Jul. 31, 2023 By Anthony Medina Councilman Robert Holden says congestion pricing and the limited operating hours of two Glendale express busses are making it impossible for middle-class families living in the city. In a letter shared on Thursday, July 27. with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority Chairman John Lieber, Holden urges the chair to extend…
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Jul. 26, 2023 By Ben Brachfeld The MTA announced Wednesday that it has recorded its billionth entry into the city’s transit system using OMNY, the contactless payment method set to replace the MetroCard. The lucky billionth rider was home health worker Candida Alfonso, who tapped into the 74th Street-Broadway station in Jackson Heights, Queens…
Jul. 19, 2023 By Ben Brachfeld The MTA on Wednesday voted to hike subway and bus fares to $2.90, the first increase in the base price in nearly a decade. The 15-cent fare hike, which was approved by the agency’s board, is set to go into effect on Aug. 20, and also applies to…
Jul. 11, 2023 By Ben Brachfeld The MTA has launched a new text and email alert system bringing real-time service advisories right to the phones of subway, bus and commuter rail customers. The new system, called MTA Service Alerts, allows riders personalized control over the notifications they get. Users can choose which lines they…
Jun. 26, 2023 By Bill Parry Southeast Queens elected leaders are commending the MTA for completing a makeover at the Jamaica Center-Parsons/Archer Ave J subway station under an innovative initiative known as “Re-NEW-Vation” in which dedicated crews completed much-needed cosmetic and functional renovations during planned weekend service outages. During the June 17 weekend, while planned…
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Jun. 7, 2023 By Selvena N. Brooks-Powers & Reverend Dr. Margaret Elaine M. Flake New York is expensive. Half of the City’s households cannot comfortably afford to live here. These New Yorkers are struggling to pay for the essentials, like housing, food, healthcare, and transportation. We believe in our shared responsibility to help our neighbors…
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Jun. 5, 2023 By Dean Moses A woman was cuffed Monday morning after apparently pushing a female straphanger onto a Woodhaven subway track, police said. According to police sources an 18-year-old was standing at the 75 St-Elderts Lane train station, which provides J and Z line service, at around 10:30 a.m. on June 5…
May. 22, 2023 By Ben Brachfeld The MTA on Monday proposed raising subway, bus, and paratransit fares to $2.90 by Labor Day — the first time the base fare would go up since it went to $2.75 in 2015. The 15-cent fare hike, which is not finalized, will be subject to public hearings in…
May. 17, 2023 By Dean Moses An MTA bus struck a young boy in Astoria, Queens on Wednesday afternoon leaving the victim with serious injuries, MTA sources confirmed. A southbound Q69 bus hit the pre-teen in the vicinity of 21st Street and 39th Avenue at around 3:39 p.m., an MTA spokesman said. While the…
May. 5, 2023 By Bill Parry
Generations of Far Rockaway residents have been plagued with some of the longest commute times in the nation along with additional expenses, but on May 4, state Senator James Sanders and his colleagues in government announced a breakthrough.