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,” […]
Here’s what New Yorkers think about the controversial $15 congestion pricing toll as MTA opens public hearings
New Yorkers will finally have a chance to speak out about the Empire State’s controversial plan to start charging drivers a $15 congestion fee to enter midtown Manhattan — first published Thursday. A public comment hearing is scheduled to begin. Ahead of the hearing, the Post reported on people affected by the new fees, including […]
15 hurt after suspected drunk driver crashes into MTA bus in Brooklyn
At least 15 people were injured when a suspected drunk driver crashed into a minivan in a chain crash involving MTA buses in Brooklyn, police said. Police say around 4:30 p.m., a 60-year-old man drove a red 2008 Lexus RX350 south on Pennsylvania Avenue in East New York and tried to make a left turn […]
The MTA has a crime epidemic that robots can’t even fix
Last Thursday at 10:25 a.m., a foreign tourist was slashed in the neck by a knife-wielding maniac at the Queen’s Plaza subway station in Long Island City. Police have not yet caught the thug. As a result, a manager at the nearby headquarters of a major company told me that his employees were afraid to […]
MTA must ‘come clean’ about how much NYC congestion toll would rake in ‘on backs’ of families: NJ Rep. Josh Gottheimer
New Jersey lawmakers on Thursday demanded “come clean” from the Metropolitan Transportation Authority about how much money New York state will collect from congestion fees planned for Manhattan. Democratic Rep. Josh Gottheimer says MTA executives are hiding details of the plan’s major revenue boost, which Empire State transportation officials predict could bring in $1 billion […]