MTA to install security cameras in every subway car
Photo courtesy of Marc A. Hermann / MTA on Flickr Two security cameras will be installed in every subway car in New York City, under a new initiative announced by Gov. Kathy Hochul and the MTA on...
View ArticleOnly 48 percent of straphangers satisfied with the subway, according to...
Central Park North at 110th Street was rated the worst subway station by commuters; Photo by Adam Moss on Flickr The Metropolitan Transportation Authority on Monday announced the results of its spring...
View ArticleMTA partners with Katz’s Deli and Alidoro on new subway-themed sandwich
Photo courtesy of Jessie Mislavsky/MTA on Flickr The Metropolitan Transportation Authority has partnered with legendary New York City sandwich shops Katz’s Deli and Alidoro to create a limited-edition...
View ArticleNew York Mets take over the NYC subway for playoff run
All photos courtesy of New York Mets To pump up New Yorkers ahead of the New York Mets’ first playoff run in six years, the baseball team is taking over the subway system with a new ad campaign. The...
View ArticleMTA to reopen some subway station bathrooms early next year
Image via WikiCommons Straphangers in need of relief will be happy to hear that the Metropolitan Transportation Authority will begin reopening subway station restrooms in early 2023, as Streetsblog...
View ArticleMTA celebrates Dolly Parton’s new album with limited-edition MetroCard
Image courtesy of Marc A. Hermann / MTA on Flickr The Metropolitan Transportation Authority has released a limited-edition Dolly Parton MetroCard in celebration of the legendary country singer’s new...
View ArticleRide vintage subway trains in NYC every Sunday this holiday season
Photo by Marc Hermann, Courtesy of the New York Transit Museum Holiday Nostalgia Rides, the New York Transit Museum’s beloved tradition, has returned to the city for the first time in two years. Every...
View ArticleNYC subway fare could hit over $3 by 2025
Photo by Asael Peña on Unsplash The cost of a subway or bus ride in New York City could increase to more than $3 per trip by 2025 under proposed fare hikes, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority...
View ArticleMTA unveils stunning mosaics by Yayoi Kusama and Kiki Smith inside the new...
Yayoi Kusama, “A Message of Love, Directly from My Heart unto the Universe, 2022.” Photo by Kerry McFate ©YAYOI KUSAMA Courtesy of Ota Fine Arts, David Zwirner The Metropolitan Transportation...
View ArticleMTA to cut Monday and Friday subway service on some lines
Photo via WikiCommons The Metropolitan Transportation Authority will modify subway service on seven lines to better accommodate post-pandemic transit ridership trends. The agency on Monday said...
View ArticleNYC subway surpasses 1 billion riders for the first time since 2019
Photo by Charles16e on Flickr Ridership on the New York City subway hit 1 billion this year for the first time since the pandemic. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority and Gov. Kathy Hochul on...
View ArticleMTA reopens public bathrooms at 9 subway stations
Image via WikiCommons At last, straphangers can experience some relief. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority reopened 18 bathrooms in nine New York City subway stations to the public on Monday....
View ArticleHochul’s 14-mile ‘Interborough Express’ connecting Brooklyn and Queens will...
View of the Bay Ridge Branch from below 5th Ave, which would be incorporated in the proposed Interborough Express. Image courtesy of Marc A. Hermann/MTA on Flickr The Interborough Express, a...
View ArticleNYC subway stations near rivers have worst air quality in the system
Photo of High Street station entrance by The All-Nite Images on Flickr New York City subway stations that lie beneath the city’s rivers may expose commuters to higher levels of harmful pollutants...
View ArticleNew 34th Street station entrance features mosaic depicting clock from old...
Image courtesy of Marc A. Hermann / MTA on Flickr The Metropolitan Transportation Authority on Thursday unveiled new accessibility improvements at Penn Station. The new, fully accessible entrance at...
View ArticleNew open gangway subway cars to debut on the A and C lines this year
All photos courtesy of Marc A. Hermann / MTA on Flickr Starting this year, commuters on the A and C subway lines will be able to easily walk from one train car to the next. The Metropolitan...
View ArticleSee the new customer service centers replacing token booths at NYC subway...
Photo courtesy of Marc A. Hermann / MTA on Flickr The Metropolitan Transportation Authority this week unveiled its new “customer service centers,” which are replacing the glass token booths seen at...
View ArticleTours of NYC’s old City Hall subway station return this spring
Photos © James and Karla Murray After a three-year pandemic hiatus, in-person tours of New York City’s abandoned City Hall subway station are returning this spring. The station, which is where the...
View ArticleIconic NYC subway busker Ballerina Mime to perform at Lincoln Center
Photos by Lawrence Sumulong, © Lincoln Center A New York City busking sensation will emerge above ground to perform at Lincoln Center on Wednesday. The famed living statue the Ballerina Mime will...
View ArticleNew York lawmakers call for $2.75 fare freeze and free bus pilot in NYC
Image via WikiCommons New York lawmakers on Tuesday proposed keeping New York City subway and bus fares at $2.75. As first reported by Crain’s New York, the state legislature’s one-house budgets...
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