Jun. 5, 2024 By Bill Parry
An on-duty MTA conductor who attempted to be a peacemaker at a Jamaica subway station was attacked for his efforts last month.
MTA conductor attacked while trying to break up dispute on a Jamaica subway platform: NYPD
Category: MTA
Brooklynites express frustration as G train summer shutdown looms
Jun. 2, 2024 By Ben Brachfeld G train commuters are preparing for a tough summer as the MTA prepares to shut down the Crosstown Line in three phases starting at the end of this month. The first phase of the shutdown will last from June 28 through July 5, from Court Square in Long…
Memorial Day weekend: Here’s a rundown of subway service changes to expect, and how to get to the beach
May. 23, 2024 By Robert Pozarycki
Memorial Day weekend means not only the unofficial start of summer, but also a litany of subway service changes that will impact how you get around town.
Queens lawmakers demand MTA include the borough in express bus service expansion
May. 17, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan Queens lawmakers are calling on the MTA to expand express bus service in the borough after it was excluded from a recently announced pilot program focused on Brooklyn and Staten Island. Seventeen state elected officials collectively penned a letter to MTA Chief Janno Lieber on May 15, calling on…
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MTA will end promotional MetroCards as retirement and replacement by OMNY beckons
May. 15, 2024 By Ben Brachfeld
The MTA is set to end promotional opportunities emblazoned on MetroCards, as the yellow transit payment method faces imminent retirement and replacement by OMNY.
Plugged in: MTA debuts new electric bus charging hub at Queens depot
May. 14, 2024 By Ben Brachfeld
The MTA unveiled on Tuesday 17 newly installed overhead electric chargers at a Queens bus depot to power up 60 all-electric buses set to service routes in Queens, Brooklyn, and Staten Island by year’s end.
Queens cops seek bus-riding pervert who made lewd remark, then groped woman
May. 6, 2024 By Dean Moses Police in Queens are searching for the perverted bus rider who sexually assaulted a woman last week, authorities confirmed. According to police sources, the assault happened at about 7 a.m. on May 1, when a 26-year-old woman rode a Q37 bus near Park Lane South and Metropolitan Avenue…
Fair Fares transit discount program finally compatible with OMNY for trial period
May. 1, 2024 By Ben Brachfeld
MTA riders using Fair Fares can finally start tapping into the discounted system using OMNY, with the transit agency and the city’s Social Services department launching a pilot program this week for select users of the low-income transit program.
Pregnant bus drivers blast MTA over lack of reasonable accommodations
Apr. 30, 2024 By Ben Brachfeld
Pregnant bus drivers working for the MTA who are suing the transit agency for allegedly skirting requirements to provide reasonable accommodations publicly blasted the authority Tuesday for its alleged failures.
MTA looks to beef up express bus service ahead of congestion pricing
Apr. 29, 2024 By Ben Brachfeld
The MTA plans to boost service on various express bus lines in a bid to spur drivers to switch to mass transit as congestion pricing takes effect in New York City.