Transit

curb appeal Aug. 13, 2019

THE CITY’s spot-check of two-dozen stops around NYPD buildings found one-third blocked by marked police vehicles and cars with windshield placards.

soft cell July 26, 2019

A document putting the service on the chopping block was an “error.” Some riders said they wouldn’t even notice if the Wi-Fi went away.

accessibility July 24, 2019

The list of the next 50 stops due to get elevators is overdue. About 75% of stations don’t fully serve riders with disabilities.

switch glitch July 21, 2019

Friday’s rush-hour meltdown marked the latest — and worst — example of persistent problems with Automatic Train Supervision, THE CITY has learned.

off track July 12, 2019

The agency’s “needs assessment” looking two decades into the future is being “worked on.” But transit watchdogs say it’s already too late.

bad timing June 25, 2019

We visited 40 bus stops — and found that one of every five of the high-tech signs didn’t work. Commuters, meanwhile, are left waiting…

steep route June 17, 2019

The SIM23 and SIM24 express bus routes serving Staten Island’s South Shore are suffering under MTA route redesigns, city sponsor says.

going down May 29, 2019

Councilmember Keith Powers wants the private company charged with maintaining the escalator at the Lexington-53rd Street station to step up.

watch out May 23, 2019

Despite several dangerous pieces of debris falling from the elevated line this year, city’s subway chief says nets would probably just get in the way.

big letdowns May 21, 2019

Private property owners leave riders in the lurch with out-of-commission equipment, MTA stats show – check out the lifts most likely to let you down.

bad medicine May 17, 2019

Express Scripts Inc. is accused of squandering tens of millions of dollars by failing to police “fraudulent, abusive or excessive” claims.

labor May 17, 2019

The Central Labor Council accused transit officials of declaring “a war on working people” by sending police to monitor potential overtime abuses.

running bill May 15, 2019

As he wages an expected presidential run, the mayor leaves some projects that are behind schedule or have deadlines looming. Here are seven to watch.

labor May 10, 2019

Board schedules emergency meeting Friday to rein in labor costs. Union officials, meanwhile, say don’t blame the workers fixing the ailing system.

walk it off Apr. 23, 2019

Six Hudson Yards subway station escalators — including two of the longest in the system — were down on Monday, just as MetroCard prices went up.

subways Apr. 15, 2019

With night-and-weekend work coming for the East River tunnel, riders gird for potential residual service snags. The MTA says there’s no need to worry.

money train Apr. 12, 2019

The deal has gone from $2.3 million to $3.75 million. Officials say the job is expanding, but one board member called the bill “troubling.”

mta Apr. 5, 2019

Many in East Harlem are just realizing that early MTA plans to build new Second Avenue stations require displacing hundreds of people.

transit Apr. 4, 2019

Two years after Gov. Cuomo declared a “state of emergency,” allowing contracts without board oversight, critics ask why it’s still in effect.

post no bills Mar. 27, 2019

A new lawsuit from the de Blasio administration aims to ground a Florida company that has been floating billboards in New York waters since last fall.

transit Mar. 25, 2019

Nearly 370,000 passengers sneak on daily – marking a big jump since 2013 and helping drive $225 million in annual fare-evasion losses, MTA stats show.

transit Mar. 15, 2019

The $2.4 billion 34th Street-Hudson Yards station is plagued by three of the 10 most failure-prone subway escalators in Manhattan, records show.