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Albany's grand plan to revamp housing in NYC unveiled -- see it here
The massive multifaceted proposal includes a litany of measures to incentivize thousands of new housing units while attempting to reduce rental costs and protect millions of tenants from unscrupulous landlords.
NYC's City Hall asked staffers to write poems about their agencies — perfecting the art of wasting time
City Hall asked top staffers to get creative and write poems about their agencies for the little-known national “Poem in your Pocket” day.
NJ will get slice of NY's controversial $15 congestion toll: MTA honcho
The MTA chairman said he expects New Jersey will ultimately get a slice of the money from the proposed controversial $15 daily congestion toll to drive through swaths of Manhattan.
Hochul, legislative leaders come to initial agreement on landmark housing deal
Gov. Kathy Hochul and top state lawmakers struck a housing deal Friday, clearing a major hurdle for state budget negotiations that have dragged on nearly two weeks past deadline, sources...
New Jersey Transit hikes fares 15% as congestion toll looms — here's how much your monthly pass will cost now
New Jersey Transit hit commuters with a 15 percent fare hike on Wednesday as the agency attempts to close a $100 million budget gap — and faces an even bigger...
Albany lawmakers inch closer to landmark housing package -- and nobody loves it
State legislative negotiators appear to have reached a preliminary agreement on what would be a landmark housing plan to grow the number of Big Apple homes and apartments.
4.0 aftershock rocks town near NJ quake epicenter -- and sways chandeliers at City Hall in Manhattan
A City Hall worker came running into the press room in Manhattan to check on journalists because of the aftershock, which occurred about 50 miles away and caused the municipal...
MTA actually makes more money from NYC Marathon than it loses in bridge tolls — despite demand of $750K: analysis
About 2.3 million straphangers tapped or swiped MetroCards on marathon Sunday — that's 365,000 more riders than the average Sunday in 2023, generating an estimated $1.1 million in new revenues.
MTA demands NYC Marathon cough up $750K toll for crossing Verrazzano Bridge in latest money-grubbing scheme
If New York Road Runners doesn't pay up, the transit agency is threatening to restrict use of the bridge, potentially reducing the number of runners who can compete in the...
Post Reporter attempts to beat the W train on foot in subway showdown — here are the results
They're going your way — even running local!
City Hall touts changes to zoning laws, saying they won't lead to ugly megatowers
A top aide to Mayor Eric Adams outlined City Hall's vision for what apartment buildings in New York City would look like if state lawmakers in Albany finally nix a...
MTA boss admits subway crime a ‘nightmare’ but vows NYC won’t go back to bad old days
"This is a nightmare for New Yorkers," MTA boss Janno Lieber said during a board meeting in downtown Manhattan Wednesday as concerns over NYC's transit crime only continue to surge.
MTA board officially OKs controversial congestion toll at $15 per day as program moves one step closer to launch
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority's board formally set the controversial congestion toll to drive on local Manhattan streets south of 60th Street at $15 per day on Wednesday and included carveouts...
16-year-old fatally struck by NYC subway while walking on tracks in Park Slope
A 16-year-old girl was struck by a southbound G train near Park Slope’s?4th Avenue-9th Street subway station?while she and a group of other people were walking?on the tracks, authorities and...
Witness to fatal NYC subway shove says deranged career criminal ‘timed it perfectly’ and pushed ‘with all his might’
Carlton McPherson waited for the right moment to spring before he shoved an unsuspecting straphanger into the path of an East Harlem subway train, an eyewitness to the assault told...
Adams renews calls for Albany to address recidivism after hero cop, innocent straphanger both killed in same night
"What’s interesting is that our practices, laws and policies are not going after these issues," Mayor Adams said.
Commuter killed after being pushed in front of moving NYC subway train in unprovoked attack
The train was unable to stop in time and fatally struck the individual, an adult male whose identity has not been released.
NYPD to flood subways with 800 more cops to target fare-beaters as crime surges
"There's no more freebies anymore. You talk about weapons coming down? This is where it stops," NYPD Chief of Patrol John Chell said Monday.
MTA to exempt much of NYC fleet, private bus lines, Hampton Jitney from $15 congestion toll
The MTA will exempt a major portion of the Big Apple’s municipal car fleet — and most private bus operators such as the Hampton Jitney — from its new $15...
Attacks in NYC transit jump a massive 50% as subway murders surge: stats
Crime on the subways has become significantly more violent since the pandemic as the number of felony assaults has soared when compared to pre-pandemic levels — even as overall crime...