The MTA will be holding public comment sessions on a proposed fare hike for the next several weeks. They started on Aug. 25. ( Photo: Marc A. Hermann, MTA NYC Transit, Wikimedia) MTA to Hold Public Comment Sessions on 10¢ Fare Hike to $3 The MTA has announced that they will be holding public comment sessions on a proposed 10-cent fare hike to $3 between Aug.... News 26 Aug 2025 | 11:36
A poster on X shows rain pouring onto a Metro North train inside Grand Central on July 31. ( Photo: X @chantalmclaugh) Another Day, Another Round of Dizzying Delays on Subways, Trains, and Roadways Subway chaos erupted for a second day on July 31 as thousands of morning commuters were left waiting, hot, sticky, and frustrated... News 01 Aug 2025 | 01:58
“Transit keeps the NYC economy moving,” noted MTA Chair and CEO Janno Lieber at the July 2025 MTA board meeting. ( Photo: Ralph Spielman) MTA Plans to Hike Subway and Bus Fares to $3 on Jan. 1 The MTA pulled back the curtain on its long-discussed rate hikes on July 30 and revealed that it will seek to boost subway... News 31 Jul 2025 | 06:01
Canal Street Station. Various subway lines suffered either delays, reroutes, or cancelations on July 29 due to the impacts of extreme heat on the outdated infrastructure. Many of the problems were traced to a single tripped breaker in a West 4th St. Station which had a ripple effect on trains across the city. ( Photo: Otto Fritton) Chaos on Morning Commute Due to Subway Delays Caused by Extreme Heat, Outdated System Corporate New Yorkers headed to their jobs Tuesday morning, July 29, still shaken from Monday’s horrific Midtown shooting.... News 29 Jul 2025 | 05:52
Fare evasion costs the MTA $700 million a year, and the MTA says the problem is worst on buses where an estimated 40 percent skip out on paying the fare. ( Photo: Ralph Spielman) MTA Gets Full Funding as Hochul Finalizes Budget, but It Counts on Feds Paying All of Penn Costs April 28 saw an early-evening update from Gov. Kathy Hochul about the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, and it was the... News 03 May 2025 | 09:40
Governor Kathy Hochul, speaking at a Congestion Pricing Rally on March 21, has sent a letter to top Republicans in the Trump administration calling for the state to receive its “fair share” of federal mass transit funds. DOT Secretary Sean Duffy wants Hochul to turn off the congestion pricing cameras. ( Photo: Ralph Spielman) Hochul Pleads for More Fed Funds for MTA; US DOT Pushes to End Congestion Pricing Tolls It looks like a standoff. Top elected Democratic leaders in New York in late March pleaded with the federal government for... News 02 Apr 2025 | 05:14
MTA Chair & CEO Janno Lieber (right) and MTA Construction & Development President Jamie Torres-Springer (at podium) are jointed by NYCT President Demetrius Crichlow, and MTA Chief Accessibility Officer Quemuel Arroyo to announce that the 14 St Station on the F/L/M/1/2/3 lines is fully ADA accessible on Thursday, Dec 19, 2024. ( Photo: Marc A. Hermann/MTA) MTA Holiday Presents: Completes Nearly $500M in Renovations at E. 68th St. and W. 14th St. Subway Stations While Subway riding Holiday shoppers, visitors and other travelers were riding through Manhattan in recent days, the Metropolitan... News 26 Dec 2024 | 06:51
The MTA is offering extra subway, bus and Metro North service to Yankee Stadium during the World Series, in sharp contrast to the service offered Mets fans who faced mass transit chaos on the #7 line which cancelled most of the express service due to ongoing long term construction. ( Photo: Keith J. Kellu) MTA Adds More Subway and Metro North Trains to Yankee Stadium During Series Heading to Yankee Stadium for a World Series game just got a whole lot easier. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority... News 25 Oct 2024 | 11:38
The “tap-and-go” feature of OMNY working at a subway turnstile is now being rolled out for seniors using reduced fare metro cards. Seniors can convert to OMNY upon receipt of the new MetroCard, or hang onto their new white plastic card for three more years. ( Photo: Courtesy of MTA) Slow Rollout: MTA Issuing Last of Reduced Fare MetroCards for Seniors, Officially Transitioning to OMNY Senior citizens are receiving their last reduced-fare MetroCard, as the MTA officially plans to put OMNY in the hands of... News 05 Aug 2024 | 03:49
Ghost plates are a moniker for fake or obstructed license plates, which are often linked to vehicles involved in more severe crimes. Pictured is a license plate the driver attempted to cover with what looks like paper or stickers. ( Photo: MTA Live) MTA Cracks Down on Ghost Plates and Toll Evasions That Cost NYS $12.5M Per Year “This is about fairness. It’s not right when drivers, many of whom are tooling around in a Rolls-Royce, or a Bugatti, are... News 09 Jul 2024 | 03:05
The MTA reluctantly agreed it had to shelve some big projects now that the Gov. Kathy Hochul has postponed indefinitely the start of tolls from congestion pricing that were expeted to bring in $1 billion a year. ( Photo: Jack Ahern ) MTA Must Defer $16.5B in Spending After Congestion Pricing Indefinitely Postponed An MTA board meeting on Wednesday, June 26 voted 10-to-1 to indefinitely pause the execution of congestion pricing tolls.... News 28 Jun 2024 | 01:17
At the east side of Broadway entrance to the Columbus Circle subway station, a current turnstile array provides little challenge to fare evaders who wish to jump over or scoot under the turnstiles, or wait for someone to exit through the emergency gate. Photo: Ralph Spielman MTA: Fare Evasion Expected to Top $700M in 2023 With fare evasion expected to top $700 million once all the figures for 2023 are tallied, the MTA is experimenting with new... News 04 Feb 2024 | 05:35
57 year-old Hilarion Joseph, an MTA employee, was tragically struck and killed by a D train at the 34th St.-Herald Sq. subway station. He was reportedly part of a cleaning crew at the time. The November 29 incident led the MTA to pause all non-essential track work citywide. ( Photo via Facebook ) MTA Employee Killed by D Train at 34th St. Subway Station An MTA employee was struck and killed by a northbound D train at the 34th St.-Herald Sq. subway station, causing the transit... News 29 Nov 2023 | 09:52
The congestion pricing zone is set, but not the price motorists will have to pay to enter anywhere in Manhattan below 60th Street starting next spring. An MTA committee is mulling prices and exemptions prior to the new toll going into effect. Photo: Community Board 8 Congestion Pricing Details Begin to Emerge as MTA Committee Wrestles with Exemptions The daily struggle just to get subway and bus riders from here to there can easily overshadow the MTA’s new push for a larger... News 10 Oct 2023 | 05:58
The MTA offered a look at the future without proper investment (left) and with proper investment (right) as it released its first ever 20 year plan and warned that failure to implement needed changes could threaten the very survival of New York City. Photo: MTA MTA’s 20 Yr Plan Warns: Ignoring Needs Puts Very Survival of NYC At Risk MTA Chairman and CEO Janno Lieber and senior MTA officials unveiled a comprehensive 20-year needs assessment report with... News 06 Oct 2023 | 05:47
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