NYC transit agencies test AI tools to modernize infrastructure, data workflows
New York-area transit agencies are exploring how artificial intelligence, cameras and motion sensors can help address infrastructure monitoring,…
MTA boss Lieber says agency’s targeting ‘kooky’ work rules, health insurance contributions in labor talks with transit union
In the MTA’s contract negotiations with the union representing nearly 40,000 New York City Transit workers — Transport…
Queens resident takes it upon himself to clean up filthy Brooklyn underpass. Here’s the story of Mr. Service.
It’s easy to complain about litter in New York City, but how many people actually do something about…
Hurry up and wait: MTA chair says IBX won’t begin moving riders for at least five years, even as design phase speeds up
The Interborough Express (IBX) — a new light rail line between Brooklyn and Queens — will take at…
LIRR announces Montauk branch upgrades, year-round train from Manhattan to East End
The Long Island Rail Road will add year-round service to Montauk and make infrastructure upgrades on its busy…
Editorial | NYC shouldn’t pay for Trump’s Penn Station overhaul
The White House said, in so many words, that the state-led effort to modernize the station was not…
While Wall Street claims “no money” for city’s transit workers, fire at New York’s Penn Station injures 5
MTA and other transit workers: Tell us what conditions are like on your job. All submissions will be…
Amtrak fire near Penn Station triggers major NYC commuter disruptions, NJ Transit and LIRR cancellations
An Amtrak work train fire erupted near New York’s Penn Station Friday morning, reportedly injuring five individuals. The…
NJ Transit, LIRR suspended at Penn Station due to train car fire
A train car fire that erupted early Friday morning has shut down NJ Transit and Long Island Rail…
Editorial | Lessons learned from the LIRR strike to avoid a bigger one in NYC
It was a brief yet fierce battle between the consortium seeking better wages for the workers, among the…
“We all should unite”: New York bus drivers speak out in support of Long Island Rail Road strike
Long Island Rail Road workers walk on the picket line outside of Penn Station on the third day…
Payroll data exposes six-figure salaries behind transit strike grinding NYC travel to a halt
Long Island Rail Road workers walked off the job on Monday after rejecting the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s latest…