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Brooklyn

Jay Street in Brooklyn city’s most popular busway proposal: DOT

Posted on August 27, 2020

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Revel to make return to NYC service after safety concerns addressed by company

Posted on August 27, 2020

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Op-Ed | New Yorkers can’t wait for pedestrian paths on Queensboro Bridge to open any longer

Posted on August 27, 2020

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‘They’re sucking us all dry’: Straphangers in Brooklyn blast MTA doomsday plan

Posted on August 26, 2020

NYC BUS

Op-Ed | Buses mean business on Fifth Avenue

Posted on August 26, 2020

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MTA says up to $1 fare hike, 40% service cuts, layoffs planned without federal aid

Posted on August 26, 2020

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WATCH LIVE: MTA holding special board meeting to review dire finances

Posted on August 26, 2020

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State lawmakers skeptical as MTA officials plead for rescue from fiscal crisis

Posted on August 25, 2020

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MTA offers $10K reward for information leading to the arrest of subway window smasher

Posted on August 24, 2020

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MTA stresses women and minority-owned businesses in decisions to award contracts

Posted on August 23, 2020

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MTA may turn to ‘broken windows strategy’ to keep windows on 7 train intact

Posted on August 23, 2020

traffic safety

Op-ed | Fate of the MTA’s future – and city’s – rests on federal miracle

Posted on August 23, 2020

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You can make your case for or against proposed LaGuardia Airport AirTrain

Posted on August 22, 2020

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MTA to end For Hire Vehicle program at end of the month citing high costs

Posted on August 21, 2020

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New York City councilman looks redefine legality of moped shares such as Revel

Posted on August 20, 2020

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Taxis drive home point on Broadway to call on mayor and creditors to forgive loans

Posted on August 20, 2020

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American Airlines will suspend flights to 15 U.S. cities amid aid debate

Posted on August 20, 2020

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Amtrak report says effort to transform their section of Moynihan Train Hall delayed and over budget

Posted on August 20, 2020

traffic safety

FIRST ON amNY: NYC Ferry to give Astoria riders a straight shot to Upper East Side

Posted on August 19, 2020

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Lower Manhattan

New report shows the importance and growth of cycling in Lower Manhattan

Posted on August 19, 2020

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Time to dip: MTA to begin fare collection on buses once again by Aug. 31

Posted on August 18, 2020

traffic safety

HOPE Survey saw fewer homeless on New York City subways despite 7% spike of street dwellers

Posted on August 17, 2020

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F train improvements in Brooklyn roll forward with new signal room, interlocking tech: MTA

Posted on August 16, 2020

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Brooklyn

Brooklyn lawmaker says DOT should enforce placard abuse, contradicting previous vote

Posted on August 16, 2020

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DOT still to slow to replacing aging street name signs, according to comptroller

Posted on August 14, 2020

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After two years, the Staten Island express bus redesign shows improved travel times

Posted on August 13, 2020

OMNY, pictured above at a Manhattan subway station, will be adopted across the PATH system by the end of 2022.

OMNY payment system now at turnstiles in most subway stations: MTA

Posted on August 12, 2020

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Subway musicians play on even as tips fall flat amid ridership pandemic plunge

Posted on August 12, 2020

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Brooklyn

DOT says Jay Street busway will come to Downtown Brooklyn in early September

Posted on August 11, 2020

Health

New seat belt law in New York requires backseat riders, 16 and older, to buckle up

Posted on August 11, 2020

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MTA calls on Apple to expedite Face ID improvements to prevent riders from removing masks

Posted on August 10, 2020

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Cuomo ‘personally disappointed’ in Con Ed’s response to Isaias, threatens to pull license

Posted on August 10, 2020

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Fences on outer roadway of Queensborough Bridge too low for anything but cars: DOT

Posted on August 10, 2020

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Queens rallygoers urge Cuomo to tax billionaires to save low-income communities

Posted on August 9, 2020

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Design firm OSD drafts open street plan for survival of Flatiron District businesses

Posted on August 9, 2020

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MTA completes elevator construction at First Avenue L station among other improvements

Posted on August 6, 2020

‘Stay out of our bus lanes’: MTA moves to next phase of Manhattan enforcement

Posted on August 6, 2020

nyc traffic

Despite fear of spreading COVID-19 through public transit, de Blasio tells New Yorkers to not buy cars

Posted on August 6, 2020

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Transit boom in some sectors not helping agencies driven into poverty by COVID-19

Posted on August 5, 2020

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Cuomo calls for state and local police crackdown on speeding after clear uptick

Posted on August 5, 2020

CityTicket sales for commuter rails skyrocket

Subway service restored on all lines after Isaias torments city with high winds

Posted on August 5, 2020

traffic safety

Op-Ed | New York City’s Open Streets plan fails to address the complicated future of urban transportation

Posted on August 4, 2020

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LIRR service suspended on three lines alongside above-ground subway lines as Hurricane Isaias closes in

Posted on August 4, 2020

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Millionaire’s tax viewed as concession to feds paying for their mistakes: Cuomo

Posted on August 3, 2020

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Op-ed | Keeping NYC’s transit system safe from COVID-19, and criminals

Posted on August 2, 2020

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‘Single worst quarter on record’: Port Authority considers stalling LaGuardia AirTrain

Posted on July 30, 2020

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Mott Street reclaims road-space from cars for outdoor dining amid decline in COVID-19

Posted on July 29, 2020

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HEALS Act gives transit agencies nationwide the cold shoulder after months of inaction

Posted on July 28, 2020

More from around NYC

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Two online fundraisers for family of slain officer Didarul Islam generate nearly $500,000

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Chef Chris Notaro earns 2025 Top Grill Master People’s Choice Award for his dish

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Win and Airbnb launch back-to-school giveaway for children in shelters

The crowd at New York City Black Pride's block party at W. 127th St. in Harlem on Aug. 17.

Lively block party caps 38th annual NYC Black Pride