Nov. 17, 2024 By Janno Lieber Gov. Kathy Hochul promised action on congestion pricing, and she delivered. The MTA Board will vote Monday to approve her phase-in plan for a reduced $9 toll for drivers entering the Central Business District starting Jan. 5, 2025. Media coverage of the “un-pausing” has largely focused on the…
Nov. 14, 2024 By Shane O’Brien Dozens of people gathered at Queens Public Library in Jamaica Wednesday evening for the MTA’s 2025-29 Capital Plan Open House, which aims to invest $68.4 billion across the subway, bus and commuter rail systems over the next five years. Wednesday’s open house was the second event hosted by…
Oct. 29, 2024 By Ben Brachfeld The MTA says it is considering digging a tunnel underneath a Queens cemetery to carry the proposed Interborough Express (IBX) light rail line between Brooklyn and Queens, nine months after amNewYork Metro exposed the grave potential consequences of previous plans to run trams on the street. MTA construction…
Oct. 3, 2024 By Athena Dawson Local elected officials and Con Edison representatives gathered for a groundbreaking ceremony to mark the launch of the energy company’s billion-dollar clean energy project in Southeast Queens. Con Edison Chairman and CEO Tim Cawley, joined by Vice President LaAsia Hundley, Assembly Member Clyde Vanel, Port Authority Executive Director…
Jun. 30, 2024 By Janno Lieber This was supposed to be the week we turned on the congestion pricing system. As we all know, that’s no longer happening – at least for the moment. A few weeks ago, Gov. Kathy Hochul ordered a temporary pause on tolling, and last week the MTA Board acknowledged…
Jun. 8, 2024 By Robert Pozarycki What does the MTA do now without congestion pricing? The authority had counted on the Manhattan tolling program, which was to take effect on June 30, to provide a billion dollars a year in new revenue to fund $15 billion in anticipated transit improvements. There was “no Plan…
Apr. 28, 2024 By Janno Lieber Climate change is always top of mind for a lot of us, and not just because we’re a week from Earth Day. I often talk about mass transit being the antidote to climate change. The MTA network allows the New York region to have the lowest carbon footprint…
Apr. 26, 2024 By Robert Pozarycki
Congestion pricing is happening starting at 12:01 a.m. June 30 after nearly two decades of fierce debate, study and grievances over the concept of charging drivers for heading into parts of Manhattan.
Apr. 21, 2024 By Ben Brachfeld The free rides will soon be over. The MTA’s experiment in fare-less city bus service will soon come to an unceremonious end, after Albany lawmakers did not reauthorize it in the newly-enacted state budget. One MTA bus in each borough has been fare-free since September as part of…
Dec. 12, 2023 By Ben Brachfeld
All aboard, Queens! Changes are coming to your commute.