Get in gear! What to know about the TD Five Boro Bike Tour pedaling through NYC on May 3 | amNewYork Tens of thousands of cyclists will take over major thoroughfares throughout the Big Apple for the 48th annual TD Five Boro Bike Tour on May 3.

The Five Boro Bike Tour is less than 2 weeks away and almost sold out! Get the low down here:
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Thousands of curbside ‘Empire’ trash bins coming to more parts of NYC | amNewYork Mayor Zohran Mamdani took a major step on Friday toward moving New York City's trash from piles of black garbage bags into lidded containers — announcing his

Mayor Mamdani took a major step today toward moving New York City’s trash from piles of black garbage bags into lidded containers — announcing his administration will roll out thousands more large curbside bins to swaths of the five boroughs by next year.
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First on amNY | DOT asks NYers to weigh-in on e-bike charging cabinet locations with new portal | amNewYork DOT Commissioner Mike Flynn will launch on Friday an online portal through which anyone will be able to provide feedback on the agency's preliminary list of

Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s Department of Transportation is asking for New Yorkers’ input on where roughly 25 new e-bike battery swapping cabinets should be placed throughout the city, amNewYork has learned.
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Second Avenue Subway: Trump admin agrees to release frozen funds moments before hearing in MTA lawsuit | amNewYork The Trump administration will begin releasing funding for the East Harlem leg of the Second Avenue Subway, which it has withheld since last fall, following a

The Trump administration will begin releasing funding for the East Harlem leg of the Second Avenue Subway, which it has withheld since last fall, following a lawsuit that the MTA filed last month to unfreeze the money.
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A ‘Grand’ design: Mamdani proposes eliminating car traffic in part of Brooklyn’s Grand Army Plaza | amNewYork Mayor Zohran Mamdani wants to transform Brooklyn's Grand Army Plaza by advancing a plan to eliminate car traffic between the entrance to Prospect Park and the

Mayor Mamdani wants to transform Brooklyn’s Grand Army Plaza by advancing a plan to eliminate car traffic between the entrance to Prospect Park and the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Memorial Arch across from it, his office announced today.
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From Fair Fares to free fares? City Council to propose free subway, bus trips for over 1 million New Yorkers | amNewYork The City Council wants to offer free subway and bus fares to over one million New Yorkers living at or below 150% of the federal poverty level, a change that

The City Council wants to offer free subway and bus fares to over one million New Yorkers living at or below 150% of the federal poverty level, a change that would mark a significant expansion of the city’s Fair Fares program, amNewYork has learned.
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New York Transit Museum workers unionize in unanimous vote as they seek better wages, job security | amNewYork New York Transit Museum workers voted unanimously to unionize last week, seeking higher wages and better job security from management.

New York Transit Museum workers voted unanimously to unionize last week, seeking higher wages and better job security from management.
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The esteemed @davecolon.bsky.social — the transit scribe famously labeled “Dave Cologne of Street Blogs with the Knicks Situation” — wants you to know he is *not* “America’s Reporter.”

Seems Mr. Cologne prefers “America’s Sweetheart.”

Some of the factors the MTA is assessing with this pilot besides their ability to decrease fare evasion include accessibility, rider experience, entry and egress throughout

They say the modern fare gates have reduced fare evasion by 20%-70% accross the stations where they have been installed.

MTA giving an update on its new modern fare gate pilot at its full board meeting today. Officials say 31% of riders have used the new gates 12 million times.

NYC Transit boss Crichlow lambasts transit union-backed effort to maintain two-person train crews | amNewYork The NYC Transit president's comments came after the union recently revived its effort to mandate the MTA maintain a two-person crew — consisting of a driver

New York City Transit President Demetrius Crichlow yesterday slammed the Transport Workers Union (TWU) for its renewed push for legislation that would require the MTA to maintain two-person crews on all subway trains that currently have them.
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MTA committee advances next Second Avenue Subway Phase 2 contract, amid lawsuit to release federal funds | amNewYork An MTA committee proceeded on Monday with recommending approval of the agency's next contract to extend the Second Avenue Subway into East Harlem.

An MTA committee proceeded on Monday with recommending approval of the agency’s next contract to extend the Second Avenue Subway into East Harlem.
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Want to know more about birding in the city, and get to try it out?

Come join me to discuss @ryangoldberg.bsky.social's great new book Bird City on March 21 in Washington Heights!

However these new cars won’t hit the rails until the early 2030s, according to MTA Rolling Stock czar Jessie Lazarus.

MTA Chair Janno Lieber in the agency’s sunset park testing facility this AM announcing an RFP for its largest order of new subway cars ever. The 2,300 new cars will replace most of the A Division trains — the numbered lines.

