NYC Transit Chief Urges Lawmakers to Fix $35 Billion Gap
The head of New York City’s transit network is urging state lawmakers to resolve a $35 billion funding gap to help modernize ...
Kids in New York keep dying while 'subway surfing' on top of trains. Can they be stopped?
Ka’Von Wooden loved trains. The 15-year-old had an encyclopedic knowledge of New York City’s subway system and dreamed of ...
NY county sick of being ‘MTA’s ATM’ with little service in return — and wants out of transit agency: pols
Orange County has had enough of being used as an ATM for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and now officials want to ...
MTA facing 'tumultuous period' with new conditions on immigration, birth rates, Chair Janno Lieber says
Testifying at a state budget hearing in Albany, MTA Chairman and CEO Janno Lieber said his agency is “in a tumultuous period ...
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Two arrested for stealing New York subway train
Train had been taken from layover track at station; MTA exploring new security measures to prevent further incidents ...
Fare evasion drops on New York City subways and buses, MTA says
Fare evasion in the New York City transit system is on the decline, although 45% of all city bus riders still aren’t paying for their trips, according to new MTA figures.
New York City’s MTA to Begin Releasing New Tolling Revenue in February
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority in February will begin releasing monthly revenue collection figures from New York ...
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"They think we can’t see them" — Internet reacts to guy finding "secret" police station behind the mirrors in a New York subway
The New York City subway is well-known for being one of the busiest rapid transit rail systems in the world, with 472 stations, according to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA).
Foe of Congestion Pricing Expected to Head Key Transit Agency
Marc Molinaro, a former Republican congressman, would steer the Federal Transit Administration, which supports mass transit ...
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New York rail ridership up since start of congestion tolling
Ridership growth ahead of December rate in most cases; vehicle traffic in congestion zone decreases by more than 1 million ...
New York City police are searching for 6 subway train joyriders
New York City police are searching for a group of people they say took a subway train on a joyride. The department released images Wednesday of six individuals who they say commandeered an unoccupied ...