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…
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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…
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.
JAN 06 — Crime & Courts
NYPD: 302 Murders in 2025, Fewest Shootings on Record
NYPD year-end CompStat figures show murders fell from 380 in 2024 to 302 in 2025, with shooting incidents and victims the fewest in the department's recorded…
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…
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.
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.