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Elise Stefanik Wants to Be Governor — Yet Says Nothing About Transit
Elise Stefanik’s campaign launch suggest her intent to use the MTA as a political pawn to stoke fear, not maintain and expand transit.
November 10, 2025
MONEY TRAIN: How LIRR Unions ‘Game’ The System
An old work rule means that the MTA would have to pay millions of dollars just to provide a little extra service after special events like Mets games or the Ryder Cup. Nolan Hicks dives deep.
October 8, 2025
‘Treated and Streeted’: How The City’s Safety Net Fails Homeless People in the Subway
The Big Apple’s $30-billion social safety net cannot reliably get a homeless person in psychiatric crisis out of the subway and into a hospital bed, a Streetsblog investigation has found.
September 23, 2025
MTA To Finally Untangle Notorious Brooklyn Subway Pinch Point
The MTA's new capital plan will finally unclog a notoriously slow-rolling segment of the subway in Central Brooklyn.
June 3, 2025
Judge Blocks Trump From Forcing New York To End Congestion Pricing
Obviously congestion pricing wasn't going to be halted, but Judge Lewis Liman had some strong words for federal lawyers who claim the government can just change its mind every four years.
May 27, 2025
‘Fantasy’ Tabloid: MTA Slams ‘Egregious and Misleading’ Post Story — But Then Admits Rise In Toll Evasion
The MTA lost $240 million to un-billed and unpaid tolls in 2023 — a big number, but not as big as a "particularly egregious and misleading" story in The Post claimed, officials said.
January 27, 2025
State Pols Still Haven’t Spent Millions Alloted for Transit as Congestion Pricing Looms
There's like $45 million sitting there — unspent — for outer borough transit improvements. What are state pols waiting for?
April 30, 2024
Legislators Propose More Bus Service, Transit Discounts In State Budget Negotiations
The proposals for increased bus investment are part of State Sen. Michael Gianaris and Assembly Member Zohran Mamdani's "Get Congestion Pricing Right" platform.
March 12, 2024
Big F’n (B, D And M’n) Deal: Congestion Pricing Lawsuits Threaten More MTA Signal Progress
Signal upgrades key to improving subway service hang in the balance as lawsuits threaten a key source of MTA funding.
February 1, 2024
The Money For Congestion Pricing ‘Carrots’ Is Finally Here
State legislators have $46 million to spend on transportation and transit projects outside of Manhattan, so they'd better get to it.
January 24, 2024
