Jul. 31, 2025 By Barbara Russo-Lennon It has been almost two years, but the MTA is keeping active a “prototype” modern gate system designed to stop fare evasion, but it is seemingly no match for anyone determined to cheat the system. The high-tech fare gate system at the Sutphin Blvd. and Archer Avenue station in…
Jul. 31, 2025 By Barbara Russo-Lennon Hey Queens and Brooklyn residents: The plan for a direct train link from Brooklyn to Queens — known as the Interborough Express (IBX) — became closer to a sure thing Wednesday when the MTA announced a board-approved design contract. The MTA board voted at its monthly meeting on…
Jul. 23, 2025 By Shane O’Brien The 35th annual Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival is set to return to Flushing Meadows Corona Park next month, bringing fun and lively boat races to Meadow Lake for the largest multicultural festival in New York state. The festival, which is one of the largest dragon boat festivals…
Jul. 22, 2025 By Barbara Russo-Lennon City and state officials announced on Tuesday that the MTA will extend enhanced Rockaway express bus service on three lines as part of a pilot program on the Rockaway Peninsula following the return of the A train in the area. The program will include the continued expansion of the…
Jul. 22, 2025 By Bill Parry A woman was struck by a seven train at the Jackson Heights–Roosevelt Avenue/74th Street subway station on Monday afternoon. Police from the 115th Precinct in Jackson Heights responded to a 911 call of a woman in need of medical attention at the station at 4:52 p.m. on July…
Jul. 15, 2025 By Adam Daly After Monday night’s torrential downpour overwhelmed New York City’s streets and subways, officials warned that adapting the city’s aging infrastructure to a rapidly changing climate will take decades and cost billions of dollars. “This was one of the most intense rainstorms the [sewer] system has dealt with,” said…
Jul. 15, 2025 By Barbara Russo-Lennon Just two weeks into its first phase of implementation, the sweeping redesign of the Queens bus network appears to have been well received by many borough commuters. Bus riders, transit advocates and MTA officials are reporting mostly positive feedback, with many noticing improved connectivity, reduced travel times —…
Jul. 9, 2025 By Jack Nierenberg This op-ed is a response to a July 6 commentary published in amNewYork by New York City Transit President Demetrius Crichlow regarding the rollout of the Queens Bus Network Redesign. MTA New York City Transit President Demetrius Crichlow demonstrates a lack of proper understanding of the chaos,…
Jun. 29, 2025 By Barbara Russo-Lennon Queens and Brooklyn residents should expect another round of major service disruptions on the G train this summer — but the reason will pay off in the long run, the MTA said on Friday. Service on the G, which connects the two boroughs without entering Manhattan, will not…
Jun. 18, 2025 By Barbara Russo-Lennon Congestion pricing is having a ripple effect across the tri-state area with less traffic on streets in Manhattan and beyond, according to new data from a major tri-state area research group on Wednesday. A Regional Plan Association (RPA) report published on June 18 shows that congestion pricing has…