Tag: NYC
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Investigation Reveals NYC Buses Compromise Safety Amidst Unrecorded Repairs and Inspections
A recent investigation has uncovered alarming discrepancies in the maintenance practices of New York City’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) regarding its bus fleet. An analysis of hundreds of thousands of work orders revealed that many have been flagged for inspection or repairs but show no recorded labor hours by maintenance crews. This raises serious concerns…
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2025 Holiday Season Kicks Off with Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting in NYC
Rockefeller Center’s first Christmas tree lighting officially took place in 1933, but two years earlier, a group of Rockefeller Center workers chipped in to buy a 20-foot tree for the area, decorated with homemade garlands. The famed ice rink was introduced in 1936, along with two trees. But with World War II, tree decorations became more modest,…