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The MTA’s Biggest Problem in One Politico Headline Lhota Carries On the MTA Tradition of Blaming Riders for Poor Service (NYT, Politico) News: State Lawmakers and MTA Board Members Should Try Using Trains and Buses Chris Christie’s NJ Transit Can’t Manage to Put Crew Members on Trains (Post, News) LIRR Riders Stranded for Up to 45 Minutes […]

Track Fire Wrecks Monday’s Commute, 9 People Injured in the Chaos (NYT, News, AMNY, DNA, Post) The Collapse of Transit Is Eroding Cuomo’s Poll Numbers (News) De Blasio Got a Taste of 7 Train Crowding. When Was the Last Time Cuomo Rode? (Gothamist) For Most New Yorkers, Biking Still Doesn’t Feel Like a Safe Alternative to the […]

Christie Robs $500 Million From NJ Transit Maintenance to Pay for Operations (Bloomberg) De Blasio: If the State Can’t Fix NYC Transit, the MTA Should Be Restructured (WNYC, Crain’s) Asked About Transit, GOP Mayoral Challenger Nicole Malliotakis Serves Up Word Salad (Crain’s) Nicole Gelinas Warns of Backdoor MTA Debt in Cuomo’s Funding Plan for Moynihan […]

It Just Got Harder to Clean Up Albany (NYT 1, 2; News 1, 2) SUV Driver Kills Man Crossing East Tremont Ave; NYPD: Crash Appears to Be “Accidental” (News) Richard Rojas Pleads Not Guilty to Murder for Times Square Motor Rampage (NYT, News, Post) MTA Tells Queens Pols CBTC on the 7 Line Still on […]

De Blasio Wants Stronger Penalties for Drivers Who Kill People in Crosswalks (Advance, News) State Legislators Didn’t Sign Off on DOT’s Fast-Track BQE Rebuild (Gothamist) The Times Editorial Board Says the Mayor Should Do More to Help the MTA De Blasio: Rahm Was Right About New York City Transit Problems (News) Transit Riders Demand Answers From […]

Driver Kills Cyclist in Bed-Stuy — No Charges Filed (News) New Yorkers Are Wising Up to Cuomo’s MTA Shenanigans (NYT, Politico) Let’s Hope Lhota Is Serious About Making the MTA More Transparent (News) State Senate Republicans Back Funding for LIRR Third Track (AP) MTR: Fixing the Subway Would Burnish Cuomo’s Climate Change Bona Fides Today’s Subway […]