MTA announces new alert system for riders
The MTA says its new text alert system will help frustrated riders.
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The MTA says its new text alert system will help frustrated riders.
The Hudson line between Croton-Harmon and Poughkeepsie suffered extensive damage.
Bus service will replace Metro-North trains in areas where the tracks were washed out by floods, CBS New York's Christine Sloan reports.
Limited bus service will be available on the Hudson Line between Croton Harmon and Poughkeepsie.
Metro-North, Amtrak and local airports were all impacted by heavy rain and flash flooding on Sunday.
CBS2's Elijah Westbrook sat in on the MTA board meeting for the latest updates on congestion pricing and beyond.
Ravitch, a lifelong New Yorker, was called upon frequently to untangle some of the region's knottiest problems, earning a reputation as a public sector fixer
The MTA is replacing the Metro-North Park Avenue Viaduct, a major inconvenience to a well known business sitting underneath the tracks.
Metro-North's Park Avenue Viaduct in Upper Manhattan continues to show signs of aging and distress. The MTA says it's replacing the entire stretch over the next few years, but it's a major inconvenience to a well known business sitting underneath the tracks. CBS2's Elijah Westbrook reports.
Tuesday, more than 227,000 people took the LIRR, the most since the pandemic.
The new contactless payment system for transportation throughout the region is facing new delays based.
The proposed rate hikes were unveiled during an MTA board meeting Monday.
Thursday's high temperatures cut power to a signal location in the Bronx earlier in the day.
The fire department says the train failed to stop at the end of the line and crashed into a buffer.
Service is suspended in New Canaan after a train partially went off the tracks.
The MTA says the $2 billion project risks being delayed by six-to-nine months because of Amtrak.
It happened around 7:30 p.m. Wednesday on the Harlem line between North White Plains and Southeast.
The annual bar crawl returns to New York City on Saturday.
The project includes four new stations in the Bronx and will cut travel times from Westchester and Connecticut.
Gov. Kathy Hochul and Sen. Chuck Schumer were in the Bronx to kick off the long awaited project to give Metro-North trains direct access to Penn Station.
More than 188,000 riders took Metro-North Tuesday, and 3.7 million took the subway.
The MTA says the average weekday ridership on the subway in 2019 was just shy of 5.5 million.
Officials say the redesigned TrainTime app combines three apps into one -- LIRR, Metro-North and MTA eTix.
The report maps out where drivers will be tolled and how much they will have to pay.
The commuter railroad is adding additional trains systemwide to accommodate more riders.
