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The BQE's triple cantilever section in Brooklyn Heights.

BQE’s crumbling cantilever: Brooklyn pols cry foul over Adams’ re-envisioning plan

Posted on December 18, 2022

Alleged Brooklyn subway shooter Frank James

Brooklyn

Alleged Brooklyn subway shooter Frank James hit with 11-count federal indictment that includes terrorist attack charges

Posted on December 17, 2022

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Lawmakers unveil proposal to ‘fix’ MTA, make buses free

Posted on December 15, 2022

Richard Davis sworn in as TWU Local 100 president

TWU Local 100 shifts gears, elects Richard Davis as new transit union president

Posted on December 14, 2022

An Uber car waits for a fare in lower Manhattan on Aug. 10, 2015.

Judge grants Uber restraining order, puts driver raise on hold for now

Posted on December 14, 2022

The BQE's triple cantilever section in Brooklyn Heights.

BQE’s crumbling cantilever: Highway would widen back to six lanes in city’s visioning plans

Posted on December 14, 2022

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Budget watchdog urges Hochul to veto toll cap, amnesty for dodgers bill

Posted on December 13, 2022

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Roosevelt Island Bridge bike lane now covered for a safer, smoother ride

Posted on December 13, 2022

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Bronx Times

Fordham University puts blanket ban on e-scooters, e-bikes citing battery fires

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Subway announcements of NYPD platform presence have no effect on dwell time, says MTA

Posted on December 12, 2022

Taxi Workers

Taxi Workers Alliance takes NYC TLC to court over unjustly suspended drivers’ licenses

Posted on December 12, 2022

Wayfinders at Grand Central Madison

LIRR assumes operational control of Grand Central Madison, but still no opening date

Posted on December 11, 2022

An Uber car waits for a fare in lower Manhattan on Aug. 10, 2015.

Uber sues Taxi & Limo Commission to halt ‘drastic’ driver rate hike

Posted on December 11, 2022

Exclusive | Inside the NYPD’s Citywide Pickpocket Unit as they cuff crooks

Posted on December 11, 2022

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Op-ed | Fiscal crisis puts MTA in dire need of new funding

Posted on December 11, 2022

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Report finds that New York City is the deadliest for pedestrians

Posted on December 10, 2022

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Bronx Times

A transit desert no more, officials tout Bronx benefits of Penn Access Project at groundbreaking

Subway station agents and MTA NYC Transit President Richard Davey

Subway station agents will work outside token booths starting next year

Posted on December 8, 2022

Revelers wait outside Villain during SantaCon 2015 in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, on Dec. 12, 2015.

Metro-North, LIRR will once again ban alcohol during SantaCon

Posted on December 7, 2022

Cops lead Frank James out of the 9th Precinct in Manhattan on April 13.

Brooklyn

Alleged Brooklyn subway shooter Frank James told cops he was on train during attack: feds

Posted on December 6, 2022

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Lieber says current subway turnstiles ‘too porous’ as MTA seeks redesign to combat fare evasion

Posted on December 6, 2022

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Fifth Avenue in Midtown opens up to pedestrians for the holidays

Posted on December 4, 2022

NYC Transit President Richard Davey

Op-ed | Rerouting Brooklyn buses to serve the borough better

Posted on December 4, 2022

Man electrocuted, struck by train in Midtown

Death on the 6 line: Man electrocuted on third rail, struck by train in Midtown

Posted on December 4, 2022

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Brooklyn

Draft plan for new Brooklyn bus network aims to finally end decades of slow, unreliable service

Posted on December 1, 2022

Teenage subway surfer killed in Brooklyn

Brooklyn

Teenage subway surfer in Brooklyn killed after falling off J train: cops

Posted on December 1, 2022

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Bronx Times

New Moovit feature allows users to track public transportation in real time

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Cash crunch: MTA proposes belt-tightening budget with fare hikes, cost cutting, and unmaterialized state revenue

Posted on November 30, 2022

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MTA to spend $1 billion on subway, commuter rail accessibility upgrades

Posted on November 29, 2022

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Grand Central Madison remains set for December opening, MTA says, with testing still underway

Posted on November 29, 2022

NYS Comptroller Tom DiNapoli who released a new report about cybercrime.

MTA may need massive 30% fare hikes to avoid ‘fiscal cliff’, Comptroller DiNapoli warns

Posted on November 29, 2022

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Adams honors hero cops who rescued man from subway tracks on Thanksgiving

Posted on November 28, 2022

Brooklyn subway brute sought for stabbing

Brooklyn

Brooklyn brute sought for violent stabbing at 3 train station

Posted on November 28, 2022

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Bronx

MTA to pilot hydrogen-powered buses in the Bronx

Posted on November 27, 2022

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Queens

Alleged Queens drunk driver in custody after fatal collision with scooter rider

Posted on November 27, 2022

MTA winter weather

Ask the MTA | Winter weather prep, Access-a-Ride and Train Time

Posted on November 27, 2022

An MTA employee works to clear flooding at Canal Street subway station after a water main break affected transit.

Gillibrand, Espaillat look to dedicate $300 million per year for transit resiliency

Posted on November 21, 2022

Tears at Brooklyn traffic violence memorial unveiling

Brooklyn

Tears and remembrance in Brooklyn as memorial to victims of traffic violence unveiled

Posted on November 20, 2022

MTA crews work to clear the flooding.

Canal Street subway station floods after water main break

Posted on November 20, 2022

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Advocates launch campaign for 6-minutes-or-better service on all subways and buses

Posted on November 17, 2022

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Construction to start next year on new JFK Airport Terminal 6 that ‘will soon be worthy of New Yorkers’, Hochul says

Posted on November 17, 2022

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More budget transparency could bolster cash-strapped MTA’s case for new revenue streams: watchdog

Posted on November 16, 2022

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Bronx Times

DOT wants to make East Bronx’s e-scooter program permanent, but micromobility safety remains a concern

A bike lane is coming to 10th Avenue in Manhattan

10th Avenue Wheels Out: Bottcher announces bike lane, street redesign will be unveiled

Posted on November 15, 2022

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City approves increase in cab fares, first raise for taxi drivers in a decade

Posted on November 15, 2022

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City Council looks to make e-bikes safer following rash of deadly NYC fires caused by batteries

Posted on November 14, 2022

Grand Army Plaza in Brooklyn, where rents have soared

Brooklyn

City considering car-free redesign for Grand Army Plaza in Brooklyn: report

Posted on November 13, 2022

MTA Chair Janno Lieber on subway safety

Op-ed | MTA moving forward after Election Day

Posted on November 13, 2022

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World Kebab Day is Friday — and this Queens eatery has the deal to celebrate

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Bushwick filmmaker unpacks psychology and suspense in Queer thrillers

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