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Curb Appeal: Upper West Side community board votes for DOT to conduct study on curbside use

Posted on February 5, 2020

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Rising seas threaten to drown New York’s airports by 2100

Posted on February 5, 2020

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MTA Transformation Office shaping up as staffers are appointed

Posted on February 4, 2020

Speaker Corey Johnson unveils MTA bus countdown clock in West Village, talks transit initiatives

Posted on February 4, 2020

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Advocates call for ‘reassurances’ of MTA improvements after Byford’s impending departure

Posted on February 4, 2020

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‘Anyone can cop watch’: Grassroots organization uses knowledge as power against police violence

Posted on February 3, 2020

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Subway surfing spike may be deadlier than MTA stats indicate

Posted on February 3, 2020

The OMNY payment system launched at the uptown Astor Street 6 subway station in Manhattan in May.

Bronx

OMNY payment program expands to Bronx subway lines

Posted on February 3, 2020

People Getting to Subway

Ask the MTA: About keeping subways clean and avoiding bad ‘brakes’

Posted on February 3, 2020

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Brooklyn-Queens Expressway rebuild to begin with overweight truck ban, summer repairs

Posted on February 2, 2020

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Midtown Manhattan

Tensions high between cops and protestors in Grand Central demonstration

Posted on January 31, 2020

Brooklyn

Subway phone snatcher beats up victim at Brooklyn station

Posted on January 30, 2020

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MTA to get cracking on big transit projects promised in previous capital plans

Posted on January 29, 2020

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Harlem

MTA bus official commits to Byford vision while introducing green buses

Posted on January 29, 2020

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City unveils slate of protected bike lanes for Brooklyn

Posted on January 29, 2020

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‘Burdens of discovery’ bog down NYC subway accessibility lawsuit

Posted on January 28, 2020

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More than 800,000 New Yorkers eligible for ‘Fair Fares’ half-price MetroCards

Posted on January 27, 2020

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MTA launches hate crime prevention campaign after spike in incidents

Posted on January 27, 2020

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OkCupid launches campaign to encourage single NYC commuters to define what matters to them in a potential partner

Posted on January 27, 2020

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Ask the MTA: Access-a-Ride improvements and subway disruptions

Posted on January 26, 2020

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With Byford and Tomlin leaving, the MTA’s subway dream team is crumbling

Posted on January 26, 2020

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LIRR Monthly: What’s going on at your local station

Posted on January 26, 2020

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MTA returns R179 subway cars to service after they were pulled off tracks last month

Posted on January 24, 2020

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Governor touts his own bill to legalize e-bikes and scooters in New York

Posted on January 23, 2020

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Cuomo grapples with questions about resignation of Andy Byford

Posted on January 23, 2020

Andy Byford, the new MTA transit president, speaks to reporters outside of MTA headquarters in Manhattan before starting his first day on the job on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018.

‘Say it ain’t so’: Twitter users lament Byford’s resignation from the MTA

Posted on January 23, 2020

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‘He was a man of his word’: Transit union leaders credit Byford for turning subways around

Posted on January 23, 2020

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New York City Transit boss Andy Byford quits, hints MTA reorganization led to decision

Posted on January 23, 2020

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MTA pushes for transit expansions from Bay Ridge to Astoria

Posted on January 22, 2020

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City Council, TLC talk merits of inside/‌outside advertising on for-hire vehicles

Posted on January 22, 2020

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Open-gangway subway trains a ‘departure’ from traditional NYC rolling-stock

Posted on January 22, 2020

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‘They choose the street’: NYPD homeless outreach on subways under scrutiny by City Council

Posted on January 21, 2020

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These New York City school zones are among the most dangerous for pedestrians and cyclists

Posted on January 20, 2020

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Driver restrictions, bus cameras led to ridership surge on Manhattan’s 14th Street Busway

Posted on January 20, 2020

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Medals of Excellence accentuates the positive for MTA workers in an embattled agency

Posted on January 20, 2020

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Yet another Manhattan water main break disrupts subway service – and annoys MTA

Posted on January 19, 2020

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DiNapoli alleges Bowery Residents’ Committee failed in homeless subway outreach

Posted on January 16, 2020

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Queens-born actress Awkwafina will voice 7 train announcements for a week before her new show premieres

Posted on January 16, 2020

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‘Nothing is set in stone’: MTA exec tries calming Queens nerves at bus route design workshop

Posted on January 16, 2020

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MTA says that a small army of managers oversee 472 subway stations

Posted on January 15, 2020

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While city talks about truck fatalities, Albany votes on limousine safety regs

Posted on January 14, 2020

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‘Devil is in the details’: MTA questions transit group’s signal delay study

Posted on January 14, 2020

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James investigating NYPD over alleged racial bias for fare evasion arrests

Posted on January 13, 2020

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Upper West Side

MTA hustling to restore lost subway service in Manhattan following water main break

Posted on January 13, 2020

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New York City ranks tenth in affordability compared to peer cities, study finds

Posted on January 13, 2020

Op-ed: MTA remains committed to further progress in 2020

Posted on January 13, 2020

D train rated as worst subway line by riders in survey

Ask the MTA: Why so many disruptions? When will signals be modernized?

Posted on January 13, 2020

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More chances for Queens residents to speak out on MTA bus network redesign

Posted on January 12, 2020

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

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