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Metropolitan Transportation Authority

Tesla has finally gotten approval for its Model 3 to join New York City's fleet of yellow cabs.
Nov 15

Taxis Go Electric: Tesla Joins Cab Fleets in New York City

New York City is the second American city to add fully electric cars to its cab fleet.
By Andy Hirschfeld
Jun 30

New Google Maps Feature Will Predict How Crowded Your Train Will Be

In case you don't want to squeeze into a sweaty mob.
By Gabriela Barkho
MTA OMNY tap-to-pay system
Jun 5

Will MTA’s New Tap-to-Pay System Keep Transit Problems at Bay?

Probably not, but here's why it's a good start.
By Ross Marchand
Jun 3

NYC’s MTA Officially Launches Contactless Tap-to-Pay Pilot Program

By Gabriela Barkho
NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio
Apr 15

It’s Time to Recall Bill de Blasio

By Jonathan Russo
Long Weekend by Subway Doodle.
Oct 29

We All Hate the Subway—So Why Are We So Obsessed With Instagram Accounts About It?

By Laura Pitcher
Over 440,000 L train riders will be displaced daily during its 15-month-long closure
Sep 25

East Village Community to MTA: What the L Are You Going to Do?

By Nicole Rosenthal
Jun 5

NYC’s Subways Are Doomed Until Cuomo Forfeits Control

By Bradley Tusk
May 3

How the NYC Ferry Can Make Your Subway Ride Better

By Madina Toure
Apr 27

Mayor Bill de Blasio: Albany Cuts Forced NYC to Waste $530 Million of New Spending

By Madina Toure
Apr 23

Is New York City About to Get Double-Decker Buses?

By Madina Toure
Apr 12

Will the First-Ever ‘Bike Train’ Help Commuters Deal With the L Train Shutdown?

By Madina Toure
Apr 11

Will 800,000 New Yorkers Receive Half-Priced Metrocards?

By Madina Toure
Apr 6

An Emergency Plan to Fix New York City’s Subway Is Ready to Go… So What’s Next?

By Madina Toure
Apr 3

Yellow Taxi Drivers and Riders Warn Upcoming New Cab Fee Is a Bad Idea

By Madina Toure
Mar 28

Cynthia Nixon Blasts de Blasio and Cuomo’s ‘Pissing Contest’ Over Public Housing

By Madina Toure
Mar 27

What Will Save New York City’s Subways—Millionaires Tax or Congestion Pricing?

By Madina Toure
Mar 23

Decrease in Off-Peak Subway Service Hurts Low-Income Commuters in New York City

By Madina Toure
The city and the state are sparring over who should fund repairs to the struggling subway system.
Mar 8

Think the Subways Are Bad Now? MTA Warns That City Hall Could Make Trains Even Worse

By Madina Toure
Former Gov. Eliot Spitzer, who is also a developer, at his upcoming South Williamsburg development.
Mar 1

Eliot Spitzer Pinpoints the Hottest Up-And-Coming NYC Neighborhoods

By Madina Toure
A subway train pulls out of the 14th Street station in Manhattan.
Feb 21

New York City’s Subway Chief Discusses the Root Cause of Delays

By Madina Toure
Mayor Bill de Blasio and Gov. Andrew Cuomo tour the site of the bomb blast on 23rd Street in Manhattan's Chelsea neighborhood on Sept. 18, 2016 in New York City.
Feb 6

De Blasio Meets with Cuomo in Albany Amid Disagreements Over MTA Funding

By Madina Toure
City Council Speaker Corey Johnson speaks at the Association for a Better New York's power breakfast for the first time.
Jan 30

NYC Council Speaker Blasts Officials Over Subway Problems

By Madina Toure
Mayor Bill de Blasio and city officials held a press conference at Brooklyn Borough Hall on Aug. 7, 2017 to announce the mayor's millionaires tax proposal.
Jan 24

Subway Squabble: New York Officials Lash Out Over MTA Funding

By Madina Toure
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