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The $68B Answer: The Next MTA Capital Plan Focuses On The Nitty Gritty

No glitz, no glamour — just what needs to get done. Plus a tiny amount to get the Interborough Express started.

September 18, 2024

Opinion: Does Gov. Hochul Even Know What a ‘Hard-Working’ New Yorker Is?

Standing up for drivers in the one American region with viable, convenient transit is as weird as Donald Trump and JD Vance.

September 5, 2024

‘Gridlock Sam’: MTA Has a Cheap, Cop-Free Way to Make Platforms Safer

Installing metal barriers, with gaps for subway car doors, could be accomplished at hundreds of stations for the same cost as expensive platform screen doors.

August 27, 2024

Report: Nothing Besides Congestion Pricing Raises Money, Reduces Traffic and Improves the Air

Central business district tolling remains the only policy idea that can do it all, a new report from the MTA's in-house rider advocacy organization shows.

August 8, 2024

MTA Boss To Mayor: Building Bus Lanes is Your Legal Requirement

"We need more bus lanes. It is the law of the City of New York," Janno Lieber said on Monday.

August 6, 2024

G, What a Surprise! Shuttle Service Isn’t Great

Commuters who have been forced since June 28 to take a shuttle bus between Court Square and Bedford-Nostrand say the shuttle bus is just so frustrating!

August 2, 2024

MTA Board Members (And Janno Lieber, Too) Still Want Congestion Pricing

MTA board members continue to stake out a position in favor of congestion pricing despite the authority's deference to Gov. Hochul's "indefinite pause."

August 1, 2024

Tuesday’s Headlines: Wherefore Art Thou, Gov. Hochul Edition

The big story yesterday was the fact that MTA headquarters is a skyscraper completely surrounded by a lapping sea of red ink. Plus other news.

July 30, 2024

Trains, Tracks and Tunnels Top MTA Needs For Next Capital Plan As Current Plan Languishes

The MTA's aging infrastructure needs a huge cash infusion just as Gov. Hochul threatens to pull the rug out from under mass transit.

July 30, 2024

MTA Contractor Scrambles to Refund Fake Charges After OMNY ‘Upgrade’ Goes Awry

Cubic is working to issue refunds to riders improperly charged thanks to the glitch, a spokesman said.

July 24, 2024