New MTA Rules Are Criticized As ‘Anti-Homeless’
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The MTA cemented a series of emergency rules updating its code of conduct this week — rules that homeless riders and advocates said were aggressively anti-homeless.
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EDITORIAL: Hey, Mr. Mayor, Ride the Freakin’ Subway or Get on the Damn Bus
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Leadership means leading. If the mayor wants to restore confidence in the public transit system, he should show us all how much confidence he has in the system. By using it.
A Round and a Roundy: The City That Still Sleeps
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Our cartoonist explores one of the great ironies of the coronavirus pandemic: how politicians celebrate the heroic, essential workers while at the same time failing to help them do their heroic, essential work.
Trump-Loving Upstate Rep. Elise Stefanik Fails to Support Transit — And Hurts Her District: Report
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President Trump's favorite upstate Congresswoman is hurting her own constituents as she refuses to act to save transit.
Mask-Wearing MTA Chief Backs Mask-Averse NYPD As Mask-Mandate Enforcers
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And MTA CEO Pat Foye also dodged a question about the police department's well-documented racial bias.
DOT Now Says Delayed Flushing Busway Will Start Next Month
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In other words, it's more than three months behind schedule.