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 […]
MTA mulling using drones to track NYC buses, sparking outrage from union: ‘Suspicious’
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is considering using drones to track its fleet of 6,000 buses, but the plan has sparked a backlash from transport union leaders who say it is a “shady” waste of money. There is. The agency has until December 18 to outline how drones can be used to create “real-time maps” of […]
Irate driver chokes MTA bus driver in NYC road rage attack: officials
A road rage incident occurred Tuesday morning in Brooklyn when an irate driver punched and choked an elderly MTA bus driver, according to police and transit officials. Officials and officials say Shevaughn Regal, 25, struck the 68-year-old after a two-vehicle fender bender on Halsey Street near Lewis Street in Bedford-Stuyvesant around 9:20 a.m. He lunged […]
MTA board approves Gov. Hochul’s massive NYC congestion pricing toll reboot
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) on Monday approved New York Governor Kathy Hochul's congestion pricing program for Midtown and Lower Manhattan by a 12-1 vote. Congestion pricing will begin in January, with mandatory video tolls being imposed on newly built gantries surrounding the city centre. Traffic traveling under 60th Street and Central Park and traffic […]
Hochul’s congestion pricing revival approved by MTA – clearing the way for $15 tolls by 2031
Gov. Kathy Hochul's reinstatement of congestion fees gave the MTA the green light on Monday, paving the way for a $15 toll on Manhattan drivers by 2031. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority Board approved the governor's tiered congestion pricing plan by a 12-1 vote. The benefits of congestion pricing are “huge for the MTA,” said Jano […]
Longtime transit worker named new MTA president amid authority’s staff shuffling
Demetrius Crichlow, a longtime transit agency employee, was announced Wednesday morning as the MTA's new chairman. MTA Chairman and CEO Jano Lieber said Crichlow, currently the MTA's interim president, was appointed because he “knows our system very well.” “We need stable personnel to ensure guidance and leadership…and I am honored to take on that role,” […]
Transit workers’ union calls for MTA to ramp up safety measures at the end of subway lines, following brutal train operator stabbing
The city's largest transit union is calling on the MTA to strengthen safety measures at subway terminals after train driver Mylan Pollack was stabbed to death in Brooklyn last week. Members of Transportation Workers Union Local 100, which represents more than 40,000 bus and subway workers, rallied Thursday outside the Crown Heights-Utica Avenue station at […]
Zabar’s, MTA will celebrate 210 years with free treats
Two iconic institutions in the Big Apple are teaming up to celebrate 210 years in business by providing cookies and bagels for everyone. To celebrate its 90th anniversary this year, Zabar's will hand out its legendary white and black cookies to commuters in the Bronx, Brooklyn and Queens on Oct. 22, officials said. Meanwhile, the […]
MTA bus driver who helped little girl on UWS sidewalk moonlights as New York Liberty dancer, performs at finals game
The MTA bus driver who bravely rescued a girl who was wandering alone on the Upper West Side last month went rogue and crashed into a hardwood forest Sunday. Timeless Torches members — 40+ dance troupe performing at the Liberty Games in New York. Luis Jimenez, 60, wore a black Torches jersey and black track […]
Fewer fair beaters hopping on MTA buses after transit ‘enforcers’ deployed throughout NYC
It's getting harder and harder to hitch a ride on an MTA bus for free. Riders are also noticing that the army of unarmed “enforcement officers” stationed at Big Apple bus stops and city buses to stop fare hikes is quickly reaping the benefits. “They're serious,” bus passenger Imogene Grant told the Post while waiting […]