JUN 03 — Politics
Mamdani Taps Sadik-Khan, Hartzog for MTA Board to Push Free Buses
Mayor Zohran Mamdani recommended Janette Sadik-Khan and Melanie Hartzog for the MTA board on June 2, 2026, pitching them as votes for faster, fare-free buses…
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MAY 29 — Transit
Subway Elevator Projects Restart After $156M Funding Delay
MTA accessibility upgrades at Bronx and Manhattan stations are moving forward again after a roughly two-year, $156 million delay tied to a federal funding…
MAY 21 — Transit
G Train Becomes Third Line to Get Modern CBTC Signals
The MTA's $368 million project to replace the G line's 1930s signals with modern CBTC will bring more 2026 weekend closures, with full completion now slated…
MAY 06 — Transit
Interborough Express Enters Design as MTA Weighs Going It Alone on Funds
The MTA's Brooklyn–Queens light rail is in a two-year design phase, with a draft environmental review due fall 2026 — even as it plans around uncertain…
APR 12 — Transit
Congestion Pricing After a Year
MTA data one year in shows vehicles entering the zone down about 11%, roughly $500 million in 2025 toll revenue backing $15 billion in capital bonds, and a…
MAR 26 — Transit
Feds Pick Master Developer for $7 Billion Penn Station Rebuild
Amtrak and the U.S. DOT named a Halmar-Skanska team to lead the $7 billion New York Penn Station overhaul, with construction targeted to begin by the end of…
JAN 08 — Transit
End of the MetroCard: Sales Stop Dec. 31 as OMNY Fare Capping Takes Over
The MTA stopped selling MetroCards on Dec. 31, 2025, completing the shift to tap-and-go OMNY, which caps weekly fares automatically after 12 rides.
DEC 22 — Crime & Courts
Subway Crime Hits 16-Year Low as State Adds $77M for Patrols
Gov. Hochul and NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch say major transit crime in 2025 fell to its lowest level in 16 years, and committed $77 million for 2026…
DEC 19 — Transit
Subway Crime Hit a 16-Year Low in 2025 — Then January Ticked Up
Hochul said 2025 subway crime was the lowest in 16 years and pledged $77M more for NYPD patrols. NYPD data show a 6% rise in transit felonies in January 2026.
SEP 15 — Transit
Fare and Toll Evasion Cost the MTA About $1 Billion in 2024
A Citizens Budget Commission report pegs 2024 MTA fare and toll evasion at roughly $1 billion, with buses hit hardest — even as enforcement ramps up and 2025…
SEP 03 — Transit
Queens Bus Redesign Finishes — the Largest Overhaul in the Country
The MTA completed its boroughwide rebuild of the Queens bus network on Aug. 31, 2025, touching nearly every route serving 800,000-plus daily riders.
AUG 18 — Transit
Second Avenue Subway Phase 2 Awards $1.97B Tunnel Contract
The MTA awarded a $1.97 billion tunneling contract to extend the Q train into East Harlem, the biggest step yet toward the long-promised Phase 2.
JUL 25 — Transit
LIRR Shatters Post-Pandemic Ridership Record as Grand Central Madison Surges
The Long Island Rail Road carried 298,419 riders on July 23, 2025 — its highest single-day total since the pandemic — as Grand Central Madison drives record…
JUN 22 — Transit
MTA's $68.4B Capital Plan Clears Albany
The Capital Program Review Board greenlit the MTA's record $68.4 billion 2025–2029 plan, backed by a higher metro-area payroll mobility tax.