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Apple Pay The addition of Apple Pay to the MTA eTix app for Metro-North and Long Island Rail Road provides a convenient option that eliminates the need to type in any credit card numbers, billing ...
Lhota’s letter outlined a few new steps to boost service. He said over the next 60 days, the MTA will make a roadmap for improving the subway and launch a “dashboard that presents the metrics ...
NEW YORK, NY — Getting a ride is about to get easier for a few of New York City's commuters with disabilities. The MTA is preparing to test a program that will let people in its Access-A-Ride ...
Long Island Railroad. On Friday, The LIRR will have 10 extra trains and the 1:47 p.m. train from Hunterspoint Avenue to Montauk will depart up to 14 minutes later from Hampton Bays to Montauk ...
Free buses to LaGuardia Airport. From Tuesday, Nov. 24 to Sunday, Nov. 28, the MTA and the Port Authority are offering free rides on the Q70 Select Bus Service, which connects the Long Island Rail ...
In 2003, the LIRR and Metro-North started a pilot program in which passengers traveling within New York City were allowed to buy one-way tickets for $2.50. [63] The special reduced-fare CityTicket, proposed by the New York City Transit Riders Council, [63] was formally introduced in 2004. [64]
Service improved through 2019, but the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City in early 2020 further depleted the MTA's finances. Governor Cuomo also proposed implementing congestion pricing in New York City to fund the MTA, which was approved in 2021, but as of 2024, it was indefinitely postponed by his successor, Kathy Hochul.
In 1983, the New York State Legislature established the Office of the MTA Inspector General through Public Authorities Law 1279. [1] The MTA Inspector General is nominated by the New York State Governor and must be confirmed by the New York State Senate. [1] [13] The agency's creation was requested by then-Governor Mario Cuomo. [14]