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<p>Nolan Hicks covered transportation, housing, public health and city agencies in the City Hall bureau for The New York Post from 2018-2024, most recently as the paper&#8217;s Senior Reporter for City Affairs. He previously worked as a City Hall and general assignments at The Austin American-Statesman from 2016-2018, where he uncovered self-dealing by a top aide to the city&#8217;s then-mayor that resulted in a federal investigation and guilty pleas. Before that, he was a reporter at the New York Daily News and the San Antonio Express-News. He can be reached at <a href="mailto:bynolanhicks@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">bynolanhicks@gmail.com</a>.</p>


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Nolan Hicks

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LIRR

‘Late’ Island Rail Road: LIRR On-Time Stats Obscure Rider Fury at Thousands of Blown Connections

<p>Samuel Santaella is a bike and transit activist in Queens who volunteers for Riders Alliance and Transportation Alternatives.</p>


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Samuel Santaella

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Transit Fares

OPINION: Expand Half-Priced Fares to Unlock Commuter Rail for Working Class New Yorkers