MTA asks judge to stop Trump administration from canceling congestion pricing.
The MTA is urging federal judges to keep a congestion pricing dispute within the courtroom rather than letting it spill into public demonstrations. In an interim injunction submitted late Monday, the MTA argues that state actions could end the program due to threats of “illegal retaliation,” effectively turning lawful actions into unlawful ones to avoid […]
MTA invested 8 years and over $3M opposing disability advocates in court: ‘shameful’
New York’s subway system is struggling with over three dozen elevators that are frequently out of service, leading to frustration among critics who claim the MTA prefers to battle activists legally rather than fix them. Currently, between 35 and 43 elevators—representing about 13% of the total—are down in busy stations like Times Square and Union […]
Amtrak criticizes Hochul and the MTA for shifting blame regarding tunnel closures that may cause delays
Amtrak’s president, Roger Harris, has sharply criticized Governor Kathy Hochul for her reluctance to take on some responsibility for the impending tunnel closure, which could lead to train delays as early as next week. In a pointed letter to Hochul, Harris expressed surprise at her final objections to the Amtrak tunnel closure plan, especially since […]
Long Island Republicans want audit of MTA, LIRR after latest tax squeeze from cash-strapped agency
Long Island Republicans have denounced the Metropolitan Transportation Agency's latest tax conditions on suburban businesses. On Thursday, they called for an audit of chronically cash-bound institutions. The comments come after Gov. Kathy Hochul and state legislators signed a deal to try and raise state payroll taxes again to promote the MTA's massive $68 billion capital […]
Hochul will make good on threat to pull $1.3B from Penn Station overhaul after Trump booted MTA from project
ALBANY — Gov. Kathy Hochul is good for her threat to withdraw $1.3 billion in state funding aimed at overhauling the much-anticipated Penn Station, she said Friday — that negotiations over her massive budget proposals have been dragged out. Hochul proposed that cash would be directed towards initiatives to address “fare avoidance and other issues” […]
Hochul, MTA set to blow off Trump deadline to kill congestion tolls
As NYC mayorate Eric Adams administration has sparked her in lawsuit and supported her to keep the highly controversial scheme alive, Gov. Kathy Hochul is set to blow another federal deadline intended to halt $9 traffic casualties to enter parts of Manhattan. Both the city and the state Department of Transport on Friday joined the […]
Metro-North worker accused of stealing about $206K over six months: MTA police
A longtime MTA worker was arrested Tuesday, authorities said. Tom Shabany, a cashier on the Metro North Railroad who worked for White Plains and logged 24 years on transport, was charged with a second grand theft when Westchester County District Attorney Susan Kakers described it as an “extraordinary violation of trust” on Wednesday. According to […]
MTA greenlights $250M for consultants to expand Second Avenue subway — which they claim will cost $4.3B per mile to build
MTA spending is like a runaway train. The Metropolitan Transportation Board tickled nearly $250 million on Wednesday for consultants on the already expensive and long-term second-venue extension of the already huge and expensive second-venue subway extension. Phase 2 of the Megaplan is expected to inhale $7.7 billion, or about $4.3 billion per mile, if you […]
Monster fence for chaotic MTA project killing NYC businesses: ‘We are helpless’
Companies along the once-thriving Bronx block have slowly died thanks to a chaotic MTA construction project that chased customers and invited homeless people. Metropolitan Transportation cut storefront lines from the neighborhood in the fall as part of a restoration project at Van Cortland Park-242nd Street Station in Fieldston. The giant fence cut off a block […]
MTA to revive popular program that allows students with autism to record PSAs for NYC’s subway system
The MTA said it would reverse courses and revive a popular program that will allow autistic students to record public service announcements across the metro system. Transit Agency cancelled the program in 2024 and informed the leaders of the group working with children with autism that it refused to continue this year's application. The Metropolitan […]