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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

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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

FILE PHOTO: Travelers pass a sign alerting them to distance at LaGuardia Airport, during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in New York

‘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

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After second fatality, Revel suspends service in New York City

Posted on July 28, 2020

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Healthcare hustlers plead guilty to bilking $8.8M from MTA benefits providers

Posted on July 27, 2020

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MTA recognizes 30 years since the ADA law while station improvements elude riders

Posted on July 27, 2020

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Op-Ed | MTA fiscal tsunami requires federal relief

Posted on July 26, 2020

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Alternate side parking suspended again until Aug. 2

Posted on July 24, 2020

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MTA’s $3.9 billion CARES Act coffers to be officially exhausted by Friday: Foye

Posted on July 23, 2020

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Proof of what we already knew? Data shows speed camera violations soared in lockdown

Posted on July 23, 2020

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Legislature passes bill protecting status of motorists who cannot pay traffic fines

Posted on July 22, 2020

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Hit by a ‘fiscal tsunami,’ MTA takes serious look at bigger fare hikes, service cuts

Posted on July 22, 2020

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Transit advocates beg for mercy – and cash – to fix MTA finances and spare service cuts

Posted on July 21, 2020

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New feature on MYmta app aims to help bus riders social distance on their commutes

Posted on July 21, 2020

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Demand for cars remain on the rise, something transit advocates can live without

Posted on July 20, 2020

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F train tunnel next in line for Superstorm Sandy rehabilitation, if board approves: MTA

Posted on July 20, 2020

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Don’t have a mask? MTA’s got you covered with new outreach program

Posted on July 20, 2020

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Lyft to provide drivers with partition shields as coronavirus protection

Posted on July 18, 2020

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De Blasio motionless on support for transportation improvements above and below ground

Posted on July 16, 2020

Morning commuters are seen at the subway station, during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Brooklyn, New York

Lawsuit may hold MTA in violation of Freedom of Information Law over payroll disclosure

Posted on July 15, 2020

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Ain’t too proud to beg: MTA again rallies for federal funds while floating service cuts

Posted on July 14, 2020

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With fears that roadway congestion will skyrocket, could the city impose HOV lanes?

Posted on July 14, 2020

Op-ed | Moving the LIRR ‘Forward’ during the COVID-19 pandemic

Posted on July 12, 2020

Parking permit bills aimed at helping New York City residents will not be effective, a Department of Transportation official said Tuesday.

Alternate-side parking will remain suspended until July 19

Posted on July 10, 2020

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New Jersey Senator calls for $32 billion in transit funds in next stimulus

Posted on July 9, 2020

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In crisis once again, MTA looks to private sector proposals for help

Posted on July 9, 2020

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Advocates predict ‘doomsday’ cuts to MTA service if federal funds are not delivered

Posted on July 8, 2020

More from around NYC

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CM Riley, Roads to Success and AIMHIGH sponsoring 40 Bronx youths to attend financial empowerment conference

Jackie Robinson of the Brooklyn Dodgers was the first African-American to play in the major leagues.

Jackie Robinson’s ties to Queens go beyond the parkway bearing his name: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was

NY: A Night at Niblo’s Garden – Green-Wood Cemetery

Green-Wood Cemetery honors William Niblo with sold-out Victorian spectacle

US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. listens at a Make Oklahoma Healthy Again kickoff event at the Oklahoma State Capitol in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. June 26, 2025.

RFK abruptly cancels meeting of task force responsible for determining preventive services