Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Transit

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

State Senators Admit They Don’t Understand The MTA’s Enormous Deficit

By Dave Colon | Aug 26, 2020 | No Comments

Legislators, including State Senator John Liu, displayed a stunning lack of insight into where the MTA's money comes from and the long-term financial state of the hobbled transit agency.

Photo: Marc A. Hermann / MTA New York City Transit

New Evasions Underscore 24/7 Subway Service Has Become a Political Hot Potato

By Dave Colon | Aug 25, 2020 | No Comments

Cuomo, Foye pass the buck on when the trains will begin running full time again. Paging Dr. Zucker!

This is going to keep happening for the foreseeable future. Photo: MTA

Governor, MTA Still Not Talking About Restoring 24-7 Subway Service

By Gersh Kuntzman | Aug 21, 2020 | No Comments

Why does Cuomo insist on continuing subway closures every night when workers need full service and transit does not appear to be a vector of the disease, advocates are asking.

The city must stop building a Flushing version of this busway, a judge ruled. File photo: Dave Colon

Mayor de Blasio is Apparently Not Aware of Stalled Busway

By Gersh Kuntzman | Aug 20, 2020 | No Comments

No, you didn’t check the busway box yet, Mr. Mayor.

The governor's lone 2020 subway trip. Photo: Governor's Office

OPINION: Class War, Local and Express

By Zohran Kwame Mamdani | Aug 19, 2020 | No Comments

What a Twitter spat says about how Gov. Cuomo and his minions run the MTA.

The Port Authority Bus Terminal in Manhattan. Photo: Port Authority

Port Authority Must Reopen Crucial Bus Lane, Riders And Advocates Say

By Julianne Cuba | Aug 18, 2020 | No Comments

Public transit riders get screwed as car drivers reclaim a dedicated bus lane on the Manhattan-bound Lincoln Tunnel approach road.

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