Stephen Nessen
Articles by Stephen Nessen
State law allows the MTA to increase its daily congestion pricing fee by 25% when the city transportation department declares a "Gridlock Alert" day, but the governor has barred the agency from doing so.
The changes aim to eliminate a pesky bottleneck and speed up commutes.
MTA Chair Janno Lieber said requiring all riders to pay with OMNY will make it easier to check who has actually paid.
Councilmember Frank Morano argued that Staten Island isn't like the other four boroughs and therefore shouldn't be subject to all their traffic laws.
Crews can clean the insides of subway cars on the L line, but the exteriors are getting filthier by the day.
The city's airports have seen chronic delays all year. During the busiest travel weekend of the year, many New Yorekrs are opting for alternative methods of travel.
Luisa Janssen Harger Da Silva fainted on a platform at Atlantic Avenue-Barclays Center in 2016 and fell onto the tracks. She suffered horrific injuries after she was struck by a train.
The PATH fare is set to rise from $3 to $4 over the next four years.
Amtrak officials have said the Penn Station overhaul would be contained within the existing transit hub's footprint. Federal documents tell a whole different story.
Port officials said the extra costs would pay for additional service and infrastructure upgrades.
Mayor Eric Adams previously planned to "daylight" hundreds of intersections across the city to improve safety. But the strategy has proved controversial because it takes away parking.
Work is underway on the first new set of Hudson River train tunnels in more than a century. The project is wildly popular.
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