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The Ride

News and views for a commuting city

Top Stories

  • Fear of Traffic and Crashes as NYers Skip Subway for Cars and Bikes

    Driving, cycling and bus usage have all rebounded somewhat since the first two months of the pandemic, but subway and commuter rail ridership remain low.

  • Opinion: Why Crack Down on Revel, but not Cars?
  • Opinion: COVID Gives NYC a Chance—and Urgent Reasons—to Redesign its Transit System
  • Reporting Citi Bike Theft Can be a Tough Ride
  • Foes of Cuomo’s AirTrain Say it’s the Wrong Priority for COVID-Scarred Nabes
  • WageWorks, MTA Dispute Over Refunds for Unused Pre-Paid Commuter Benefits
  • Mayor Halts Plan to Open Streets to Social-Distancing Pedestrians, Citing Lack of Resources

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RSS Notify NYC

  • Notify NYC - Traffic Delays September 18, 2020
    Notification issued 9/18/2020 at 9:21 PM. Due to a vehicle collision, expect extensive westbound traffic delays on the Belt Parkway at 4th Avenue in Brooklyn. 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 September 18, 2020
    Notification issued 9/18,2020 at 8:11 AM. Due to a vehicle collision, expect extensive southbound traffic delays on the Cross Bronx Expressway at 3rd Avenue in The Bronx. 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 - Alternate Side Parking Suspension September 18, 2020
    Notification issued 9-18-2020 at 6:10 PM. Today, Mayor DeBlasio announced that Alternate Side Parking reform announced in June will be in place until further notice. Non-metered side streets that have multiple ASP days (per side) will continue to be cleaned only on the latest day of the week on each side. For more information and […]

Featured Artcles

  • police in the subway system
    Opinion: An Open Letter on Policing the Subway

    'Creating financial barriers through such ongoing policies as fare increases for hardworking, low-income New Yorkers who contribute to the economic, cultural, and social fabric of our city is not for the public’s benefit. '

  • Push for Extending ‘Fair Fares’ Program to the Disabled, Vets

    A spokeswoman for the mayor's office says the city is looking into the possibility of extending Fair Fares to eligible Access-a-Ride customers.

  • MTA Studies Adding Passenger Service to Rail Line Linking Brooklyn and Queens

    The study will look at the potential of adding "subway, commuter rail, light rail or bus service" along the Bay Ridge Branch, a 16-mile existing freight line that runs from Astoria to Bay Ridge.

  • MTA Train Speed & Safety Task
    Task Force Tally: The Many Groups Cuomo Has Convened to Fix the MTA

    In the last three years, the governor—or the MTA, at the governor’s behest—has established expert groups to tackle issues like transit system homelessness, subway train speeds, repairing the L train tunnel and revamping Penn Station.

  • speed cameras
    Dangerous drivers still on city streets despite thousands of speeding tickets

    At least one driver racked up more than 100 speeding tickets yet remains on the road. A proposed bill would have gotten him in a safety course -- and impounded his vehicle if he refused.

  • Victor Andrews on the subway
    Underground and Underserved: To Be Blind or Deaf and Ride the NYC Subway

    It's well known the subway system offers little access to those with mobility challenges. But people with blindness, deafness and cognitive disabilities also have a hard time.

  • Bronx Buses
    MTA’s Bronx Bus Redesign Leaves Some Disappointment at the Curb

    Some say the plan fails to provide meaningful service improvements that would draw riders back to the bus.

  • Skepticism on Proposed Changes to MTA Ride Service for the Disabled

    Disabled riders urged officials not to ration service for a pilot program that allows them to hail yellow and green taxis immediately via an app.

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