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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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Newsby Staff and News ReportsApril 12, 2024

Long Island Rail Road Names 42nd President

Rob Free has served as LIRR’s acting president for the last six months.

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Photo Galleriesby StaffApril 9, 2024

New York MTA Users View the Solar Eclipse

Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mayor Eric Adams had encouraged eclipse viewers to take mass transit to their destinations for safety and congestion relief.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsApril 1, 2024

New York to Pilot New Tech, Add Officers to Increase Subway Safety

The city is exploring, and will soon begin piloting, emerging technologies designed to detect weapons carried by travelers into the transit system.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseMarch 26, 2024

New York City Transit Unveils Security Monitor Screen Bus Pilot

The high-definition LCD screens are installed on board near the entry stairwell and continuously stream live video feeds from existing security camera infrastructure onboard buses.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsMarch 12, 2024

Feds Invest $4B in 14 Major Transit Construction Projects

The rail and BRT projects will bring about transformative change in their communities by providing transit opportunities to new riders, creating jobs, and jumpstarting economic development.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsMarch 8, 2024

New York Signs ‘Equity in Infrastructure Project’ Pledge

The pledge affirms the MTA will ensure participation on at least $1 billion of work by Minority- and Women-owned or Disadvantaged Business Enterprise firms every year and award larger contracts to small businesses.

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