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
Posts published in “Transit Systems”
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
Q Train Killing Threatens Subway’s Fragile Recovery From Pandemic
By Gotham Rex on May 25, 2022
The subway is at a critical moment as transit officials struggle to bring back riders, to shore up the system’s finances and to address fears over safety. Source: New York Times
New Yorkers’ Confidence in Subway Safety Is Shaken Again
By Gotham Rex on May 24, 2022
The fatal shooting of Daniel Enriquez on the Q train has left commuters apprehensive, though crime in the subway remains low. Source: New York Times
‘We Need All Eyes on This’: Police Officers Hunt for Subway Gunman
By Gotham Rex on May 23, 2022
The police released images of the suspect who fatally shot a 48-year-old man on the Q train on Sunday, and they asked for help in locating the gunman. Source: New York Times