In August, riding MTA buses won't be free anymore

MTA showed off new measures to protect drivers and riders, including hard plastic swinging doors and vinyl curtains to be installed on buses.

Man shot on subway platform in the Bronx

Police are searching for at least one suspect following a shooting at the Simpson Street subway station in the Bronx.

How New York City may change post-virus

Whether you live in New York full time or commute in for work, you can't deny that the city is different as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

New York City begins reopening after coronavirus lockdown

After three bleak months, New York City will try to turn a page after getting hit first by the coronavirus, then an outpouring of rage over racism and police brutality.

Blocked seats, hand sanitizer, social distance markers: NYC subway could look very different

Buses and subways should look different when the city begins to ease coronavirus restrictions next week, with hand sanitizer in the stations and social distancing markers in place.

MTA prepares to ramp up subway and bus service

The MTA detailed public health plans for when the city begins phasing in economic activity on Monday.

MTA to use UV lamps to sanitize subways and buses

MTA Chairman Pat Foye announced a pilot program to use ultraviolet lamps to clean trains, buses, and possibly even stations.

MTA chairman: Pandemic fare hike is a 'nonstarter'

MTA Chairman Patrick Foye said although the agency is facing a massive financial crisis amid the pandemic, he does not support a fare hike.

Buses offered for shelter during nightly NYC subway closures

New York City transit officials say they’re providing buses for homeless people to shelter from unseasonably frigid weather this weekend during newly instituted overnight subway closures.

Mayor: 139 homeless people moved from subways to shelters

Police officers escorted people out of Brooklyn's Coney Island station, the end of the line for several trains, and told them they would have to board buses to get to their destinations. Cleaners carrying bottles of bleach then boarded the trains.

Daily NYC subway shutdown from 1-5 a.m.

New York City's subway system went silent in the early morning hours of Wednesday, as part of a plan for the normally round-the-clock system to shut down for train cleaning and to remove homeless people.

2 two men found dead on NYC subway trains

Two men, both believed to be homeless, were found dead in New York City subway trains in less than 24 hours over the weekend.

MTA preparing for massive deep-cleaning of NYC Subway
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Beginning next week, for the first time in its 115-year history, the nation?s largest transit system will halt service with every New York City Subway line shutting down from 1-5 a.m. in order to disinfect the trains and platforms.

NYC subway will shutdown overnight due to coronavirus

New York City will shut down its subway system each day from 1 a.m. to 5 a.m. to increase cleaning of trains and stations during the coronavirus crisis, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Thursday.

NYC subway halting overnight service for virus cleaning
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo says New York City is shutting down its subway system each day from 1 a.m. to 5 a.m. to increase cleaning of trains and stations during the coronavirus crisis.

Gov. Cuomo directs MTA to clean subway cars every 24 hours

The governor has ordered the MTA to clean all subway cars every night, as the system’s homeless population has soared in the midst of the coronavirus crisis.

Cuomo to MTA: Subway cars must be cleaned every 24 hours
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New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has directed the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to make sure New York City's subway cars are cleaned and disinfected every 24 hours as the city attempts to deal with a rise in homeless people in the subway.

NYC trying to get homeless people out of the subway system

New York City officials are creating more so-called Safe haven beds in an effort to get homeless people out of the subway system during the coronavirus pandemic.