Sep. 17, 2025 By Barbara Russo-Lennon The MTA started deploying unarmed gate guards across New York City’s expansive subway system in 2022 in an effort to shut down a “superhighway of fare evasion” — emergency exit gates. Since then, the agency has expanded the program as part of a broader effort to enhance safety…
Sep. 12, 2025 By Shane O’Brien State Sen. Kristen Gonzalez has penned a letter to MTA leadership calling on the agency to postpone the removal of two bus stops in Queensbridge Houses as part of the Queens Bus Network Redesign, arguing that the removal will make it more difficult for local residents to access…
Sep. 11, 2025 By Barbara Russo-Lennon It’s just not ‘fare’ — for both the MTA and New Yorkers! Toll and fare evasion cost the MTA an estimated $1 billion in 2024, though the agency and partners are now reversing the upward trend, according to a report published Thursday by a financial civic group in…
Sep. 11, 2025 By Barbara Russo-Lennon Metropolitan Avenue is the next stop on the MTA’s IBX (Interborough Express), a proposed light rail that would connect Queens to Brooklyn without going through Manhattan. The station will be located near the last stop of the existing M train line, which starts its run at 71st Street…
Sep. 7, 2025 By Barbara Russo-Lennon The MTA is taking action to combat fare evasion at the 61st Street-Woodside subway station, a critical transit hub home to the 7 train and Long Island Railroad (LIRR) in Queens. The targeted action is part of the agency’s broader initiative to address fare evasion throughout the city.…
Sep. 3, 2025 By Barbara Russo-Lennon As the IBX moves south from Maspeth’s Grand Avenue, the proposed light rail line’s third stop is Eliot Avenue in northern Middle Village, a mostly serene, tree-dense neighborhood of single-family homes that has virtually had the same personality since the 1950s. Public transportation is limited in this part…
Sep. 1, 2025 By Claude Solnik Dressed in her Sunday best in the form of a colorful, floral dress and a yellow hat and coat, Louise Stamp took the bus to church on Aug. 31, as she does each weekend. But this was also the first day of new bus routes across Queens, as…
Aug. 28, 2025 By Barbara Russo-Lennon A typical weekday in NYC starts with the buzz of an alarm clock, leaving the house on time and battling the sounds of honking horns before tackling a seemingly never-ending to-do list. But a ride on a Queens express bus offers a quiet reprieve within that hectic morning…
Aug. 22, 2025 By Bill Parry The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) announced the opening of three new modernized elevators at the Queens Plaza E/M/R subway station in Long Island City earlier this month as part of a larger accessibility and safety upgrades throughout the transit system. The work included a full replacement of the…
Aug. 19, 2025 By Barbara Russo-Lennon The future IBX (Interborough Express) light rail in NYC will connect more than just ZIP codes between Brooklyn and Queens. It will link New Yorkers to a center of culture, tradition and diversity at its northern-most stop in Jackson Heights. The 14-mile train line will start on in…