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MTA Hiked Costs of Long-Sought Eastern Queens Subway Expansion: Report
An MTA consultant slapped a ridiculously high pricetag on a project to add subway service to eastern Queens via abandoned LIRR tracks — and supporters of the so-called QueensLink have put out their own study suggesting the service could be finished for half as much as the MTA said.
July 14, 2021
THE BRUUUUCE EXCUSE: Jersey Pol Cites Springsteen as a Reason to Oppose Congestion Pricing
"Springsteen's on Broadway, so everyone in New Jersey is going to Broadway and people [are] having a lot of trouble now for the first time really getting in and out of the city," Rep. Mikie Sherrill.
July 1, 2021
STRINGER AUDIT: The MTA Doesn’t Really Know if its Express Buses are Performing Well
The MTA does not do a good job assessing the performance of its express bus system and considers it good enough if a bus line has an on-time rate of 60 percent, according to a new audit by Comptroller Scott Stringer.
June 30, 2021
Report: Racial and Economic Inequities in Transit Affect Accessibility to Jobs, Healthcare
Black and brown New Yorkers are more likely to rely on public transit to get to work in the New York City area, but on average have far less access to jobs as their car-driving neighbors, who are often wealthier, whiter, and live in the 'burbs.
June 18, 2021
LAST MINUTE PUSH: Legislators Hope to Get Cyclists And Pedestrians A Voice At The MTA
Activists and bike-friendly legislators are making a final push to get a floor vote for a stalled bill that would bring cyclist and pedestrian input to the MTA's planning process, a longtime oversight and sore spot for anyone who's tried to bike over an MTA bridge such as the Triboro or Gil Hodges.
June 9, 2021
Wednesday’s Headlines: Driving That Train Edition
Meet the new Cuomo loyalist. Same as the old Cuomo loyalist? Plus all the other news.
June 9, 2021
Harvard Study: Car Pollution in NYC Claims 1,400 Lives, Billions in Costs
The New York metro area logged 1,404 deaths specifically linked to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and ozone (O3).
June 8, 2021
The MTA’s New Electric Bus Order Is Another Step Forward, But A Power Struggle Looms
Eventually, the MTA is going to need so much electricity that energy producers will have to make a deal, experts say.
June 3, 2021
ANALYSIS: Andrew Yang’s Subway Plan is So Bad that It Should Disqualify Him to Run This City
Yang's plan, or rather the hazy outlines of a plan, was pitched to New Yorkers on Wednesday. It calls for the city Department of Transportation, with its sub-$2-billion budget, to take over and run the city's subways and buses, which currently have an annual operating budget of $10 billion.
May 20, 2021
De Blasio Relents On MTA’s Insatiable Demand For Cops — But It Doesn’t Have To Be This Way
Mayor de Blasio caved to the demands from the state-controlled MTA to send even more cops into the subway system — a decision that underscored how easily this mayor is cowed, but also paves the way for a new approach by whoever is sworn in next year.
May 18, 2021
