NYC Transit: Subway, Bus & MTA News | amNY

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Bronx

E-Bike rider fatally crushed by hit-and-run dump truck driver in the Bronx

Posted on August 10, 2023

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MTA expanding subway service on 1 and 6 lines, shortening weekend wait times

Posted on August 9, 2023

NYC Ferry

City grants new $405 million, five-year contract to vendor operating NYC Ferry

Posted on August 8, 2023

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Queens

Queens teen fatally struck by MTA bus while on electric scooter, capping off deadly weekend on city streets

Posted on August 8, 2023

MTA is selling limited-edition MetroCards bearing the image of hip hop legends

MTA selling limited-edition MetroCards honoring New York’s hip hop heroes

Posted on August 7, 2023

BQE repairs cantilever

Overweight trucks on BQE will be hit with fines starting November, warnings begin Thursday

Posted on August 7, 2023

Business

Trucking giant Yellow Corp. declares bankruptcy after years of financial struggles

Posted on August 7, 2023

The EPA’s ambitious plan to cut auto emissions to slow climate change runs into skepticism

Posted on August 7, 2023

Brooklyn subway cop

Brooklyn

Brooklyn subway cops nab another pistol-packing fare evader at station

Posted on August 5, 2023

Citi Bike

Citi Bike has record-breaking ridership month following news of potential sale

Posted on August 2, 2023

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State lawmakers unveil bill to put speed limiting devices in reckless drivers’ cars

Posted on August 1, 2023

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Fare flub: MTA accidentally charges some commuters $2.90 in advance of fare hike

Posted on July 31, 2023

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Brooklyn

Canarsie residents still pushing for ferry stop in transit desert as once-supportive Adams dithers

Posted on July 30, 2023

MtA New York City Transit President Richard Davey

Op-ed | The MTA’s ‘Four Es’ to put an end to fare evasion

Posted on July 30, 2023

Brooklyn bully who shoved teen toward train tracks

Brooklyn

Brooklyn bully shoves teenager toward train tracks after bump-in on L train: cops

Posted on July 28, 2023

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MTA shelled out $1.3 billion in overtime last year as many employees racked up six figures in extra pay

Posted on July 27, 2023

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MTA straphangers select Brass Queens as favorite subway performer in inaugural ballot

Posted on July 27, 2023

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MTA records billionth tap into transit system using OMNY

Posted on July 26, 2023

Completed construction at MTA Brooklyn subway station

MTA contractor and city hammer out $14,000 settlement over wage theft case related to subway construction work

Posted on July 26, 2023

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Bronx Times

MTA chooses developer for Bronx electric bus depot

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MTA piloting device to automatically secure wheelchairs in place on buses

Posted on July 25, 2023

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Bronx Times

Torres, Revel announce first high-power EV charger coming to Port Morris

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Lyft considers selling off Citi Bike amid financial woes

Posted on July 24, 2023

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Queens

Man fatally struck by LIRR train in Queens

Posted on July 24, 2023

EXCLUSIVE | New police commissioner Edward Caban talks public safety one week into role

Posted on July 23, 2023

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy

New Jersey files federal lawsuit to block NYC’s congestion pricing plan; Staten Island sets up legal action

Posted on July 23, 2023

train at Elder Avenue

Ask the MTA | The Wide Aisle Gate program, subway rules, and reporting lost items

Posted on July 23, 2023

third avenue

Over 120 exemption requests from congestion pricing, would carve out virtually everyone

Posted on July 20, 2023

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Bronx Times

Off track: Efforts to keep Metro-North expansion on schedule failed under ‘a problematic circumstance’

MTA approves fare hike to $2.90 on subways and buses, set for next month

Posted on July 19, 2023

The Manhattan end of the Queensboro Bridge

Brooklyn

Pols call for ‘equalized tolling’ on all crossings into Manhattan under congestion pricing on eve of board deliberations

Posted on July 18, 2023

Third Ave Redesign

Construction starts next week on redesign of Third Avenue on Upper East Side, adding bus and protected bike lanes

Posted on July 18, 2023

Turnstiles at the downtown platform of the 23rd Street F/M subway stop

MTA reconfiguring subway turnstiles to prevent ‘back-cocking’ fare evasion practice

Posted on July 18, 2023

train at Elder Avenue

MTA boosting service on five subway lines in August

Posted on July 18, 2023

MTA bus parked outside Brooklyn

MTA announces five bus routes for fare-free pilot

Posted on July 17, 2023

To catch a thief: An exclusive inside look inside the NYPD’s pickpocket task force

Posted on July 16, 2023

Janno Lieber and Governor Kathy Hochul

Op-ed | MTA looking to stay ahead of summer storms

Posted on July 16, 2023

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Espaillat, TWU sue MTA over plan to stop staffing uptown subway elevators

Posted on July 13, 2023

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Full service restored on Metro-North, Amtrak in Hudson Valley following ‘1,000-year’ flooding

Posted on July 12, 2023

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MTA debuts new text, email alerts for transit service

Posted on July 11, 2023

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Bronx Times

Advocates for Fordham Road bus lane changes continue to push city, second protest planned for Tuesday

Madison Square Garden.

City Planning Department recommends 10 year renewal of Madison Square Garden’s special permit

Posted on July 10, 2023

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Metro-North, Amtrak partially shut down service amid upstate flooding

Posted on July 10, 2023

First responders at scene of bus crash in Midtown

Manhattan bus crash leaves 32 people hospitalized, dozens more evaluated for injuries

Posted on July 7, 2023

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Biden admin awards nearly $7B to Gateway Tunnel project, largest federal transit grant in US history

Posted on July 6, 2023

Construction seton Phase 2 of Second Avenue Subway

Construction set to begin by end of year on Phase 2 of Second Avenue Subway

Posted on July 5, 2023

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MTA to hold contest to determine riders’ favorite subway performer

Posted on July 3, 2023

The wait for US passports is creating travel purgatory and snarling summer plans

Posted on July 3, 2023

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feral cat shelters in Brooklyn

Baby, it’s cold outside: Cat lovers build shelters to help Brooklyn’s feral felines face winter weather

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