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Governor Kathy Hochul sitting at a table with a microphone, Janno Lieber sits to her left.
Newsby News/Media ReleaseAugust 20, 2025

New York MTA Strikes Deal for Second Avenue Subway Phase 2 Tunneling

The $1.97 billion contract will extend the Q train to 125 Street, bringing long-promised subway access to East Harlem by 2032.

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Image if Penn Station A-Interlocking tracks.
Newsby News/Media ReleaseAugust 20, 2025

FTA Could Withhold New York MTA Funds After Track Safety Issues and Risk Assessments

After a fatal transit worker accident and near misses, the FTA demands stronger safety measures from New York's MTA.

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Newsby StaffAugust 18, 2025

New York's MTA Relaunches Customer Ambassador Program

The customer ambassador program aims to raise awareness of the upcoming changes and to ensure riders are prepared for the implementation of the updated network.

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Newsby StaffAugust 11, 2025

MTA Reports Safest July in NYC Transit's History

NYPD statistics show robberies are down 16.7%, felony assaults down 9.3%, and grand larcenies down 6%. Notably, there were no burglaries the entire month of July.

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People gathering at an IBX press conference.
Newsby News/Media ReleaseAugust 4, 2025

New York MTA’s Interborough Express Advancing from Planning to Active Phase

Design kicks off on the Interborough Express, set to connect Brooklyn and Queens to the subway, bus, and Long Island Rail Road.

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Newsby StaffJuly 29, 2025

New York MTA Riders Report Best-Ever Subway Satisfaction in Spring 2025 Survey

More than half of subway customers, 57%, are satisfied with the subway overall, up from 49% in Fall 2024. This marks the highest level of overall subway satisfaction since the inception of this survey in Spring 2022.

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Newsby StaffJuly 21, 2025

New York MTA Installs Protective Platform Barriers at Over 50 Subway Stations

Halfway through 2025, the MTA is on track to install barriers at more than 100 subway stations by the end of the year.

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Newsby StaffJuly 14, 2025

New York MTA on Pace for Record-Breaking 2025 After Strong First Half

Amid a historic capital program focused on state-of-good-repair investments, subway safety also improved, with major crimes down 3.2% year-over-year and nearly 10% below 2019 levels.

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Newsby StaffJuly 8, 2025

New York MTA Reports Strong Start to Congestion Pricing Program

Activated Jan. 5, the nation’s first urban congestion pricing program reduces gridlock in Manhattan’s Congestion Relief Zone below 60th Street by charging motorists to enter the zone.

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Newsby StaffJuly 3, 2025

MTA Unveils $1B Transit Modernization and Repair Plan for Maryland

The report identifies the resources needed to maintain a State of Good Repair (SGR) across bus, rail, and

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