MTA worker arrested for fare evasion, slapping cop: sources
An MTA employee was arrested in the line of duty Tuesday after allegedly punching a police officer for allegedly evading fares at a Queens subway station, law enforcement officials said. Officials say Richard Lewis, 35, allegedly slipped through a subway emergency exit without paying at the Myrtle Wyckoff Avenue L/M station in Ridgewood on Tuesday […]
MTA boss admits subway crime a ‘nightmare’ but vows NYC won’t go back to bad old days
New York City cannot capitulate and allow the Big Apple to revert to the bad old days of subway crime, MTA Director Jano Lieber said Wednesday, killing innocent straphangers in recent violent underground raids. This was emphasized a few days after he was stabbed to death. “This is a nightmare for New Yorkers,” Lieber said […]
MTA expands toll exemption for private bus lines, Hampton Jitney and portion of city fleet
The MTA will waive a new $15-a-day congestion fee for the majority of the Big Apple’s city fleet and most private bus operators, including Hampton Jitney, agency officials announced Monday. The controversial plan already excluded city specialty vehicles such as fire trucks and snowplows, but Metropolitan Transportation Authority officials said the group would be able […]
Hip-hop star turned MTA conductor ‘shell-shocked’ after NYC subway shooting
A conductor on a crowded Brooklyn train whose passenger was shot in the head with his own gun after being trapped in a rush-hour attack says he no longer feels safe at work. Fred Reeves, 58, was at the helm of an express A train entering the Hoyt Schermerhorn Street station when two subway passengers […]
Retail giant wants out of MTA transit center lease, blames crime for scaring away tenants
The retail giant that operates the Fulton Transit Center in lower Manhattan wants out of its contract with the MTA, saying crime is scaring tenants away from the shopping space. According to court documents, the Westfield Fulton Center alleges that the subway hub was overrun with homeless people, street thugs and vandals because it lacked […]
Widow of victim in fatal subway shooting to sue MTA for $28M over leaked scene photos
The widow of a man shot to death on the Brooklyn subway plans to sue the MTA for allegedly leaking photos of her husband’s crime scene. It’s a similar move to Vanessa Bryant’s lawsuit over photos of her late husband Kobe Bryant and her daughter in her helicopter crash. . Jakeba Dockery, 42, accused MTA […]
MTA worker whacked in head with glass bottle in the Bronx
On Wednesday, an MTA conductor was randomly hit in the head with a glass bottle by an unknown man in the Bronx. It came an hour after Gov. Cathy Hochul announced the National Guard would be deployed to the subways to stem a spike in crime in the city’s underground. The 38-year-old conductor was in […]
Still $600M in potential savings from Second Ave Subway designs, even after MTA trims: Post analysis
The MTA could find an additional $600 million in savings on its bloated Second Avenue subway extension project, a Post investigation found. The agency faces pressure to prove it will spend the unexpected costs of future congestion charges wisely. New York City could implement a controversial $15-a-day toll on cars driving below 60th Street in […]
MTA chief says $15 congestion pricing is coming to NYC no matter what
MTA Administrator Jano Lieber said on Friday that whether he likes it or not, congestion pricing will be in place as about 100 New York City firefighters and scores of other opponents showed up at a hearing in Manhattan to protest. said that it was The hearing was the second in two days for the […]
NYC congestion pricing backers rally ahead of first MTA hearing
Congestion pricing advocates in the Big Apple want the MTA to implement a plan to charge drivers $15 to enter some of Manhattan’s busiest streets ahead of the long-awaited introduction of congestion pricing. We rallied. Public hearing on controversial paid program Thursday evening. Dozens of demonstrators outside MTA headquarters chanted “better transit is our goal,” […]