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Uber and Lyft drivers in Lower Manhattan.

Left behind: Are disabled New Yorkers waiting longer for rideshare pickups? Nonprofit and corporation argue over study

Posted on February 19, 2026

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Hochul backpedals on self-driving car pilot outside NYC after driver group outcry

Posted on February 19, 2026

Bicyclists crossing the Brooklyn Bridge

FIRST on amNY | Bicyclists across the East River bridges set record-high for fifth-straight year, DOT data says

Posted on February 19, 2026

Transit advocates call out Mamdani for leaving Fair Fares expansion out of preliminary budget

Posted on February 18, 2026

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Gateway Tunnel: Trump admin releases rest of $205M in funds, work likely to resume next week

Posted on February 18, 2026

Gov. Kathy Hochul speaks at Gateway Tunnel project site

All or nothing: Hochul says Gateway Tunnel project won’t resume until Trump releases remaining $205M in frozen funds

Posted on February 17, 2026

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Gateway Tunnel: Trump slams rail project as ‘boondoggle,’ claims in social media rant it will cost billions more than expected

Posted on February 16, 2026

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Transit group skipped Mamdani Bronx event after he chose bus lanes over busway plan for Fordham Road

Posted on February 16, 2026

Brooklyn subway platform where two women were assaulted

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Suspect questioned for deranged Brooklyn subway assaults on women, including shoving one victim onto tracks

Posted on February 14, 2026

MTA Chair and CEO Janno Lieber.

Op-Ed | It’s time to bring updated transit to Harlem

Posted on February 14, 2026

Start of the Gateway Tunnel project

Gateway Tunnel: Trump admin begins disbursing federal funds to rail project

Posted on February 13, 2026

Digging site for Gateway Tunnel

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Gateway Tunnel: Appeals court declines to overrule order that Trump regime must release more than $200M in funding

Posted on February 12, 2026

rider enters modern fare gates being tested by MTA

Fare evasion: MTA boss insists subway riders aren’t agency’s ‘guinea pigs’ in modern fare gate pilot

Posted on February 12, 2026

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Mamdani says his admin is ‘digging into’ restoring weekend G train service to Forest Hills

Posted on February 11, 2026

Gov. Kathy Hochul says President Trump is throwing a "temper tantrum" by refusing to release Gateway Tunnel project funds. Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026.

‘Temper tantrum’ Trump: Hochul says president being petulant for refusing to unfreeze Gateway Tunnel funding

Posted on February 10, 2026

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Exhibition featuring amazing MetroCard-inspired artwork coming to Grand Central Transit Museum next month

Posted on February 10, 2026

Gateway Tunnel workers rally over work stoppage

Gateway Tunnel: Federal funds still frozen after Trump admin appeals order to temporarily fund Hudson River rail project

Posted on February 9, 2026

Officers looks out for safety in subway in Brooklyn

2 men found dead in separate NYC subway trains as extreme cold continues

Posted on February 9, 2026

A LIRR jet snow blower at Jamaica.

Ask the MTA | De-icer trains, snowed in bus stops and the W 145 St-St Nicholas Av station

Posted on February 7, 2026

Digging site for Gateway Tunnel

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Judge rules feds must temporarily resume funding for Gateway tunnel rail project

Posted on February 6, 2026

G train stopped at station

‘G’rand slam? G train should resume weekend service to Forest Hills, transit advocates and the Mets tell MTA, Hochul and Mamdani

Posted on February 6, 2026

Inside the Irving Square restroom in Brooklyn. The stainless-steel bathroom includes a toilet, hand sanitizer, baby changing station, and slatted openings for ventilation and safety.

