Posted inSubway
MTA Rolls Out More Rented Guards to Beat Fare Evasion
Transit officials bet the expanded presence of private security personnel will deter gate- jumpers.
Jose Martinez
Jose is THE CITY’s transportation reporter, where he covers the latest developments and policies impacting traffic and transit in the city.
Posted inTransit
Drug Overdoses Spiked in Subway But Data Lag Hinders Action
The most recent statistics available — from 2022 — on fatal overdoses in the New York City transit system show an alarming 93% jump in cases.
Posted inTransit
Train Disruptions Caused By Trees on Subway Tracks Shoot Up
Halfway through 2024, the number of delays is already more than double 2023's total — with the Q and B trains in Brooklyn especially hard hit.
Posted inCongestion Pricing
Dual Lawsuits Slam Hochul’s Congestion Pricing ‘Pause’
Environmental and civic advocates pushed back in court on the governor’s indefinite suspension of the Manhattan driver tolling program the MTA was counting on for billions in upgrades.
Posted inBuses
Union, Public Advocate Sue MTA Over Service Cuts Linked to Congestion Pricing U-Turn
The suit accuses the MTA of violating the state Public Authorities Law by reducing “between 5% and 10%” the number of bus runs from bus depots in Brooklyn, Manhattan and The Bronx.
Posted inMTA
The Ghost Newsstands Haunting NYC Subways
Just under 27% of retail spaces in the subway are currently open, MTA stats show. In some empty newsstands, artists have found pop-up performance space.
Posted inTransit
Due in October, MTA’s Next Big-Build Roap on Shaky Ground
Gov. Kathy Hochul’s decision to slow down congestion pricing could take the wind out of the state transit agency’s 2025-2029 capital plan, which is to be revealed this fall.
Posted inTransit
MTA Board Votes to Confirm Hochul’s Congestion Pricing Pause, Scales Back Future Plans
Major projects that sought to improve the quality of transit in New York City are being “put to the back burner” as a result of the governor’s U-turn on Manhattan tolling.
Posted inTransit
Red Signals Ahead for First MTA Board Meeting Since Hochul Derailed Toll Plan
The of experts and advisors that ostensibly oversees the state transit agency was blindsided by the governor’s move to pause congestion pricing. They meet Wednesday to “make sure the wheels don’t fall off.”
Posted inTraffic
Officials, Advocates Float Legal Action Over Congestion Pricing Pause
Environmentalists, disability rights advocates, businesses and even the city comptroller on Wednesday ed forces to put the governor on notice.