Coronavirus Crisis
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Op-Ed: Homeless Will Be ‘Sanitized’ From Subways — But To Where?
Scapegoated again for the system's problems, they will be cast out overnight as the trains shut down. But there are hotel rooms — if the mayor would move.
May 1, 2020
Transit Watchdogs: Raiding MTA Taxes Will Threaten A Federal Bailout
Governor: Keep your hands off tax money that's supposed to go to the cash-strapped MTA!
April 30, 2020
SHUTDOWN: In Historic Move, Cuomo Eliminates Early Morning Subway Service for Cleaning
Gov. Cuomo has just announced that subway service will be shut down from 1 to 5 a.m. every day so that the system can be completely disinfected every 24 hours.
April 30, 2020
Pols Keep Making Homelessness a Transit Issue, But it is a Housing Issue
Kicking homeless people off of subway trains one stop before the end of the line is not a housing policy, advocates say.
April 30, 2020
Cars and COVID-19: A New Way to Look at Virus Spread
Remember that MIT study that suggested that transit worsened the coronavirus crisis in New York City? Well, the same (equally unlikely) thing can be said about cars, too!
April 29, 2020
Wednesday’s Headlines: Homeless Media Circus Edition
The local tabs got another day out of the ongoing battle between the MTA and Mayor de Blasio over homelessness in the subways. Plus all the other news.
April 29, 2020
Queens Speaks: Fixing New York’s Pre-Existing Transportation Condition
New York lacks political will to provide safe streets and safe transit — EVERYWHERE and for EVERYONE.
April 29, 2020
Op-Ed: Reimagining City Agencies After COVID-19
The Department of Transportation could streamline its sclerotic operations by adopting "quick builds" and empowering residents.
April 29, 2020
WE FIRST! After Mayoral Announcement, Neighborhoods Demand Open Streets
Residents are starting to take to the streets ... for streets they can take to!
April 28, 2020
Ad Man to MTA: To Restore Trust, Don’t Sugarcoat COVID-19 Crisis
An architect of the subway's legendary 1989 "We're Coming Back" ad campaign offers his advice on restoring public confidence in the system.
April 28, 2020
