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OPINION: G Train Riders Deserve Better Buses During Ongoing Shutdowns

Transit riders deserve better than the subpar shuttle bus service the MTA provides to fill the gap during recurring G train disruptions.

Brent Bovenzi

June 12, 2026

OPINION: G Train Riders Deserve Better Buses During Ongoing Shutdowns

Transit

Hochul Budget Deal Gives $175M Speed Boost To 125th St. Subway Expansion

The one-off legislative tweak will let the MTA keep its tunnel boring machine underground between subway expansion phases.

Dave Colon

June 5, 2026

QueensLink

Maryland, Georgia Offer Cautionary Tales As Mamdani Advances QueensWay

It's not easy to bring transit back after a rail-to-trail conversion. Just ask Maryland and Georgia.

Dave Colon

May 12, 2026

Queens

Mamdani Budget Could Tank Queens Subway Expansion He Once Supported

Mayor Mamdani's budget funds a High Line-like Queens park that could prevent future attempts to revive a deactivated rail line.

Dave Colon

March 25, 2026

Streetsblog USA |Transit

Trump’s Funding Freeze Has Derailed Transit, Undermining Growth and Economic Opportunity For All Americans: Report

American cities used to have some of the longest per-capita rail networks in the world. Not anymore.

Kea Wilson

March 11, 2026

MTA

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.

Dave Colon

February 3, 2026

Transit Funding

Opinion: Transit Watchword Should Be Synergy, Not Scarcity

Two fantastic transit ideas — fast and free buses, and a 17-percent expansion of subway mileage — are being set up as adversaries. But they're complementary.