Interviews & Profiles
Personality
MTA capital projects forge ahead, fueled by congestion pricing
Jamie Torres-Springer discusses the agency’s investments under the new tolling program, and other priorities.
Editor's Note
Opinion
Editor’s note: The MTA needs to underscore value to stop fare evasion
Rather than modifying turnstiles and hiring guards, improve service and let New Yorkers know about it.
Personality
Personality
For Emily Gallagher, McGuinness Boulevard has been a long road
The Assembly member became an expert on the roadway she says “cuts through the heart of Greenpoint.”
Editor's Note
Personality
Editor’s note: Acela 2.0 makes historic debut at Penn Station
The arrival of the next generation of high-speed trains had many more New Yorkers buzzing than when the original pulled into town 25 years ago.
Heard Around Town
Policy
Penn Station gets ‘magic key’ and $43 million to push redevelopment forward
Andy “Train Daddy” Byford, special advisor to Amtrak, and U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy announced that construction of the new Penn Station will start in 2027.
Editor's Note
Personality
Editor’s note: Second Avenue subway extension and other projects signal milestone for New York
The city hasn’t seen this much progress addressing the region’s transportation needs since the subways were created a century ago.
Policy
Policy
NYC Council Progressive Caucus to make push for universal daylighting in 2025
The 18-member caucus will prioritize the law restricting parking near intersections by year’s end – despite the Department of Transportation’s warnings.
Transportation
Politics
MTA’s Metro-North Penn Station Access Project snags another delay
Four new stations slated for the Bronx won’t be completed until at least 2028.
Editor's Note
Opinion
Editor’s note: Halted 34th Street busway proposal deserves reconsideration
Like 14th Street proved, these redesigned thoroughfares increase ridership speed and improve safety.
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: A more affordable future for NYC’s for-hire drivers and passengers
Reducing the insurance burden on drivers of yellow taxis and for-hire vehicles will save them an average of $300 per year – real money for families living paycheck-to-paycheck.
Policy
Policy
Turo car-share app pushes bill to reduce insurance requirements
State Sen. James Skoufis and Assembly Member David Weprin are sponsoring a bill that would treat car-share apps the same as rental car companies.
Editor's Note
Opinion
Editor’s note: Train Daddy’s return ‘beyond’ exciting
Penn Station advocate Sam Turvey sees hope for the transit hub’s redevelopment with Andy Byfod leading the project.
Editor's Note
Opinion
Editor’s note: Advocates want Andy Byford to lead Penn Station’s redevelopment
But no one’s saying whether that’s a remote possibility.
News & Politics
Politics
Forget the budget, get ready for Trump Station
Gov. Hochul didn’t shoot down the prospect of renaming Penn Station after the president while providing an update on the nearly month-late budget.
MTA
Policy
Quiet transportation upgrades are moving New Yorkers forward
How innovations in New York City are proving their value behind the scenes.
Special Reports
Personality
Making investments in New York City’s century-old subway system
A Q&A with Jamie Torres-Springer, president of Metropolitan Transportation Authority Construction & Development.
Special Reports
Personality
Tracking innovative tech progress for New York’s rail and air travelers
A Q&A with Robert Galvin, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey’s chief technology officer.
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: It’s time to build Interborough Express – and quickly
Keeping up the positive momentum of congestion pricing will expand transportation options in the outer boroughs.
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: Riders can’t afford to strike out in the state budget
Building teams and transit for the future
MTA
Policy