Sales of the BMW of Manhattan were up by 8.5 percent from January through July. Mercedes recently launched its new sport utility vehicle called the GL450. Range Rovers are also popular among New Yorkers.

The article focuses on the growing trend among wealthy people in New York City to acquire collector cars. When comedian Jerry Seinfeld started building a multimillion-dollar garage on the Upper West Side five years ago to store his Porsche collection, he made headlines. But there are now hundreds of passionate car collectors in New York, and with the enormous wealth created over the last few years, the hobby is rapidly catching fire. Last month, investors put up $2 million to start the Classic Car Club on Hudson Street in Manhattan, New York City.

Reports on the plans of Manhattan to expand the Javits Center for the New York auto show. Featured automobiles; Automobile manufacturers that joined the show.

This article presents information about cars in New York city. Richard Gottlieb likes his Ford Focus. Gottlieb is one of thousands of New York motorists throwing in the car keys thanks to rising costs of everything from gasoline to parking tickets. Meanwhile, car ownership is dwindling. At an average$ 2.29 a gallon for premium gas, car owners are paying 14% more per gallon than they were a year ago, according to the Automobile Club of New York. The Automobile Club of New York says that drivers in this state annually pay more than$ 2 billion to fix car damage caused by potholes and the like.

Traces the history of the Street-for-People movement of New York City. Changes made to streets to accommodate more automobiles since the early 1900s; Removal of tolls from the East River Bridges in 1911; Narrowing of dense neighborhoods and city sidewalks; Mayor John Lindsay's leadership of the charge for the first car-free hours in Central Park in 1966; Approval of the sole use of park drives by cyclists on Saturdays in April 1967.