Barbara Russo-Lennon, Author at amNewYork

Andrew Cuomo concedes nyc mayor's race

2025 Mayor’s Race

Andrew Cuomo concedes NYC mayoral race, congratulates Mayor-elect Mamdani after polls closed

Posted on November 5, 2025

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Congestion pricing: Trump reiterates call to end the toll program in NYC

Posted on November 4, 2025

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MTA and Hochul boost weekday service on the A and L lines to help reduce subway crowding and wait times

Posted on November 3, 2025

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News

NYC Mayor’s Race: One more ride for the red beret, as Curtis Sliwa campaigns to the very end

Posted on November 3, 2025

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Person struck by M train in Brooklyn during morning rush hour: cops

Posted on November 3, 2025

Zohran Mamdani and Andrew Cuomo

2025 Mayor’s Race

NYC Mayor’s Race: Mamdani leads, but Cuomo narrows the gap in two new polls

Posted on November 2, 2025

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2025 Mayor’s Race

Sunday in the NYC Mayor’s Race: Cuomo, Mamdani and Sliwa make final bids for votes before Election Day

Posted on November 2, 2025

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Queens commuters voice frustration over express bus service following major network overhaul

Posted on November 2, 2025

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IBX Stop by Stop: Light rail to bring new opportunities to Southeast Brooklyn and with Linden Blvd. stop

Posted on November 2, 2025

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Brooklyn

16-year-old boy fatally shot near Brooklyn apartment building: cops

Posted on November 2, 2025

Outdoor dining space in Manhattan

Outdoor dining: NYC Council bill would reduce pedestrian space and expand sidewalk cafes

Posted on November 2, 2025

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On track: ‘Train Daddy’ Andy Byford marks milestones in feds’ Penn Station makeover

Posted on October 30, 2025

a woman sitting on a bench at a one of the NYC bus stops in the city

Take a seat! Thousands of NYC bus stops to get outfitted with new benches or leaning bars through $40 million investment

Posted on October 30, 2025

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Fare evasion: MTA Police reports progress in stopping turnstile-hoppers at major transit hubs in NYC

Posted on October 29, 2025

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MTA highlights climate resilience roadmap after a year of disruptive flooding

Posted on October 29, 2025

Democratic nominee and Queens assembly member Zohran Mamdani arrives to the debate on the bus.

NYC Mayor’s Race: Mamdani mum on how to pay for free buses in NYC as skepticism mounts

Posted on October 29, 2025

Grand Central Subway Upgrades

Grand Central Terminal upgrades now complete and already boosting Midtown economy: MTA and business experts

Posted on October 28, 2025

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2025 Mayor’s Race

Why more than 1,000 rabbis from NYC and across America have voiced their opposition to Zohran Mamdani in a public, open letter

Posted on October 28, 2025

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What to know about a major LIRR service disruption scheduled to take place one weekend in November

Posted on October 27, 2025

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Rail rot: 7 train repairs delayed two years, and costs soar, over ‘unexpected’ deterioration and decay found at one Queens station

Posted on October 27, 2025

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Daylight saving time ends this Sunday. Here’s why NYC is stepping up its traffic enforcement as the clocks fall back.

Posted on October 27, 2025

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2025 Mayor’s Race

Cuomo stumps in Queens to rally with Jewish New Yorkers in support of Israel

Posted on October 26, 2025

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Fantastic fare-well: How the MTA and famous NYC food vendors are giving the MetroCard a delicious departure

Posted on October 26, 2025

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IBX Stop by Stop: East New York, Brownsville poised for more housing, shops and transit as plans for 14-mile light-rail continue

Posted on October 26, 2025

an intersection with construction in near a 7 train stop

Rush-hour nightmare: Why the MTA is suspending express 7 trains for the next four weeks

Posted on October 23, 2025

An LIRR train at Far Rockaway in August 2023.

Dozens of LIRR workers accused of time abuse, making fake ID cards

Posted on October 23, 2025

portion of BQE and other NYC streets that will be subject to paving

Smooth ride: Hochul investing $79 million in repaving the pothole-riddled BQE and these other major NYC roadways

Posted on October 23, 2025

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Queens gets quicker: City touts completion of 8 miles of new bus lanes on Hillside Avenue

Posted on October 23, 2025

person evading a fare by jumping over a turnstile in an MTA subway station

Fare evasion is not just a problem in NYC. Here’s how other American cities are tackling it.

Posted on October 22, 2025

Mayor Eric Adams at a press conference on Feb. 18, 2025 at Bellevue Hospital.

Health

Thousands of New Yorkers getting medical debt relief through $18 million city investment

Posted on October 22, 2025

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DOT plans major traffic overhaul of ‘chaotic’ intersection in Chinatown

Posted on October 21, 2025

NY: Horse Carriage Industry – Part 2

Galloping polls: Dueling surveys show horses caught in the middle as NYC carriage industry debate races on

Posted on October 21, 2025

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A capital idea: Why Metro-North will extend train service to Albany in 2026

Posted on October 20, 2025

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Nearly 1 in 7 NYC public school students were homeless last year, new report shows

Posted on October 20, 2025

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Queens

Band of blue: Retired NYPD officers with thousands of artifacts advocate for opening new police museum in NYC

Posted on October 20, 2025

Subway officer in transit system

NYC subway train separates in the Bronx; passengers forced to evacuate

Posted on October 20, 2025

Express bus on Staten Island

Onward and upward: Staten Islanders report marked improvement in express bus service, but more work still needed

Posted on October 19, 2025

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IBX Stop by Stop: Proposed light rail brings New Yorkers into historic East New York at Sutter Avenue

Posted on October 18, 2025

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These 14 NYC subway stations will get new customer service centers this year

Posted on October 16, 2025

Gov. Kathy Hochul and Attorney General Letitia James speak about anti-terror funding cuts in second Trump administration

Court orders Trump’s Homeland Security Department to give MTA anti-terrorism funding

Posted on October 16, 2025

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Woman robbed at gunpoint in uptown Manhattan subway station

Posted on October 16, 2025

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2025 Mayor’s Race

NYC Mayor’s Race: Independent candidate Andrew Cuomo leans on his experience in pursuit of political comeback

Posted on October 16, 2025

Students and parents enjoying car-free Open Streets

DOT’s ‘Open Streets’ hit legal roadblock as disability advocates say they are left out

Posted on October 15, 2025

The R211 train has arrived on the Staten Island Railway.

Looming Trump funding cuts could force MTA to ‘make difficult choices,’ new comptroller’s report says

Posted on October 15, 2025

Rendering of IBX train traveling through station

MTA’s IBX train project enters the next phase of work; public meetings scheduled

Posted on October 15, 2025

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Brooklyn rider is a billion to one: NYC subways celebrate 1 billionth rider in 2025, earlier than last year’s record

Posted on October 14, 2025

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Chelsea

Mitchell-Lama residents in Chelsea poised for tax relief under new law from Hochul | FIRST ON amNY

Posted on October 14, 2025

A bus on the new bus lane along 96th Street in Manhattan, one of many street safety improvements

Four new MTA buses now have cameras to catch cars illegally parked, improperly using bus lanes

Posted on October 13, 2025

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