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Newsby News/Media ReleaseNovember 6, 2023

Biden-Harris Administration Announces Funding to Advance Second Avenue Subway Project

The funding will help support the 1.8-mile extension of the Q line along the east side of Manhattan to 125th Street, relieving overcrowding on the Lexington Avenue Line, which transports 200,000 riders per day.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseNovember 3, 2023

New York MTA Completes Re-NEW-vations at Hunters Point Ave, Avenue J Stations

This work is part of New York City Transit (NYCT)’s Re-NEW-vation Program which utilizes planned service outages to perform station-wide repairs, enhancements, and deep cleaning.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsOctober 31, 2023

New York City Subway Hits New Ridership Milestone

The subway recorded 2,744,462 paid rides on Saturday, October 28, the highest weekend day total since 2020.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsOctober 27, 2023

MTA Celebrates 'Subway Day'

In addition to a new animated video, station agents from New York City Transit greeted riders at Atlantic Ave-Barclays Center ​​​​​​​​​and Fulton Street ​​​​​​​​stations to distribute commemorative anniversary stickers.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseOctober 23, 2023

MTA Metro-North Railroad Hudson Line Service Resumes

The railroad had operated bus service over the weekend to allow passengers to continue travel while train service was suspended between Tarrytown and Croton-Harmon.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsOctober 20, 2023

LIRR Names New Acting President

Rob Free succeeds Metro-North Railroad President Catherine Rinaldi who had served as Interim LIRR President since February of 2022.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseOctober 18, 2023

New York MTA Unveils New R211 Cars

The R211 cars are a part of the MTA's ongoing modernization efforts and feature 58-inch-wide door openings that are eight inches wider than standard door openings on existing cars.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsOctober 4, 2023

New York MTA Launches 'Courtesy Counts' Ad Campaign

The 34 illustrations that will be a part of this campaign feature a variety of creative artwork with messaging reminding transit customers about different ways to respect fellow riders and encourage courteous behavior.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseSeptember 22, 2023

New York MTA Announces Expansion of Bus Lane Enforcement

As part of the FY 2024 budget, the governor successfully secured the expansion of the ABLE program, to include more traffic violations and protect New Yorkers.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseSeptember 20, 2023

New York Gov. Provides Update on MTA Credit Rating

The improved credit rating outlook is expected to boost investor confidence in the MTA and could lead to reduced interest rates paid by the MTA on future capital program bonds issued using the Transportation Revenue Credit.

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