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Housing and Homelessness
A bus pulling into Port Authority in Manhattan

NYC Shelter System Awaits Some Immigrants Bused From Texas

David Brand and Daniel Parra | August 8, 2022

After a two-month journey from South America to the U.S. Border and a two-day bus ride from Texas to New York City, immigrants who spoke with City Limits just wanted a bite to eat and a place to rest. “I just want to work and get ahead,” one recently-arrived man said.

2021 election

Trains, Plans & Automobiles: Transportation Issues in the 2021 Campaign

Jarrett Murphy | April 5, 2021

From subways and buses to bikes and ferries, the people who win this year’s elections for mayor and other city offices will not only shape how New Yorkers get around, but also how public space and taxpayer money gets used.

Economy

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

Jeanmarie Evelly | September 3, 2020

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.

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Opinion: Four MTA Mistakes No One Talks About

Sheldon Burke | August 1, 2019

It’s widely recognized that the MTA needs big ideas and comprehensive improvements. But sometimes it’s the little things that make a commute pleasant or purgatorial.

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Views of the 57 St Station on the F line

Max & Murphy: Leading Advocate for Transit Sizes Up MTA’s Progress

Jarrett Murphy | July 18, 2019

John Raskin talked about the big problem that unites all of the other challenges facing the subway, buses and commuter trains: The lack of accountability in the transit system as it now exists.

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Ban of Repeat Offenders from Subway ‘Hugely Problematic,’ Advocates Say

Jeanmarie Evelly | July 8, 2019

Gov. Andrew Cuomo released a statement at the end of June in support of a transit ban for serial offenders, calling it a ‘common sense issue.’

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City Limits Honored for Coverage of the NYC Bus System

Jarrett Murphy | July 3, 2019

Our 2018 ‘Can Buses Be Better?’ focused attention on the surface transit that rolled in the shadows of the subway crisis.

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In Win for Disabled Commuters, City Will Allow Access-a-Ride Vans to Use Bus Lanes

Jeanmarie Evelly | May 3, 2019

Starting May 30, wheelchair-accessible AAR vans with four or more passengers will able to utilize dedicated bus lanes, an effort to speed up trips on the oft-criticized service.

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State of the City’s Transit: Mayor Pledges New Ferry Routes and Faster Buses

Jeanmarie Evelly | January 10, 2019

The mayor vowed to undertake efforts to speed up buses by 25 percent, or an average speed of 9.25 miles an hour, by the end of 2020.

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Dollar Van Drivers: City Should Let Us Help During L-pocalypse

Sokhna Fall, Sandra Gonzalez DeJesus and Jeanmarie Evelly | December 18, 2018

‘We are a licensed commuter van service and you’re trying to tell us you’re going to shut us out of the city?’ one driver complains. ‘They’re leaving the room for Uber, Lyft, Ford Chariot.’

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