Subways, buses in NYC getting ready for Phase One of reopening
New York City is expected to begin Phase One of reopening on June 8, but questions remain on how to make the city's mass transit safe for the thousands heading back to work.
Blocked seats, hand sanitizer, social distance markers: NYC subway could look very different
Buses and subways should look different when the city begins to ease coronavirus restrictions next week, with hand sanitizer in the stations and social distancing markers in place.
MTA prepares to ramp up subway and bus service
The MTA detailed public health plans for when the city begins phasing in economic activity on Monday.
MTA to use UV lamps to sanitize subways and buses
MTA Chairman Pat Foye announced a pilot program to use ultraviolet lamps to clean trains, buses, and possibly even stations.
MTA chairman: Pandemic fare hike is a 'nonstarter'
MTA Chairman Patrick Foye said although the agency is facing a massive financial crisis amid the pandemic, he does not support a fare hike.
NYPD: Man wanted for spitting on MTA bus driver
A security camera mounted on a public bus captured video images of a man who spat on the bus driver, police said.
Daily NYC subway shutdown from 1-5 a.m.
New York City's subway system went silent in the early morning hours of Wednesday, as part of a plan for the normally round-the-clock system to shut down for train cleaning and to remove homeless people.
NYC subway will shutdown overnight due to coronavirus
New York City will shut down its subway system each day from 1 a.m. to 5 a.m. to increase cleaning of trains and stations during the coronavirus crisis, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Thursday.
Gov. Cuomo directs MTA to clean subway cars every 24 hours
The governor has ordered the MTA to clean all subway cars every night, as the system’s homeless population has soared in the midst of the coronavirus crisis.
Trains, buses, ferries blow horns to honor transit workers | #SoundTheHorn
More than 4,000 long-haul trains, commuter trains, subways, buses, ferries, and other transit vehicles sounded their horns at 3 p.m. Thursday, April 16, to pay tribute to the employees who are keeping the region moving during the coronavirus pandemic.
MTA to offer $500,000 coronavirus death benefits for workers
The union for transit workers in New York says it has reached an agreement with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) to give families of workers who have died with coronavirus a $500,000 death benefit payment.
Temperature Brigade monitoring all MTA workers
Transit officials say they’re working harder than ever to protect their own workers amid the coronavirus pandemic that has killed more than 7,000 New Yorkers in just a few weeks.
Subway riders travel in fear amid pandemic
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that people should stay 6 feet (2 meters) apart. But even though ridership has plummeted in the city, making jam-packed trains and buses the exception rather than the rule, passengers aren't always guaranteed even 6 inches (15 centimeters).
Man stabbed to death inside subway train
An investigation was underway into the stabbing death of a man aboard a subway train in Brooklyn early Tuesday morning.
Group of teens attack woman while making anti-Asian remarks, says NYPD
The NYPD wants to find a female who was with a group of teens who assaulted a woman in the head with an umbrella on a Bronx bus while hurling anti- Asian remarks at her.
Second MTA employee, a bus driver, dies of coronavirus
The Transport Workers Union Local 100 has announced that Oliver Cyrus, a 61-year-old MTA bus driver operating out of the Manhattanville Depot passed away on Thursday due to coronavirus.
MTA to reduce subway, bus, railroad service
Ridership on New York's subways, buses, and commuter railroads has plummeted more than 80% since authorities took drastic steps to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus amid a global pandemic. And now the MTA has announced that it will begin reducing service on Wednesday in response to that drop.
MTA: 23 employees test positive for COVID-19 coronavirus
The MTA revealed that 23 employees across New York City Transit and the Long Island Rail Road have reportedly tested positive for the COVID-19 coronavirus as of March 18.
MTA faces 'national crisis,' asks for federal bailout
The New York area's subways, buses, and commuter railroads have experienced a sharp drop in ridership during the coronavirus pandemic.
NY officials knock down rumors about trains and subways closing
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio called the claims "wrong" and "off base" during a news conference discussing the decision to declare a state of emergency in the city.