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Team Pedestrian Trounces Team Bus in Annual ‘Crosstown Bus Challenge’
Pedestrians beat the bus — but maybe for the last time?
August 8, 2025
Masters of Deflection: Congestion Pricing Foes Stoke Fear of Subway Crime
Opponents of congestion pricing are trying to claim the tolling scheme unfairly forces New Yorkers onto a dangerous subway system, but it's more complicated.
January 14, 2025
Promises, Promises: What the Candidates Said At The Transit Forum
Yes, the 2025 mayoral race is in full swing — which also means the candidate forum season is here, too.
December 3, 2024
2023 in Review: Who is the Activist of the Year?
Little changes on New York City's streets without fighting for it — but who did it best? Please vote for this year's honoree.
December 27, 2023
Fed Up Bronxites Tell Mayor To Forget About Bus Ride Invitation After Fordham Road ‘Betrayal’
"I really would think that our mayor would be a little bit more active and speak with us, because he hasn't really made any time with riders. We're not the enemy. We just want better bus service."
September 29, 2023
City Seeks $800M from Feds to ‘Repair and Enhance’ Brooklyn-Queens Expressway
“It’s sad to see the city’s text invoking the negative history of urban highway construction while seeking to cement that legacy for the rest of the 21st century,” said one activist.
August 21, 2023
Un-Fare: Council Members Demand More Funding for Fair Fares
A majority of the City Council is demanding that the Adams administration add funding to the Fair Fares program so that more people below the federal poverty limit can qualify.
June 27, 2023
Bus Advocates Target Anti-Busway ‘Hypocrites’ at Bronx Zoo and Botanical Garden
A petition drive by Bronx bus riders calls out the institutions for boosting transit on their websites, but then trying to undermine it in the real world.
June 9, 2023
Why Won’t Carl Heastie Back Expanded Camera Enforcement to Take On Bus Stop Blockers?
A bill to expand use of bus-mounted and on-street enforcement cameras — and allow the tech in bike lanes — has run up against opposition from the state Assembly.
March 24, 2023
State Legislators Fill MTA Fiscal Hole, Reject Fare Hike — But Don’t Expand Service
Advocates, needless to say, are pissed off.
March 14, 2023
