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Straphangers Campaign

Veronica Vanterpool, executive director of the Tri-State Transportation Campaign; Assemblywoman Carmen de la Rosa; and Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz at a press conference blasting Gov. Andrew Cuomo's MTA budget cut.

Pols and Advocates Call on Cuomo to Restore $65 Million in Funding to the MTA

By Madina Toure
The 7-line finish date continues to remain unclear.

Afternoon Bulletin: Subway Lines Ranked From Best to Worst, $15 Minimum Wage Gets Wide Support and More

By Lisa Brown
Subway ridership is at its highest levels since the 1940s. (Photos by Arman Dzidzovic/New York Observer.)

The Social Commute: How the Big Schlep Is Changing the Way New Yorkers Live

By Kim Velsey
Rob Astorino campaigns in the 77th Street R station with Martin Golden (Photo: Will Bredderman).

Rob Astorino Promises to Speed Up the R Train

By Will Bredderman
The 4, 5, and 6 trains are Manhattan's busiest (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images).

The Subway’s Report Card: 7 Line Best All-Around, The 2 Line Gets an F

By Paula Duran
L Train

Blame It on the Train: The L Is a Total Flake

By Billy Richling
Neither rain nor snow nor dark of night will keep the Q-train from its appointed rounds. (gmpicket/Flickr)

Q Is for Quality, C Is for Crummy: Best and Worst Subway Lines of 2012

By Matt Chaban
He's on board.

Straphangers Swoon for David Paterson: Advocates Cautiously Optimistic on Governor’s Appointment to MTA Board

By Matt Chaban

Crawling Across Midtown, M50 Wins 2011 Pokey 'Award'

By Stephen Duffy

Robbing the Subway to Pay Albany: Straphangers Fear Another ‘Sweep’

By Matt Chaban

Pressure on Lawmakers for M.T.A. Rescue Gets Going Again

By Jimmy Vielkind
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