Mobility tax, other fees to prop up flailing MTA even after congestion toll
Sources say Gov. Cathy Hochul is considering a formidable business tax hike to shore up the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, which is struggling to fill a massive $33 billion budget hole, but the governor has not yet decided to do so. The plan is kept secret. Hochul's budget director acknowledges that fees and taxes are needed […]
MTA boss Janno Lieber brushes off subway crime as ‘in people’s heads’ as congestion pricing kicks in
MTA Chairman and CEO Jano Lieber said the congestion pricing system launched Monday will force more New Yorkers to take troubled public transit. In response, he dismissed subway crime as “all in people's heads.'' In an interview with Bloomberg Surveillance Monday morning, Lieber sidestepped concerns about subway safety, telling listeners: ” “The overall statistics are […]
MTA holds cheery ceremony to unveil congestion pricing signs — hours before drivers are set to feel the pain
The MTA held a cheerful celebration to unveil new “de-congestion zone” signs in Manhattan, hours before drivers felt the pain of controversial toll roads in the Big Apple. . The agency's CEO, Janno Lieber, personally unveiled a sign at one of the entrances to the zone in Lower Manhattan showing the new $9 toll. A […]
Telltale sign MTA workers were cozying up in car on clock
Two conscientious employees of the city subway derailed on time, repeatedly relaxing in the train, leaving the windshield shades on in pitch darkness, and alerting authorities to their illegal activities. According to Monday's MTA Inspector General report, one MTA employee — Supervisor Romeo, whose job includes inspecting railroad tracks — had sex with a subordinate […]
MTA gets OK to start $9 Manhattan congestion toll following ruling — Hochul calls it ‘massive win for commuters’
A political war on the Hudson erupted Monday over New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and the MTA's controversial $9 congestion toll. Following a ruling by a federal judge in Newark, the MTA will now be able to begin charging the nation's first congestion tolls for entering Manhattan south of 60th Street starting Sunday, January 5th. […]
Late MTA worker’s mom irate with agency’s fire safety progress
The heartbreaking death of a woman sleeping on a Brooklyn train brought back painful memories for her still grieving mother, and left her furious that the MTA hasn't learned its lessons. When news of the shocking subway murders reached her Arizona girlfriend, 73-year-old Vicki Goble immediately thought of her son, Garrett Goble. Goble died in […]
MTA could hike NYC congestion toll by 25% on ‘gridlock alert’ days in ‘surge pricing’-style tax squeeze
The new $9 toll for cars in midtown Manhattan could rise by another 25% to $11.25 on “traffic alert days” starting next year, The Post has learned. MTA's already controversial right to raise commuter taxes It was mentioned in a footnote In a revised congestion pricing plan filed in the New York State Register, the […]
Woman torched to death on MTA train allegedly by illegal migrant still cannot be ID’d three days after horrifying attack due to severe burns: sources
A straphanger set on fire Sunday by an illegal immigrant on a Brooklyn F train was badly burned, and authorities are still struggling to identify her three days after the horrific attack, prosecutors and prosecutors say. a person involved said. Sources say the victim was asleep but alive when he was set on fire by […]
MTA phasing out orange subway seats — New Yorkers aren’t having it
For the first time, New Yorkers are praying for subway delays. According to an MTA announcement: In 2025, the iconic part of the vehicle will be phased out. The usually well-worn straphanger is filled with nostalgia for the loss of another piece of Big Apple history. The more than 1,700 subway cars, which date back […]
MTA pop-up shop draws customers looking for Yankee Stadium signs or their very own MetroCard machines
The MTA was transporting goods instead of people Monday. The agency's annual pop-up sale drew shoppers looking to buy quirky items like used subway station signs and the perfect MetroCard machine to pull together a living room. Nearly 700 people braved the rain to attend this year's event, where train seats, garbage cans, cockpit knobs, […]