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a woman wearing a nicely coordinated outfit waits for a bus in Queens

MTA got busy with second phase of Queens bus network redesign this weekend

Posted on September 1, 2025

Demonstrators protesting against the mayor’s plan to shift public-sector retirees to Medicare Advantage on Thursday, March 9, 2023.

Medicare fight: Retired NYC workers keep up the pressure to preserve benefits, urge city officials to protect their vested healthcare

Posted on September 1, 2025

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Hateful robber on Manhattan subway train threatens to call ICE on victim, then beats him: cops

Posted on August 31, 2025

A taxi cab

Queens man pleads guilty of cheating-for-hire on TLC licensing exam

Posted on August 28, 2025

Lead paint off the elevated train line in Brooklyn

Brooklyn

MTA says Brooklyn lead paint removal off elevated line poses no risk amid local concerns

Posted on August 28, 2025

7 train arriving at a station

Labor Day travel: Here’s the subway and bus changes you need to know for holiday weekend

Posted on August 28, 2025

woman boards one of several Queens express buses on a sunny day

On the Express: Queens express buses offer a smooth ride to Manhattan, for the most part

Posted on August 28, 2025

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Bronx

Bronx subway station sees two violent assaults just four hours apart: cops

Posted on August 28, 2025

cops in NYC during a "ghost plates" operation

‘Plate and Switch’: NYC Council investigation finds Bronx has biggest problem with out-of-state license plates and ‘ghost cars’

Posted on August 28, 2025

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Feds vow to deliver a ‘world-class’ Penn Station as part of the Midtown hub’s makeover, to begin in 2027

Posted on August 27, 2025

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Instacart backs minimum wage hike for delivery workers, but conditions apply

Posted on August 27, 2025

people selling items on a bridge with a wooden floor

Defying a NYC ban, illegal vending thrives on iconic Brooklyn Bridge this summer

Posted on August 26, 2025

a memorial to the victims of the World Trade Center attacks on September 11, 2001

IBX Stop by Stop: Maspeth has small-town charm in America’s most crowded city

Posted on August 26, 2025

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TWU Local 100 members rally at Brooklyn court after train worker assault

Posted on August 25, 2025

Riders at the Grand Central station on the 7 train in Manhattan on Oct. 22, 2024.

Woman struck and killed by 7 train in Grand Central Terminal during Monday morning rush hour

Posted on August 25, 2025

Commuters walk past the platform barriers at the 8th Avenue subway station in Manhattan.

MTA lacks on returning lost-and-found items to subway and bus riders

Posted on August 24, 2025

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Multiple people injured after MTA bus crash in Canarsie

Posted on August 24, 2025

a sign posted into a mound of dirt on a city street

Piles of aggravation: New Yorkers are fed up with increasing dog waste on city sidewalks and streets

Posted on August 24, 2025

Waymo has received New York City’s first permit to test self-driving cars with safety drivers.

Self-driving cars begin testing on NYC streets; unions push back on the road ahead

Posted on August 22, 2025

Jo Fox, Rosalyn Durant, Denise Pellegrini, Tina Thornton, Rita Ferro, Judy Agay, Jimmy Zasowski, Elle Duncan, Adam Smith, Chara-Lynn Aguiar, Burke Magnus, ESPN Chairman Jimmy Pitaro and notable tri-state area mascots take the inaugural ride of ESPN’s "E" train takeover celebrating the launch of the new ESPN app on August 21, 2025 in New York City.

ESPN unveils revamped app with mascot takeover on New York City’s ‘E’ train

Posted on August 22, 2025

group of people near a bridge cutting a ribbon

Iconic 145-year-old wooden bridge in Brooklyn gets a makeover

Posted on August 21, 2025

people holding signs in the rain at an airport

Workers from 2 NYC airports rally for better working conditions during extreme heat

Posted on August 21, 2025

person wearing a backpack jumping a sturnstile in a Brooklyn subway station

‘Fare hikes not fair’: Riders at MTA hearing rally against fare hikes, rail against evasion

Posted on August 20, 2025

cops in NYC during a "ghost plates" operation

MTA and New York law enforcement agencies celebrate 100th ghost plate enforcement operation

Posted on August 19, 2025

Subway cleaners disinfect train car during pandemic

Trump team threatens to withhold MTA funding over worker safety issues

Posted on August 19, 2025

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Fed up union members rally ouside Bottcher’s office to rein in support for horse-carriage industry

