Aaron Gordon

Bronx riders say they occasionally must resort to expensive taxis or, more often, walking to get places on time because the Bx19 either doesn’t come for more than 20 minutes or moves too slowly.

The Bedford Avenue and Union Square stations would have to be metered by agency staff, restricting access to the platforms 'for large parts of the day' to prevent dangerous crowding on the platforms and mezzanines.

Byford, it's becoming increasingly clear, has as many questions about the plan as average New Yorkers. “We know a lot,” Byford told Gothamist, “but there’s still a lot we don’t know.”

It is the MTA board's job to deal with the subway's problems. Will fare hikes solve any of them?

It’s far from clear that bollards alone are a tenable solution, in much the same way that metal detectors aren’t an answer to mass shootings.

'I think many of my neighbors were surprised to learn this will be a 24/7 construction zone.'

'It is distressing to me that Andrew Cuomo did not pay a higher price at the polls for his failure to fix the subway system or even pretend to care about it.'

The company claims new legislation means the benefits of Uber 'could disappear.' But that's Uber's decision to make.

Yes, $43 billion, or $19 billion, doesn't sound good. But doing nothing would cost far more.