Public Meetings On Congestion Pricing Plan Begin In September
The MTA, along with the state and city transportation departments, announced they will hold 13 virtual meetings between Sept. 23 and Oct. 13.
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The MTA, along with the state and city transportation departments, announced they will hold 13 virtual meetings between Sept. 23 and Oct. 13.
Shared rides were suspended in March 2020 due to the pandemic, but earlier this summer, the MTA announced they would return on July 6.
Concerns about the storm prompted the MTA to suspend service in some areas Sunday.
Portions of the Long Island Rail Road and Metro-North will be suspended on Sunday when Hurricane Henri arrives in the Tri-State Area.
Police said he pulled out a knife and told her "I'm going to kill you."
The agency said the employee has been removed from service and will no longer be allowed to drive a train.
It's a question on the minds of many commuters -- will congestion pricing still come to New York City without Gov. Andrew Cuomo steering the train?
Sources told CBS2 news that Terrell Harris' girlfriend posted photos on Instagram showing herself behind the controls, leading MTA workers to contact authorities.
Hochul, a native of Buffalo, is becoming New York's instant governor during turbulent times.
The incident happened at around 9 a.m. on Thursday on a Q8 bus on Jamaica Avenue near 148th Street.
Friday is the last day on the job for Sarah Feinberg, who is stepping down as interim president of the New York City Transit Authority.
Feinberg says she would consider being state MTA chair, a position that would be created if the State Senate decides to split her current role into two jobs.
The MTA has not said what caused the problem.
The mayor presented the MTA with a fake $15 billion check Tuesday, saying that implementing congestion pricing would effectively invest that same amount into the city's mass transit.
It was initially planned to be implemented in March, then November.
Transit advocates argue the MTA's plan to add a lane of traffic to the Belt Parkway would only attract more cars to the road.
The Long Island Rail Road is suffering trough plummeting monthly ridership.
What a difference a day made for commuters entering the 157th Street subway station. On Thursday, they waded through waist deep water while heavy rain pounded the city.
Before the pandemic, Mendez said he was pretty much invisible to riders. But now, all of that has changed.
Police said a red BMW sedan was traveling at a high rate of speed when it hit an express bus on the Staten Island-Manhattan route.
Two Metropolitan Transportation Authority bus drivers were recently attacked on the job.
To make it easier, the MTA is offering discounted beach packages to encourage people to take the train.
Among the improvements are signal-based technology, new display screens and wider doors.
Subway riders at the Hunts Point Avenue station who need to add cash onto their MetroCards can't miss the sign saying "No Cash In Booth."
These transactions were halted in March 2020 to protect workers from COVID.
