New York City Transit

‘Back to Gridlock’: NYC Bridge and Tunnel Traffic Returning to Pre-Pandemic Levels as Mass Transit Lags

July 26, 2021, 9:12 p.m.July 27, 2021, 12:54 p.m.

It seems like old times on crossings run by the MTA, the Port Authority and the city, the latest data shows. That’s got mass transit and environmental advocates concerned as New York’s reopening gears up for a fall rush.

MTA

Subway Trips Canceled Over Staff Shortages Soar to a Pandemic High

July 5, 2021, 8:27 p.m.July 6, 2021, 10:36 a.m.

Straphangers suffered through more than 10,600 canceled subway trips in June due to a shortage of train crews, according to internal MTA records obtained by THE CITY. New York City Transit hadn’t scrapped that many trips in a month due to a lack of train operators or conductors since the early days of the pandemic, […]

Transit

Subway Motorman Says MTA Trying to Silence Him for Blowing Whistle

Nov. 1, 2020, 7:20 p.m.Nov. 1, 2020, 7:20 p.m.

“If I see something, I say something,” said Yann Hicks, who has tweeted photos critical of the transit officials’ actions on homelessness and is now facing suspension.

Brooklyn

Driver, Union Say MTA Bus Dispatchers Need Empathy Training After Menstrual Ordeal

Oct. 29, 2020, 9:09 p.m.Oct. 29, 2020, 9:27 p.m.

A Brooklyn bus driver says supervisors showed little comion when she got her period on the job while waiting for a repair crew — and her union wants more training for dispatchers.

Transit

Closed Private Subway Entrances Give Shuttered Feel to Manhattan Office Buildings and Former Hotspots

Oct. 4, 2020, 7:25 p.m.May 30, 2024, 12:55 p.m.

The nine entrances, all in Midtown and Lower Manhattan, remain off-limits to commuters — and homeless people — more than six months into the pandemic.

Transit

End of MTA Taxi Service Leaves Overnight Commuters Waiting

Aug. 27, 2020, 7:57 p.m.Aug. 27, 2020, 7:56 p.m.

When the subways shut down between 1 and 5 a.m. starting in May, the Transit Authority began providing commuters with free car rides. That stops Sunday.

Transit

New MTA Unit Formed to Help Dozens of Families Left Behind by COVID-19 Deaths

Aug. 2, 2020, 8:35 p.m.Aug. 2, 2020, 9:08 p.m.

“I’m sad that I had to meet families in this way, I would have much rather met them in much better circumstances,” said one family liaison. “But it’s really an honor for me to do this work.”

Transportation

How Subway Boss Grappled With Transit Nightmares During ‘Darkest Hours’ of COVID

June 30, 2020, 8:05 a.m.June 30, 2020, 8:26 a.m.

As she leaves her post as the first woman to head to the subway system, Sally Librera describes decisions aimed at saving lives while keeping the trains running.

Transit

‘Undesired Uncoupling’ Leads MTA to Pull 264 New Subway Cars Out of Service

June 3, 2020, 2:53 p.m.June 24, 2020, 4:29 p.m.

An A train at Chambers Street came apart in the middle early Wednesday, causing officials to deactivate the young R179 line for the second time this year.

Transportation

Subway ‘Ghost Town’ Rattles Riders Working to Serve NYC

April 9, 2020, 9:19 p.m.May 19, 2020, 3:23 p.m.

Some New York City subway commuters report unnerving trips amid a huge ridership drop and a tiny crime decline. Transit boss Sarah Feinberg vows to make rides “as safe as possible.”

New York City Transit

‘Back to Gridlock’: NYC Bridge and Tunnel Traffic Returning to Pre-Pandemic Levels as Mass Transit Lags

Subway Trips Canceled Over Staff Shortages Soar to a Pandemic High

Subway Motorman Says MTA Trying to Silence Him for Blowing Whistle

Driver, Union Say MTA Bus Dispatchers Need Empathy Training After Menstrual Ordeal

Closed Private Subway Entrances Give Shuttered Feel to Manhattan Office Buildings and Former Hotspots

End of MTA Taxi Service Leaves Overnight Commuters Waiting

New MTA Unit Formed to Help Dozens of Families Left Behind by COVID-19 Deaths

How Subway Boss Grappled With Transit Nightmares During ‘Darkest Hours’ of COVID

‘Undesired Uncoupling’ Leads MTA to Pull 264 New Subway Cars Out of Service

Subway ‘Ghost Town’ Rattles Riders Working to Serve NYC

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