Posted on August 19, 2025

a fruit stand on a sidewalk during the day

IBX Stop by Stop: Exploring the future light rail line’s northern hub of Jackson Heights, a melting pot of flavors and tradition

Posted on August 19, 2025

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New York Transit Museum adds Chappell Roan’s ‘The Subway’ to its long list of screen credits

Posted on August 19, 2025

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MTA board approves $2 billion contract to extend Second Avenue Subway into East Harlem – a ‘long overdue’ project

Posted on August 18, 2025

people waiting on line to board an express bus to Staten Island during the day

On the express: Staten Island commuters frustrated with express bus service as fare hike looms

Posted on August 18, 2025

street with a truck on it, located near JFK Airport

Queens hit-and-run: Driver still sought for deadly crash near JFK Airport

Posted on August 17, 2025

Lyft, which operates Citi Bike, will implement age verification within three months to prevent underage riders, following a request from First Deputy Mayor Randy Mastro.

EXCLUSIVE: Age verification coming to Citi Bike in bid to put the brakes on underage riders

Posted on August 16, 2025

7 train arriving at a station

Ask the MTA | US Open service, fare increase public hearings and more

Posted on August 16, 2025

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MTA to approve $1.97 billion tunneling contract to push Second Avenue subway into East Harlem

Posted on August 15, 2025

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Health

Push to ban NYC carriage horse industry continues with City Hall rally days after equine’s death

Posted on August 14, 2025

Council Member Sandy Nurse speaks on the steps of City Hall during a rally with Los Deliveristas Unidos in support of the Grocery Delivery Worker legislative package, joined by Council Members Shaun Abreu and Jennifer Gutiérrez,

City Hall official defends Adams’ veto of grocery delivery worker pay raise bill, says legislation would have increased consumer costs

Posted on August 14, 2025

Photos of dog kidnapped from homeless man on Bronx train

Bronx

Homeless man who had beloved dog stolen while riding Bronx train begs for pup’s return: ‘Taking my dog is like kidnapping my son’

Posted on August 14, 2025

subway drawings, in color and black and white, by Keith Haring

Chalk against the underground: The enduring legacy of Keith Haring’s subway drawings

Posted on August 14, 2025

a vintage NYC bus at a bus festival in Brooklyn surrounded by flowers and plants

Have a busload of fun at the New York Transit Museum’s 2025 Bus Festival in September

Posted on August 13, 2025

Rally goers lay down in die-in over carriage horse industry in support of Ryder's Law

Central Park Conservancy’s support of ban on horse-drawn carriages could be beginning of the end of 200-year-old industry

Posted on August 13, 2025

A bicyclist on a greenway in NYC

‘Greater Greenways’ plan will see dozens of new bike and walking paths coming to NYC streets, waterfronts and parks

Posted on August 13, 2025

An MTA bus passing under a congestion pricing gantry in Manhattan

MTA touts higher credit rating thanks in part to congestion pricing and fares

Posted on August 12, 2025

Electric Citi Bikes at a dock in Downtown Brooklyn on July 3, 2024.

NYC asks Lyft to require ID for Citi Bike e-bikes to curb underage riders

Posted on August 12, 2025

a white ferry in the waters near Governors Island during the day

New public ferry, a first-of-its kind in NYS, is ready to take New Yorkers to Governors Island

Posted on August 12, 2025

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Two dead and one arrested after multi-vehicle crash on the Bronx River Parkway

Posted on August 11, 2025

Rendering of IBX train traveling through station

IBX: Transit boon or suburban bane? New rail line poised to boost property values but threaten neighborhood charm

Posted on August 11, 2025

NYPD officers at subway turnstile

Woman slashes man on 2 train in the Bronx: cops

Posted on August 11, 2025

Electric vehicle

Revel to exit NYC rideshare market; will focus on EV charging infrastructure

Posted on August 11, 2025

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Resorts World’s official application called for standardized tax rate across New York casinos

NY: Staten Island – Bay Ridge Ferry Connection

‘A game-changer’: Staten Island-Bay Ridge ferry sets sail for first time in six decades

James Harry Reyos in “Night in West Texas.”

‘Night in West Texas’: Underwhelming story of a priest’s death and a wrongful conviction