D-day for the G-train is coming early, according to amNY. Cuts on the train line were supposed to begin June 27, with the other budget reductions. But the MTA pushed up the timeline and will close stations Monday.

The New York Times reports that a unique cost-saving tactic will earn $40 million this year for the cash-strapped transit agency.

But employee abuse of sick days is wasting MTA money, according New York Daily News. The problem is especially acute in Staten Island, the paper reported today. One in five MTA bus division workers there are on the Family and Medical Leave Program.

And a Village Voice blog reports that a fake security flyer is posted in the No. 1 train station on 110th Street. The poster warns riders that their body cavities are subject to search.