As the MTA filled in key details Thursday on a plan to toll motorists driving into the core of Manhattan as a way to fund mass transit improvements, a member of the panel that shaped the congestion pricing proposal resigned in protest. Labor leader John Samuelsen yanked his name off the congestion pricing recommendations issued […]
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Express Bus Lift Problems Leave Wheelchair Users Stuck
New Yorkers who rely on wheelchairs to get around say they often steer clear of MTA express buses for fear of being unable to board or exit due to faulty hydraulic lifts or drivers unclear on how to operate them. Since March, 78-year-old Jean Ryan has twice needed firefighters to carry her 400-pound motorized wheelchair […]
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4/5/6 Beats A/C/E: Lettered Subway Lines Hit Reliability Dip
Reliability among subway cars on the lettered lines is steadily slipping, MTA data shows — even after the transit agency recently retired its most breakdown-prone trains, which carried riders for more than half a century. An analysis by THE CITY of transit agency numbers posted to the state’s open data dashboard reveals that Mean Distance […]
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Transit Chief’s Bronx Jeer as City Hall Nixes Fordham Road Revamp
The Adams administration killed the plan to create bus-only lanes along one of the city’s slowest mass-transit thoroughfares in the face of local business and political opposition.
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Cuomo’s MTA Power Shakeup Threatens to Upend Transit Comeback, Critics Say
Additional reporting by Josefa Velasquez Governor Andrew Cuomo’s efforts to shake up MTA brass could throw the agency off-track as the transit system emerges from a crippling pandemic, board members, advocates and watchdogs told THE CITY. Albany lawmakers initially rejected Cuomo’s bid to split duties currently held by outgoing Chairperson Patrick Foye among two top […]
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As Overnight Subway Service Returns, Union Slams Cleaning Staff Shortage
With round-the-clock subway service set to return May 17, the union for transit workers says a shortage of car cleaners could leave the MTA exposed to an upcoming grime wave as ridership grows. Contracts with private companies brought in by the MTA early in the pandemic to have thousands of low-wage workers disinfect subway trains […]
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MTA’s Pandemic Federal Wish List Seeks $8B for Subway Elevators, Escalators and More
The future of the MTA’s $51.5 billion blueprint to improve the transit system has been clouded by uncertainty since being put on hold last June because of the pandemic-driven economic crisis. But a new document offers a window into which capital projects are eligible for federal funding — such as subway accessibility, elevator and escalator […]
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MTA Resumes Access-A-Ride Cash Fare Collections Even as COVID Infections Grow
Commuters who use the MTA’s paratransit service resumed paying $2.75 cash for rides Tuesday for the first time since last spring — spurring concerns among medically vulnerable riders with COVID-19 infection rates rising. The fare collection returned even as Access-A-Ride customers, who tap the service for doctors visits and other appointments, have been getting rides […]
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Subway Motorman’s Widow Hasn’t Been on a Train Since His Death. But Now She May the Take the Ride He Never Finished
Delilah Goble has steered clear of the subway since her husband was killed last March in a fire that torched a train inside a Harlem station. But days after a 50-year-old man was arrested in the killing of subway motorman Garrett Goble, his widow said she is on board with a memorial Brooklyn-to-The-Bronx ride on […]
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Two Dozen Subway Cars Struck in Overnight Weekend Graffiti Storm
Subway taggers went on a weekend graffiti blitz, striking 24 cars on six lines, THE CITY has learned — including an M train coated in “Alice in Wonderland”-like images of a white rabbit and a Mad Hatter. The bulk of the hits occurred during the nightly 1 a.m.-to-5 a.m. suspension of subway passenger service, a […]