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On February 1, 2023, as part of her Executive Budget proposal to the New York State Legislature, Governor Kathy Hochul proposed raising the MTA payroll tax, a move projected to increase revenue by $800 million, and also giving the MTA some of the money from casinos expected at present to be licensed soon for business in Manhattan.
MTA and Transport Workers Agree on Pay Increase for Transit Employees - Fort Greene-Clinton Hill, NY - The eight percent wage increase would be implemented over the next five years.
NEW YORK CITY — A Long Island Rail Road worker claimed 10 hours a day of overtime, earning $344,000 extra pay, while he actually went bowling. Another MTA worker raked in more than $200,000 in ...
The TWU demanded that all members of the union receive a 6% salary increase per year for each of the three years of the contract, plus more expensive accommodations for maternity leave, and more money to spend on station maintenance. The MTA offered a 3% raise the first year, a 4% raise the second year, and a 3.5% raise the third year.
Passengers pay for subway and bus rides at faregates in station entrances or fareboxes in the front of vehicles; MBTA employees manually check tickets on the commuter rail and ferries. For paratransit service, instead of physical fare media passengers maintain an account to which funds can be added by web site, phone, mail, or in-person visit ...
HUDSON VALLEY, NY — With congestion pricing set to begin on June 30, New York state officials have created a pilot program to expand the reach of MTA Metro-North Railroad to Orange and Rockland...
When the New York City Transit Authority was created in July 1953, the fare was raised to 15 cents (equivalent to $1.71 in 2023) and a token was issued. [89] In 1970 the fare was raised to 30 cents. [90] This token is 23mm in diameter with a Y cut out, and is known as the "Large Y Cutout".
Essential Workers Can Get Free Car Rides In Subway Shutdown: MTA - New York City, NY - If a trip takes more than 80 minutes, requires two transfers or more than a half-mile walk, the MTA will...
The New York City Transit Authority (also known as NYCTA, the TA, [2] or simply Transit, [3] and branded as MTA New York City Transit) is a public-benefit corporation in the U.S. state of New York that operates public transportation in New York City. Part of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, the busiest and largest transit system in ...
The MTA announced a six-point plan to improve service in May. Since then, an A train derailed in Harlem on June 27, injuring 34, and delays have become increasingly common.