Meet The New Boss: Assembly Corporations Chair Kenneth Zebrowski on His Plans For MTA Oversight
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Here's our conversation with the Assembly member who just landed the plum job of overseeing the MTA!
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Transit Equity? Adams Budget Adds No New Funds for Fair Fares Discount Program
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Mayor Adams's preliminary budget does not increase funding for Fair Fares, the city's half-price MetroCard program for very low-income transit riders — a program that only last year, Mayor Adams called "transformative."
MTA’s Bike-Ped Access Study Promises Path on Triborough Bridge (And Maybe The Verrazzano)
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The MTA's long-awaited Bike and Pedestrian Access study that will be released on Wednesday morning is promising that the agency is going to rework the Triborough Bridge's pedestrian path to make way for cyclists. And there's hope for the Verrazzano, too.
Hochul Gives Green Signal To Light Rail On The Interborough Express
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Gov. Hochul was poised to use her State of the State address on Tuesday afternoon to announce that the MTA will choose light rail for the Interborough Express, the transit connection on an existing right of way between Bay Ridge and Jackson Heights.
More Than 20 Subway Stations Exceeded Pre-Pandemic Ridership Figures in December
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Almost two dozen subway stations ended 2022 on a high note, with subway swipes and taps exceeding the numbers in the halcyon pre-pandemic days of 2019.
Happy New Year! Now, Here are Some Resolutions for the Mayor and Governor
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Streetsblog asked leading voices in the livable streets movement to give some marching orders to Big Apple and Empire State decision-makers so that we can all have a more-fulfilling year in 2023. Here are the resolutions they have for the mayor, governor and our agencies.