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MTA greenlights whopping $1.9B contract for long-awaited Second Avenue subway — and transit officials still claim it’s a savings

"I reject the premise of the question," MTA honcho Janno Lieber said when asked why a new subway tunnel would be built ...

MTA holding 1st public hearing on proposed $3 subway and bus fares

New Yorkers have a chance to weigh in on the MTA's proposed fare hikes this week. The first of three public hearings is ...

Empower and Metropolitan Transportation Authority of NY (MTA) Renew Partnership

Empower announced today that the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) of New York, a client since 1988, has renewed its ...

MTA head Janno Lieber decries 'abusive work rules' amid labor strife

Lieber said the railroad unions benefit from "some of the most abusive work rules anywhere in the MTA system." ...
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MTA to begin digging 2nd Ave. subway in East Harlem, 50 years after project halted

The transit agency inked a nearly $2 billion contract on Monday to begin major construction work on a subway line that's been ...

MTA board voting on $2 billion contract to push Second Ave. subway into East Harlem

The MTA board is expected to hold a special session Monday in order to approve a nearly $2 billion contract to dig the bulk ...

Person struck by subway trains in Manhattan, causing severe delays: MTA

A person was struck by a subway train in Manhattan Monday afternoon, according to the MTA. The incident was reported at the ...
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Mayor Adams opposes MTA fare hike, but has fewer voices on agency board

New York City Mayor Eric Adams is down a representative on the MTA board, giving him one fewer voice to protest the transit ...