As the governor lifted the requirement for mass transit, passengers said they were already making their own personal risk assessments. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Transit Systems”
Hochul Lifts Mask Mandate on New York Public Transit
By Gotham Rex on September 7, 2022
Gov. Kathy Hochul announced that face coverings must still be worn in health care facilities, including hospitals and nursing homes. Source: New York Times
Gateway Tunnel Project Under Hudson River Won’t Be Finished Until 2035
By Gotham Rex on August 31, 2022
The crucial Gateway transit link from New Jersey to New York will now open three years later than expected and is likely to cost $2 billion more to construct. Source: New York Times
New York City Braces for an M.T.A. Budget Disaster, Again
By Gotham Rex on August 15, 2022
New Yorkers fear a repeat of past service cuts as the Metropolitan Transportation Authority faces a $2.5 billion budget deficit in 2025. Source: New York Times
The M.T.A. Is Bringing Cellphone Service to New York’s Subway Tunnels
By Gotham Rex on July 29, 2022
The project will come at no public cost but will take 10 years to finish. Source: New York Times
What to Know About Penn Station’s $7 Billion Redevelopment Plan
By Gotham Rex on July 21, 2022
The project promises to update the notorious eyesore but critics of the plan are concerned about the cost. Source: New York Times
14-Year-Old Is Fatally Stabbed in Harlem Subway Station, Police Say
By Gotham Rex on July 9, 2022
Officials have not identified a motive but they said the boy appeared to know his attacker. Source: New York Times
What the Gateway Deal Means for New Yorkers
By Gotham Rex on July 7, 2022
A Times reporter breaks down how the long-stalled Hudson River train tunnel project could help the city, and why it might now actually happen. Source: New York Times
N.Y.C. Ferry System Lost Track of $224 Million, Audit Finds
By Gotham Rex on July 6, 2022
The city’s comptroller, which conducted the audit, said that the semi-independent city agency that runs the ferry network had made decisions resulting in millions of dollars in unnecessary expenses. Source: New York Times
Governors Hochul and Murphy to Split Cost of Gateway Tunnel
By Gotham Rex on July 5, 2022
A long-debated project to build new tunnels from New Jersey to Penn Station moved a step closer to construction. Source: New York Times
New York’s Subway System Vows to Be 95 Percent Accessible by 2055
By Gotham Rex on June 22, 2022
The M.T.A. will spend billions to add elevators and ramps to stations as part of a settlement of two lawsuits accusing it of violating the rights of people with disabilities. Source: New York Times
N.J. Transit Shuts Down Train Service, Blaming Engineer Sickout
By Gotham Rex on June 17, 2022
The closures came after a day of cancellations across the system that began in the morning and had worsened by the evening. Source: New York Times
New York Faces New Commuter Surge, Ready or Not, Study Suggests
By Gotham Rex on June 15, 2022
The study appears to underscore the need for a new rail tunnel under the Hudson River, part of the huge and long-planned Gateway project. Source: New York Times
When the Only Way to Get to Work Is This Slow Bus
By Gotham Rex on May 31, 2022
The Q23 is one of the slowest buses in Queens, where many residents live beyond the subway’s reach and more people ride buses than anywhere else in New York City. Source: New York Times
A Collision Course for 2 Stalwart Manhattan Democrats
By Gotham Rex on May 31, 2022
A court-ordered redistricting plan puts Representatives Carolyn Maloney and Jerrold Nadler in a primary against each other. Source: New York Times