Thirty years ago, the newfangled method of paying for New York City’s buses and subways seemed like cutting-edge technology. Now, its days are numbered. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Transit Systems”
His Job Is to Make the Subway Accessible. His Own Life Fuels His Work.
By Gotham Rex on December 14, 2025
Quemuel Arroyo, the New York transit system’s chief accessibility officer, has used a wheelchair for half his life. He understands how difficult it is to navigate the subway. Source: New York Times
Does the Subway Still Need Train Conductors?
By Gotham Rex on November 13, 2025
Gov. Kathy Hochul must decide by year’s end whether to sign a law that would mandate two-person crews on all trains, a practice critics say is costly and outdated. Source: New York Times
PATH Train Fare to Rise to $4 by 2029
By Gotham Rex on November 13, 2025
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey on Thursday announced the increase and a timetable for restoring daily service on all its lines for the first time in 25 years. Source: New York Times
Metro-North Expansion in the Bronx Is Likely to Be Delayed by 3 Years
By Gotham Rex on October 27, 2025
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority blamed the delays on Amtrak, its federal partner, adding that partial service could still be delivered on time. Source: New York Times
A Flat $40 Train Ticket From NYC to Albany? It’s Happening Next Year.
By Gotham Rex on October 20, 2025
For the first time, Metro-North will run trains past Poughkeepsie through the Hudson Valley to Albany. Some Amtrak service will also be restored. Source: New York Times
Judge Orders FEMA to Release $34 Million for New York Subway Security
By Gotham Rex on October 16, 2025
The administration has refused to release the money because New York is a so-called sanctuary city. It was “a blatant violation of the law,” the judge wrote. Source: New York Times
Trump Says $16 Billion Hudson River Tunnel Project Is ‘Terminated’
By Gotham Rex on October 15, 2025
It was not immediately clear what the president meant and whether the project, known as Gateway, had already been stripped of federal funding. Source: New York Times
Hochul Attacks Trump for Withholding $34 Million in Security Funding
By Gotham Rex on October 9, 2025
The New York governor criticized the Trump administration for withholding federal grant money New York relies on to fund counterterrorism efforts on mass transit. Source: New York Times
After Trump Pulls Funding, Work Continues on N.Y. Area Transit Projects
By Gotham Rex on October 2, 2025
Two of the largest infrastructure initiatives in the United States were still moving forward this week despite the battles over a government shutdown surrounding them. Source: New York Times
Trump Cuts to Counterterrorism Funds for New York Reach $187 Million
By Gotham Rex on September 30, 2025
Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York asked that the funding be restored, accusing the Trump administration of “walking away from the fight against terrorism.” Source: New York Times
Why Amtrak’s System Keeps Breaking Down: It’s 100 Years Old
By Gotham Rex on August 20, 2024
An explosion at a substation in June caused just one in a series of disruptions along the Northeast Corridor this summer. Upgrades would come at enormous cost and take more than a decade. Source: New York Times
Subway Station Clerks To Step Out From Booths Into New Role
By Gotham Rex on December 13, 2022
The M.T.A. workers, who once sold tokens to transit riders, will now provide roaming customer service in subway stations. Source: New York Times
NYC Subway Fare Could Reach Over $3 As Officials Battle Pandemic Losses
By Gotham Rex on December 11, 2022
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. Source: New York Times
See Yayoi Kusama and Kiki Smith’s Grand Central Madison Mosaics
By Gotham Rex on November 30, 2022
Beach scenes, wild turkeys and fantastic abstract forms in glass grace the M.T.A.’s new Long Island Rail Road terminal, with works by other artists. Source: New York Times