Dec. 16, 2024 By Barbara Russo-Lennon The MTA’s Transit and Bus Committee voted Monday to add more than 400 new R211 subway cars, including dozens of “open-gangway” cars, to its fleet of trains in NYC. Transit authority officials said that by early 2025, at least two open-gangway trains, which allow passengers to walk between…
Dec. 15, 2024 By Barbara Russo-Lennon NYC’s reduced-fare public transit riders now have access to OMNY, replacing the MetroCard as their only way to receive the discount, MTA officials announced on Friday. Reduced fare customers, including seniors ages 65 and older and New Yorkers with disabilities, represent the MTA’s largest customer base to receive…
Dec. 13, 2024 By Athena Dawson The MTA announced that starting in January, it would provide additional bus services to support A train riders affected by upcoming service outages in the Rockaways. The city agency announced in a press release on Wednesday, Dec. 11, that select express buses will extend their stops and add…
Dec. 10, 2024 By Barbara Russo-Lennon Get ’em while you still can! The MTA is now selling limited edition MetroCards featuring iconic New York content creators through a partnership with social media giant Instagram. The new cards are the last of their kind as the state agency moves toward using OMNY, a contactless way…
Dec. 5, 2024 By Barbara Russo-Lennon Congestion pricing will dent the wallets of many New Yorkers, but the MTA explained Thursday low-income drivers may qualify for a reduced fare to enter Manhattan south of and including 60th Street. MTA officials said during a congestion pricing webinar on Thursday that low-income vehicle owners can apply…
Dec. 4, 2024 By John J. Ciafone, Esq. The congestion price tax by the MTA will have devastating and lasting effects, toppling once the greatest City in the world. The middle class and working class will suffer immeasurably since many rely on their vehicles to go to work as they live in transportation deserts.…
Nov. 26, 2024 By Barbara Russo-Lennon The arrival of Thanksgiving means a feast of NYC transit service changes for commuters leaving work early or traveling elsewhere for the four-day weekend. Here’s what you need to know before you go! Subways and buses On Thursday, Nov. 28, Thanksgiving Day, all MTA New York City Transit…
Nov. 26, 2024 By Barbara Russo-Lennon Need assistance in the subway? Don’t count on the MTA’s “Help Points” subway intercom system to be useful, a report released Tuesday found. More than 1,000 emergency calls made through the agency’s Help Points system went unanswered last year, according to the MTA’s inspector general’s office report about…
Nov. 21, 2024 By Ben Brachfeld and Robert Pozarycki The MTA will host eight webinars over the month of December for New Yorkers to learn more about the forthcoming Central Business District Tolling Program — better known as congestion pricing — which begins on Jan. 5. Each online program, the MTA said, will explain…
Nov. 20, 2024 By Bill Parry Police from the 103rd Precinct in Jamaica are looking for a suspect who subjected a 17-year-old girl to sexual abuse onboard a Q8 MTA bus on the night of Friday, Nov. 15. As the bus was approaching Sutphin Boulevard and 94th Avenue, just down the block from the…