Tag: transit

Congestion pricing in NYC has arrived: Take our amNY poll and tell us what you think

Congestion pricing traffic on Manhattan street

Nov. 20, 2024 By Barbara Russo-Lennon NYC will become the first city in the nation to implement congestion pricing next year. Is it an impactful way to improve air quality in the city while funding critical transit upgrades? Or is it an unnecessary money-grabbing move that will put yet another major dent in the wallets…

Bronx man faces attempted murder, assault charges for E train stabbing in Queens

Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz.

Jul. 30, 2024 By Barbara Russo-Lennon A Bronx man has been charged with attempted murder for allegedly stabbing a 23-year-old woman in an unprovoked attack inside a subway station in Queens on Sunday night, Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced on Tuesday.  Randol Contreras, 24, of Woodlawn Heights, is facing a list of charges,…

Police brass say recidivism remains ongoing problem with subway crime

Police brass say they are continuing to zero-in on criminals bringing weapons into the subway system as NYPD’s Chief of Transit rails against recidivism after three people were slashed at a Queens station last month.

Jul. 8, 2024 By Dean Moses Police brass say they are continuing to zero in on criminals bringing weapons into the subway system, with NYPD’s Chief of Transit noting that their job is being made harder due to recidivism– pointing to the repeat offender who slashed three people at a Queens station last month…

Brooklyn protesters fume over congestion pricing delay: ‘Kathy Hochul has betrayed us’

Congestion pricing protest in Brooklyn

Jun. 9, 2024 By Dean Moses The angry fallout over Gov. Kathy Hochul’s last-minute move to indefinitely delay congestion pricing continued in Brooklyn on Sunday, as a coalition of fuming bus and subway riders protested and vented against the controversial decision. Organized by the Riders Alliance, the protesters gathered outside Broadway Junction station, hoisting…