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Newsby Staff and News ReportsMay 30, 2024

Crichlow to Serve as Interim President of New York City Transit

He will succeed Richard Davey, who served as president of New York City Transit from May 2022 until announcing his departure this week.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsMay 28, 2024

Feds Award $343M to Modernize Rail Transit Stations

The investment, created by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, has been awarded through the All Stations Accessibility Program.

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Newsby StaffMay 23, 2024

New York MTA Reports On Fare Evasion Reduction Efforts

Convened in the spring of 2022, the Blue-Ribbon Panel, consisting of education, social justice, business, and law enforcement experts, was given a mandate to investigate the root causes of fare and toll evasion and develop a comprehensive strategy to combat it.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsMay 23, 2024

New York Looks Expand E-Hail Paratransit Program

Phase 3 of this program will start with the 1,600 customers currently in Phase 2 and increase the per-trip subsidy to $60 per e-hail trip.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseMay 21, 2024

New York Announces Upcoming OMNY Fare Payment Milestones

The plan is a major push to expand the reach of OMNY to include all customer groups by the end of 2024, including students, Reduced-Fare, Fair Fares, Access-a-Ride, and pre-tax commuter benefit customers.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsMay 15, 2024

New York Unveils 60 New Battery-Electric Buses

The MTA and the New York Power Authority are building critical infrastructure to power a zero-emissions bus fleet, including installing 17 new bus charge points at Grand Avenue Bus Depot in Queens.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseMay 9, 2024

New York MTA Reports $300M in Capital Savings

The report comes as the agency prepares to move forward on a major slate of vital capital projects to be funded by congestion pricing.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsMay 2, 2024

New York MTA Launches 'Fair Fares' OMNY Pilot

The pilot is scheduled to run for 90 days, which will allow for the agency to collect feedback from participants, evaluate the pilot, and finalize a plan for the full transition to OMNY across all Fair Fares customers at a later date.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsApril 26, 2024

New York MTA Unveils Climate Resilience Roadmap

Developed in response to the demonstrated and urgent need to address climate-related threats, the roadmap underscores the MTA’s commitment to ensure reliability and safety in the transit system for generations of New Yorkers to come.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseApril 16, 2024

New York MTA Unveils First-Ever Electric Paratransit Vehicle

The pilot, which includes 15 Ford electric vans and costs approximately $3 million, will begin making trips throughout the five boroughs today.

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