Congestion pricing: NYC subways saw millions more riders during Manhattan toll program’s first year, transit group finds | amNewYork The first year of congestion pricing in New York saw straphangers take more than 90 million additional subway rides than in the previous year, a new report

The first year of congestion pricing in New York saw straphangers take more than 90 million additional subway rides than in the previous year, a new report from the Permanent Citizens Advisory Committee to the MTA (PCAC) found.
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Top Mamdani deputy mayor doesn’t rule out expanding metered parking to help close budget gap | amNewYork First Deputy Mayor Dean Fuleihan, Mayor Zohran Mamdani's top cabinet member, said on Thursday that expanding metered parking is among possible revenue raisers

First Deputy Mayor Dean Fuleihan, Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s top cabinet member, said on Thursday that expanding metered parking is among possible revenue raisers the administration is considering to help close a sizable budget gap and fund its priorities.
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FIRST on amNY | Bicyclists across the East River bridges set record-high for fifth-straight year, DOT data says | amNewYork Nearly 29,000 bicycle trips, on average, were made across the four major New York City bridges that span the East River last year, making 2025 the fifth

Nearly 29,000 bicycle trips, on average, were made across the four major New York City bridges that span the East River last year, making 2025 the fifth straight year to hit an all-time high for cycling journeys over the waterway’s crossings, amNewYork first reported.
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Transit advocates call out Mamdani for leaving Fair Fares expansion out of preliminary budget | amNewYork Transit advocates blasted Mayor Zohran Mamdani for declining to increase funding for the city's discounted fare program in the preliminary budget proposal he

Transit advocates called out Mayor Zohran Mamdani for declining to increase funding for the city’s discounted fare program in the preliminary budget proposal he released on Tuesday.
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Mamdani says his admin is ‘digging into’ restoring weekend G train service to Forest Hills | amNewYork Mayor Zohran Mamdani signaled on Wednesday that his administration is taking a serious look at advocates' renewed push to extend G train service to Forest

Mayor Mamdani signaled today that his administration is taking a serious look at advocates’ renewed push to extend G train service to Forest Hills on weekends for the first time in 15 years — even though the MTA has the final call on whether that will happen.
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‘G’rand slam? G train should resume weekend service to Forest Hills, transit advocates and the Mets tell MTA, Hochul and Mamdani | amNewYork After 15 years running on a shortened weekend route, the G train should once again extend to Forest Hills on Saturdays and Sundays, a group of advocacy

After 15 years running on a shortened weekend route, the G train should once again extend to Forest Hills on Saturdays and Sundays, a group of advocates and the New York Mets told the MTA and elected officials this week.
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GDC sent a corrected release saying work will stop if the funds aren't resotred by 5pm. Likely they are awaiting the outcome of an emergency hearing that a Manhattan federal judge scheduled for the NY/NJ AGs' lawsuit today at 1pm.

As expected the Gateway Development Commission announces that work has stopped on the Hudson Tunnel Project since the Trump admin is still refusing to release federal funds it froze for the project in October.

Uber, Lyft drivers celebrate as City Council overrides Adams’ veto of ‘unfair deactivations’ ban bill – amNewYork Uber and Lyft drivers are set to receive "just cause" protections against being suddenly kicked off the apps that employ them, a practice known as "unfair

Uber and Lyft drivers are set to receive “just cause” protections from “unfair deactivations,” after the City Council voted yesterday to override ex-Mayor Eric Adams’ 11th-hour veto of legislation to establish those safeguards.
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Penn Station redesign chief Andy Byford says he’s not fully ‘up to speed’ on looming Gateway Tunnel project breakdown – amNewYork Andy Byford, once New York City Transit's "train daddy" and now Amtrak official charged with overseeing the Penn Station redesign, said on Wednesday that he

Andy Byford, once NYC Transit’s “train daddy” and now the Amtrak official charged with overseeing the Penn Station redesign, said today that he needs to “fully come up to speed” on dire warnings about the Gateway Tunnel project's impending pause.
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Congestion pricing: Judge grills Trump administration lawyers at hearing over fate of Manhattan toll and traffic program – amNewYork A federal judge on Wednesday sharply questioned Trump administration lawyers on their legal arguments for killing the city’s congestion pricing program —

A federal judge today sharply questioned Trump admin lawyers on their case for killing congestion pricing — specifically the idea that the president, via his transpo sec, has the power to void a contract approved by the previous admin.

W/ @ninapullano.bsky.social
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Sen. Schumer at a meeting of the Gateway Development Corporation, the entity overseeing the construction of the Gateway Tunnel project, testifies that the poject is "on the precipice of being derailed and maybe even killed" after President Trump froze funding for it in Oct.

Speaker Menin to tap Manhattan’s Shaun Abreu as next City Council Transportation chair: sources – amNewYork As new City Council Speaker Julie Menin names her leadership team and committee chair assignments on Thursday, two sources confirmed to amNewYork that she is

As new City Council Speaker Julie Menin names her leadership team and committee chair assignments on Thursday, two sources confirmed to amNewYork that she is set to appoint Council Member Shaun Abreu as the legislature’s new chair of the Committee on Transportatio.
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Congestion pricing: 27 million fewer vehicles entered Manhattan’s Central Business District in first year of toll program, MTA says – amNewYork Monday marks one year since the congestion pricing cameras turned on and began charging drivers a $9 base toll to enter Manhattan below 60th Street during

Monday marks one year since the congestion pricing cameras turned on and began charging drivers a $9 base toll to enter Manhattan below 60th Street during peak hours.
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