Claim: MTA's Technical, Supervisory Failures Led to 600 Snowbound Buses
The MTA says it's investigating why 600 buses had to be abandoned during this week's blizzard, blocking snowplows and leaving bus drivers and their passengers without a way home. A combination of...
View ArticleMTA Chief, Legislators Spar Over Paying for Transit With Payroll Tax
MTA Chairman Jay Walder faced repeated questions at a hearing in Albany Monday from suburban legislators about a payroll tax that the state legislature approved in 2009 to bail out the agency. The tax...
View ArticleLong Island Bus May Lose More Than Half Its Lines
Long Island Bus may put the brakes on 27 of their 48 lines this summer.MTA chairman Jay Walder said 16,000 people may lose bus service and 200 workers will be laid off because Nassau County is not...
View ArticleLong Island Bus May Face End of the Line
The future of the Long Island Bus line is the subject of a public hearing at Hofstra University Wednesday afternoon.The Metropolitan Transit Authority said the county needs to pay an additional $24...
View ArticleSleek New Subway Intercom Kiosks Installed on Trial Basis
New York City subway riders can now use intercom kiosks at two subway stops to communicate with MTA personnel in emergencies or for information.The sleek devices glow blue and are affixed to columns on...
View ArticleFormer Cablevision Exec Lhota Tapped as Next MTA Chief
Governor Andrew Cuomo has nominated Cablevision executive Joseph Lhota to be the next chairman and CEO of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, the largest transit system in North America.Lhota,...
View ArticleMTA Contract Talks With Union Delayed
The MTA and its main union have canceled a bargaining session ten days before their labor contract is set to expire.Union leaders and the MTA were supposed to hold their first face to face talks on...
View ArticleMTA Chief, Legislators Spar Over Paying for Transit With Payroll Tax
MTA Chairman Jay Walder faced repeated questions at a hearing in Albany Monday from suburban legislators about a payroll tax that the state legislature approved in 2009 to bail out the agency. The tax...
View ArticleLong Island Bus May Lose More Than Half Its Lines
Long Island Bus may put the brakes on 27 of their 48 lines this summer.MTA chairman Jay Walder said 16,000 people may lose bus service and 200 workers will be laid off because Nassau County is not...
View ArticleSleek New Subway Intercom Kiosks Installed on Trial Basis
New York City subway riders can now use intercom kiosks at two subway stops to communicate with MTA personnel in emergencies or for information.The sleek devices glow blue and are affixed to columns on...
View ArticleFormer Cablevision Exec Lhota Tapped as Next MTA Chief
Governor Andrew Cuomo has nominated Cablevision executive Joseph Lhota to be the next chairman and CEO of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, the largest transit system in North America.Lhota,...
View ArticleMTA Contract Talks With Union Delayed
The MTA and its main union have canceled a bargaining session ten days before their labor contract is set to expire.Union leaders and the MTA were supposed to hold their first face to face talks on...
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