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

MTA Announces Service Cuts In Response To Coronavirus-Related Ridership Drop

By Dave Colon | Mar 24, 2020 | No Comments

Service cutbacks are coming to the subway, buses, and commuter rail services after weeks of declining ridership due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Pat Foye, before making his congestion pricing promise. Photo: Dave Colon

MTA Boss Vows Congestion Pricing Will Happen

By Dave Colon | Feb 18, 2020 | No Comments

It would be particularly ironic if President Trump blocked congestion pricing on the grounds that it needs a lengthy environmental review, given the president's stated opposition to ... lengthy environmental review.

The MTA's bus and transit committee, pictured in May 2019. Photo: David Meyer

Advocates To MTA: Stop Holding Our Elevators Hostage

By Dave Colon | Jan 28, 2020 | No Comments

It's another state and city funding spat — with the MTA claiming it can't do accessibility upgrades without city cash.

Why does this hole in the ground cost as much as it does? Photo: MTA

MTA Reveals $51B Capital Plan — Now the Challenge is Funding it

By Dave Colon | Sep 16, 2019 | 7 Comments

It's real, it's expensive and it's historic (again).

Yes, it's sometimes crowded, but the subway is the solution.

The MTA Reorganization Won’t Fix Your Commute

By Dave Colon | Jul 25, 2019 | 3 Comments

A new MTA is on its way, though what it will look like is still an open question.

Governor Cuomo debriefing the state budget on Monday. Photo: Mike Groll/Office of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo

A Slippery Slope: Do Albany’s Congestion Toll Exemptions Set A Dangerous Precedent?

By David Meyer | Apr 2, 2019 | 18 Comments

Congestion pricing passed the state legislature on Monday morning with minimal exemptions. Don't count on it staying that way.

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