Straphangers Campaign Holds Photo Contest To Show Off Best And Worst Of NYC...
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – Attention shutterbugs! The Straphangers Campaign is joining Transportation Alternatives in launching a subway and bus photo contest to highlight the best and worst of the city’s...
View ArticleTransit Groups Announce Winners In Subway And Bus Photo Contest
NEW YORK (WCBS 880) - Some shutterbugging on New York City Transit has won two people a free month of rides. The Straphangers Campaign and Transportation Alternatives announced the winners of their...
View ArticleStraphangers State Of The Subways Report: J/Z Line No. 1, C And 2 Come In Last
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – There’s a new winner and a familiar loser in this year’s NYPIRG Straphangers Campaign report of the best and worst subway lines in the city. For the first time ever, the J/Z...
View ArticleGov. Cuomo Picks Former NYC Deputy Mayor For MTA Chief
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) - A former New York City deputy mayor has been nominated to serve as chairman and CEO of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Thursday. Cuomo...
View ArticleMTA To Shut Down Subway Lines On Weeknights For Track Work
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – Joe Lhota found himself in a swirl of controversy on Monday – his first day on the job as the new chief of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Instead of shutting down a...
View ArticleMTA’s Trash Can Free Subway Experiment Succeeding!
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) - There were predictions the subway stations in an MTA experiment that removed trash cans would become landfills with rails. But there is early evidence the riding public is on...
View ArticleStraphangers Campaign, Transportation Alternatives Denounce MTA Capital Plan
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) - Albany leaders have agreed to fund the last three years of the MTA’s current five-year capital plan, but it could mean fare hikes down the line. The plan includes new subway...
View ArticleReport: Signal, Mechanical Problems Cause Most Subway Alerts
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) - Signal and mechanical problems accounted for about two thirds of the subway alerts sent out in 2011 by the Metropolitan Transit Authority, according to a new report by a...
View ArticleQ Rated Best New York City Subway Line
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) – The results are in. The Q has been rated the best New York City subway line for the first time since 2001 in the Straphangers Campaign‘s annual “State of the Subways” report...
View ArticleMTA Considers Fare Hike Options, Including $125 Monthly MetroCard
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – When it comes to public transportation, one thing is certain, Metropolitan Transportation Authority fares are definitely going up. But the big question is how much? The...
View ArticleTransit Advocates Frustrated By Likely MTA Fare Hikes
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Transit advocates expressed frustration Saturday, as the Metropolitan Transportation Authority prepares for its fourth fare hike in five years. As WCBS 880’s Jim Smith reported,...
View ArticleMTA Releases 4 Different Proposals Outlining Fare, Toll Hikes
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – The Metropolitan Transportation Authority released four different proposals Monday outlining its latest fare hikes for its bridges, subways and rails. WCBS 880′s Alex Silverman...
View ArticleMTA: No MetroCard Refunds For Superstorm Sandy Service Outages
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Superstorm Sandy not only knocked out bus and subway service, it’s going to knock a hole in commuters’ pocketbooks. They’re not even going to get a token apology from the...
View ArticleTwo Manhattan Bus Routes Named Slowest In The City
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – It’s a tie! Two Manhattan bus routes have been named the slowest in the city by the NYPIRG Straphangers Campaign and Transportation Alternatives. The M66 and M42 have been...
View ArticleStraphangers Campaign Praises MTA’s Recovery After Sandy
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) – Superstorm Sandy brought out both the worst and the best in New York City transit, according to a new survey. It’s been a tumultuous year for city subways and buses, said...
View ArticleOld South Ferry Loop Station To Reopen Thursday Morning
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – More than five months after superstorm Sandy decimated it, the South Ferry Station is set to reopen. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority announced the refurbished and...
View ArticleMTA Mulling How To Spend Growing Surplus
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – With a $40 million surplus developing, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s interim executive director Tom Prendergast has asked the agency’s chiefs to examine recent...
View ArticleStraphangers Campaign: Subway Delays Up In 2012, Early 2013
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) – Superstorm Sandy caused nearly a 30 percent increase in subway delays during the first three months of this year, according to a study by the Straphangers Campaign. The study...
View ArticleReport: Parts Of Subway Long Overdue For Safety Inspections
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – Some parts of the subway system are long overdue for safety inspection, according to an audit report by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s inspector general. The...
View ArticleSandy-Damaged Subway Tunnel Closing For Repairs; Disruptions For R, G Riders
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) – A subway tunnel that was heavily damaged by Superstorm Sandy will be closed for long-term repairs beginning in the summer. Salt from storm surges heavily damaged electronic...
