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How to Improve the M.T.A.? Experts Offer Five Ideas
The agency that runs New York City’s subway and buses has fewer riders and shaky finances. Experts have ideas for addressing the problems.
M.T.A. Wants to Clean the Bronx To Allay Congestion Pricing Concerns
Transit officials are thinking of spending millions of dollars to fight pollution in some of New York’s poorest and most contaminated neighborhoods.
New York Raises Pay for Uber Drivers
The company blocked regulators in December from boosting wages. Drivers have since received a previously scheduled raise and will soon get another one.
A Mad Dash as Commuters Deal With New L.I.R.R. Service
The railroad’s long-awaited expansion to the East Side of Manhattan has unexpectedly added travel time for some Brooklyn-bound commuters.
As NYC’s Subway Ridership Rebounds, Some Women Are Reluctant to Return
Long wary on public transit, women who found other ways to get around New York during the pandemic could prove hard for the M.T.A. to...
New York Officials Say Subway Crime Is Down After Boost in Police
Data shows major crimes have dropped 16 percent in the three months since more officers were assigned to the system, the governor and mayor said.
L.I.R.R. Service to Grand Central Begins Today at Long Last
The Long Island Rail Road is connecting to Grand Central Terminal in Manhattan, saving commuters as much as 40 minutes. The project’s hefty price tag...
NYC Subway Fare Could Reach Over $3 As Officials Battle Pandemic Losses
Raising the transit system’s base fare twice by 2025 is among the options being considered as officials try to stave off a budget disaster.
New York City Approves Taxi Fare Hike
Passengers will also pay more for Uber and Lyft rides.
The Woman Who Faced New Yorkers’ Wrath Over the MTA
As the authority’s first “chief customer officer,” Ms. Meyer worked to connect the public with the transit system’s overseers.