Category: MTA

Congestion pricing: MTA shows traffic drops, subway ridership increases as Manhattan toll program’s long-term future hangs in balance

Congestion pricing toll gantries Williamsburg Bridge

Apr. 13, 2025 By Robert Pozarycki Congestion pricing’s long-term future remains uncertain thanks to a pending court case between the MTA and Trump’s Transportation Department — yet new statistics show that the Manhattan toll program appears to be achieving two primary goals: lowering traffic and bringing more riders into the subways. The latest MTA…

MTA hosts Transit Talk in Flushing to urge MetroCard users to switch to OMNY

MTA staff speak to customers at the transit talk event at Flushing Main Street station on Monday, March 31. Several customers raised questions about the transition to OMNY.

Apr. 1, 2025 By Shane O’Brien The MTA hosted a Transit Talk at the Flushing-Main Street subway station Monday evening to urge riders to switch to OMNY, as the agency prepares to permanently retire MetroCards by Dec. 31. NYC Transit President Demetrius Crichlow and other transit officials were on hand in Flushing on Monday evening…

Ask the MTA | Counting bus passengers, retrieving fallen items, and subway artwork

Passengers board a MTA bus in Brooklyn during the day

Mar. 30, 2025 amNewYork amNewYork Metro, in conjunction with the MTA, present “Ask the MTA,” a column where MTA officials answer your questions about transit service in New York City. If you have a question for the MTA about subways, buses, commuter rails and more, email askthemta@amny.com. Q: Are there any updates on the pilot for…

E-ZPass websites, mobile app to be down for six days in April during system overhaul

Cars operating at congestion pricing gantry

Mar. 30, 2025 By Barbara Russo-Lennon The MTA announced that E-ZPass websites and the mobile app will temporarily be offline for a six-day period next month while undergoing major user-friendly improvements.  The agency, along with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and the NYS Thruway Authority, said that the E-ZPass and…

MTA details plans for Interborough Express during open house in Ridgewood

Interborough express

Mar. 28, 2025 By Colum Motherway The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) hosted an open house at the Ridgewood Library on March 27 to present detailed plans for the Interborough Express (IBX), a major new rail project designed to improve transit connectivity between Brooklyn and Queens.  The IBX would make use of a 14-mile-long freight…