Transit

Work in progress can be seen on various parts of an elevated B/Q station in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn. Sept. 20, 2024.

Elevated Tracks Get High Priority in MTA’s Plan for Next Five Years

Sept. 23, 2024, 5:00 a.m.Sept. 20, 2024, 5:51 p.m.

A $68.4 billion blueprint for the future unveiled last week calls for $9 billion to be spent on desperately needed fixes to critical structures, up from just $650 million the previous cycle.

7 trains sit in an MTA maintenance facility near Citi Field.

Transportation

MTA Lays Out $68B Big-Ticket Wish List for Transit, Despite Congestion Pricing U-Turn

Sept. 18, 2024, 11:15 a.m.Sept. 19, 2024, 9:43 a.m.

The long-term budget plan outlines buying new train cars, shoring up crumbling stations and inching forward on the Interborough Express spanning Brooklyn and Queens.

Birdseye view of the stairs from the LIRR to Mets-Willets Point. Aug. 28, 2024.

Sports

With U.S. Open in Swing, Fans Would Love to See Wheelchair Access at Willets Point

Aug. 29, 2024, 5:52 p.m.Aug. 29, 2024, 6:09 p.m.

Anyone with a wheelchair or stroller is severely hampered from heading to the tennis tournament or a Mets game on mass transit despite long-delayed promises to upgrade accessibility at the hub.

Subway

‘Near-Miss’ Incidents Involving MTA Workers Up Nearly 60% Feds Say

Aug. 14, 2024, 4:36 p.m.Aug. 15, 2024, 6:58 a.m.

The Federal Transit istration launched an audit after the death of a track worker in 2023.

A private security worker keeps watch over he turnstiles at the 1 train's South Ferry station, Aug. 8, 2024.

Subway

MTA Rolls Out More Rented Guards to Beat Fare Evasion

Aug. 14, 2024, 5:00 a.m.Aug. 13, 2024, 6:05 p.m.

Transit officials bet the expanded presence of private security personnel will deter gate- jumpers.

A person sleeps on a subway platform at the Broadway-Lafayette station, Jan. 23, 2022.

Transit

Drug Overdoses Spiked in Subway But Data Lag Hinders Action

Aug. 12, 2024, 5:00 a.m.April 2, 2025, 10:11 a.m.

The most recent statistics available — from 2022 — on fatal overdoses in the New York City transit system show an alarming 93% jump in cases.

How to New York

How to Find Your Stuff Left in New York’s Trains, Parks, Trash and More

Aug. 12, 2024, 5:00 a.m.Aug. 12, 2024, 8:57 a.m.

Don’t lose hope yet. There are professionals who run vast lost and found operations in many of New York City’s public places.

A Q train es under low-hanging branches in Ditmas Park, Brooklyn.

Transit

Train Disruptions Caused By Trees on Subway Tracks Shoot Up

July 26, 2024, 5:00 a.m.July 26, 2024, 7:29 a.m.

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.

Rider Alliance Executive Director Betsy Plum speaks outside the Municipal Building about a pair of lawsuits aimed at forcing the state to implement congestion pricing.

Congestion Pricing

Dual Lawsuits Slam Hochul’s Congestion Pricing ‘Pause’

July 25, 2024, 4:01 p.m.July 25, 2024, 4:28 p.m.

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.

Subway

City Students to Get Free, 24-Hour OMNY Transit Cards

July 25, 2024, 2:16 p.m.July 25, 2024, 2:26 p.m.

The new year-round transit cards will replace older student MetroCards that allowed fewer rides in specific times of day.

Transit

Elevated Tracks Get High Priority in MTA’s Plan for Next Five Years

MTA Lays Out $68B Big-Ticket Wish List for Transit, Despite Congestion Pricing U-Turn

With U.S. Open in Swing, Fans Would Love to See Wheelchair Access at Willets Point

‘Near-Miss’ Incidents Involving MTA Workers Up Nearly 60% Feds Say

MTA Rolls Out More Rented Guards to Beat Fare Evasion

Drug Overdoses Spiked in Subway But Data Lag Hinders Action

How to Find Your Stuff Left in New York’s Trains, Parks, Trash and More

Train Disruptions Caused By Trees on Subway Tracks Shoot Up

Dual Lawsuits Slam Hochul’s Congestion Pricing ‘Pause’

City Students to Get Free, 24-Hour OMNY Transit Cards

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