NYC Transit: Subway, Bus & MTA News | amNY

Alleged Brooklyn subway arsonist in court

Brooklyn

Alleged Brooklyn subway arsonist who burned woman alive tried to fan deadly flames throughout train: DA

Posted on December 24, 2024

NYC Scene

White Christmas: NYC sees light snowfall on Christmas Eve as Sanitation Department works to keep streets clear

Posted on December 24, 2024

Sebastian Zapeta, 33 was charged with first and second degree murder, as well as arson in the death of a sleeping subway rider on Monday, December 23.

NYC subway riders skeptical of safety after fiery Brooklyn murder, other transit crimes

Posted on December 23, 2024

Congestion pricing gantry

Congestion pricing survives one legal challenge as federal judge refuses to stop Manhattan toll program in pending case

Posted on December 23, 2024

Amtrak train at Penn Station

Amtrak experiencing heavy delays in and out of NYC after weekend disruptions

Posted on December 23, 2024

photos of a man and woman exiting a bus after they allegedly shot two people in a Brooklyn subway station

Brooklyn

NYPD releases photos of suspects involved in Brooklyn subway shooting

Posted on December 23, 2024

Subway riders on board a 7 train in Manhattan on Oct. 22, 2024.

2024 YEAR IN REVIEW: A look back at the top NYC transit stories

Posted on December 23, 2024

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NYC to New Jersey bridge and tunnel tolls to increase on Jan. 5

Posted on December 22, 2024

Queens intersection during the day Jericho Turnpike and 91 Avene

78-year-old man dead days after collision with pickup truck driver in Queens

Posted on December 22, 2024

a bus on Queens Boulevard that will soon offer more bus service if a plan is approved

Op-Ed | Revitalizing Queens and the future of bus transit

Posted on December 22, 2024

Bus traveling on Staten Island

MTA to shutter Staten Island bus depot on Jan. 3

Posted on December 20, 2024

faulty subway emergency exit lighting

NYC subway emergency exits are filled with hazards that demand repair, inspector’s report finds

Posted on December 19, 2024

Governor Kathy Hochul took the M train to Queens on Dec. 19, 2024 and spoke with riders (and amNewYork Metro) about subway safety and other issues.

EXCLUSIVE | Governor Hochul talks subway security while riding the M train with amNewYork Metro

Posted on December 19, 2024

people at a podium during press conference about National Guard troops in NYC subways

Hochul to add 250 National Guard troops to NYC subways

Posted on December 18, 2024

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MTA approves transit fare hike as part of 2025 budget, leaving straphangers fuming

Posted on December 18, 2024

Marcus Monroe

Marcus Monroe is making NYC straphangers laugh on their gloomy subway commutes

Posted on December 18, 2024

MTA bus parked outside Brooklyn

These 24 MTA local and express buses slated for increased service next year

Posted on December 17, 2024

a bus on Queens Boulevard that will soon offer more bus service if a plan is approved

Queens bus network redesign plan providing more service, better rail connections, MTA says

Posted on December 17, 2024

people outside a building advocating for more accessible subway stations in NYC

Congestion pricing start will pave way for more accessible subway stations in NYC in 2025: MTA

Posted on December 16, 2024

New R211 subway cars on Staten Island Railway

Hundreds of open gangway subway cars to start rolling into NYC by 2027

Posted on December 16, 2024

New subway cars in fleet

New subway cars to roll into NYC in 2025, replacing 40-year-old fleet

Posted on December 15, 2024

Customers at an MTA customer service center where reduced-fare OMNY is available

MTA’s reduced-fare OMNY program now available to seniors in NYC

Posted on December 15, 2024

MTA Chair and CEO Janno Lieber

Op-ed | Funding MTA’s capital plan is a New Year’s resolution that must be kept

Posted on December 14, 2024

three men who own Zaro's Family Bakery sitting on a bench in a train station

The story of Zaro’s Bakery, serving up sweet treats to New Yorkers on the go for nearly a century

Posted on December 13, 2024

A train at Brooklyn subway station

Brooklyn subway power failure that left thousands stuck underground for hours leaves MTA, advocates scrambling for answers

