Transit

Subway

Working on Broken Glass: Shattered Screens Everywhere Belie Official MTA Stats

April 18, 2023, 5:00 a.m.April 17, 2023, 6:20 p.m.

Cracked windows and LCD displays are the number two vandalism issue underground after graffiti, but the agency is mum on costs and its data doesn’t seem to reflect what New Yorkers are seeing around them.

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.

Transportation

Man Who Endured ‘Hell On Wheels’ Commute Can Finally Say, ‘I Love New York’

March 21, 2023, 5:00 a.m.March 21, 2023, 11:47 a.m.

Saheed Adebayo Aare has gone from unstable housing and a nightmare commute to feeling that anything is possible in the Big Apple.

Transit

Railfans Flock to A Train for Big Reveal: NYC’s First New Subway Cars in Years

March 10, 2023, 6:15 p.m.Oct. 12, 2023, 8:04 a.m.

“I just hope the train is photogenic today, you know?” one young train fanatic said as he waited for the R211’s inaugural voyage through Manhattan.

Accessibility

Hochul Looking to Transfer MTA’s Paratransit Budget to City

Feb. 23, 2023, 1:08 p.m.Feb. 23, 2023, 1:08 p.m.

The mayor, advocates for people with disabilities and even MTA board have called the move unfair and questioned if the funding shift could worsen service reliability and ability for Access-A-Ride.

Subway

Dumped MTA Cleaners to Get Some Cash Back After Abrupt Firings

Feb. 10, 2023, 4:26 p.m.Feb. 10, 2023, 5:44 p.m.

Contract workers who were given just a couple of days notice before losing their jobs in late December are now getting back pay for vacation and sick time, following reporting from THE CITY.

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

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.

Transportation

Hochul Calls MTA ‘Lifeblood’ of New York, but Transit Plans Lack Meat

Jan. 10, 2023, 4:54 p.m.Jan. 10, 2023, 7:15 p.m.

Speaking before state lawmakers, the governor committed to coming up with a “comprehensive set of solutions” to the significant hurdles facing the MTA. Transportation watchdog and advocacy groups want to see specifics.

Subway

MTA Hit for Lack of Safety Training in Wake of Motorman’s Death in Track Fire

Jan. 6, 2023, 6:01 p.m.Jan. 6, 2023, 6:01 p.m.

An inquiry that followed the killing of No. 2 train operator Garrett Goble led to the discovery that the transit agency has not provided annual “escape hood” training to thousands of subway workers.

Transit

Working on Broken Glass: Shattered Screens Everywhere Belie Official MTA Stats

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

Man Who Endured ‘Hell On Wheels’ Commute Can Finally Say, ‘I Love New York’

Railfans Flock to A Train for Big Reveal: NYC’s First New Subway Cars in Years

Hochul Looking to Transfer MTA’s Paratransit Budget to City

Dumped MTA Cleaners to Get Some Cash Back After Abrupt Firings

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

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

Hochul Calls MTA ‘Lifeblood’ of New York, but Transit Plans Lack Meat

MTA Hit for Lack of Safety Training in Wake of Motorman’s Death in Track Fire

ABOUT

TEAM

FUNDERS

ETHICS

DIVERSITY

DONATE

REPUBLISH

CAREERS

THE CITY IS HERE FOR YOU. BE HERE FOR US TOO.

THE CITY's Spring Campaign

Before you go...

for all things NYC.

local news today!