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Hochul blames ‘lack of investments’ for MTA’s hellish service meltdowns, even as bloated transit agency eyes fare hike to $3
Gov. Kathy Hochul on Friday blamed decades-long “lack of investments” in subway infrastructure for hellish service meltdowns ...
Hochul orders MTA to investigate why NYC transit system gets overwhelmed by extreme weather
Gov. Kathy Hochul demanded the MTA conduct a full review after extreme heat and rainstorms this week​ caused more mass ...
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See It: Flash flooding across New York City causes mayhem on subways
The largest mass transit system in the country was swamped by flash flooding as water pored into New York City's subway ...
Hochul: Light rail project to link Brooklyn, Queens enters engineering/design phase
The Interborough Express rail system's design phase begins, promising to link Brooklyn and Queens with 19 stations and ...
15-Year-Old Was Almost Killed Trying to ’Subway Surf,’ Now He’s Warning Other Kids (Exclusive)
Terrell Ismail, 18, managed to survive subway surfing on a New York City train in 2022 and now he's hoping to stop others ...
Storms slam New York City, trigger tornado warning in New Jersey; boy dies in Maryland flooding
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority said it suspended traffic in both directions on the Port Washington Branch due to ...
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Bayside recovering quickly from flood
The initial videos and photos from the Bayside on Thursday were daunting.Members of the FDNY and Metropolitan Transportation Authority police rescuing passengers from a Long Island Rail Road train sto ...
Philly's transit authority targeting fare evaders
Her bosses at the transit authority agree — their latest report suggests fare evasion costs their system “millions of dollars ...
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Buses will replace trains on Metro-North's Danbury branch through mid-August, officials say
North's Danbury branch starting Friday, according to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. The switch to bus service ...
Staten Island elected calls for MTA audit after agency proposes fare, toll hikes
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y.— After the Metropolitan Transportation Authority proposed toll and fare increases for New York City earlier this week, a Staten Island elected official is calling for an audit of ...
Flash flood threats recede in New York and New Jersey as weather stabilizes
All flash flood warnings in New York have been lifted, and remaining warnings for a stretch of the Jersey shore are set to ...
Conductors' union: Planned LIRR ticket change may worsen fare evasion
LIRR conductors' union warns that reducing ticket validity to four hours could increase fare evasion as passengers might skip ...