The price tag for a consulting firm charged with saving the MTA money is going up. The MTA board will vote next week on a $3.75 million contract with AlixPartners – a vote delayed in March when the-then $2.3 million restructuring contract met fierce resistance from board members. “That’s a little bit troubling,” said Andrew […]
Jose Martinez
Jose is THE CITY’s transportation reporter, where he covers the latest developments and policies impacting traffic and transit in the city.
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Subway Graffiti Costs and Delays Up as New Generation Makes Its Mark
A subway delay at the Norwood-205th Street stop in The Bronx last year didn’t come as a shock to Winston Mathis. But the cause of the D train delay was straight out of the city’s “bad old days.” “The announcement said the train is going to be delayed due to graffiti. And we were like, […]
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‘Emergency’ Break: Why is MTA Locked in Crisis Mode?
As the subway slowly climbs out of its lowest point in decades, the MTA remains stuck in a state of emergency – as it has been for nearly two years. And there doesn’t appear to be any end in sight to an executive order that’s allowed the MTA to sign off on more than $327 […]
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THE CITY is hear to listen, dig and deliver. Our reporters asked dozens of New Yorkers a simple question: What can THE CITY do for you? In other words, what issues do you want us to report on? Here’s just a sampling of what you told us. You’ll find more responses on our Instagram. If […]
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Barging In: City Suit Seeks to Sink Sailing Signage
A new lawsuit aims to torpedo the advertising efforts of a Florida company whose floating digital billboards have made a splash along New York’s waterways, THE CITY has learned. The suit, filed by the de Blasio administration in Manhattan Federal Court on Wednesday morning, accuses Ballyhoo Media of “repeatedly violating” city zoning laws that, since […]
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No Fare: 1 in 5 Bus Riders Don’t Pay
The MTA is getting taken for a ride: New agency numbers show a spike in bus passengers who don’t pay the fare. More than one in five bus riders – close to 370,000 every day – skipped paying in the last three months of 2018, according to new figures that show the MTA lost about […]
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As Hudson Yards Rises, Broken Subway Escalators Make for Steep Climbs
Hudson Yards, officially opening Friday, is brand new — but the sprawling city within-a-city is already up against an old problem. The 34 Street–Hudson Yards subway station, which connects 7 train riders to the new $25 billion retail and residential complex, has three of the 10 most failure-prone subway escalators in Manhattan, according to the […]