But when someone drills through all those layers — it’s going to cause a leak." The Queens Midtown Tunnel was opened in 1940 to help relieve congestion on East River bridges.

Amtrak will eliminate two trains from its daily schedule between City and Albany for three years while East River tunnels are repaired.

Congestion pricing is still in effect in New York City​. Here are details about how the controversial tolls work.

No. 7 train service is down between Queens and Manhattan due to maintenance, as are portions of the A, C, 4 and 6 trains. A ...

Amtrak said the service reductions were necessary while some $1.6 billion in repairs are done on New York City’s East River tunnels, damaged by floodwaters during Superstorm Sandy in 2012.