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Health

NYC carriage horse dies of colic in Midtown stable, reigniting controversy

Posted on August 17, 2023

A school bus in a bus depot.

Potential school bus strike could impact up to 150,000 public school students

Posted on August 16, 2023

Yellow taxis in Times Square.

Two dozen pols sign letter calling for taxi, for-hire vehicle exemption from congestion pricing

Posted on August 16, 2023

Boy adjusting back mirror

City says all Uber and Lyft vehicles must be zero-emission or wheelchair accessible by 2030

Posted on August 16, 2023

fare evasion

Exclusive: Cops bust fare evader for bringing loaded firearm into Harlem subway

Posted on August 16, 2023

The MTA is moving forward with a light rail option on the Interborough Express project.

MTA to host town hall Wednesday on Interborough Express rail line from Brooklyn to Queens

Posted on August 15, 2023

Herald Square stabbing: Cops cuff panhandler who allegedly attacked senior in subway station

Posted on August 15, 2023

8 injured after MTA bus collides with cherry picker in Midtown

Posted on August 15, 2023

Train Service

M train service to be suspended for a week starting Aug. 30: MTA

Posted on August 14, 2023

UPS E-bike

Larger cargo bikes likely to hit the streets of NYC under Transportation Dept. plan

Posted on August 14, 2023

NYPD subway

Senior stabbed inside of Herald Square subway station by panhandler: sources

Posted on August 14, 2023

MTA Chair and CEO Janno Lieber

Op-ed | Upcoming new MTA app will be game-changer for NYC commuters

Posted on August 13, 2023

Suspects in brutal Bronx bus assault

Bronx

Suspects in brutal Bronx bus assault that left teen seriously injured still at large: NYPD

Posted on August 11, 2023

Drunk driver who allegedly killed cyclis

Drunk driver who allegedly killed cyclist, injured four others in Gramercy charged with vehicular homicide, manslaughter

Posted on August 10, 2023

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Bronx

E-Bike rider fatally crushed by hit-and-run dump truck driver in the Bronx

Posted on August 10, 2023

1 train

MTA expanding subway service on 1 and 6 lines, shortening weekend wait times

Posted on August 9, 2023

An NYC Ferry departs from St. George in Staten Island on Aug. 23, 2021.

City grants new $405 million, five-year contract to vendor operating NYC Ferry

Posted on August 8, 2023

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Queens

Queens teen fatally struck by MTA bus while on electric scooter, capping off deadly weekend on city streets

Posted on August 8, 2023

MTA is selling limited-edition MetroCards bearing the image of hip hop legends

MTA selling limited-edition MetroCards honoring New York’s hip hop heroes

Posted on August 7, 2023

BQE repairs cantilever

Overweight trucks on BQE will be hit with fines starting November, warnings begin Thursday

Posted on August 7, 2023

Business

Trucking giant Yellow Corp. declares bankruptcy after years of financial struggles

Posted on August 7, 2023

The EPA’s ambitious plan to cut auto emissions to slow climate change runs into skepticism

Posted on August 7, 2023

Brooklyn subway cop

Brooklyn

Brooklyn subway cops nab another pistol-packing fare evader at station

Posted on August 5, 2023

Citi Bike

Citi Bike has record-breaking ridership month following news of potential sale

Posted on August 2, 2023

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State lawmakers unveil bill to put speed limiting devices in reckless drivers’ cars

Posted on August 1, 2023

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Fare flub: MTA accidentally charges some commuters $2.90 in advance of fare hike

Posted on July 31, 2023

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Brooklyn

Canarsie residents still pushing for ferry stop in transit desert as once-supportive Adams dithers

Posted on July 30, 2023

MtA New York City Transit President Richard Davey

Op-ed | The MTA’s ‘Four Es’ to put an end to fare evasion

Posted on July 30, 2023

Brooklyn bully who shoved teen toward train tracks

Brooklyn

Brooklyn bully shoves teenager toward train tracks after bump-in on L train: cops

Posted on July 28, 2023

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MTA shelled out $1.3 billion in overtime last year as many employees racked up six figures in extra pay

Posted on July 27, 2023

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MTA straphangers select Brass Queens as favorite subway performer in inaugural ballot

Posted on July 27, 2023

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MTA records billionth tap into transit system using OMNY

Posted on July 26, 2023

Completed construction at MTA Brooklyn subway station

MTA contractor and city hammer out $14,000 settlement over wage theft case related to subway construction work

Posted on July 26, 2023

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Bronx Times

MTA chooses developer for Bronx electric bus depot

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MTA piloting device to automatically secure wheelchairs in place on buses

Posted on July 25, 2023

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Bronx Times

Torres, Revel announce first high-power EV charger coming to Port Morris

bicycles

Lyft considers selling off Citi Bike amid financial woes

Posted on July 24, 2023

An LIRR M7 train at Hudson Yards.

Queens

Man fatally struck by LIRR train in Queens

Posted on July 24, 2023

EXCLUSIVE | New police commissioner Edward Caban talks public safety one week into role

Posted on July 23, 2023

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy

New Jersey files federal lawsuit to block NYC’s congestion pricing plan; Staten Island sets up legal action

Posted on July 23, 2023

train at Elder Avenue

Ask the MTA | The Wide Aisle Gate program, subway rules, and reporting lost items

Posted on July 23, 2023

Traffic on Third Avenue in Manhattan.

Over 120 exemption requests from congestion pricing, would carve out virtually everyone

Posted on July 20, 2023

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Bronx Times

Off track: Efforts to keep Metro-North expansion on schedule failed under ‘a problematic circumstance’

MTA approves fare hike to $2.90 on subways and buses, set for next month

Posted on July 19, 2023

The Manhattan end of the Queensboro Bridge

Brooklyn

Pols call for ‘equalized tolling’ on all crossings into Manhattan under congestion pricing on eve of board deliberations

Posted on July 18, 2023

Third Ave Redesign

Construction starts next week on redesign of Third Avenue on Upper East Side, adding bus and protected bike lanes

Posted on July 18, 2023

Turnstiles at the downtown platform of the 23rd Street F/M subway stop

MTA reconfiguring subway turnstiles to prevent ‘back-cocking’ fare evasion practice

Posted on July 18, 2023

train at Elder Avenue

MTA boosting service on five subway lines in August

Posted on July 18, 2023

More from around NYC

Close Up Of Driver In Car Dropping Trash Out Of Window On Country Road

New report finds the Bronx is home to the most chronic litterers

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Four cars with massive rooftop speakers seized at College Point car meetup: NYPD

tiny MTA diorama with subway bench and cocktail in front of grand army plaza sign at grand army bar

Grand Army Bar pays homage to the woes and wonders of public transit with MTA-themed cocktail menu

The lead banner of the 2025 Brighton Beach Pride March in Brooklyn.

‘No Hate, No Fear’: Qaravan hosts ninth annual Brighton Beach Pride