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How the vaccine creates a politically expedient way to end the overnight...
Trains keep running every night, but passengers aren’t allowed on the subway. (Photo by Benjamin Kabak) Every few weeks, the absurdity of the MTA’s overnight subway closure is thrust into the...
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Overnight subway closure rolled back by two hours, Gov. Cuomo announces
The overnight shutdown will shrink by half starting next week. (Photo by Benjamin Kabak) As Frank Sinatra once said, “I want to wake up in the city that only sleeps for two hours.” Or something like...
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FAA increases PFC funding options for transit projects and LaGuardia Airport...
A policy shift from the FAA could help usher in a better plan than the Willets Point LaGuardia Airtrain. Could a shift in federal policy save New York City from the the misguided Willets Point...
View ArticleAfter a long wait, US DOT OKs an Environmental Assessment for congestion pricing
After nearly two years of political delays under the Trump Administration, New York City’s congestion pricing plan is one step closer to becoming a reality, as the Biden Administration’s DOT finally...
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Bill de Blasio doesn’t understand Open Streets. Can it succeed despite him?
Open Streets on Vanderbilt Ave. was packed just one minute after the official opening time on Saturday. (Photo by Benjamin Kabak) While walking back from Prospect Park on Saturday morning, I took a...
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Gov. Cuomo, in charge of the MTA, announces May 17th return of 24/7 subway...
This sign will become a collector’s item as the overnight subway shutdown will end on May 17, Gov. Cuomo announced Monday. (Photo by Benjamin Kabak) Just over a year to the date since Gov. Andrew Cuomo...
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Inside East Side Access, 18 months before the new terminal opens
Andrew Cuomo leads the scrum atop East Side Access’ 182-foot escalators. (Photo by Benjamin Kabak)Gov. Andrew Cuomo surveys the down escalator underneath 45th St. (Photo by Benjamin Kabak)Looking down...
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Lieber replaces Foye, Feinberg departs Transit as N.Y. Senate fails to act on...
Janno Lieber now leads the MTA as its interim CEO and Chair. Uncertainty and political paralysis has gripped the MTA since early June, and making heads or tails of the situation hasn’t been easy. The...
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A Robert Moses Wannabe: Inside the Transportation Legacy of Gov. Andrew Cuomo
Gov. Andrew Cuomo celebrated the opening of the Second Ave. Subway during a flashy New Years Eve party as 2016 turned in 2017. In a little over 24 hours, Andrew Cuomo’s reign over New York State will...
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#HochulsMTA: A Transportation To-Do List for the New Governor
Kathy Hochul took the subway from midtown to Harlem earlier this month because it was the quickest way to go, her comms team said. (Photo via Bryan Lesswing) With Andrew Cuomo out of the picture and...
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Laguardia AirTrain on ‘pause’ as Hochul gears up to pull the plug on...
The Laguardia AirTrain, a pet project of Andrew Cuomo’s, is now on life support as the Port Authority begins a new review. The much-maligned Laguardia AirTrain may be on its last legs as the Port...
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OMNY set to usher in the age of fare-capping in NYC
The OMNY card will replace the Metrocard, though the fewer people who have one, the better. (Via the MTA) During the pandemic, the way I’ve paid for transit trips in New York City has undergone a...
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Service cuts, fare hikes ‘off the table for now’ due to COVID relief money
MTA transit fares will not increase for the the foreseeable future., the governor announced earlier this week. (Photo: MTA / Jessie Mislavsky) In a boon for riders, the MTA is ending 2021 much as it...
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The Interborough Express is Kathy Hochul’s crowning project, if she wants it...
The light-rail version of the Interborough Express, shown here connecting to the L train at Wilson Ave. When Gov. Kathy Hochul announced her support last month for a truncated version of the RPA’s...
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Dodging a question, Lieber shows an MTA unwilling to confront its cost crisis
Well over budget and long delayed, London’s Elizabeth Line, shown here in a tour I took with Andy Byford in November, costs just one-third per kilometer than future phases of the Second Ave. Subway....
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