Assembly requires MTA to notify riders within 24 hours of discovered bed‑bug infestations A bill passed requiring the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to notify riders within 24 hours when bed‑bug infestations are discovered on a train, bus or subway car. Sponsors called it a transparency measure; some members pressed for operational and training details.

New York's Assembly just passed a groundbreaking law mandating the MTA to alert riders within 24 hours of any bed-bug discoveries on public transport!

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Transit workers and riders tell council dispatcher moves and radio failures threaten service TWU and rider advocates told the council that removing dispatchers from street locations and a problematic radio rollout have reduced frontline oversight and emergency-response capacity; MTA defended centralizing service management and said unions were notified.

Dispatch changes and radio failures have sparked concerns that could compromise safety and service for New York's transit riders.

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City Council reviews bus redesign progress as MTA and DOT point to ridership and speed gains In an oversight hearing, MTA and DOT officials said redesigns and congestion pricing have helped boost ridership and bus speeds, while council members and riders pressed the agencies on outreach, stop removals, automated enforcement and the reassignment of dispatchers to a centralized Bus Command Center. Advocates and unions warned of accessibility

New York City's bus system is on the rise, with ridership up 12% and buses moving 7% faster, but concerns about accessibility and service changes are sparking heated debate.

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Councilors Bacho and Colleagues Propose Busway for 34th Street Transit Corridor Councilor Bacho and others advocate for a new busway on 34th Street.

Councilor Bacho and colleagues are championing a transformative busway on 34th Street to revolutionize transit in Midtown South!

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