Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Transit Funding

Gov. Hochul talks up her Fiscal Year 2024 budget. Photo: Dave Colon

Gov. Hochul Fills Cash-Strapped MTA’s Fiscal Hole … With Casino Money

By Dave Colon | Feb 2, 2023 | No Comments

It's a story that will likely be repeated all over the country as cash-strapped transit systems have to figure out what to do as federal Covid relief money dries up ... and riders have not fully returned.

City Council Member Tiffany Cabán (at podium), with Council Members Amanda Farías and Christopher Marte, asking what's the deal with mass transit funding. Photo: Dave Colon

Council Members Join Push For Six-Minute Transit Service And Free Buses

By Dave Colon | Jan 27, 2023 | No Comments

A huge chunk of the City Council supports better transit!

New York City Transit President Richard Davey (at podium) and MTA Chairman and CEO Janno Lieber on Wednesday. Photo: Dave Colon

MTA Bosses Say Albany Can Pay to Keep Full Service Five Days Per Week

By Dave Colon | Dec 22, 2022 | No Comments

Mo' money, mo' service.

Albany has been stealing hundreds of millions from the MTA.

Revealed: State Pols Underfund Transit With Underhanded Move

By Dave Colon | Dec 20, 2022 | No Comments

Stop the steal! New York State has been underfunding the MTA by hundreds of millions of dollars for decades, quietly reclassifying dedicated county taxes as its own contribution to the transit agency's operating budget.

This is going to be $5 to ride inside the city at all times ... eventually. Photo: MTA

NEW NEW YORK: Gov, Mayor Endorse $5 Fare For Every Intra-City Commuter Rail Trip

By Dave Colon | Dec 15, 2022 | No Comments

The announcement came in a new report that sets out to create a fabulous "new" New York City for a post-pandemic world.

Just walking onto the bus: Cheaper than you might have thought? Photo: Kevin Duggan

State Pols Reveal ‘Urgent And Necessary’ Plan To Fund Free MTA Buses

By Dave Colon | Dec 14, 2022 | No Comments

Two Queens state lawmakers revealed a financing plan for free buses in New York City on Wednesday, staking out their spot before Albany's budget dance starts in January next year.

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