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In 2017, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo declared a state of emergency for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) due to ongoing reliability and crowding problems with mass transit in New York City.
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...
NEW YORK — A quarter of riders skipped the fare on New York City's local buses in the first three months of 2019, according to new MTA figures showing increased fare evasion across the public ...
Nearly three quarters of the city's 246 bus routes got failing or barely passing grades on new report cards issued by the Bus Turnaround Coalition. Fewer people are riding the ailing buses as...
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.
NEW YORK CITY — Growing concerns about subway safety have predominated Mayor Eric Adams' time in office literally from day one. Adams, a former transit cop, dialed 911 to report an assault he ...
The Verge reported an 18.65 percent ridership decline on the New York City Subway system for March 11 compared to one year prior. New York City Bus ridership decreased 15 percent, Long Island Rail Road ridership decreased 31 percent, and Metro-North Railroad ridership decreased 48 percent.
Andy Byford Named New Subways Chief Amid Transit Crisis - New York City, NY - The MTA has picked an outsider to lead New York City Transit amid a crisis in the subways.