Nolan Hicks
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Port Authority kills ‘backwards’ AirTrain to LGA
The Port Authority on Monday officially killed its plans to build a “backwards” AirTrain linking LaGuardia Airport to Willets Point. → Read More
Adams: New probation commish ‘brilliant’ for Cardi B event with girls
Adams even shielded his controversial new commish, Juanita Holmes, from any questions from reporters at the City Hall press conference announcing her appointment. → Read More
Hochul admits plan to fund Penn Station redo with towers is in trouble
“I will shift gears and find other ways to make this happen and it is not contingent on what Vornado was planning in the entire neighborhood,” Hochul said during an appearance on WNYC. → Read More
MTA promises Jamaica can fit Grand Central schedule after rush-hour meltdowns
MTA officials promised Thursday that the LIRR's Jamaica hub can handle the complex new schedule needed to serve Grand Central after a slew of rush-hour meltdowns added to commuter furor over the timetable changes. → Read More
Eric Adams wants to send NYC migrants to college for free — and will cost taxpayers $1.2M
Mayor Eric Adams plans to provide as many as 100 migrants with 12 months of free classes, room and board at a college in upstate Sullivan County -- and the program could continue indefinitely, The Post has learned. → Read More
311 hotline celebrates turning 20 with list of funniest inquiries made
With the Big Apple's information hotline turning 20, City Hall celebrated by releasing a report that lists some of the most memorable calls operators have handled. → Read More
MTA staffs up LIRR trains when fewer NYers ride: Working for the weekend
The LIRR is staffing weekend trains more heavily than it does weekday service, even though Saturdays and Sundays account for just a fraction of its ridership. → Read More
MTA adds Brooklyn shuttles, longer trains but still leave LIRR riders fuming
Over the summer, the LIRR said that it expected roughly 45 percent of its Manhattan-bound passengers would opt for the new East Side service. → Read More
Storm warning: MTA told back in 2012 of Grand Central LIRR commute-mare
The MTA was warned a decade ago that the Long Island Rail Road’s Jamaica hub would be overwhelmed and face frequent commute meltdowns — like the ones... → Read More
LIRR commuter says ‘Hunger Games’-like MTA switch ‘means hour lost’ each day’
Glen Cove resident Ian Siegel’s daily commute to Brooklyn is now at least an hour longer and mayhem-filled thanks to the schedule overhaul ordered by the MTA’s Long Island Rail Road. → Read More
‘Hot mess’: NYC commuters rage over $11B Grand Central rush-hour hell rides
The MTA's new, $11 billion LIRR train hall under Grand Central Terminal has turned into a gleaming shrine to commuter mayhem, with furious riders left fuming at Jamaica Station on Day 4 -- as largely empty trains rolled into Manhattan. → Read More
Council to order mental health services at family shelters after Post exposé
The City Council is set to back legislation that would require the Department of Homeless Services to make mental health treatment and counseling available. → Read More
Not so Grand: NYC riders fume as MTA launches LIRR ‘Madison’ changes
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority launched the biggest schedule shakeup in 50 years at the Long Island Rail Road on Monday — with dozens of trains serving its new Grand Central terminal, in part by slashing service between the suburbs and Brooklyn. → Read More
NYC wasted nearly $28M worth of COVID supplies that are now expired
New York City officials acknowledged that millions of dollars worth of COVID-19 tests and hand sanitizer ordered to supply the city during the pandemic have expired. → Read More
NYC’s budget deficit projected to near $14B by 2027: state comptroller
The projection released Thursday by State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli far exceeds the city Office of Management and Budget prediction of a deficit growing to $6.5 billion over the next four years. → Read More
Skyrocketing medical costs fuel city’s growing budget woes
City Hall’s mounting budget woes are fueled by the exploding cost of providing municipal employees and retirees healthcare — which could potentially add $3 billion annually to the Big Apple’s deficits by 2027. → Read More
MTA chief Janno Lieber admits LIRR needs staffing, contract change after Post probe
As the MTA seeks a rescue from Albany, its leader acknowledged Wednesday that outdated staffing practices and decades-old work rules at the Long Island Rail Road are costing commuters and straphangers millions. → Read More
MTA chief wants ‘Russian roulette’ subway surf videos off social media
MTA Chairman Janno Lieber demanded Wednesday that social media companies take down viral videos of New Yorkers 'surfing' atop subway trains, comparing it to sharing footage of people playing Russian roulette. → Read More
MTA scales back Second Avenue subway add-on, but price tag still hefty $6.3B
The MTA’s flashy plans for new multi-level subway stations in East Harlem have been scaled back. → Read More
Andrea Stewart-Cousins looks to sudden vote to nix Hochul pick Hector LaSalle
The Democrat-led New York state Senate is looking to push through a sudden full-chamber vote Wednesday on Gov. Kathy Hochul's nomination of Justice Hector LaSalle. → Read More