Starting Monday of this week, drivers using the Queensboro Bridge will see some lanes closed on this roadway. This while works are being carried out to renovate the upper section, which is 113 years old. Side rails of the Queensboro Bridge. – Two Manhattan-bound lanes of the Upper Causeway will be closed daily, except Sunday, … Read more
Once again an incident is reported where a person was pushed onto the train tracks at a Lower Manhattan station. This time the victim was an individual who is still in the hospital due to the incident. RELATED STORIES: According to authorities, the attack occurred around 11:30 a.m. this Sunday, at the Fulton Street station, … Read more
Gov. Kathy Hochul released several images Thursday offering a first look at the so-called Interborough Express, a new transit line that could transport riders from Bay Ridge in Brooklyn to Jackson Heights in Queens in 40 minutes or less and connect up to 17 subway lines and improve connections to Manhattan. “Proud to announce that … Read more
State Senator Leroy Comrie, who oversees the MTA committee, is urging the authority not to allow any more exceptions to the toll or congestion pricing program to be implemented in Manhattan next year. The legislator warned that the income that the state requires to fix the public transport system could be lost. Senators and Assembly … Read more
The mayor of New York, Eric Adams, declared that municipal agencies, such as the Departments of Transportation (DOT) and the Police Department (NYPD), must coordinate efforts to make the streets of the city safer for New Yorkers in order to reduce the number of traffic fatalities. He pointed out that they will seek to create … Read more
New York Sen. Charles Schumer announced Wednesday that the MTA will receive a more than $6 billion grant for the subway system, the largest ever awarded by the Federal Transit Administration. Schumer said the money will save the subway system after being “on the verge of death” from the effect of Covid and the dramatic … Read more