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Transit

Fare Hike Lands Three Weeks Early — By Accident, MTA Says

July 31, 2023, 12:28 p.m.July 31, 2023, 6:01 p.m.

A Monday morning OMNY glitch temporarily increased bus and subway rides to $2.90. Riders are promised refunds.

Immigrants

Not Welcome at the Welcome Center: City Moves to Close Area in Port Authority Where Volunteers Help Migrants

May 18, 2023, 6:31 p.m.June 1, 2023, 1:15 p.m.

The abrupt shutdown of a greeting area marks a breaking point in the fraying relationships between City Hall and the activist groups running the site.

Transit

To Get MTA Back on Track, Albany Has ‘A Plethora of Options’

March 29, 2023, 2:23 p.m.March 29, 2023, 10:13 p.m.

Transit watchers generally seem to agree that an increase in the state payroll tax could be the best way to avoid a crash when emergency federal aid runs out in 2025, but there are several other roads that could help avoid that fiscal cliff.

Transit

Strolling Right Along: MTA Adds Baby Carriage Space on More Buses

Jan. 24, 2023, 5:11 p.m.Jan. 24, 2023, 5:11 p.m.

Following a pilot program launched in September, stroller-only zones will now be available on nearly one-fifth of the entire fleet, equal to over 1,000 buses.

Immigrants

NYC Asylum Seekers Returning to Port Authority for Help

Jan. 16, 2023, 10:00 a.m.Jan. 17, 2023, 11:15 a.m.

Migrants are coming to the bus terminal every day to seek services from the government workers and volunteers there.

Bicycles

Racks in Effect: City, MTA to Put Bike Parking at Dozens of Subway Stations

Jan. 11, 2023, 7:50 p.m.Jan. 11, 2023, 7:55 p.m.

Transit officials described the move as a “real sea change” for New York cyclists that will install bicycle racks at 37 locations, placing racks on the front of some buses and more.

Transportation

Pols Push Albany On Ideas for Free Bus Rides

Dec. 14, 2022, 5:08 p.m.Dec. 14, 2022, 5:40 p.m.

The proposals would freeze the current $2.75 price of subway and bus trips and would roll out free fares by borough over four years.

Climate Change

MTA’s On-Street Bus Chargers Need More Flood Protection, Study Warns

Dec. 6, 2022, 5:00 a.m.April 27, 2023, 11:19 a.m.

Without flood-protected chargers, the study says the MTA could lose $945,000 per day from loss of service on the B32 bus and another $10.4 million per day from the M42 bus crossing Manhattan from West 42nd to East 41st Street.

MTA

Transit Chief Makes Rare Stop in Puerto Rico to Push Pols for More Cash

Nov. 11, 2022, 5:40 p.m.Nov. 11, 2022, 5:58 p.m.

Janno Lieber, the MTA’s chairperson and CEO, made a trip to the Somos conference — the first of its kind for any transit leader in recent memory — where he called for lawmakers to find new sources of revenue for the struggling system.

Transportation

Proliferation of ‘Micromobility Vehicles’ Vie for Bus Drivers’ Attention as Collisions Up

Oct. 17, 2022, 6:45 a.m.Oct. 17, 2022, 4:45 p.m.

Scooters, e-bikes, hoverboards, unicycles — New Yorkers will find all sorts of creative ways to get around. But it’s becoming an e-jungle out there on the streets.

Buses

Fare Hike Lands Three Weeks Early — By Accident, MTA Says

Not Welcome at the Welcome Center: City Moves to Close Area in Port Authority Where Volunteers Help Migrants

To Get MTA Back on Track, Albany Has ‘A Plethora of Options’

Strolling Right Along: MTA Adds Baby Carriage Space on More Buses

NYC Asylum Seekers Returning to Port Authority for Help

Racks in Effect: City, MTA to Put Bike Parking at Dozens of Subway Stations

Pols Push Albany On Ideas for Free Bus Rides

MTA’s On-Street Bus Chargers Need More Flood Protection, Study Warns

Transit Chief Makes Rare Stop in Puerto Rico to Push Pols for More Cash

Proliferation of ‘Micromobility Vehicles’ Vie for Bus Drivers’ Attention as Collisions Up

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