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FIRST ON amNY | NYC EDC puts out call for vendors to design new modular public restrooms

Posted on February 6, 2026

City Council Speaker Julie Menin speaks about outdoor dining

Speaker Menin says she will revive year-round outdoor dining program

Posted on February 5, 2026

Transit advocates speak in support of free buses, fair fares

New transit coalition wants Mayor Mamdani to put pedal to the metal on expanding ‘Fair Fares’ benefits, making buses fare-free

Posted on February 4, 2026

cop on a platform after subway stabbing in Manhattan

Subway stabbing: 15-year-old boy attacked during fight on J train in Lower Manhattan

Posted on February 4, 2026

Gateway Tunnel excavated in Manhattan

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Gateway Tunnel: New York and New Jersey sue Trump admin in another effort to keep major Hudson River rail project alive

Posted on February 4, 2026

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Fare evasion: MTA boss Lieber rules out all-door bus boarding until ‘European model’ of enforcement is activated

Posted on February 3, 2026

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Gateway tunnel project commission sues Trump admin to release federal funds for new rail tunnel

Posted on February 3, 2026

MTA chief of rolling stock Jessie Lazarus

MTA boss Janno Lieber taps Jessie Lazarus to oversee MTA’s $12B purchase of new trains and buses

Posted on February 2, 2026

Map of expanded subway lines under proposal

An even bigger NYC subway system? Why transit experts say Mayor Mamdani should focus on that rather than fare-free buses

Posted on February 2, 2026

Police at subway

Man found dead aboard Manhattan subway train: cops

Posted on February 1, 2026

Bus driving on snowy street after winter storm

Still digging out: Mamdani says city has cleared mounds of snow from 100% of bus stops with shelters, days after winter storm

Posted on January 30, 2026

Uber and Lyft drivers rally in support of bill banning unfair deactivations

Uber, Lyft drivers celebrate as City Council overrides Adams’ veto of ‘unfair deactivations’ ban bill

Posted on January 29, 2026

MTA chair Janno Lieber speaks about Second Avenue Subway extension

Second Avenue Subway extension to East Harlem will continue, but could hit snag if feds don’t restore funds soon: MTA

Posted on January 29, 2026

A bus speeds past a congestion pricing gantry in Midtown Manhattan.

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Expert Analysis | After one year of NYC congestion pricing, the mobility jury is still out

Posted on January 29, 2026

MTA Chair and CEO Janno Lieber speaking after congestion pricing hearing

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Congestion pricing: Judge grills Trump administration lawyers at hearing over fate of Manhattan toll and traffic program

Posted on January 28, 2026

NYC Ferry struggling through ice on river

NYC Ferry system still frozen indefinitely due to icy conditions on East and Hudson Rivers

Posted on January 28, 2026

Andy Byford speaking about Gateway Tunnel and Penn Station at forum.

Penn Station redesign chief Andy Byford says he’s not fully ‘up to speed’ on looming Gateway Tunnel project breakdown

Posted on January 28, 2026

queens lawmaker speaks against Uber and Lyft driver deactivation

‘Unfair deactivation’ ban bill designed to protect NYC rideshare drivers gets new life in City Council after Adams’ veto

Posted on January 28, 2026

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Lower Manhattan subway stabbing: Suspect attacked on train after argument, cops say

Posted on January 28, 2026

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Street safety: NYC tied a record low for traffic deaths in 2025, advocates report while offering Mamdani tips for improvement

Posted on January 28, 2026

Chuck Schumer speaks about Gateway Tunnel project

Dire consequences loom for NYC area if Trump allows Gateway Tunnel rail project to stall without funding, Schumer warns

Posted on January 27, 2026

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Subway crime dipped 4% in 2025 compared to the previous year; December saw slight uptick: NYPD

Posted on January 26, 2026

subway train running after winter storm

WINTER STORM: MTA running regular weekday subway service, with widespread delays, Lieber says

Posted on January 26, 2026

Dog and owner involved in Union Square dog attack at subway station

Union Square dog attack: Owner sics canine onto straphanger in vicious subway assault

Posted on January 26, 2026

bus in the snow

Some NYC transit disrupted by snow, MTA urges riders to avoid unnecessary travel

Posted on January 25, 2026

MTA subways traveling through a winter storm

WINTER STORM: MTA system to remain operational as NYC experiences big snowfall, Lieber says

Posted on January 23, 2026

Subway rider uses new fare gates at 6 train station to stop fare evasion

Fare evasion: What do New Yorkers think of the latest fare gate model that the MTA is testing out on the 6 line?

Posted on January 23, 2026

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