Forget Free Buses: Mayor Mamdani Should Instead Seek ‘Audacious’ Subway Expansion
The same billion-dollar outlay that Mayor Mamdani hopes to allocate for fare-free buses should be spent instead on rewriting the subway map.
February 2, 2026
‘Gateway’ Drug: Trump Is Holding the Second Avenue Subway Hostage
The president blocked funds for the Second Avenue Subway during the government shutdown in October — and the MTA has still not received the money, sources said.
January 28, 2026
How Much Will New Yorkers Pay For Trump’s Penn Station Redevelopment Scheme?
New Yorkers could wind up paying twice for the new Penn Station: once when Amtrak comes asking for money and then when a private developer makes their money back from the project.
December 9, 2025
Rep. Ritchie Torres, Advocates Call For More Public Comment on Cross Bronx Project
The public was given until just Jan. 9 to weigh in on the 6,000-page document — a 53-day period that includes multiple holidays.
December 2, 2025
State Pauses Billion-Dollar Route 17 Expansion in Hudson Valley
One of the biggest highway boondoggles in the state may finally die a merciful death, thanks to Gov. Hochul.
October 14, 2025
State DOT Scraps Cross Bronx Expansion Road On Highway Repair Plan
The state Department of Transportation will not build a "traffic diversion" structure next to the Cross Bronx Expressway — a highway expansion project that Streetsblog exposed.
October 9, 2025
Fed Up Bronxites Demand State Abandon Cross-Bronx ‘Diverter’ Scheme
If they've said it once they've said it a thousand times: No thonx to more Cross-Bronx.
September 11, 2025
No, Gov. Hochul Hasn’t ‘Fully Funded’ the MTA Capital Plan
We'd sure hate to see this debt bomb go off.
May 5, 2025
Pressure’s on Hochul As Legislative Budget Proposals Don’t Fund MTA Capital Plan
"The clock is ticking" for Gov. Hochul to come up with a way to fund the next MTA capital — or start to pay the price in delayed projects.
March 12, 2025
Budget or Budge It? Gov. Hochul Continues Dawdling on the MTA Capital Plan
Gov. Hochul kicked off the state's budget process on Tuesday by doing exactly the opposite of what you do when you make a budget.
January 22, 2025
