Does Hochul’s 125th Street Subway Have to Be That Expensive?
The western extension of the Second Avenue Subway has a $7.7-billion price tag that calls into question the very logic of building it at all — but advocates and researchers say the train is a good idea that could cost a lot less with some minor alterations.
February 3, 2026
Forget Free Buses: Mayor Mamdani Should Instead Seek ‘Audacious’ Subway Expansion
The same billion-dollar outlay that Mayor Mamdani hopes to allocate for fare-free buses should be spent instead on rewriting the subway map.
February 2, 2026
Byford Hopes Cash-Strapped NYC Will Help Fund Trump’s Penn Station Rehab
The Trump administration controls the future of Penn Station — but wants New York to pay for it.
January 29, 2026
‘Gateway’ Drug: Trump Is Holding the Second Avenue Subway Hostage
The president blocked funds for the Second Avenue Subway during the government shutdown in October — and the MTA has still not received the money, sources said.
January 28, 2026
Send Mayor Mamdani Your Sneckdown Photos! (‘Snow Problem, Streetsblog!’)
"Do you know what a sneckdown is?" "Sneckdown?" "Sneckdown." Therein lies a great story.
January 23, 2026
Amtrak Quietly Fast-Tracking Trump Penn Station Transformation
Amtrak won't say whether it will make public its criteria for picking a contractor for its Trumpified Penn Station revamp.
January 22, 2026
INTERVIEW: MTA Chair Janno Lieber Talks to Streetsblog to Mark Four Years at the Top
The MTA chairman talked with Streetsblog about his tenure, congestion pricing, bus stops, Babe Ruth and more.
January 21, 2026
New Speaker’s Transportation Committee Signals Departure From Her Car-First Predecessor
The Council committee tapped by new Speaker Julie Menin has a pro-bike, pro-pedestrian chair — and zero Republicans.
January 16, 2026
Advocates to Mamdani: Come See the Cross Bronx Impact for Yourself!
Anti-highway expansion advocates in the Bronx are asking the mayor to hear them out on their ideas to create a safer and more human-friendly environment around the toxic expressway.
January 16, 2026
Westward Ho! Hochul Proposes to Extend Second Ave. Subway Along 125th Street to Broadway
The westward crosstown extension will connect what is now the Q train to seven different subway lines.
January 13, 2026
