Every week, according to the MTA, about 650,000 people travel on public buses in Brooklyn. Since January, the Agency has held public hearings for any interested person to participate in the redesign of the more than 70 bus routes that circulate within and outside the county. “We are interested in providing them with a bus … Read more
It took years but finally at 10:45 in the morning this Wednesday the first LIRR train that connected Jamaica with Grand Central Madison left. The journey took about 22 minutes. A service that Anthony Joel Aquino, who lives in The Bronx but works on Long Island, has been waiting for years to reduce his travel … Read more
Many New Yorkers have to walk blocks with their children because they find it difficult to board a bus with their strollers. Zenaida Zurita, a mother of four, told us that she relies on public transportation to get them to school and medical appointments, but has had a hard time trying to drive her open … Read more
The intersection of 9th Street and 2nd Avenue in Park Slope, Brooklyn has become a death trap for bicyclists as the bike lane practically ends or becomes the path of cars and trucks. While details of how the crash occurred on Tuesday morning were not released, the truth is that a 37-year-old woman was killed … Read more
Starting this Sunday, the Port Authority’s toll increase for its six interstate crossings, which include the Lincoln and Holland Tunnels, goes into effect. All tolls will increase by one dollar. The charge for EZ Pass holders during off-peak hours will decrease from $11.75 cents to $12.75.75 cents. And during PEAK it will go from $13.75 … Read more
In 2022, the city registration drop in traffic fatalities for the first time since 2019, compared to the highest nationwide increase in four decades. Pedestrian fatalities decreased by 6.3% over the previous year and by 35.9% over 2013 figures, the last year before the implementation of the Vision Zero road safety plan. Ydanis Rodríguez, New … Read more
Fed up with UBER’s unfair treatment, hundreds of drivers protested outside the offices of the digital platform this Thursday. With banners and in loud voices they let executives know that without them the company would not exist. Eliazar Becerra has been driving for UBER for 6 years. Although what he earned was initially enough to … Read more
Ridesharing drivers are holding a second strike today after a lawsuit was filed to stop a pay rise approved by the Taxi and Limousine Commission. On Nov. 20-22, the commission approved what was expected to be the first hike for taxi and rideshare drivers in a decade. That hike reportedly went into effect Dec. 19, … Read more
Maura Vargas has lived across the street from Hunter’s Point South Park in Long Island City, Queens for five years. She says she moved to the neighborhood for the proximity to the river, city views and access to the park where she holds weekly yoga classes. Maura Vargas, lives in the area and believes that: … Read more
Thanks to new federal funds, construction will begin next year on the Gateway Rail Tunnel under the Hudson River that will connect Penn Station to New Jersey. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced this $292 million federal grant for the project. “Everything is going to change in the Northeast and it’s going to be great … Read more