MTA Chair Open To New Fare Structure Ahead Of 2027 Fare Hike
"When you make it easier for people to ride, they're going to ride," one advocate said.
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Wednesday’s Headlines: Delivery Worker Victory Edition
DoorDash finally pays the piper (Streetsblog gets action).
MTA boss Lieber says agency’s targeting ‘kooky’ work rules, health insurance contributions in labor talks with transit union
In the MTA's contract negotiations with the union representing nearly 40,000 New York City Transit workers — Transport Workers Union (TWU) Local 100 — the authority is pushing to ensure that some workers show up to the…
100 Gold Street Conversion Boosted to Yield 4,000 Housing Units
The office-to-residential conversion of 100 Gold Street in Manhattan’s Financial District is looking to be bigger than expected.
Dyer Avenue Deck-Over Progresses for PABT Redevelopment in Midtown West, Manhattan
Construction is continuing on the deck-over of Dyer Avenue for the redevelopment of the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Midtown, Manhattan.
Permits Filed for 156 21st Street in Greenwood Heights, Brooklyn
Permits have been filed for a three-story warehouse at 156 21st Street in Greenwood Heights, Brooklyn.
A Better Busway Is Coming To Livingston Street In Downtown Brooklyn
The Mamdani administration will extend the Livingston Street busway west of its current terminal at Smith Street, freeing an existing bus lane from a morass of placard abuse.
Drivers will face up to $100 fines for speeding in MTA bridge and tunnel work zones starting Sept. 22
Come Tuesday, drivers caught speeding in work zones on or inside MTA-run bridges and tunnels could be hit with fines starting at $50 and escalating to $100 for repeat violations, the transit authority announced this…
MTA cannot leave subway station booths empty when workers call out for emergencies, Manhattan judge rules
A Manhattan state judge handed the Transport Workers Union (TWU) Local 100 and a group of disability advocates a legal victory last week when it ruled that the MTA must no longer leave station booths empty when…
Straphanger stabbed in the face in unprovoked Brooklyn subway attack
Transit detectives are looking for the man who stabbed a straphanger in the face in an unprovoked attack inside a Brooklyn subway station on Sunday evening.
Hey Brooklyn! Borough’s influence on “Hey Arnold!” lives on 30 years later
Thirty years after “football head” first wandered the streets of fictional Hillwood, Brooklyn is still hiding in plain sight all over “Hey Arnold” — in its brownstones, stoops, playgrounds, schoolyards and even its…
Façade Installation Progresses on Lucien At 303 East 44th Street in Midtown East, Manhattan
Façade installation is progressing on Lucien, a 35-story residential tower at 303 East 44th Street in Midtown East, Manhattan.
Parker East Completes Construction At 263 Hackensack Street In East Rutherford, New Jersey
Construction is finished on Parker East, a five-story mixed-use building at 263 Hackensack Street in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
Permits Filed for 800 Barbey Street in East New York, Brooklyn
Permits have been filed for a three-story residential building at 800 Barbey Street in East New York, Brooklyn.
People-First Streets Will Pave The Way For The Best Version Of Downtown Brooklyn: Report
Two decades after a major rezoning, the city should continue to emphasize pedestrians, cyclists and bus riders in Downtown Brooklyn in order to make the best possible version of the neighborhood as a residential and job…
Eyes on the Street: The Unsafe Manhattan End Of The Queensboro Bridge
It's a four-way clusterfuck because ... cars.
The Lobby Door: Waymo-Backed Group Wrangles Big Names to Sell Albany on Self-Driving Cars
More Astroturf: Top politicos are on board with Waymo's pitch.
Chelsea Beacon Breaks Ground At 550 West 20th Street In Chelsea, Manhattan
Construction has broken ground on Chelsea Beacon, a residential conversion and expansion of the former Bayview Correctional Facility at 550 West 20th Street in Chelsea, Manhattan.
Permits Filed for 142 Stockholm Street in Bushwick, Brooklyn
Permits have been filed for a four-story residential building at 142 Stockholm Street in Bushwick, Brooklyn.
Top 5 Stories on Brownstoner This Week: Williamsburg Brewery Razed for Housing
Historic Williamsburg Brewery Coming Down for 99-Unit Apartment Building Four of the five buildings that made up the Joseph Fallert Brewery complex on Williamsburg’s Meserole Street have been demolished and the final…
Renderings Reveal Ritz-Carlton Residences Conversion of Hotel Bossert in Brooklyn Heights
New renderings have been revealed for The Ritz-Carlton Residences, Brooklyn Heights, a 15-story residential building at 98 Montague Street in Brooklyn Heights.
Protected Bike Lane Added To Updated Park Avenue Redesign In Midtown East, Manhattan
An updated design has been unveiled for the redesign an 11-block streetscape transformation of Park Avenue spanning East 46th to East 57th Street in Midtown East, Manhattan.
Brooklyn man dies in motorcycle crash on Queensboro Bridge westbound ramp in Long Island City: NYPD
Traffic was snarled in and around Long Island City after a Brooklyn motorcycle rider died after crashing on the Queensboro Bridge on the night of Thursday, Sept.
Daily Links: Transmitter Park Marina Killed, But WNYC Building Fate Is Unclear
In the News Conjuring a Herd of Buffalo From Steel, Wood, and Burlap [NYT] Mamdani Must Yield Rent Board Communications: Judge [NYT] Woman’s Body Discovered in Trash Can Near Brooklyn Beach [NYP] Bus Festival Brings…
Façade Installation Continues on RAMSA’s 200 West 88th Street on Manhattan’s Upper West Side
Exterior work is progressing on 200 West 88th Street, an 18-story residential tower on Manhattan’s Upper West Side.
Vaja Group to Acquire Astoria Development Site at 24-41 31st Street for $26M
Moses Freund’s Vaja Group is set to purchase another development site along the 31st Street corridor in Astoria, Queens, Commercial Observer has learned.
DOT Commissioner Floats ‘Capital-Light’ Projects to Speed Up Permanent Street Changes
Not every concrete bike lane project should require tearing up the street, Mamdani DOT Commissioner Mike Flynn said.
Friday’s Headlines: Driving You Crazy Edition
The cost of doing car business. Plus other news.
School bus smashes into Crown Heights apartment building, displacing 26 people
A school bus without students on board crashed through the front of a Crown Heights building on Thursday morning.
Opinion: 15 Years After Occupy, We Must Remember the Power of Collective Action
"A group of radical activists took over a tiny park near Wall Street and did the seemingly impossible: They got thousands of disaffected, cynical, frustrated people—including me—to believe that a better world was…