Metro-North

City Council Poised to Approve Sweeping East Bronx Development Agenda

Aug. 15, 2024, 5:00 a.m.Aug. 14, 2024, 9:29 p.m.

Local negotiated commitments from the Adams istration for more than $500 million in new investments ahead of Thursday’s vote.

A vacant retail space in a renovated wing of Penn Station, Jan. 25, 2024.

Economy

Red Signals: Retail Spaces in Transit System Still Not Moving

Jan. 29, 2024, 5:00 a.m.Jan. 27, 2024, 9:01 p.m.

Mass transit officials bet on adding shops and restaurants to transportation hubs to boost revenue, but many are still ghost towns.

MTA

Is Congestion Pricing All Pain, No Gain for Motorists?

Sept. 18, 2023, 12:22 p.m.Oct. 12, 2023, 8:07 a.m.

Expert observers and former transit officials say the MTA and the city are using too many “sticks” and not enough “carrots” in their rollout of the pioneering tolling system set to launch next year.

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.

Metro-North

Amtrak Pact Puts MTA’s Penn Station Access Megaproject Back on Schedule

March 3, 2023, 7:56 p.m.March 3, 2023, 8:21 p.m.

MTA crews will get needed access to Amtrak’s tracks crossing the Hell Gate Bridge, but Amtrak engers potentially face months of service impacts.

Metro-North

Metro-North Electrical Workers Gear Up for Potential Strike

Feb. 1, 2023, 5:00 a.m.Jan. 31, 2023, 6:58 p.m.

Rail travelers from three states may need alternate transportation if the first Metro-North strike in 40 years materializes.

Metro-North

Penn’d In: MTA’s Second Rail Mega-Project Stuck in Mire

Jan. 30, 2023, 2:20 p.m.Feb. 10, 2023, 2:42 p.m.

Transit agency officials said the plans to connect Metro-North trains to Penn Station will likely face delays of six to nine months — while pointing fingers at a familiar impediment.

Transit

Sneak Peak: Rail Riders Charged Rush-Hour Prices Despite Pandemic Discount

Dec. 5, 2021, 8:01 p.m.Dec. 5, 2021, 8:02 p.m.

The MTA says hardware hurdles prevented them from removing the option for commuters to buy unnecessarily expensive peak fare tickets. And the agency says it has no idea how many people it fleeced.

Transit

MTA Shuffle Puts Construction Vet in Driver’s Seat, Leaves Vacancy at Transit

July 29, 2021, 4:13 p.m.July 29, 2021, 5:01 p.m.

Gov. Cuomo on Thursday confirmed the MTA’s new chairperson and CEO will be Janno Lieber, who ed the agency in 2017 after leading Silverstein Properties’ efforts to rebuild the World Trade Center.

Transit

MTA Eyes Commuter Rails as Discount Subways Substitutes With Crowds Expected Back

March 25, 2021, 8:11 p.m.March 25, 2021, 8:11 p.m.

Transit officials are taking a “relook” at fares and commuting patterns that have shifted during the pandemic. That could mean the LIRR and Metro-North carrying more Queens, Brooklyn and Bronx residents.

Metro-North

City Council Poised to Approve Sweeping East Bronx Development Agenda

Red Signals: Retail Spaces in Transit System Still Not Moving

Is Congestion Pricing All Pain, No Gain for Motorists?

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

Amtrak Pact Puts MTA’s Penn Station Access Megaproject Back on Schedule

Metro-North Electrical Workers Gear Up for Potential Strike

Penn’d In: MTA’s Second Rail Mega-Project Stuck in Mire

Sneak Peak: Rail Riders Charged Rush-Hour Prices Despite Pandemic Discount

MTA Shuffle Puts Construction Vet in Driver’s Seat, Leaves Vacancy at Transit

MTA Eyes Commuter Rails as Discount Subways Substitutes With Crowds Expected Back

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