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The city’s transit system faced a different threat this week than the coastal storm surges it endured during Hurricane Sandy: A sewer system overwhelmed by increasing rain, even at higher…

ByLiz Donovan 0Comments

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Aug 2021

Opinion: Unresolved Issues with Cuomo’s $2.05 Billion LaGuardia AirTrain

‘Will there really be 9,000 daily riders? Does a cost benefit analysis justify investing $2.05 billion for this project, long-championed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who will no longer be in…

ByLarry Penner 4Comments

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Jul 2021

Housing and Homelessness Transportation

Bronx Residents—And a Developer—Weigh in on What Future Metro-North Stations Might Bring

The MTA will add four new Metro North stations to the East Bronx as part of its Penn Station Access Initiative. The Department of City Planning is researching the best…

ByGriffin Kelly 10Comments

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Apr 2021

Government Transportation Video

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

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,…

ByJarrett Murphy 1Comment

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Feb 2021

Housing and Homelessness News Opinion Transportation

Opinion: New York City has a Homelessness Problem—But it’s Not What You Think

‘We need to abandon once and for all the idea that homelessness is a choice, and that people are not in shelters because they don’t know better. The problem is…

ByJosiah Haken 8Comments

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Jan 2021

Justice Opinion Transportation

Opinion: NYC Subways Urgently Need More Cops

‘The math is simple. In a time when less people are riding the subway due to the COVID-19 pandemic, crime is more likely to occur due to the lack of…

ByLiz Crotty 3Comments

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Dec 2020

Opinion Transportation

Opinion: City’s E-Scooter Program Must Ensure Privacy for Riders

‘We can’t collect New Yorkers’ data first and justify it later; we have to only track the public when it will actually help, and then with safeguards against abuse and…

ByAlbert Fox Cahn 0Comments

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Jun 2020

Opinion

Opinion: Local Control of the MTA is About Equity and Efficiency

‘New Yorkers have a few options: They can either choose to live in the status quo, which will spell eventual disaster for the MTA; lobby for bailout and then an…

ByShariful Khan 2Comments

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Apr 2020

Uncategorized

WageWorks, MTA Dispute Over Refunds for Unused Pre-Paid Commuter Benefits

The MTA’s website says it does not provide refunds for MetroCards ‘while the transit system continues to operate’ and is unable to resolve issues with ‘pre-tax MetroCards you received through…

ByLeslie Gersing 25Comments

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Apr 2020

Opinion

Opinion: City Workers Who Die from COVID Deserve Line of Duty’ Benefits

‘Please urge your elected officials to pass legislation granting public workers who give their lives in dealing with this crisis ‘Line-of-Duty’ death benefits.’

ByLuke O'Brien 1Comment

MTA’s Resiliency Efforts No Match for Flash Floods, Gov. Hochul Says