Vincent Barone
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New York, United States
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Council Speaker Johnson slams MTA preparedness for congestion pricing
City Council Speaker Corey Johnson believes the MTA is failing to properly prepare for its forthcoming congestion pricing program in Manhattan. Johnson raised red flags over a “lack of communication and transparency” in a letter to the transit authority earlier this week as the MTA moves closer to its 2021 deadline to implement a new … → Read More
Holiday deliveries coincide with spike in New York City traffic deaths
Online holiday shopping is making New York streets less safe, city officials believe. The Police Department announced Monday it would be targeting traffic enforcement against reckless truck drivers after seven pedestrians were killed in the last week — including three who were struck and killed by box trucks. But Polly Trottenberg, the city’s Department of … → Read More
Judge throws out New York rule regulating Uber and Lyft
A judge has curbed Mayor Bill de Blasio’s tightening regulations of companies like Uber and Lyft. A new city rule instituting a “cruising cap” on e-hail companies is not legal, a Manhattan Supreme Court judge ruled Monday. The cap would have taken effect in February and would have limited the amount of time e-hail cars … → Read More
City to fully expand ‘Fair Fares’ MetroCard discount to low-income New Yorkers
Low-income New Yorkers will finally have access to half-fare MetroCards. A year after launching a limited pilot of the discount program, known as Fair Fares, the city is set to open enrollment to all New Yorkers living at or below the federal poverty line on Jan. 27, Mayor de Blasio and Council Speaker Corey Johnson announced … → Read More
MTA board approves hiring 500 new police officers amid controversy
The MTA board on Wednesday approved the hiring of 500 new cops to flood its transit system — even as it faced vocal backlash against a plan opponents → Read More
AOC calls on Cuomo to invest in NYC Transit, not more cops
Congressman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is calling on Governor Andrew Cuomo to cancel plans for hiring 500 new police officers into the city transit system and invest in improving service instead. Ocasio-Cortez and colleagues penned a letter to Cuomo Tuesday arguing that the hirings would only exacerbate racial biases in policing fare evasion and could deprive low-income … → Read More
MetroCard scammers cost MTA roughly $40 million a year: officials
The MTA is losing tens of millions of dollars each year to MetroCard scammers, according to the transit authority. As part of a crackdown on fare evasion, the MTA and police will in part focus on vandals who break MetroCard vending machines to sell swipes at turnstiles. The crime costs the MTA between roughly $30 … → Read More
Audit finds that MTA ‘ignored’ production issues of long-delayed new subway cars
The MTA overlooked warning signs and failed to hold the contractor accountable for delivering now long-delayed new subway cars, according to an audit from City Comptroller Scott Stringer. The transit authority is still waiting on a handful of new cars in a 300-train order it took out with manufacturer Bombardier back in 2012 — cars … → Read More
Gross! Feces photo taken on Manhattan train wins trashy contest
A photograph of what appears to be human excrement splattered on a Manhattan subway train won an especially disgusting contest from the union representing → Read More
City puts pedal to the metal with Manhattan cargo bike rollout
Out with trucks, in with cargo bikes. New York City is launching a small pilot with three major delivery services — Amazon, UPS and DHL —to promote the → Read More
BREAKING: MTA and Transit union reach contract agreement
The MTA and transit workers’ union have reached a tentative contract agreement. MTA Chairman and CEO Pat Foye and the Transport Workers Union Local 100 announced an agreement Wednesday after months of bitter back-and-forth between the authority and the union, which represents roughly 40,000 employees in the subway and bus system. “We have reached a … → Read More
Transit union calls on MTA for more help cleaning filthy trains during contract negotiations
Subway workers are pushing the MTA for more help cleaning urine-soaked trains. Transport Workers Union Local 100, the union representing 40,000 bus and subway workers, rallied on Wednesday for the restoration of roughly 80 terminal cleaner positions that were cut over the years. The calls came as the union and MTA leadership continue negotiations for … → Read More
City Council passes bills aimed at parking placard abuse
There are roughly 125,000 city-issued placards in circulation. → Read More
City lawmakers look to create ‘bike and pedestrian mayor’
They are expected to be paid positions. → Read More
MTA pledges more details on its capital plan — after it's funded
The MTA would happily provide more details on its massive $51.5 billion capital plan — but not until it’s approved and fully funded. The transit authority is currently looking for the city to contribute $3 billion toward its next capital plan, the five-year spending blueprint for mega-projects bringing the likes of new subway cars and … → Read More
Citi Bike delays rollout of e-bikes in New York City, tweaks fees
Citi Bike is delaying the re-introduction of its e-bike fleet after it had removed its bikes from service due to brake issues earlier this year. The Lyft-owned bike share first promised to fix and roll out the pedal-assist bikes again in the fall, but Citi Bike is now aiming to relaunch its e-bikes this “winter” along with … → Read More
Citi Bike delays rollout of e-bikes in NYC, tweaks fees
The bike share pulled its battery-powered bikes from docks after riders reported unusually forceful front-wheel braking. → Read More
City will add pedestrian space around Rockefeller Center for holidays
2 traffic lanes along Fifth Avenue will be converted into pedestrian space. → Read More
First on amNY: City to break ground on important East River Greenway link
The project is part of a plan to create a continuous loop of public open space around the perimeter of Manhattan. → Read More
MTA hires Canadian executive to run operations during massive reorganization
The MTA has hired a new chief operating officer as it trudges forward with its massive internal reorganization. Canadian transportation executive Mario → Read More