Posted on December 12, 2024

a street elevator at Queensboro Plaza subway station

Queensboro Plaza subway station unveils new elevator, accessibility features

Posted on December 12, 2024

Large group of people in Santa Claus costumes at SantaCon

SantaCon in NYC is back Dec. 14: What New Yorkers need to know

Posted on December 11, 2024

people on steps with signs supporting registration for e-bikes in NYC

Fed-up New Yorkers rally at City Hall demanding registration for e-bikes in NYC

Posted on December 11, 2024

rendering of Manhattan heliport

Downtown Manhattan Heliport to modernize with electric technology under new operator

Posted on December 10, 2024

people outside near a bus stop rallying for better bus service in Brooklyn

Brooklyn

Trickle-down pain: Slow Brooklyn bus service results in big job and money losses, report finds

Posted on December 10, 2024

D train

Man fatally struck by Bronx subway train Tuesday morning: cops

Posted on December 10, 2024

four MTA metrocards on a black background

It’s history: MTA’s last commemorative MetroCards features NYC influencers

Posted on December 10, 2024

DOT bike report focuses on bridges

NYC DOT’s annual bike count shows record cyclists over East Side bridges four years in a row

Posted on December 9, 2024

MTA subway station in Bronx

MTA holds open house in the Bronx to discuss $68.4 billion capital plan

Posted on December 9, 2024

Suspects who allegedly vandalized an F train Brooklyn.

Vandals plastered Brooklyn F train with protest posters possibly tied to Daniel Penny trial and Jordan Neely’s death

Posted on December 9, 2024

Intersection in Midwood in Brooklyn where a fatal collision occurred

Man killed in speeding, wrong-way car crash in Brooklyn: cops

Posted on December 8, 2024

Congestion pricing toll gantry in Manhattan

Ask the MTA – Congestion Pricing edition

Posted on December 7, 2024

Congestion pricing gantry

MTA details congestion pricing discount program for low-income drivers

Posted on December 5, 2024

rendering of Port Authority Bus Terminal plans

Feds and NYC greenlight $10 billion plan to rebuild and replace obsolete Port Authority Bus Terminal

Posted on December 5, 2024

charging station in the daytime at JFK Airport

Port Authority doubles EV charging capacity at JFK

Posted on December 4, 2024

Congestion pricing to impact traffic to Manahttan

10 things New Yorkers should know about congestion pricing

Posted on December 4, 2024

a panel of 2025 NYC mayoral candidates talk congestion pricing and subway safety

On the move: 2025 mayoral candidates sound off on congestion pricing, subway safety

Posted on December 3, 2024

MTA and DOT announce completion of 96th Street redesign, promising improved bus safety and services.

Better buses! MTA and DOT complete new 96th Street bus lanes aiming to speed things up on busy corridor

Posted on December 3, 2024

Congestion pricing traffic on Manhattan street

The poll results are in: Here’s how New Yorkers really feel about congestion pricing

Posted on December 3, 2024

Pictures of REAL ID and Enhanced ID at JFK Airport

Deadline looms to get REAL ID driver’s license in New York state: What you need to know

Posted on December 2, 2024

Rockefeller Center tree lighting

Rockefeller Center tree lighting: NYC street closures and bus service changes for the ceremony this week

Posted on December 2, 2024

Dorothy Day maiden voyage on Staten Island Ferry

The ferry runs on Dunkin’: Food and beer returning to the Staten Island Ferry

Posted on December 2, 2024

a vintage train in NYC that is part of the New York Transit Museum's Holiday Nostalgia Rides

Holiday Nostalgia Rides are back in the NYC subways! Here’s when you can catch a vintage train.

Posted on December 1, 2024

More from around NYC

The Middletown Road station was closed for seven months in 2013 - 2014 to make major renovations, including replacing the stairs, but the MTA refused to add ADA accessible elevators.

Middletown Road station to get elevators after decade-long legal battle over ADA compliance

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Police seek woman who attacked 12-year-old boy and stole phone on Jamaica Avenue: NYPD

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Grand Kyiv Ballet brings holiday magic to Kings Theatre with ‘The Nutcracker,’ against backdrop of ongoing Ukraine war

Halina Reijn’s “Babygirl” revolves around the shifting nature of power between Samuel and Romy.

‘Babygirl’ explores power dynamics, but chokes on too much good taste