The agency that runs New York City’s subway system is putting track workers at risk by failing to follow its own safety rules, federal authorities said in an audit issued this week. The Federal Transit Administration said in a special directive Tuesday that there is “a substantial risk of death or personal injury” because of unsafe conditions and practices in
The agency that runs New York City’s subway system is putting track workers at risk by failing to follow its own safety rules, federal authorities said in an audit issued this week. The Federal Transit Administration said in a special directive Tuesday that there is “a substantial risk of death or personal injury” because of unsafe conditions and practices in
Supporters of Assemblymember Emily Gallagher are hoping her win Tuesday sends a clear message to Mayor Eric Adams and City Hall: that the neighborhood wants long-promised roadway improvements on McGuinness Boulevard from which his administration has been retreating. Gallagher, a staunch defender of the city transportation department’s plan introduced last spring to shrink McGuinness by one traffic lane in each
The city Department of Transportation announced plans to limit speeds to 20 mph on 15 streets in Brooklyn, as well as others throughout the city, to comply with Sammy’s Law. The law, which was passed during this year’s legislative session, was named after 12-year-old Sammy Cohen Eckstein, who was fatally struck by a speeding van in 2012 while retrieving a
On Monday, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer and assorted state and federal officials signed a $6.88 billion full-funding grant agreement for the Gateway Hudson Tunnel project. The on-again, off-again Gateway project would build two new Amtrak rail tunnels under the Hudson River and rehabilitate the two existing tunnels (also used by
Gov. Kathy Hochul’s recent desire to “pause” congestion pricing put a shadow on many planned improvements in the MTA’s subway, bus and commuter rail system that were expected to be funded by the new toll program. Among these was the planned Interborough Express or IBX: a light rail line that would travel, within the Long Island Rail Road and Bay
DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN — Brooklyn residents on Thursday got their first look at a new design idea for rebuilding the Triple Cantilever portion of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway at a presentation by the NYC Department of Transportation in Downtown Brooklyn. While the engineering solution appeared an improvement over previous designs, many attendees said so many basic questions were unanswered — including how
Rail service in the Northeast was disrupted for a second day on Friday, with Amtrak trains into and out of New York City delayed or canceled and service on the commuter line NJ Transit suspended entirely. Several Amtrak trains scheduled to run between New York City and upstate New York were canceled, the railroad said on X, and trains from Pennsylvania
COBBLE HILL — It was a bittersweet celebration on Thursday at the corner of Atlantic Avenue and Clinton Street. Elected officials, community groups, businesses and residents gathered at the corner
On Wednesday, Gov. Kathy Hochul shocked many New Yorkers by indefinitely postponing congestion pricing, which she had previously supported — just days before the planned June 10 rollout date. In
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Wednesday indefinitely delayed implementation of a plan to charge motorists hefty tolls to enter the core of Manhattan, just weeks before the nation’s first
Add truckers to the list of opponents seeking to block New York’s first-in-the-nation congestion fee for driving into Manhattan. The Trucking Association of New York filed a federal lawsuit Thursday against the
BROOKLYN HEIGHTS/COBBLE HILL — Weekend repairs to the Queens-bound Brooklyn-Queens Expressway wrapped up a full 24-hours ahead of schedule, relieving both drivers and residents of Brooklyn Heights, Cobble Hill and
BROOKLYN HEIGHTS — Locals are bracing for jammed streets and honking horns when the Queens-bound Brooklyn-Queens Expressway along the Brooklyn Heights waterfront fully closes for the third and final round of