MTA chair tells New York lawmakers the agency needs billions and it's up to them to figure out how to get it
The MTA says it needs more than $68 billion to fund its capital plan for subway improvements. The head of the agency told ...
Kids in New York City keep dying while ‘subway surfing’ on trains. Can they be stopped?
The MTA has asked social media companies to take down videos glamorizing subway surfing. It’s also promoted public service ...
NYC Transit Chief Urges Lawmakers to Fix $35 Billion Gap
The head of New York City’s transit network is urging state lawmakers to resolve a $35 billion funding gap to help modernize ...
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NY transit advocate says billions in tax hikes would fix MTA
While New York’s MTA needs state lawmakers to help fix a $35.4 billion hole in its multi-year capital spending plan, a rider ...
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To fund NYC subway fixes, MTA must undo decades of distrust
MTA Chair Janno Lieber is heading to Albany on Thursday to ask lawmakers to fund the largest construction program in the ...
Congestion pricing not enough to fix budget gap: MTA
The MTA says the revenue from NYC congestion pricing isn't enough to close a $33 billion budget gap. FOX 5 NY's Hayley Fixler ...
MTA chair asks New York lawmakers to figure out how to raise billions the agency needs
The MTA says it needs more than $68 billion to fund its capital plan for subway improvements. The head of the agency told ...
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MTA asking state lawmakers for $33B in funding in addition to congestion tolls 1 month into plan
The MTA says early data indicates the congestion pricing system is working and traffic into Midtown is down, but the agency says the revenue still won't be enough to fund their ambitious construction ...
MTA pitches $68 billion capital plan in Albany amid concerns over federal funding
MTA boss Janno Lieber went before state lawmakers Thursday, defending the transit agency’s $68 billion capital budget in an ...
NY county sick of being ‘MTA’s ATM’ with little service in return — and wants out of transit agency: pols
Orange County has had enough of being used as an ATM for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and now officials want to ...
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MTA's Janno Lieber confronts Albany with risks of underfunding transit
During a state budget hearing in Albany, Lieber pulled out framed New York Post and Daily News covers from 2017's “Summer of ...
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Fare evasion on NYC subway down 25% in last six months, MTA reports
During an MTA board meeting on Wednesday, Chair and CEO Janno Lieber announced that subway fare evasion has decreased from 14 ...