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New York Daily News 6/1/20
 

NYC subways hit by looters, closed entrances while straphangers worried about getting stranded rush for final trains

 

 

New York City's curfew may have gone into effect at 11 p.m. Monday, but the subways remained mostly open until 1 a.m. for essential workers.

 

Some subway entrances in midtown were closed off ahead of the curfew to control the flow of looters around Times Square and Bryant Park.

 

Still, the situation underground wasn't great for those who rely on late night transit.

 

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New York Daily News 6/15/20

MTA threatens to fire employees over racist social media posts

 

 

MTA officials want transit workers to watch their words.

 

The agency’s chief people officer, Paul Fama, sent a memo to employees Monday telling them that racist social media posts could be grounds for termination.MTA officials want transit workers to watch their words.

 

“You are reminded to be mindful of what you post, share and comment on when using social media,” the memo states. “Social media posts by MTA employees that contain racist language, slurs or images, or posts that threaten, encourage or incite violence or discrimination, are all contrary to the MTA’s mission and values.”

 

The directive comes three days after the agency suspended Jason Brown, an NYC Transit superintendent, over Facebook posts that included racist language about recent protests in New York over the killing of George Floyd, a Minneapolis man whose death at the hands of white cops set off a wave of national demonstrations.

 

 

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