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Top NYC news: Amtrak worker shoots supervisor, self; city sues ad firm over floating billboards

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Published on March 28, 2019
Top NYC news: Amtrak worker shoots supervisor, self; city sues ad firm over floating billboardsSunnyside Rail Yard, Long Island. | Photo: InSapphoWeTrust/Flickr

Here's the most recent top news you may have missed in New York City, from an impatient driver attacking a sanitation worker to the installation of new MTA payment fare system. 

Amtrak Worker Shoots Supervisor at NYC Train Yard, Kills Self in SUV: Police

An Amtrak worker apparently killed himself in a Cadillac SUV after shooting his supervisor at the railroad's Sunnyside Yard in Queens Thursday, officials say.

Read the full story on NBC New York. 

Police: Impatient driver punches NYC sanitation worker in face

A man is under arrest after allegedly punching a New York City sanitation worker in the face after he reportedly became impatient waiting on his truck to finish making its rounds. 

Read the full story on ABC 7. 

NY Home Health Aide Accused of Stealing $31K From Elderly Woman

A home health aide on Long Island is accused of stealing more than $30,000 from an elderly woman who she was caring for.

Read the full story on NBC New York. 

NYC sues advertising firm over floating billboards

Mayor Bill de Blasio wants to sink a fleet of floating billboards that he says are turning New York’s scenic waterways into a Times Square-style blight.

Read the full story on the New York Post

New fare payment system appears at turnstiles in NYC

It’s coming soon to a turnstile near you.

The next generation MetroCard will allow riders to "tap-and-go" on the train from from Grand Central to Atlantic Avenue-Barclays Center and on Staten Island buses.

Read the full story on PIX 11.