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Council To Mayor: Bus Service Needs Improvements, Not Cuts
"Bus service has powered the city’s emergency response, providing critical service to frontline workers — 75 percent of whom are people of color,” 13 Council Members wrote.
May 13, 2020
Transit Watchdogs: Raiding MTA Taxes Will Threaten A Federal Bailout
Governor: Keep your hands off tax money that's supposed to go to the cash-strapped MTA!
April 30, 2020
SHUTDOWN: In Historic Move, Cuomo Eliminates Early Morning Subway Service for Cleaning
Gov. Cuomo has just announced that subway service will be shut down from 1 to 5 a.m. every day so that the system can be completely disinfected every 24 hours.
April 30, 2020
Pols Keep Making Homelessness a Transit Issue, But it is a Housing Issue
Kicking homeless people off of subway trains one stop before the end of the line is not a housing policy, advocates say.
April 30, 2020
Advocates: De Blasio’s Cuts Will Hurt Essential Workers Now — And In The Future
So long, placard crackdown that never happened. Goodbye, sidewalk maintenance. The Vision Zero budget cuts come more into focus.
April 17, 2020
Report: MTA Will Need ANOTHER $4-8 Billion in Fed Funding
Um, about that $3.7 billion...
April 15, 2020
VIDEO: Here’s What NYPD-Enforced Social Distancing Looks Like
The pandemic will be overpoliced.
April 10, 2020
Advocates: MTA Must Redistribute Service To Protect Low-Income, Essential Workers
Crowded trains and buses in communities of color are spreading the virus, but the agency says it is doing all it can to protect riders.
April 8, 2020
UPDATED: MTA in Free Fall: Low Ridership Numbers Could Mean Massive Debt, Cuts
It's the latest evidence that the MTA is going to need a huge infusion of public cash from the Trump administration.
March 18, 2020
Comptroller: MTA Debt Could Mean Fare Hikes, Service Cuts
The route out from under a mountain of debt could be through the public's wallet.
March 12, 2020
