Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Riders Alliance

Damn, you're telling me scenes like this have almost bankrupted the MTA? Photo: Kate Hinds

Transit Watchdogs: Raiding MTA Taxes Will Threaten A Federal Bailout

By Dave Colon | Apr 30, 2020 | No Comments

Governor: Keep your hands off tax money that's supposed to go to the cash-strapped MTA!

This doesn't happen very much, but now it won't happen between 1 and 5 a.m.

SHUTDOWN: In Historic Move, Cuomo Eliminates Early Morning Subway Service for Cleaning

By Gersh Kuntzman | Apr 30, 2020 | No Comments

Gov. Cuomo has just announced that subway service will be shut down from 1 to 5 a.m. every day so that the system can be completely disinfected every 24 hours.

There's a hiring freeze, but no official cop rollback. Photo: Caitlin Plaut

Pols Keep Making Homelessness a Transit Issue, But it is a Housing Issue

By Julianne Cuba | Apr 30, 2020 | No Comments

Kicking homeless people off of subway trains one stop before the end of the line is not a housing policy, advocates say.

The city is cutting funding for placard enforcement and improving bus service. Photo: Dave Colon

Advocates: De Blasio’s Cuts Will Hurt Essential Workers Now — And In The Future

By Julianne Cuba | Apr 17, 2020 | No Comments

So long, placard crackdown that never happened. Goodbye, sidewalk maintenance. The Vision Zero budget cuts come more into focus.

Report: MTA Will Need ANOTHER $4-8 Billion in Fed Funding

By Gersh Kuntzman | Apr 15, 2020 | No Comments

Um, about that $3.7 billion...

VIDEO: Here’s What NYPD-Enforced Social Distancing Looks Like

By Dave Colon | Apr 10, 2020 | No Comments

The pandemic will be overpoliced.

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