On The Way

The government shutdown has made air travel even more miserable. But unlike other major global economies, the United States has no high-speed rail that offers travelers another option than flying.

Gov. Kathy Hochul is seeking a new term this year. The state's most powerful transit workers unions are seeking new contracts.

Gov. Kathy Hochul vetoed a bill last year that would have required all subway trains to have a two-person crew. Now, in an election year, the Transport Workers Union is pushing the issue again.

The plans could be the largest transformation of mass transit in the city since the subway system’s construction in the early 20th century.

Previous MTA leaders were quick to close aboveground subway service during major snowstorms. In two major winter storms this year, current MTA Chair Janno Lieber opted to keep things moving.

The expressway’s triple-cantilever section is being shored up with short-term fixes while the city figures out what to do next.

The death in Downtown Manhattan was a dark turn in a trend that began when transit ridership plummeted during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Trump administration attorney now trying to kill congestion pricing is also working on cases to restrict birthright citizenship and defend the president's right to deploy the National Guard into states.

The president repeatedly claimed during his 2024 campaign that undocumented immigrants were taking jobs from U.S. citizens. But for construction workers on the Gateway project, Trump himself is posing a threat to their livelihoods.

New York City's transportation system is far from the greatest in the world. Mayor Zohran Mamdani has tasked his transportation chief with turning things around.