Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about MTA

Cuomo’s Long Island Growth Plan: More Trains and More Traffic

By David Meyer | Jan 5, 2016 | 50 Comments

This morning, Governor Cuomo announced plans to move forward with the Long Island Railroad’s project for a third track on the main line between Floral Park and Hicksville in Nassau County. At the same time, Cuomo wants to study a car tunnel linking Long Island to either the Bronx, Westchester, or Connecticut. The LIRR project will […]

DOT: Full Woodhaven Boulevard Upgrades Coming Sometime Next Decade

By David Meyer | Dec 16, 2015 | 2 Comments

DOT and the MTA will roll out enhanced bus service on Woodhaven Boulevard in 2017, but several miles of the promised bus lanes won’t come until the 2020s, agency representatives said yesterday. While DOT says the Woodhaven overhaul will be built, the city is providing no certainty as to when the Department of Design and Construction will complete the street […]

DOT, Chaim Deutsch, and CB 15 Set Stage for Latest MTA Pedestrian Death

By Brad Aaron | Dec 15, 2015 | 10 Comments

An MTA bus driver killed a pedestrian in a crosswalk in Sheepshead Bay Monday. The crash happened at an intersection where DOT planned to eliminate bus turns, but the project was shelved in response to opposition from City Council Member Chaim Deutsch and Brooklyn Community Board 15. Eleonora Shulkin, 62, was crossing E. 17th Street at around 6 […]

Rukhsana Khan, 41, Third Pedestrian Killed by MTA Bus Driver in November

By Brad Aaron | Nov 30, 2015 | 1 Comment

New York City motorists killed three people walking over the holiday break. At around 6 p.m. last Wednesday, November 25, an MTA express bus driver hit 41-year-old Rukhsana Khan on Ocean Avenue between Avenue J and Avenue K. From the Daily News: “The lady was in the middle of the street crossing,” said William Bizaldi, 64, […]

Will Council Members Who Want Transit Improvements Back Toll Reform?

By David Meyer | Nov 13, 2015 | 20 Comments

At yesterday’s City Council transportation committee hearing, chair Ydanis Rodriguez hoped to engage the MTA and DOT concerning areas of the city that need more transit options. But despite being invited, according to Rodriguez, the MTA refused to send anyone. Instead, DOT Commissioner Polly Trottenberg promised to pressure the MTA to invest in transportation projects to improve commuter times between Manhattan and the edges […]

NYPD: “No Criminality” When MTA Bus Driver Kills Senior and Leaves Scene

By Brad Aaron | Nov 3, 2015 | 31 Comments

Update: Bus driver Paul Roper was charged with felony leaving the scene, failure to yield, and careless driving, according to NY1. An MTA bus driver struck and killed a senior with a walker at a Brooklyn intersection and left the scene this morning. Though it was a hit-and-run crash and it appears likely the victim had […]

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