NOR’EASTER: MTA moves to protect train yards, other critical infrastructure to keep transit moving during weekend storm

The MTA is preparing New York City's transit system for a nor'easter expected to hit the metropolitan area Friday afternoon and last through Sunday — forecast to bring strong winds, heavy rainfall, and coastal flooding — by preemptively protecting train yards and other critical facilities in low-lying areas from floodwaters.MTA Chair and CEO Janno Lieber, during a Sept. 24 briefing inside the agency's "situation room" at its Lower Manhattan headquarters, said that in prepar