Mayor’s Senior-Friendly Initiatives Undercut by Poor Bus Service, New Report Says
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A new book released by the transit advocacy group Riders Alliance on Thursday details the experiences of Bronx seniors as they traverse the bus system.
The Ride
East Harlem Braces as Next Phase of 2nd Avenue Subway Nears
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Some East Harlem residents are less optimistic about the prospect of the new stations, and are particularly concerned about the potential disruption caused by their construction, which is estimated to take about nine years.
CIty Limits Investigative Internship Program
De Blasio’s Soundview Ferry Gets High Marks
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The ferry is a big hit in the Bronx neighborhood, though there are concerns about parking.
Agenda 2019
Half-Priced MetroCard Program Will Launch in ’19, But With Limits
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Many details are still being worked out. But we do know half-priced fares will only apply to the purchase of weekly and monthly MetroCards, which some advocates say low-income riders will still struggle to afford.
bus
With a Fare Hike Looming, Activists Demand Funds to Fix the Struggling Subway
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Advocates are pushing back against the MTA’s plan to raise fares next year, saying straphangers shouldn’t be forced to pay more until lawmakers secure a plan to fund improvements for the city’s deteriorating transit system.
Election Watch 2018
Senate Veteran Marty Golden Not Conceding Despite Trailing Democrat Gounardes
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The Brooklyn Republican trailed his challenger by roughly 650 votes out of 59,000 cast.
City’s ‘Super Commuters’ Could Shave Hours Off Bus Rides Under Congestion Pricing, Report Says
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Riders Alliance analyzed how congestion pricing would impact commutes for express bus riders, and found it would shorten start-to-end trip times on 39 express bus routes in Brooklyn and Queens by between 37 minutes to two hours per week.
Election Watch 2018
We’ve Got Issues: Transit and New York’s Race for Governor
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Andrew Cuomo has focused a lot of money and attention on infrastructure. Whether the city’s transit system has received sufficient love from the gov is a matter of much dispute.
Development
First Meeting on Future of Sunnyside Yards Finds Some Wary of Overdevelopment
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‘It’s an exercise in dreaming big,’ Carl Rodrigues, a senior policy adviser to Deputy Mayor for Housing and Economic Development Alicia Glen, told attendees.
Commuter Railroads
Stringer Calls on MTA to Lower Fares for Metro-North, LIRR Trips Within NYC
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City Comptroller Scott Stringer wants the MTA to lower the cost of LIRR and Metro-North rides within New York City to $2.75, saying current fares are prohibitively expensive for city rides.