New York City Transit

Weekend Subway Service Advisories

Second Avenue Sagas | Benjamin Kabak | Posted 09.28.2009 | New York


As people in Riverdale wonder what took so long for the MTA to fix known problems at 181st St. and bemoan the impact altered 1 train service has on th...

Making the MTA More Accountable

Gene Russianoff | Posted 08.20.2009 | New York


Gene Russianoff

It's good news for subway riders that Governor Paterson has nominated Jay Walder as Chairman and CEO of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.

New York City Council Races: Ignore at Your Peril

Gene Russianoff | Posted 08.10.2009 | New York


Gene Russianoff

For many of the City's residents, paying attention to the upcoming New York City Council races is like drinking civic castor oil But the Council has a lot of say in many decisions that affect our lives.

Bus Pull-Cords Are Back

David Finkle | Posted 08.04.2009 | New York


David Finkle

I, for one, was so annoyed by the placement of the yellow strips on city buses that I got in the habit of changing seats until I had a yellow strip just inches in front of me--if I was lucky enough to get a seat, that is.

Bridging the Transportation Gap

Louise Nelson Dyble | Posted 05.11.2009 | Politics


Louise Nelson Dyble

When the government agency overseeing mass transit and the government agency building highways are distinct and uncoordinated, they compete for money, and the public loses.