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The Ride

Free Parking:
Is it the Secret Ingredient
in NYC’s Traffic Problem?

By Jeanmarie Evelly | February 21, 2019

In a city with crowded streets, a rising population and soaring land prices, most New York City parking is free. Experts say that contributes to a shortage of spaces that generates traffic, obstructs deliveries, slows buses and drives motorists crazy.

accessibility

Video: MTA Must Prioritize Subway Elevators as NYC Ages, Activists Say

By Jeanmarie Evelly | February 21, 2019

In the next two decades, New Yorkers 65 and older will account for 18 percent of the city’s population, according to the AARP. And they’re going to need a lot more elevators than the transit system currently offers.

airport

LaGuardia AirTrain Faces Questions Over Route and Rationale

By Jarrett Murphy | February 20, 2019

There has been talk about building an ‘air train’ to LaGuardia Airport since before the place was officially known as LaGuardia Airport. Now there is a plan is for shovels to go into the ground in 2020 and for service to begin in 2022.

ECONOMY

Report: City Discounts Saved Delivery Drivers Up to $10M Last Year

By Jeanmarie Evelly | February 5, 2019

Some critics would like to see the discount programs kicked to the curb. Said one Councilmember: ‘Massive delivery companies shouldn’t get a free pass.’

Bronx

CityViews: Dream of an NYC Ferry System that Navigates a Course of Economic Equity

By Lauren Nye | February 1, 2019

‘We cannot simply hope that this economic development project organically ensures those most in need for economic opportunities are connected with them.’

arrests

Does Less Policing = More Fare Beating on New York City Subways?

By Jeanmarie Evelly | January 30, 2019

The MTA says turnstile jumping exploded when the NYPD pulled back on subway arrests. But critics doubt the numbers.

equity

The Long-Shot Case for Making NYC Public Transit Free

By Jeanmarie Evelly | January 30, 2019

It costs money for the subways and buses to collect and process fares. It creates a crime that we have to figure out how to fairly police. And, even with discounted fares, it makes transit an unavoidable cost burden to lower-income people. So why not make it free?

CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS

CityViews: It’s Time to Finally Give Up the Dream of a Subway to Staten Island

By Larry Penner | January 25, 2019

‘There is a continuing series of feasibility studies that generate money for consultants along with free publicity for elected officials. At the end of the day, the long abandoned Brooklyn to Staten Island subway will stay buried.’

access-a-ride

Proposed MTA Fare Hike Could Unfairly Impact Access-a-Ride Users, Advocates Say

By Jeanmarie Evelly | January 23, 2019

One of the MTA’s proposed fare hike options would raise the base fare to $3 a ride, which Access-a-Ride users say would unfairly burden them since they aren’t eligible for the MetroCard bonuses that subway and bus riders are.

Homepage Featured

Public Advocate Hopefuls Offer Nuanced Differences On Transit Issues

By Jeanmarie Evelly | January 17, 2019

More than a dozen contenders participated in the debate, hosted by the New York League of Conservation Voters Education Fund at Brooklyn Law School.

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RSS Notify NYC

  • Notify NYC - Con Edison Power Outage February 23, 2019
    Notification issued 2-23-2019 at 4:07 AM. Con Edison is responding to a power outage in the Wakefield section of The Bronx, including ZIP code(s) 10466. Report power outages to Con Edison at 1-800-752-6633, or if you have a speech or hearing disability, report outages to 1-800-642-2308. Please see http://www.coned.com/ for more information. If you are […]
  • Notify NYC - Traffic Delays February 22, 2019
    Notification issued 02-22-2019 at 6:53 PM. Due to a vehicle collision, expect extensive southbound traffic delays on the FDR Drive at 92nd Street in Manhattan. Consider alternate routes and allow for additional travel time. To view this message in American Sign Language (ASL), العربية, বাঙালি, 中文, Français, Kreyòl Ayisyen, Italiano, 한국어, Polski, Pусский, Español, اردو […]
  • Notify NYC - Traffic Delays February 22, 2019
    Notification issued 02-22-2019 at 11:22 AM. Due to a vehicle collision, expect extensive westbound traffic delays on the Long Island Expressway at Van Dam Street in Queens. Consider alternate routes and allow for additional travel time. To view this message in American Sign Language (ASL), العربية, বাঙালি, 中文, Français, Kreyòl Ayisyen, Italiano, 한국어, Polski, Pусский, […]
  • Notify NYC - Silver Alert February 22, 2019
    Silver Alert issued 02-22-2019 at 9:10 AM. A Silver Alert has been issued for John Domenech, a 77-year-old Hispanic male from the area of 21st Street and 41st Avenue in Queens. Missing may be in need of medical attention. Description: 5'5" tall, 180 lbs, with gray hair and brown eyes. Last seen wearing a black […]
  • Notify NYC - CSO Advisory February 22, 2019
    The Combined Sewer Overflows are reported as of 2/22/2019 7:02 AM Rainfall at DEP rain gauges over the past 24 hours in inches: Hunts Point 0.15 inches Jamaica Bay 0.08 inches North River 0.19 inches Owls Head 0 inches Tallman Island 0 inches List of Advisories Bergen Basin On advisory until 2/22/2019 9:00 AM Thurston […]

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