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A Manhattan grand jury upgraded the case against Victor Romero, 62, to second-degree murder in the Oct. 20 shooting of Koran Irvine. He remains free on $1 million bail; arraignment is set for Nov. 23.

An MTA Inspector General audit found leaks over electrical gear, a condemned mezzanine and falling concrete at the shops that service 1, 2 and 5 trains. A 240th Street roof fix has been proposed since 1984.

A letter signed by three borough presidents and the Council's transportation chair asks DOT to lower limits district-wide, not just near schools, and to start where crashes are deadliest.

HRA's rule raising half-price subway and bus eligibility from 150% to 200% of the federal poverty level is final, and it also eases renewals for people already on public assistance.

A one-way ride costs 50 cents more as of Monday, Oct. 19. Buying the 10-trip pack still brings the price to $3 a ride, the same as the subway, and discounted fares rise a nickel to $1.50.

Thousands of charity riders loop Manhattan from Pier 76 starting at 7:30 a.m. The MTA has detours at the RFK and Henry Hudson bridges and the Hugh L. Carey Tunnel until 1 p.m.

Police arrested the teen Thursday, five days after Darrel Rodriguez, 26, was shot in the chest on the northbound E platform. Investigators say Rodriguez had asked him to stop smoking marijuana.

Starting this weekend, shuttle buses replace trains between Myrtle Avenue-Broadway and Essex Street while crews replace switches last renewed in 1997.

Pedestrians move to the rebuilt south path and cyclists keep the north one. The bridge's paths will no longer close entirely overnight, but one side shuts from midnight to 4:45 a.m. for maintenance.

MTA Chair Janno Lieber said parts of the video were "concerning" and the agents are out of service while the agency investigates. City Hall says the case is another reason to make buses free. Lieber disagrees.

The Midtown complex will get four elevators and a step-free link to the 5 Av 7 platforms. Work has also started at Kingsbridge Rd, 167 St, Gates Av, Briarwood and Parsons Blvd.

The city and Lyft say 230 new stations and 3,700 docks now serve parts of the Bronx, Brooklyn and Queens. Staten Island still has none, and prices remain a sore point.

DSNY cut cleaning days from two per side to one for eight weeks. Streets got dirtier, compliance dropped, and Council Member Crystal Hudson called the result a disappointment.

The 1904 West Harlem stop that serves City College now has an elevator to each platform, plus accessible platforms, tactile edge strips and new fare arrays. The MTA warns federal money for the next upgrades is in doubt.

The MTA's Automated Camera Enforcement program now covers 76 routes. Drivers who block bus lanes or stops, or double-park, on the three Brooklyn and Queens routes get 60 days of warnings first.