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New York State Governor Hochul released a roadmap and guide to help all schools transition their school buses to an all-electric fleet

News

Hochul unveils roadmap for New York state schools to transition from gas-powered to electric buses

Posted on September 19, 2023

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Bronx Times

Long-term plans for Bally’s Throggs Neck shuttle unclear; Fernandez hopes for MTA takeover

commuter enters the subway using OMNY

OMNY use highest in gentrified NYC neighborhoods as uptake lags in lower-income areas: MTA

Posted on September 18, 2023

An LIRR M7 train at Hudson Yards.

LIRR interim president steps down, restoring split management of MTA commuter railroads

Posted on September 18, 2023

MTA Parade of Trains in Coney Island, Brooklyn

Ask the MTA | Train history, ADA accessibility and express bus seating

Posted on September 17, 2023

The suspect cops say slashed a man in the neck with an unknown object inside a Grand Central Station subway last week.

New York

Cops seek suspect for Grand Central Station slashing

Posted on September 17, 2023

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Bronx Times

EXCLUSIVE: Free bus funded by Bally’s to connect East Bronx with Throggs Neck ferry

Police escort suspect in Upper East Side subway shoving

Upper East Side subway shove suspect nabbed by cops for assaulting senior

Posted on September 15, 2023

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City Council approves new trade-in program for uncertified e-bike batteries

Posted on September 14, 2023

A 41 year-old man was slashed while aboard a Downtown 6 train at Grand Central Station

Man’s face slashed on 6 train at Grand Central Station: NYPD

Posted on September 14, 2023

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Mass vandalism of subway windows snags New Yorkers’ morning commute

Posted on September 13, 2023

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City fails to monitor bus and bike lane construction progress after falling short of mandates last year

Posted on September 13, 2023

Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine speaks outside The Theater at MSG

Nation

Manhattan officials want The Theater at MSG razed to make way for Penn Station grand hall

Posted on September 12, 2023

Governor Kathy Hochul.

New York State seeks public feedback as Hochul admin shapes ‘Master Plan’ for Transportation

Posted on September 11, 2023

A C train arriving at the Clinton-Washington Avenues station

MTA workers caught drinking on job, holding people at knifepoint, and buying shady contraband, says watchdog

Posted on September 11, 2023

MTA chair and CEO Janno Lieber

Op-Ed

Op-ed | MTA ridership is up, and so is service on many subway lines

Posted on September 10, 2023

R train at Jay Street-Metrotech

‘R’ you kidding? Brooklyn lawmaker says MTA ‘bungled,’ ‘misrepresented’ R train service expansion

Posted on September 7, 2023

picture of bike lanes and roadway on Sheridan Boulevard

Bronx Times

Road redesign along Sheridan aims to improve safety and access

A rendering of an overpass on the proposed QueensLink.

Pols still calling for ‘QueensLink’ transit service on abandoned rail line as mayor seeks to build park

Posted on September 6, 2023

A teen subway surfs on a J train heading into Brooklyn in 2022.

‘Subway surfing kills’: NYC launches new campaign to deter dangerous teenage daredevil trend

Posted on September 5, 2023

A Staten Island Ferry boat at St. George

Staten Island Ferry workers reach labor deal after 13 years without a contract

Posted on September 4, 2023

Dirt Bike rider dies after collision with SUV in Crown Heights

Brooklyn

Dirt Bike rider dies after collision with SUV in Crown Heights, third fatal crash at intersection in 18 months

Posted on September 4, 2023

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Bronx Times

Van Nest resident dies after crashing moped into parked car in Harding Park

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Bronx Times

Bruckner Boulevard, Tremont Avenue see greatest impact from 24/7 speed camera enforcement

M train arrives at Knickerbocker

M train shutting down for switch replacement through Labor Day weekend

Posted on August 30, 2023

Yellow cab

FIRST ON amNY | Uber starts dispatching yellow taxis to some NYC customers through app

Posted on August 29, 2023

MTA X

Water main breaks in Times Square, flooding streets and subways

Posted on August 29, 2023

MSG

Half-life: City Council committee approves five-year extension for Madison Square Garden special permit

Posted on August 29, 2023

Close up of directional signs on the road with arrows to Albany, Cross Bronx Expressway, New Haven and Trenton.

Bronx Times

Reimagining Cross Bronx effort to host ‘walkshops’ in September, October

Speed camera in Brooklyn

Speed camera violations down 30% since they were turned on 24/‌7

Posted on August 28, 2023

eastbound Long Island Expressway

Teen fatally struck by driver while attempting to cross Long Island Expressway on foot

Posted on August 27, 2023

Fair Fares

Op-Ed

Op-ed | A strong summer for the MTA

Posted on August 27, 2023

The Roosevelt Island tramway.

Roosevelt Island Tram outfitted with OMNY tap-to-pay system

Posted on August 24, 2023

A view of the transformation set for 10th Avenue in Midtown

10th Avenue build out: DOT set to create protected bike lane on Midtown/‌Hell’s Kitchen thoroughfare

Posted on August 23, 2023

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QNS

MTA adding extra service on 7 line, Long Island Rail Road during U.S. Open

N train

MTA adding midday trains to N and R subway lines, shortening wait times

Posted on August 22, 2023

Robert Moses

Bronx

Hochul says expansion of Bronx’s Bruckner Expressway will ease truck traffic, ‘right the wrongs of the Robert Moses era’

Posted on August 21, 2023

MTA subway turnstiles

‘It is what it is’: New Yorkers react as MTA subway and bus fare officially increases to $2.90

Posted on August 20, 2023

MTA LIRR trains at Mets-Willets Point station

Ask the MTA | U.S. Open service, ADA improvements and student MetroCards

Posted on August 20, 2023

OMNY machines where a select group of Fair Fares users will be able to tap payment

Fares will increase on subways and buses to $2.90 on Sunday

Posted on August 18, 2023

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Health

NYC carriage horse dies of colic in Midtown stable, reigniting controversy

Posted on August 17, 2023

A school bus in a bus depot.

News

Potential school bus strike could impact up to 150,000 public school students

Posted on August 16, 2023

Yellow taxis in Times Square.

Two dozen pols sign letter calling for taxi, for-hire vehicle exemption from congestion pricing

Posted on August 16, 2023

Boy adjusting back mirror

City says all Uber and Lyft vehicles must be zero-emission or wheelchair accessible by 2030

Posted on August 16, 2023

fare evasion

Harlem

Exclusive: Cops bust fare evader for bringing loaded firearm into Harlem subway

Posted on August 16, 2023

The MTA is moving forward with a light rail option on the Interborough Express project.

MTA to host town hall Wednesday on Interborough Express rail line from Brooklyn to Queens

Posted on August 15, 2023

Midtown Manhattan

Herald Square stabbing: Cops cuff panhandler who allegedly attacked senior in subway station

Posted on August 15, 2023

8 injured after MTA bus collides with cherry picker in Midtown

Posted on August 15, 2023

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