Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Today’s Headlines

Cuomo’s MTA: Riders Gasp for Breath in Dark, Stifling, Stalled-Out F Train (AMNY, Post) …Meanwhile, in the Morning Rush, More Than a Dozen Lines Were Delayed (NYT, Crain’s) Why Is It Taking So Long to Replace the Oldest Subway Cars in the MTA’s Fleet? (NYT) De Blasio “Not Putting Time or Energy” Into the Best Traffic-Cutting Policy […]

Move NY Backers: NYC Doesn’t Need Albany to Reform Bridge Tolls; DOT: Disagree (WNYC, WSJ) Press Isn’t Buying de Blasio’s Reasons for Avoiding Transit (Politico; NYT; News; Post 1, 2) Gelinas: Placard Handout and Road Pricing Inaction Undercut Mayor’s Climate Rhetoric (Post) Related: Subway Service Was a Mess on Friday (DNA) Related: De Blasio Forgot the First Rule of NYPD Placard Enforcement (Post via @placardabuse) […]

Cuomo’s Big Climate Announcement, Promoted With Highway Bridge, Doesn’t Mention Transit Meanwhile: Gov Beams as NYT Likens His Tappan Zee to the Transcontinental Railroad Future of Trans-Hudson Transit Still Anyone’s Guess (Politico, News) Julissa Ferreras-Copeland Won’t Run Again (Politico 1, 2); Moya, Monserrate in Wings (C&S, Post) Someone Tell the Port Authority Making It Cheaper to Park Won’t Help LGA Traffic (AMNY) Police Make Arrest […]

NYC Transit Dysfunction Has Real Consequences (NYT, Gothamist), Now National News (AP) Wondering Why Your Subway Commute Is So Terrible? Here’s a Handy Times FAQ Penn: NJ Transit Has Plan (WNYC); Amtrak Briefs NJ Legislators (AMNY); Businesses “Brace” (DNA) Lawmakers Want to Know How Much Christie Influenced NJ Transit’s Summer Schedule (Politico) MTA Announces Overhaul of Staten Island Bus Routes (Advance 1, 2) […]

Gelinas: Cuomo’s MTA Legacy Will Be Ever-Rising Fares and Bottomless Debt (Post) Cuomo Picks for PANYNJ Board: Construction Union Boss and a Campaign Donor (Politico) Amtrak Now Cuomo’s Punching Bag (Voice); Related: Tuesday Morning’s LIRR Commute (NYT) Northeast Corridor Service Will Be Scaled Back for Penn Station Work (NYT) Jersey Congressional Delegation Urges Trump to Fund Gateway (Politico) Ferries Already Just Another […]

NYT: Cuomo Has to Fix the Subways, and It Starts With Picking a “Capable and Credible” MTA Chief Pat Foye Not Interested in Splitting Power at the MTA With Cuomo Enforcer Larry Schwartz (News) Must-Read Interview With the Anonymous Crusader Behind @PlacardAbuse in Tribeca Citizen  Gridlock Sam: De Blasio’s School Placard Surge Makes It “More Likely […]