Fulton Transit Center ups security over crime concerns — but issues linger as MTA legal battle rages
The Fulton Transit Center in Lower Manhattan has beefed up security due to crime concerns, but tenants say despite improvements, problems remain and there is uncertainty about their future. Four months after security was stepped up at the hub, employees at various stores say the extra guards and patrols have helped stem an increase in […]
Man charged with attempted murder in stabbing of MTA bus driver walks free after grand jury doesn’t indict him
A suspect who stabbed a Brooklyn MTA bus driver in a fit of rage in broad daylight last month was indicted on attempted murder charges but acquitted after a grand jury failed to bring an indictment in time, police and prosecutors said. Authorities announced Monday that 27-year-old Malachi Houston was arrested July 8 and charged […]
MTA approves Gov. Hochul’s plan to pause NYC congestion toll, pulling $16.5 billion from agency’s budget
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority voted Wednesday to support New York State Gov. Kathy Hockle’s (D) plan to indefinitely suspend congestion pricing in Manhattan. New York Post report. Earlier this month, Horckle slammed on the brakes. He argued that the MTA’s congestion pricing plan would place an “undue burden” on already stressed New Yorkers. “That would […]
MTA bows to Hochul suspension of congestion toll — for now
The MTA board will reluctantly follow Gov. Kathy Hockle’s decision to pause congestion pricing for now. A resolution drafted by the Met Office of Legal Affairs and obtained by The Washington Post says it is “allowed” that the nation’s first congestion pricing scheme “will not be implemented in June 2024 due to a pause in […]
MTA bus driver stabbed in neck during dispute in Brooklyn
An MTA bus driver was stabbed in the neck while on duty in Brooklyn on Saturday, a police spokesman said. Police said the unidentified driver, 60, was at the intersection of Pitkin Avenue and Alabama Avenue in East New York around 11:30 a.m. when he was attacked after getting into an argument with a man […]
Albany pumps the brakes on MTA funding plan in rebuke of Hochul’s move to ditch congestion pricing
Albany city council members on Friday put the brakes on a final round of funding for the MTA in a sharp rebuke of Gov. Kathy Hockal’s sudden move to eliminate congestion pricing. State Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins said lawmakers would leave the state and end the legislative session without an agreement to replace $1 […]
Police investigating fetus discovered on MTA bus in East Baltimore
Authorities say the fetus was discovered on a bus in Baltimore, Maryland, on Saturday afternoon. Baltimore Police and Maryland Transit Authority (MTA) Police said a fetus was found on an MTA Green Route bus. Police were called to the 2500 block of Kirk Avenue around 12:40 p.m. after an MTA bus driver reported finding a […]
Queens lawmakers demand more MTA bus service to Manhattan before $15 congestion toll begins
Queens councilors who voted in favor of an unpopular $15 “congestion” toll for service to parts of Manhattan said the MTA would not be able to increase express bus service to neighboring boroughs before the new fee was imposed. Requests for increased services. But opponents of imposing new tolls in Midtown south of 60th Street […]
MTA payroll, overtime payments hit record highs
The MTA’s labor costs reached an all-time high of $7.8 billion last year, according to the agency. fiscal watchdog organization Empire Public Policy Center; State agency payrolls jumped by $663 million, or 9%, in 2023, and overtime expenditures increased by $75 million, or 6%, to a total of $1.37 billion. The previous record was $1.35 […]
NYPD academy graduates 576 NYC, MTA cops in latest class
The latest New York City Police Academy class will put 576 new city and MTA officers on the streets and in the city’s subways. – Including second-generation executives. Monday’s ceremony at Madison Square Garden was attended by 430 new male police officers who will wear the badge in the Big Apple and 146 new female […]