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‘Make the buses free!’ Transit advocates rally in Brooklyn demanding that Mamdani make good on his key transit promise

Posted on December 7, 2025

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IBX Stop by Stop: Light rail to unlock college town charm and buzzing retail opportunities in Brooklyn

Posted on December 7, 2025

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Straphanger throws bottle at MTA bus driver in the Bronx; suspect at large: cops

Posted on December 7, 2025

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Ask the MTA | 137 St updates, the F/M line swaps and Atlantic Ave-Barclays Center work

Posted on December 6, 2025

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Queens cyclist dies after getting doored by driver on Liberty Avenue: cops

Posted on December 5, 2025

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NYC Ferry will begin running service on new revamped routes on Monday

Posted on December 5, 2025

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Op-Ed | Three mobility wishes for Zohran Mamdani

Posted on December 5, 2025

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Queens lawmaker expects bill guarding against ‘unfair deactivations’ for Uber/Lyft drivers to get vote before year’s end

Posted on December 4, 2025

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DOT unveils newly constructed Audubon Plaza pedestrian paradise in Washington Heights

Posted on December 4, 2025

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F and M line daily subway service swap is a win-win for riders who frequent those trains: MTA Chair Lieber

Posted on December 3, 2025

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Fare evasion: MTA plans to use ‘European model’ of agents asking bus riders if they paid after boarding, Lieber says

Posted on December 2, 2025

Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani and MTA Chair and CEO Janno Lieber

MTA boss Lieber expects Mayor-elect Mamdani to move quickly on building out bus lane network to full potential

Posted on December 2, 2025

"New York City, United States - October 27, 2012: A man entering a New York City subway station swipes his metro card at the turnstile. In the background a woman has just exited a train and is walking towards the exit."

NYC subway alert: Permanent F and M train service changes loom for Manhattan and Queens riders on Monday

Posted on December 2, 2025

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Teens cuffed after gunfire erupts in 42nd Street-Port Authority subway station in Midtown

Posted on December 2, 2025

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City locks in operator to build 500 secure bike parking units across five boroughs

Posted on December 1, 2025

MTA New York City Transit President Demetrius Crichlow visits the Robert Couche Senior Center in Springfield Gardens on Thursday, Nov 20, 2025 for an outreach session about fare payment transitioning to OMNY.

MTA sends mobile sales vehicles into New York City to help transition riders to Tap and Ride ahead of MetroCard’s end

Posted on December 1, 2025

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Livery cab driver repeatedly stabbed in the Bronx: police sources

Posted on November 26, 2025

Ekologic is one of the many vendors subway riders can find at the Grand Central Holiday Fair at Grand Central Terminal.

Shop the subways! Where to find unique holiday gifts at stations across NYC

Posted on November 26, 2025

Location of deadly Bronx crash

One pedestrian killed in hit-and-run on Bronx’s Grand Concourse, police say

Posted on November 25, 2025

MTA officials cut ribbon on new subway accessibility features in Brooklyn

Subway accessibility: Top MTA officials mark completion of new elevators, upgrades at Brooklyn station

Posted on November 25, 2025

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Thanksgiving travel: Here’s what you need to know about NYC transit service for the long holiday weekend

Posted on November 25, 2025

Sophie Ong's MTA Courtesy Counts art campaign is in her portfolio.

Moving art: Inside the MTA’s underground art scene

Posted on November 25, 2025

Port Authority executive director Rick Cotton smiling

Long-time Port Authority head Rick Cotton, who led major NYC airport renovations, will step down in January

Posted on November 24, 2025

Citi Bike

Citi Bike surge: Ridership increases, showing ‘critical’ need in NYC transit deserts, says advocacy group

Posted on November 23, 2025

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IBX Stop by Stop: MTA’s planned light rail is a short ride to a shopper’s paradise near Brooklyn’s Utica Avenue

Posted on November 23, 2025

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MTA ‘reaffirms’ a balanced operating budget for 2026, with a little help from OMNY

Posted on November 20, 2025

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NYC Transit worker accused of violating ‘rest rules’ with side hustle as a private welder

Posted on November 20, 2025

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NYC transit crime drops nearly 14% year-over-year, marking significant decline

Posted on November 19, 2025

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NYC’s proposed IBX light rail: Is a fully automated train on its horizon?

Posted on November 19, 2025

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New photos, poetry liven up NYC subway stations, celebrating 40-year anniversary of MTA arts

Posted on November 19, 2025

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DOT to install e-bike battery-swapping cabinets on NYC sidewalks

Posted on November 18, 2025

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‘Last-mile’ delivery hazards in NYC: Comptroller Lander report sounds alarm on crashes, injuries and pollution

Posted on November 17, 2025

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Will the MTA keep subway conductors on board all trains? A bill before Governor Hochul may seal their fate

Posted on November 16, 2025

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Major transit advocacy group unveils ambitious transportation wish list for Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani

Posted on November 16, 2025

An OMNY entry point in New York City

Here’s where you can get free OMNY Cards as MTA brings the MetroCard era draws to a close

Posted on November 16, 2025

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IBX Stop by Stop: Light-rail’s Canarsie stop ushers in new era for transit-starved neighborhood

Posted on November 15, 2025

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Man fatally hit by moving train in Queens, cops say

Posted on November 13, 2025

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Brute clocks straphanger with rain gear on Brooklyn train, cops say

Posted on November 12, 2025

Subway cops in Brooklyn pursued and arrested a man they spotted brandishing a handgun inside a station during rush hour earlier this week, police sources said Wednesday.

Brooklyn

Transit cops catch gunman spotted flashing weapon at Brooklyn subway station

Posted on November 12, 2025

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Advocates push universal daylighting bill to ban parking at NYC street corners, but opponents say plan ‘won’t improve’ traffic safety

Posted on November 12, 2025

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Engine upheaval: West Side residents steamed over charter bus company’s idling-exemption bid

Posted on November 11, 2025

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Four more NYC bus routes now have cameras to help ticket drivers caught illegally parking or blocking bus lanes

Posted on November 11, 2025

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Metro-North Railroad honors veterans, unveils eighth locomotive in Heritage Series

Posted on November 11, 2025

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Saddle up for court: Why transit union is suing animal rights group over the NYC horse carriage industry fight

Posted on November 10, 2025

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Snail trail: Transit advocates ‘award’ the slowest and most unreliable bus lines in New York City

Posted on November 10, 2025

NYC Ferry

Ahoy, commuters! NYC Ferry offering more routes and stops amid a system redesign

Posted on November 10, 2025

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DOT and city officials draw ire over soon-to-come ‘leaning bars’ at bus stops

Posted on November 9, 2025

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Hochul says she ‘can’t set forth’ Mayor-elect Mamdani’s plan for fare-free buses in NYC ‘right now’

Posted on November 9, 2025

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