MTA revives Brooklyn’s State St. subway power room after December explosion
The State St. Substation in Brooklyn — the subway power room that blew up last month and stranded several trains underground for hours — will soon be back up and running, according to MTA
Deadbeat drivers racked up $5B in unpaid MTA tolls in 4 years — and closing booths to go ‘cashless’ may be to blame
Deadbeat drivers racked up $5.1 billion in unpaid MTA tolls and violations over four years — a number likely sent skyrocketing since “cashless” systems replaced the old payment booths, records reveal.
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MTA revives Interborough Express light-rail project with $100M RFP
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is reviving an ambitious light-rail project to connect Brooklyn and Queens with plans to spend up to $100 million on engineering. The $5.5 billion ...
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No Money for MTA’s $68.4B Capital Plan in Hochul’s 2026 Budget
The MTA was waiting on Albany to help fund the $33 billion gap in its $68.4 billion 2025-2029 capital plan, but Hochul left out any proposals to bridge the deficit in her $252 billion fiscal year 2026 executive budget proposal released Tuesday, essentially saying the MTA’s plan was too big to approve at this time.
Transportation: Here's what Gov. Kathy Hochul proposes in her budget for MTA, roads
Gov. Kathy Hochul's proposed budget includes about $6.9 billion for state-owned road and bridge construction and repair, $3 billion toward the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s latest capital plan and boosts to the operating budgets of the MTA and other downstate transit agencies.