As always, were online 247 thanks for watching and good breaking news. Part of a new york city subway platform collapsing tonight. For the Train Service in the area, it is a mess. Eyewitness News Reporter josh einiger is on the scene with the breaking news. Here in front of the eastchester dire avenue. This is the front entrance. Passengers being turned away as workers try to fix this problem in time for the morning rush. Reporter empty trains limped through the dyer avenue 5 stop tonight after a minor construction foulup caused a major problem for service behind the plywood walls and elevated platform is this giant piece of machinery so heavy that around 8 00 tonight the platform underneath it gave way, a 20 to 40foot section ended up in the way of any of the trains that could pass by. Easily could cause a derailment. Reporter a second similar incident at the station in just two weeks as the mta replaces the aging platform. What is it going to take for the federal Railroad Administrat
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Minutes south bout, so youll want to check the board before you get on the metro line and begin begin. Now to the largest game takedown in new york city history. The numbers tell the story here. Dozens arrested in the bronx, making some in the neighborhood hopeful that life will get better, safer. 120 reputed gang members were arrested. Theyre in charge of murders to gun violence to robberies. News4s stefan holt joins us from eastchester as i said, reporting to prosecutors including the death of a woman this was a predawn arrest for members who were terrorized in this neighborhood. Donna was a longtime resident. Finally well get to sit outside on the benches with our grandchildren, Young Mothers with their children without having to worry about if a bullet is coming for me today. From the skies above to the streets below, an army of nypd officers and federal agents swept across the bronx. With so many helicopters, i thought it was a war zone. Reporter he calls it the biggest gang taked
Part of a new york city subway platform collapsing tonight. For the Train Service in the area, it is a mess. Eyewitness News Reporter josh einiger is on the scene with the breaking news. You can see shuttle buses here in front of the eastchester dire avenue. This is the front entrance. Passengers being turned away as workers try to fix this problem in time for the morning rush. Reporter empty trains limped through the dyer avenue 5 stop tonight after a minor construction foulup caused a major problem for service behind the plywood walls and elevated platform is this giant piece of machinery so heavy that around 8 00 tonight the platform underneath it gave way, a 20 to 40foot section ended up in the way of any of the trains that could pass by. Easily could cause a derailment. Reporter a second similar incident at the station in just two weeks as the mta replaces what is it going to take for the federal Railroad Administration to start monitoring the subway thats 100 years old . Reporter