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By 2017, only 65% of weekday trains reached their destinations on time, the lowest rate since a transit crisis in the 1970s. To a lesser extent, New York City buses operated by the MTA were also affected. Both the subway and the buses are run by the New York City Transit Authority (NYCTA), a subsidiary of the MTA.
2017–2021: transit crisis. In 2017, New York governor Andrew Cuomo declared a state of emergency for the MTA due to various incidents involving the NYCTA's subway and bus systems. At the time, only 65 percent of weekday trains reached their destinations on time, the lowest rate since a transit crisis in the 1970s.
In 2019, following another two years of negotiation, Cuomo and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio agreed to implement congestion pricing in order to stem the ongoing transit crisis. Federal officials gave final approval to the plan in June 2023; due to various delays, the rollout had been postponed several times.
NEW YORK, NY — New York City's bus system — the slowest in the nation — has lost 100 million passengers over the past eight years, indicating its failure to keep up with the city's changing ...
Those figures gave the MTA bus system an overall fare evasion rate of 22.5 percent, up from 21.9 percent in the previous quarter, the figures show. The transit agency estimates that it lost $36 ...
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DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN, NY — New York City's bus system is falling into catastrophe even as the subways inch toward stability, transit advocates said Thursday. Nearly three quarters of the city's 246 ...
In June 2017, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo declared a state of emergency for the MTA due to ongoing reliability and crowding problems. This order applied particularly to the New York City Subway, which was the most severely affected by dilapidated infrastructure, causing overcrowding and delays.
Andy Byford Named New Subways Chief Amid Transit Crisis The MTA has picked an outsider to lead New York City Transit amid a crisis in the subways. Noah Manskar , Patch Staff
State charges: Pending. On the morning of April 12, 2022, a mass shooting was committed on a northbound N train on the New York City Subway in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, New York, United States.
NYC Subway, Transit Crime Spikes Amid Adams' Tough Talk: Data - New York City, NY - Mayor Eric Adams says he feels unsafe on the subway, and figures confirm transit crimes are up 65 percent this year.