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, […]
MTA driver stabs rider who slugged him in chaos on bus: cops, sources
An MTA bus driver stabbed and beat an enraged passenger in Brooklyn on Friday after he refused to get off the bus during a stop, authorities said. Bus driver Ian Bascombe, 58, was at the wheel of the B41 at Foster and Flatbush streets in Kensington at about 12:20 p.m. when he was driving a […]
MTA to use grant money to get into the minds of fare evaders
They bend over backwards to waste money on turnstile jumps. The MTA plans to spend up to $1 million in grants on research it hopes will help understand the mindset of the average fare evader, the Post reported. The expensive study comes as officials lament poverty and press ahead with abhorrent congestion pricing plans, but […]
MTA power outage leaves 3,500 NYC subway riders stranded on trains for hours
The power outage left two F Line trains stranded, trapping them underground for hours and forcing them to flee through subway tunnels and emergency exits, making the journey home a nightmare for thousands of New Yorkers. According to the MTA, a power outage occurred between the Jay Street/Metrotech and Hoyt-Schermerhorn stations around 5:30 p.m., and […]
MTA banning alcohol on Metro-North, LIRR trains for SantaCon
The MTA is pooh-poohing New York's ho-ho-hoin again. SantaCon is coming to town this weekend, but transportation officials are trying to limit the chaos by imposing a 32-hour ban on alcohol on Metro-North and Long Island Railroad trains. “Our top priority is to ensure Metro-North and Long Island Railroad passengers can celebrate safely,” MTA Police […]