Transportation

A charred electronic battery amid a pile of burnt vehicles after a fire at a chinatown e-bike repair shop killed four people, June 20, 2023.

Megastores and Small E-Bike Shops Blow Off City Ban on Unsafe Batteries

May 16, 2024, 5:01 a.m.May 15, 2024, 7:33 p.m.

Records obtained by THE CITY reveal widespread disregard of summonses for retailing batteries without safety certification. Scofflaws range from Amazon, Best Buy and Target to corner e-bike shops across the five boroughs.

A wheelchair-accessible cab drives along Flatbush Avenue in Brooklyn.

Accessibility

City Ordered to Fix Broken Pledge to Make Half of Taxis Wheelchair-Accessible

May 7, 2024, 5:58 p.m.May 8, 2024, 8:09 a.m.

With fewer than one in three cars outfitted for people with disabilities despite landmark 2013 deal, Manhattan federal judge demands speedy plan to boost numbers.

Access-a-Ride Luz Paulino-Santos tries to find her vehicle while commuting home from Midtown to Inwood.

Accessibility

Federal Judge Lets Human Rights Case Against Access-A-Ride Proceed

April 15, 2024, 5:00 a.m.April 15, 2024, 4:07 p.m.

Judge Jessica Clarke held that the “illogical and unnecessarily circuitous routes” aren’t giving people with disabilities comparable service.

Inside a green cab on Broadway in The Bronx, March 1, 2022.

Taxis

Taxi Workers Alliance Loses Battle Against Driver Permit Increase

March 29, 2024, 4:00 p.m.March 29, 2024, 4:00 p.m.

The coalition of cab drivers had sued the city over a plan to re-release thousands of unused “green taxi” licenses.

Rosemary Whaley in Cambria Heights. Feb. 27, 2024.

Seniors

Tweak in City Contract Leaves Scores of Queens Residents Without Rides to Senior Centers

Feb. 29, 2024, 4:55 a.m.Feb. 29, 2024, 9:00 p.m.

Transportation providers say the Department for the Aging is no longer allowing them to use public funds for rides to and from the elderly community hubs.

How to New York

How to Safely Charge, Store and Maintain Your E-Bike and Batteries

Jan. 30, 2024, 2:21 p.m.Feb. 1, 2024, 12:21 p.m.

Fires caused by the lithium-ion batteries in e-bikes, scooters and other mobile equipment are on the rise in New York City. Here’s how to stay safe, according to experts.

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.

Transportation

Revel Scooter Sharing Service Ceases After Ridership Plummets

Nov. 20, 2023, 12:15 p.m.Nov. 20, 2023, 2:35 p.m.

The Brooklyn-based transit startup says it will now focus on its growing electric vehicle ride-sharing fleet.

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.

Transportation

Megastores and Small E-Bike Shops Blow Off City Ban on Unsafe Batteries

City Ordered to Fix Broken Pledge to Make Half of Taxis Wheelchair-Accessible

Federal Judge Lets Human Rights Case Against Access-A-Ride Proceed

Taxi Workers Alliance Loses Battle Against Driver Permit Increase

Tweak in City Contract Leaves Scores of Queens Residents Without Rides to Senior Centers

How to Safely Charge, Store and Maintain Your E-Bike and Batteries

Red Signals: Retail Spaces in Transit System Still Not Moving

Revel Scooter Sharing Service Ceases After Ridership Plummets

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

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