Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Janno Lieber

OPINION: New York Leaders Face A Crisis of Their Own Making After Killing of Jordan Neely

By David Meyer | May 5, 2023 | No Comments

It’s been a year and four months since Mayor Adams stood alongside Gov. Hochul and pledged give people living on the subways “the services that they need.”

The New York State Capitol, pictured during March's National Work Zone Awareness Week, is haunted. Photo: Aidin Bharti/Office of Governor Kathy Hochul

Wednesday’s Headlines: Big Budget Victories Edition

By David Meyer | May 3, 2023 | No Comments

MTA world did a little dance on Tuesday — plus other news.

Lieber, seen on a bus last year giving a thumbs up for the cameras, gave a thumbs down to all-door boarding Wednesday. Photo: Tim Minton/MTA

MTA Boss Casts Doubt on All-Door Bus Boarding ‘Hypothesis’ Despite Proven Speed Boost

By Kevin Duggan | Mar 30, 2023 | No Comments

The MTA’s leader on Wednesday dismissed the well-established benefits of all-door bus boarding as a mere "hypothesis."

Friday’s Headlines: Requiem for a Little Angel, Plus Some Janno News

By Streetsblog Editorial Board | Feb 24, 2023 | No Comments

The big story this weekend will be on Sunday, when friends and family members gather at an Astoria playground to remember Dolma Naadhun, the 7-year-old girl killed a week earlier by a reckless driver. Plus a bit of anger from Janno Leiber. And other news.

MTA Chair Janno Lieber said a fare hike could be avoided if the state adds $350 million a year in funding. File photo: Marc A. Hermann/MTA

MTA Could Nix Fare Hikes with Just $350M More Per Year, Lieber Says

By Kevin Duggan | Feb 6, 2023 | No Comments

The MTA could avert plans to hike subway and bus fares to nearly $3 if lawmakers come up with another $350 million in annual funding, its chairperson and CEO Janno Lieber said Monday.

The public bathrooms at the Fulton Street subway complex in Lower Manhattan is among eight stations that will have the facilities reopened in January 2023. Photo: Kevin Duggan with the Streetsblog Photoshop Desk

EXCLUSIVE: MTA To Start Reopening Subway Bathrooms Early Next Year

By Kevin Duggan | Oct 24, 2022 | No Comments

The pandemic is over, so relief is on the way.

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