MTA board set to vote on congestion pricing recommendations
The board will vote today on whether to approve the Transit Mobility Review Board's recommended $15 toll for most cars entering Manhattan. CBS New York's Elijah Westbrook has the details.
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The board will vote today on whether to approve the Transit Mobility Review Board's recommended $15 toll for most cars entering Manhattan. CBS New York's Elijah Westbrook has the details.
It came as Gov. Hochul and MTA executives joined transit advocates for a rally supporting congestion pricing, which will sock drivers with a $15 fee for entering the Central Business District.
The mayor wants the MTA board to consider toll exemptions for groups like people who come into the city for medical appointments, school buses and yellow cabs. CBS New York's political reporter Marcia Kramer reports.
Supporters of congestion pricing rallied Tuesday in Manhattan in the face of fierce opposition to the toll.
MTA officials continued to emphasize the money that drivers are expected to pay is meant to help better the city's transit system. CBS New York's Elijah Westbrook reports on this morning's rally.
The MTA says it's working to ease your ride this season by testing equipment well before the first snowflakes start falling.
Winter arrives in just a few short weeks, and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority says it's already testing new equipment to be ready. CBS New York's Elijah Westbrook has the story.
Today we expect to hear from MTA officials about the plan that would charge most drivers $15 to enter Manhattan below 60th Street. CBS New York's Elijah Westbrook has the details.
Some gathered with local congressmen on Monday to denounce the plan to charge drivers, specially delivery drivers, a fee to enter Manhattan's Central Business District. CBS New York's Marcia Kramer reports.
The MTA's latest plan for congestion pricing is getting some bad reviews from commuters, lawmakers and small business owners, and the new toll could impact people who don't even drive. CBS New York's John Dias has the details.
The plan has been talked about for years, but this is the first time we're getting more concrete numbers, courtesy of a new draft report from the Traffic Mobility Review Board. CBS New York's Marcia Kramer reports.
We're getting the first look at what drivers could have to pay to enter Manhattan's Central Business District below 60th Street. CBS New York's Natalie Duddridge has reaction from drivers and subway riders alike.
We're learning what Tri-State Area drivers could be charged to get into New York's Central Business District once congestion pricing goes into effect.
For the first time, Tri-State Area commuters know what they could be charged to get into New York's Central Business District once congestion pricing goes into effect. CBS New York's John Dias has the details.
The NYPD said a 57-year-old track worker was struck by a northbound D train just before 12:30 a.m.
On Wednesday, CBS New York's Alice Gainer learned more about the victim, 57-year-old Hilarion Joseph.
The NYPD said a 57-year-old worker was struck by a northbound D train at around 12:30 a.m. CBS New York's Alice Gainer reports.
Local residents say getting around the busy travel hub is anything but easy.
Where the subway, AirTrain, and railroad converge, Jamaica Station is the heartbeat of New York transportation. Burt locals say getting around the travel hub is anything but easy. CBS New York's Elle McLogan reports.
The conductor, a 49-year-old woman, was taken to a local hospital with minor injuries.
Police are looking for three individuals accused of throwing ice at an MTA train conductor. Read more: https://cbsloc.al/47QB8kM
A water main break in Midtown caused delays and a temporary service suspension.
The MTA says the new wireless network covers about 30 miles.
Travelers on the Long Island Rail Road may notice better cell service. The MTA says it upgraded wireless connectivity at Grand Central Madison and its tunnels. Read more: https://cbsloc.al/3Rag82R
Gov. Kathy Hochul vowed to help pull New York City back from the edge of the fiscal abyss, but there's one thing she won't do to help the city close a $7 billion budget gap: raise taxes. CBS New York's Marcia Kramer reports.
