Mar. 18, 2024 By Ben Brachfeld The federal government granted New York City $117 million to design and build part of a High Line-esque “linear park” on an abandoned rail spur in Queens — but some advocates and elected officials worry the plan would forever foreclose the long-sought possibility of reactivating transit service along…
Mar. 14, 2024 By Ben Brachfeld A “czar” will oversee the G train’s partial shutdown this summer while the Crosstown Line undergoes a much-needed signal infrastructure upgrade, MTA officials said Thursday. Testifying at a budget hearing of the City Council’s Transportation Committee on March 14, MTA New York City Transit President Richard Davey said…
Mar. 14, 2024 By Anthony Medina State Sen. Joseph P. Addabbo Jr. is bringing the NYC Department of Transportation (DOT) and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) together to help tackle quality-of-life issues in his district—such as filthy street conditions and loitering—near a train trestle in Richmond Hill. Residents living in the vicinity of the Richmond…
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Mar. 14, 2024 By Emily Davenport
The St. Patrick’s Day Parade is this Saturday! As you dust off your best green outfit, you’re going to need to figure out how you’re going to get there.
Mar. 12, 2024 By Ben Brachfeld State lawmakers proposed spending $90 million this year to improve bus service frequency and expand the scope of the MTA’s free bus pilot in the Assembly and Senate “one-house” budgets released on Tuesday. The budget proposals, in response to Gov. Kathy Hochul’s executive spending plan, allocate $45 million…
Mar. 10, 2024 By Dean Moses
With subway crime dominating the headlines in recent weeks, the NYPD is stepping up its efforts to bust dangerous fare evaders caught bringing weapons along with them for the ride.
Mar. 10, 2024 By Ben Brachfeld
The National Guard soldiers checking the bags of subway straphangers are no longer carrying long guns on duty, a spokesperson for Gov. Kathy Hochul has confirmed.
Jan. 26, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen
Brooklyn and Queens elected officials say they want “the gain must match the pain” if the Metropolitan Transportation Authority is going to proceed with plans to close the G train for improvements this summer.
Jan. 25, 2024 By Rachel Butler Several Queens officials have written a letter to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) saying that they are opposed to a component of the proposed Queens Bus Redesign that would see a bus stop removed from the Q11 bus route in the Centerville area of Ozone Park. State Sen. Joseph…
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Jan. 23, 2024 By Bill Parry
An on-duty MTA worker was attacked inside a Jamaica subway station and the NYPD is still looking for the woman who assaulted him more than a week later.