• Tag Archives: NYC MTA

    MTA Announces App Contest Winners

    By Janet Babin | Feb. 2 – 8:24 pm

    A company that created an app to find transit directions that can be used in subway tunnels won the NY MTA’s competition for the best...

    [1] Cities/Urban, Local Government, Rail, Subway, Technology, Transit, WNYC - New York City

    TWU Suspends Talks with NY MTA Over Contract

    By Janet Babin | Jan. 19 – 5:56 pm

    Talks broke down today between New York’s Transport Workers Local Union 100 and New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Members of The Transport Workers Union gathered...

    [0] Buses, Cities/Urban, Community, Local Government, Subway, WNYC - New York City

    WEEKEND PHOTOS: 75 Years Ago, the Henry Hudson Bridge Under Construction

    By Alex Goldmark | Dec. 10 – 8:46 am

    The Henry Hudson was originally designed for leisurely weekend drives. Now the 75-year-old bridge is the site of a high-tech cashless tolling plan. Here’s a...

    [0] Construction, Infrastructure

    NY MTA Launches Weekender Website (Again) to (Re)Clear Up Info Clutter

    By Alex Goldmark | Dec. 9 – 5:10 pm

    The NY MTA unveiled another redesign for weekend service announcements today, The Weekender website 1.5. If that sounds familiar, it’s because it is. This version of...

    [0] Cities/Urban, Subway, Transit

    WiFi And Dial-tones Coming to NYC Subway Platforms…S l o w l y

    By Jim O'Grady | Jul. 19 – 4:13 pm

    (New York, NY – WNYC) WiFi is coming to NYC subway platforms, but not for another four years — and there will be no connectivity...

    [9] Cities/Urban, Infrastructure, Money, Subway, Technology, Transit, Uncategorized

    UPDATED Quiz: What are the Top Seven Transit Systems in the U.S.? — Some Surprises

    By Andrea Bernstein | Jun. 14 – 10:31 am

    (Andrea Bernstein, Transportation Nation)  UPDATED WITH ONE MORE LIST: When Federal Transit Administrator Peter Rogoff yesterday mentioned a $50 billion funding gap just to maintain...

    [0] Buses, Cities/Urban, Federal Government, Transit

    NYC Subway Music Winners Picked

    By admin | Jun. 1 – 1:48 pm

    (New York, NY — Marlon Bishop, WNYC) Coming soon to NYC underground:  a Japanese mandolin player playing Italian classics, Baroque harp music, and a full...

    [0] Cities/Urban, Community, Subway, Transit

    New NYC Transit Site Easier To Use, Unless You’re Mobile

    By Andrea Bernstein | May. 26 – 4:02 pm

    (New York, NY — John Keefe, WNYC — ANALYSIS)  The MTA took a step toward giving New Yorkers fresh, crisp transit information with a revamped...

    [0] Buses, Cities/Urban, Community, Local Government, Technology, Transit

    Former New York City Mayoral Candidate Ferrer Named to MTA Board

    By Andrea Bernstein | May. 16 – 5:29 pm

    UPDATED (Andrea Bernstein, Transportation Nation)  NY Governor Andrew Cuomo has appointed Fernando Ferrer to the Board of the New York MTA, a powerful but low-profile...

    [1] Local Government, Money, Transit

    NYC Advocacy Group: Subways Are Dirtier. MTA Disagrees.

    By Jim O'Grady | May. 5 – 12:27 pm

    (New York, NY – Jim O’Grady, WNYC) New York’s subway cars are getting dirtier, according to a transit riders advocacy group. The latest Shmutz Survey...

    [1] Transit, Uncategorized, WNYC - New York City