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Stephen Nessen

Articles by Stephen Nessen


Stephen Nessen covers transportation. Since 2008 he has reported on everything from Occupy Wall Street, the rebuilding of the World Trade Center site, Hurricane Sandy, to Trump’s campaign for president. His transportation reporting has taken him everywhere from the MTA’s secret Rail Control Center to the gleaming subways of Seoul. Got a tip? Email [email protected].

The transit agency earmarked $800 million in its current construction plan to overhaul the public information systems.


It's the biggest event of the year for local transit buffs.


The MTA had sought to implement a policy of leaving token booths locked and unstaffed if the scheduled station agent called out sick or was on vacation.


An MTA spokesperson said the dirty cars were a byproduct of "one of the most comprehensive train wash rehabilitation program undertaken in the agency's history."


City transportation officials said they decided to separate cyclists from pedestrians after receiving feedback from local community members.


A troubling number of fatal hit-and-runs this summer had street safety advocates calling for the mayor to release his administration's plan to reduce traffic deaths. He released one on Tuesday that centered on a crackdown on reckless motorists.


The cat caper has the neighborhood up in arms and on the hunt for a couple caught on surveillance camera walking away with the 3-month-old white kitten.


The clash began in July, when a prominent research team released a flawed report that attacked Waymo’s safety record.


The truck was going north on Bowery and struck a parked car at Hester Street, where a 66-year-old driver was taken into custody, police said.


Some untold 9/11 stories are the strangest ones. They come to light in a new documentary.


The gadget allows riders to physically feel their neighbors' struggle to pay for housing.


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