MTA OKs budget absent service cuts and fare hikes, for now

The MTA has approved a budget that doesn't include threatened service cuts and fare hikes, though officials say those options remain a possibility.

Fears and tension mount for commuters still heading into work

As the coronavirus rages across the U.S., grocery workers, health care professionals, university staffers, cleaning crews and others who don’t have the option to work from home must weigh safety against affordability when deciding how best to commute to their jobs.

MTA workers busted for massive overtime fraud

Five MTA workers who were some of the agency's highest-paid employees in recent years are accused of racking up more than $1 million in overtime pay for hours they never worked.

Video: Rapper shoots flamethrower from top of MTA bus

Dupree G.O.D says he was making a tribute to Wu-Tang Clan by shooting a flamethrower from the top of an occupied city bus.

MTA warns of severe service cuts, layoffs without federal funds

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is warning mass transit riders that severe service cuts and layoffs of agency employees are possible.

Massive layoffs, service cuts could hit MTA in 2021

Without $12B in stimulus funds, the MTA says it could begin major service cuts and layoffs.

1 in 4 NYC transit workers may have had coronavirus, survey finds

Nearly one in four of New York City's MTA workers may have contracted coronavirus, a much higher number than previously reported, a new study found.

NYC subway system could face drastic service cuts

Mass transit riders in New York already facing fare increases next year and in 2023 could face drastic service cuts if the federal government doesn't help.

Historic Grand Central Oyster Bar gives up 12 days after reopening

The Grand Central Oyster Bar & Restaurant has closed again just 12 days after it reopened from its 7-month shutdown caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

MTA employees busted over man cave discovery
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Three MTA employees have been accused of creating a secret room at Grand Central Station into a private ?man cave.?

MTA asks for $3B in federal aid, warns of huge service cuts

The MTA is hoping for a nearly $3B loan from the government as it hopes to stave off massive service cuts.

MTA facing historic budget crisis
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With ridership way down due to the pandemic, the MTA is facing an epic budget crisis and is threatening massive service cuts to make up the difference.

MTA press conference on Manhattan train derailment
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The MTA and the NYPD hold a press conference on the investigation into a subway train derailment in Manhattan.

Subway, bus riders face $50 fine for refusing to wear a mask

Gov. Andrew Cuomo said he worries about an influx of car traffic into New York City and said he hopes the penalty will help encourage New Yorkers to return to public transit by lowering the possibility of getting infected while using transit.

MTA: Free bus rides come to an end Monday

The MTA says that free bus rides in the city are coming to an end on Monday.

MTA says free bus rides end tomorrow
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The MTA says that free bus rides in the city are coming to an end on Monday.

Search continues for vandal who smashed hundreds of subway windows

There is a $12,500 reward offered for information that leads to the arrest of the person who has smashed hundreds of windows on New York City subway trains.