Transit

MTA

Subway Officials Want to Make Worker-Cab Break-Ins Mission Impossible

Jan. 18, 2024, 5:00 a.m.Jan. 17, 2024, 10:27 p.m.

A spate of vandal incidents in conductor and train-operator booths has the MTA looking at high and low technology.

An F train derailed near Coney Island in Brooklyn.

Subway

Despite Three Derailments in 22 Days, Transit President Says Subway Riders Should Feel Safe

Jan. 10, 2024, 5:52 p.m.Jan. 10, 2024, 5:58 p.m.

An F Train carrying 37 people skipped the tracks on Wednesday in Brooklyn with no injuries reported. Derailments with engers are relatively rare — before last week the last one was in 2020.

A worker in a jean jacket walks into the East New York bus depot.

Transit

Bus Depot Workers Without Heat as Cold Settles on the City

Dec. 7, 2023, 6:54 p.m.Dec. 7, 2023, 6:54 p.m.

Drivers are running buses indoors to keep warm at the East New York Bus Depot in Brooklyn.

MTA union leader John Samuelsen talks about ongoing labor disputes with the state regarding overtime pay, May 16, 2019.

Traffic

Union Boss Quits Congestion Pricing as It Releases New Details of Tolling Plan

Nov. 30, 2023, 4:45 p.m.Nov. 30, 2023, 4:45 p.m.

As the MTA filled in key details Thursday on a plan to toll motorists driving into the core of Manhattan as a way to fund mass transit improvements, a member of the that shaped the congestion pricing proposal resigned in protest. Labor leader John Samuelsen yanked his name off the congestion pricing recommendations issued […]

Accessibility

Express Bus Lift Problems Leave Wheelchair s Stuck

Nov. 20, 2023, 5:00 a.m.Nov. 17, 2023, 4:20 p.m.

From bus operators who don’t know what they’re doing to mechanical breakdowns, people with disabilities who spoke to THE CITY said they try to avoid the longer distance coaches.

An old R46 W train pulls into Whitehall Station.

MTA

4/5/6 Beats A/C/E: Lettered Subway Lines Hit Reliability Dip

Nov. 14, 2023, 5:00 a.m.Nov. 14, 2023, 8:13 a.m.

Numbered trains are faring far better than their alphabetical counterparts in a key metric the MTA uses to measure durability.

Transportation

Weight, Wait: MTA Scrambles for Detour After DOT’s Surprise Bridge Sign

Nov. 10, 2023, 5:00 a.m.Nov. 9, 2023, 8:06 p.m.

After an inspection determined a Newtown Creek bridge needed urgent repairs, road officials put up a 13-ton limit sign. Bus drivers from the nearby depot just happened to notice.

MTA conductor Eddie Muniz stands in front of the 15th Street-Prospect Park West station in Brooklyn.

Transit

‘Sitting Ducks’: More Subway Workers Being Spit on as MTA Tests Solutions

Oct. 19, 2023, 5:01 a.m.Oct. 19, 2023, 8:55 a.m.

Not only is it traumatic and harrowing for the victims, but being sprayed with saliva can take a conductor off the job for a year, exacerbating the transit agency’s staffing issues.

Transit

City Moving Slow on Requirement for Sidewalk Ramps at Every Corner

Oct. 12, 2023, 12:50 p.m.Oct. 18, 2023, 10:51 a.m.

A 2019 settlement mandated the city Department of Transportation to survey and fix any street that didn’t have adequate access for people with disabilities. One deadline has already been blown and officials are still figuring out a new timeline.

An MTA conductor checks the doors before their train leaves the station.

MTA

Crew Shortages Slowing Subway Service — With Workers Pinning Blame on Assaults

Oct. 5, 2023, 5:00 a.m.Oct. 12, 2023, 8:07 a.m.

Train operators and union leaders say engers taking anger out on transit staff is adding to delays. But MTA officials insist the system is doing better than ever.

Transit

Subway Officials Want to Make Worker-Cab Break-Ins Mission Impossible

Despite Three Derailments in 22 Days, Transit President Says Subway Riders Should Feel Safe

Bus Depot Workers Without Heat as Cold Settles on the City

Union Boss Quits Congestion Pricing as It Releases New Details of Tolling Plan

Express Bus Lift Problems Leave Wheelchair s Stuck

4/5/6 Beats A/C/E: Lettered Subway Lines Hit Reliability Dip

Weight, Wait: MTA Scrambles for Detour After DOT’s Surprise Bridge Sign

‘Sitting Ducks’: More Subway Workers Being Spit on as MTA Tests Solutions

City Moving Slow on Requirement for Sidewalk Ramps at Every Corner

Crew Shortages Slowing Subway Service — With Workers Pinning Blame on Assaults

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