View ArticleAdvocacy Group: MTA Fares Could Jump To $3.75 In A Decade
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — It is only a projection, but an advocacy group warned Tuesday that if the Metropolitan Transportation Authority goes on raising fares as it has the past two times, a single...
View ArticleHotline Offering Assistance To NYC Voters Experiencing Issues On Primary Day
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) – Poll workers weren’t the only ones who got up this morning to help voters cast their ballots on this primary day. As WCBS 880′s Monica Miller reported, the polls opened...
View ArticleMTA Outlines 20-Year Plan To Improve Service
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – The Metropolitan Transportation Authority has laid out a 20-year, $106 billion plan to improve transit options and technology. As WCBS 880′s Paul Murnane reported, the 148-page...
View ArticleStraphangers Campaign Lists Best & Worst Transit Events Of 2013
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – The Straphangers Campaign has released its year-end “Top 10″ lists of the worst and best events for the city’s mass transit system. “The year was – and for years to come will...
View ArticleMTA Chairman Warns Of Possible 12 Percent Fare Hike Next Year
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – Ready to pay $2.75 for a subway ride? It could happen sooner than you think. At a legislative budget hearing in Albany on Thursday, Metropolitan Transportation Authority...
View ArticleStraphangers Campaign Report: Subway Delay Alerts Jumped 35% In 2 Years
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — The number of alerts issued about MTA subway delays has jumped 35 percent in the past two years, according to a report released Tuesday by a watchdog group. There were nearly...
View ArticleMTA Eyes Surveillance Cameras On All Subway Cars
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Imagine a tomorrow when designated officers are watching every move on every subway car through surveillance cameras and a computer tablet. As CBS 2′s Emily Smith reported, that...
View ArticleStraphangers Report Names No. 7 Line Best In NYC Subway System
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — The NYPIRG Straphangers Campaign has released its annual report card on the best and worst subway lines in New York City. As 1010 WINS’ Carol D’Auria reported, for as long as...
View ArticleAdvocate: MTA Fare Hike May Be Fair And Necessary
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Nobody likes a fare hike when it comes to public transportation, but a straphangers’ advocate said Saturday that a hike may be fair and necessary for the Metropolitan...
View ArticleMTA Begins Public Hearings On Plans For Toll And Fare Hikes
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – The MTA will begin public hearings Monday evening on its plans for toll and fare hikes next year. Among the proposals is raising the base fare on the MetroCard from $2.50 to...
View ArticleFormer MTA Bosses Unite To Endorse $32B Capital Plan
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — It’s a huge number: $32 billion. But that’s what the Metropolitan Transportation Authority plans to spend over five years to maintain and expand the system. Five former heads of...
View ArticleMTA Chairman Warns Of Dire Consequences If Funding Isn’t Found For Transit...
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — More subway delays and crowded trains? That could be the future for New Yorkers if lawmakers don’t agree on how to pay for improvements to the city’s aging mass transit...
View ArticleTransit Advocate: Cuomo Must Step Up, Help MTA Financially
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Transit advocate Gene Russianoff showed up at a Metropolitan Transportation Authority meeting Wednesday carrying what appeared to be an oversized MetroCard. But instead, it read...
View ArticleCity Pledges Support As MTA Grapples To Fill Gaping Hole In Capital Plan
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — Mayor Bill de Blasio’s administration wants the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to work with New York City to figure out how to fund a multi-billion gap in the...
View ArticleM66 Wins Pokey Award For City’s Slowest Bus
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — And the winner for the slowest bus in the city goes to … the M66. The bus line, which runs along 66th Street in Manhattan, on Tuesday received the annual Pokey Award, given by...
View ArticleManhattan’s M50 Crosstown Bus Wins ‘Pokey Award’
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — The Straphangers Campaign and Transportation Alternatives have given out their 10th annual “Pokey Award” for the slowest bus route in New York City. WCBS 880’s Marla Diamond On...
View ArticleStraphangers Campaign Lists Bests And Worsts For Year In Transit
NEW YORK (WCBS 880) – There were plenty of events that had an impact on mass transit in New York City this year, some for the better and some for the worse. Now the list is out! WCBS 880’s Rich Lamb On...
View ArticleMTA Board Approves 2012 Budget: No Service Cuts Or Fare Hikes
NEW YORK (WCBS 880) – The Metropolitan Transportation Authority board passed its spending and revenue blueprint for 2012, calling the budget “fragile.” WCBS 880’s Rich Lamb On The...
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