MTA
Personality
‘We have to get ridership back:’ An argument for why congestion pricing will happen
In an interview with City & State, Metropolitan Transportation Authority CEO Janno Lieber discusses why the controversial tolling program will ultimately win over New Yorkers.
Interviews & Profiles
Personality
Improving subways with a focus on customer service
An interview with New York City Transit President Richard Davey
Interviews & Profiles
Personality
Keeping tabs on the MTA’s budget and policies
An interview with state Sen. Leroy Comrie, chair of the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions.
Interviews & Profiles
Personality
Pushing back on congestion pricing
An interview with Kenneth Zebrowski, chair of the Assembly Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions.
Interviews & Profiles
Personality
The fight against congestion pricing still isn’t over
An interview with Staten Island Borough President Vito Fossella
Interviews & Profiles
Personality
Uncovering fraud and waste in the MTA’s $20 billion budget
An interview with MTA Inspector General Daniel Cort
Editor's Note
Opinion
Editor’s note: The MTA is ready to make a deal on vacant retail space
The transit agency is negotiating with entrepreneurs to bring businesses back to the subways.
Policy
Policy
Company behind gun detection tech previewed in subway faces multiple lawsuits and federal investigations
Evolv, whose weapons detection scanners were recently demonstrated by Mayor Eric Adams, is being investigated by the SEC and the FTC for allegedly making misleading statements about what its technology can do.
Taxes
Policy
MTA gives final approval to congestion pricing plan
Though several lawsuits against the plan are still pending, the MTA board took a major step in approving details of the road tolling program on Wednesday.
Albany Agenda
Politics
Goldman, Levine and Reynoso back new bus funding
Rep. Dan Goldman, and the Manhattan and Brooklyn borough presidents, want Hochul to include $90 million for more free buses and better service
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: New Yorkers deserve subway safety, not scare tactics and empty responses
To improve public safety on the subways, we need more services for mentally ill individuals, not more National Guard troops.
Editor's Note
Opinion
Editor’s Note: Grizzly subway fight is latest blow to MTA
The agency needs to get a grip on violence that keeps erupting on the rails.
Editor's Note
Opinion
Editor’s Note: Happy dogs offer an alternative to troops in the subways
Canine companions, in increasing numbers, deliver a calming effect for many riding the rails.
Criminal Justice
Politics
Hochul leaves bail behind and continues tough-on-crime approach with subway deployment
The governor said she would send National Guard troops and state police to check bags in the New York City subway system.
Editor's Note
Opinion
Editor’s note: If there’s one way to get straphangers angry, it’s a subway delay
A work stoppage after a grisly attack on a conductor made for a hellish morning commute that was totally unnecessary.
MTA
Policy
DiNapoli: MTA needs $43B for repairs and upgrades
The costs estimates were detailed in a new report released by the state comptroller detailing the agency’s needs assessments over the next 20 years, starting in 2025.
MTA
Policy
MTA head 'really burned' by New Jersey over congestion pricing lawsuit, calls NJ Transit 'crummy service'
Janno Lieber unleashed his frustrations with the Garden State while some New York lawmakers made their own complaints about his agency during a joint budget hearing on transportation.
Technology
Policy
Dispelling technology fears as New York City move towards automation
While leaders and tech industry professionals push for digitization, the MTA seeks to rebuild credibility.
Heard Around Town
Policy
Free buses start on Sunday
A pilot program to test the feasibility of fareless buses is set to start Sept. 24.
Policy
Policy
Meta, TikTok and more take down thousands of subway surfing videos
Eric Adams has blamed social media for a lot. Now those platforms are stepping up to discourage subway surfing.
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