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Outstanding debt for MTA could reach $50B by 2024: DiNapoli report

Posted on October 13, 2020

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New South Bronx bus lane goes down as city ramps up Transit Signal Priority installation

Posted on October 9, 2020

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Jim Dwyer, Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist, remembered for contributions to journalism

Posted on October 8, 2020

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Queens teen cuffed for mowing down bike-riding protesters in Manhattan with his SUV

Posted on October 6, 2020

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Closed private subway entrances give shuttered feel to Manhattan office buildings and former hotspots

Posted on October 5, 2020

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Double hit-and-run of cyclists during protest in Manhattan just another day in NYC

Posted on October 4, 2020

Op-ed | Thanks to LIRR workforce for keeping trains running during pandemic

Posted on October 4, 2020

Historic American Airlines terminal at LaGuardia Airport torn down, other terminal to be preserved

Posted on October 2, 2020

MTA ahead of E train track work at Queens station in ‘man bites dog’ scenario

Posted on October 2, 2020

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DOT says it is not postponing Main Street busway in Queens despite business group claims

Posted on September 30, 2020

Transit expert’s new study finds no link between COVID-19 spread and public transit

Posted on September 30, 2020

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De Blasio plugs debt-spouting ferry service with tens of millions of dollars due from Times Square

Posted on September 30, 2020

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Black Car Fund looks to expand benefits for NYC for-hire drivers as increased surcharge takes effect

Posted on September 28, 2020

Cyclists take over Queensboro Bridge to demand space on south outer roadway

Posted on September 27, 2020

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Op-ed | Amid the pandemic struggles, some progress made in NYC Transit

Posted on September 27, 2020

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Family of NYC firefighter killed on 9/11 keeps Tunnel-to-Towers tradition alive amid COVID-19

Posted on September 27, 2020

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Washington Heights group hopes for cure to drag racing on Amsterdam Avenue with Open Streets

Posted on September 24, 2020

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MTA chair rips Senate Republicans over ‘Hunger Games’ airline bailout

Posted on September 24, 2020

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MTA workers busted for creating their own personal ‘man cave’ under Grand Central Station

Posted on September 24, 2020

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Subway hero gets year of free rides after stopping vandal who caused A train derailment

Posted on September 23, 2020

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With coffers set to run dry before 2021, MTA may be forced to borrow more for survival

Posted on September 23, 2020

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Despite hurdles likened to ‘hand-to-hand combat’, MTA confident East Side Access will meet 2022 deadline

Posted on September 22, 2020

Nearly deserted Church Street in financial district is seen during outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in New York

U.S. drivers’ mileage in July falls to lowest for the month since 2012: Department of Transportation

Posted on September 22, 2020

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Window pain for MTA as smashed glass and video screen vandalism soars

Posted on September 22, 2020

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Brooklyn

Subway train fatally strikes man on the tracks during evening rush in Brooklyn

Posted on September 21, 2020

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Port Authority boss asserts need for LGA AirTrain despite backlash and COVID-19

Posted on September 21, 2020

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Lyft unveils ‘Resilient Streets’ plan to fuel cycling boom post-COVID-19

Posted on September 21, 2020

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Op-ed | MTA marks Climate Week with reminder about need for funding to keep NYC green

Posted on September 20, 2020

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UPDATE: A train derailment at 14th Street attributed to vandalism, person-of-interest in custody

Posted on September 20, 2020

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MTA’s $12 billion shortfall expected to jeopardize out-of-state contracts nationwide

Posted on September 17, 2020

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MTA inspector general seeks new survey to bring fare evasion costs into clearer focus

Posted on September 17, 2020

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Open streets for restaurant service coming more sections of the city as relief for business owners

Posted on September 16, 2020

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Why’d you bring the busta here? ‘Fast & Furious’ bill aims to hold NYC street racers accountable

Posted on September 15, 2020

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Anywhere in Manhattan: MetroCard makes one more step toward extinction with OMNY rollout

Posted on September 15, 2020

American Lung Association puts NYC at No. 2 for cities to most benefit from going electric

Posted on September 15, 2020

Mask Force

MTA enacts enforcement of mask order in public transit – but will it work?

Posted on September 14, 2020

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Brooklyn

Big changes begin Monday on F line as East River tube reconstruction begins

Posted on September 13, 2020

Union Square Escalator

New subway escalator in Union Square moves 92 people per minute, aims to reduce congestion

Posted on September 13, 2020

Safe streets advocates to NYPD: Stop prematurely blaming cyclists for their own deaths

Posted on September 10, 2020

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Fines of $50 for mask non-compliance to be effective Monday on all MTA systems

Posted on September 10, 2020

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Brooklyn

Street safety advocates blast de Blasio after Brooklyn ADA Sarah Pitts is killed while cycling

Posted on September 8, 2020

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NYC bus driver in line of fire as some riders flout mask rules

Posted on September 8, 2020

Op-ed | Long Island Rail Road desperately needs federal support

Posted on September 7, 2020

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Schumer lays ultimatum for Trump, McConnell: We’ll oppose any new aid bill without transit, state relief

Posted on September 7, 2020

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Brooklyn

BQ-Next: De Blasio says pricey tram line will be up to following mayor

Posted on September 7, 2020

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Dastardly duo sought for beating up bus driver in the East Village

Posted on September 6, 2020

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Stringer wants more students cycling to school in new proposal for Department of Education

Posted on September 3, 2020

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AT&T customers will now get wireless data while in L train tunnel

Posted on September 3, 2020

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Permits filed for 3-story residential building with ten units in Pelham Gardens

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MTA opens three new modernized elevators at the Queens Plaza subway station in Long Island City

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Sandra Oh & Lupita Nyong'o in Shakespeare in the Park's "Twelfth Night."

Shakespeare in the Park is back with ‘Twelfth Night’