Leaders representing a coalition of 55 organizations across a broad spectrum of New York's economy and civic life will rally online today to advance the MTA's call for an additional $3.9...
Leaders of 55 organizations representing a broad spectrum of New York's economy and civic life today strongly backed the MTA's call for an additional $3.9 billion to rescue public transit...
Lyft announced its partnering with non-profits to provide essential transportation services.
Lyft today announced it is partnering with several New York-based non-profit...
New York Attorney General James says certain medical transportation providers are violating prohibited COVID-19 guidelines.
New York Attorney General Letitia James today...
During COVID-19 outbreak how many people are there using New York City subways and buses?
The Riders Alliance, New York's grassroots organization of subway and bus riders,...
A citywide day of action has been called for this Wednesday, in New York City, by transit advocates demanding Governor Andrew Cuomo deliver on accessibility for the proposed new MTA...
Riders Alliance Campaign Manager Stephanie Burgos-Veras, speaking on behalf of the Bus Turnaround Coalition, said:
"The changes in the Bronx bus redesign are important...
New York Attorney General Letitia James today sent a notice of claim for $810 million to the City of New York.
The notice alleges that it fraudulently inflated the price of...
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) last week announced the list of construction firms deemed qualified to submit proposals to design and build the MTA’s Metro-North Penn...
On Monday, February 3rd, 2020, Council Member Inez Barron, Assembly Member Charles Barron, Brooklyn Community Board 5, and concerned community residents will gather to demand that the MTA...
City Council Speaker Johnson and the de Blasio Administration yesterday announced open enrollment for the City’s Fair Fares program.
All New Yorkers living at or below the...
The Riders Alliance, which organizes subway and bus riders to win reliable, affordable public transit and make New York a more equitable city, announced today that the organization has...
A broad citywide coalition of progressive grassroots organizations, public transit riders, and elected officials convened outside MTA headquarters Tuesday evening to call on Governor...
Riders, advocates, and elected officials fed up with slow bus service snapped photos of New York commuters demanding priority for buses on city streets in every New York neighborhood....
In a letter Monday, police accountability, transit and racial justice advocates demanded Governor Cuomo shift MTA priorities away from expensive new law enforcement effort aimed at subway...
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