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 […]
NYC’s 5 Boro Bike Tour worried MTA still wants hundreds of thousands of dollars in tolls for using Verrazzano Bridge
It’s a crash waiting to happen. Organizers of the Five Boroughs Bike Tour, in which 32,000 people bike across New York City on Sunday, say the MTA is seeking hundreds of thousands of dollars for the popular event, which will use the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge next year. He said he was concerned that this might be […]
MTA offering cut-rate deals to fill retail space as NYC real estate market continues to drag
The MTA is working to fill vacant retail spaces in iconic Big Apple subway stations, including filling empty storefronts with art installations. A whopping 83% of retail space in Times Square, Columbus Circle and other transit hubs is currently vacant, as the coronavirus pandemic continues to hamper the city’s commercial real estate market. Transportation agencies […]
MTA attendant at a Brooklyn subway station is using this method to punish fare evaders
He is a turnstile jumper’s worst nightmare. The MTA ticket office clerk at a Brooklyn subway station wants to see the brazen scofflaw who dodged his fare punished, so he makes an announcement over the loudspeaker. He hopes his street speeches (in which he describes each fugitive) will attract the attention of the officers patrolling […]
Staten Island prez slams MTA plan to charge NYC Marathon $750K toll
Staten Island’s Paul calls for New York City Marathon organizers to pay more than $750,000 to cover the cost of toll revenue lost during the race, dumps MTA, writes in Wednesday’s Post In contrast, he claimed, “I can find that money in nine hours.” Borough President Vito Fosella blamed the transit agency after it was […]