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2017–2021 New York City transit crisis. 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. This order applied particularly to the New York City Subway, which was the most severely affected ...
Fare Hikes Could Come To Metro-North To Address 'Fiscal Cliff': MTA Post-COVID impacts including dramatically reduced ridership has led to a deep budget shortfall, officials say.
Subway Fare Hikes Won't Fix MTA's Budget Woes, Comptroller Says - New York City, NY - The MTA plans to increase subway fares in 2019 and 2021. It'll face a $634 million budget gap in 2022...
Subway Chief Cites Fare-Beating In MTA Budget Woes - New York City, NY - Andy Byford said fare evasion is a factor in the MTA's budget problems, drawing fire from the Manhattan DA's...
MTA employees also suffered due to the budget issues. By mid-July 2010, MTA layoffs had reached over 1,000, and many of those affected were low-level employees who made less than $55,000 annually. As of 2015, the MTA was running a $15 billion deficit in its $32 billion 2015–2019 Capital Plan.
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 ...
Officials Worry MTA Budget Puts Subways On 'Chopping Block' - New York City, NY - The MTA Board approved the $16.1 billion plan despite objections from Mayor Bill de Blasio's appointees.
The New York City Subway is a large rapid transit system and has a large fleet of electric multiple unit rolling stock. As of November 2016, the New York City Subway has 6418 cars on the roster. The system maintains two separate fleets of passenger cars: one for the A Division (numbered) routes, the other for the B Division (lettered) routes.
A congestion pricing scanner is shown above the north-bound side of Broadway, between West 60th and 61st St. in Manhattan, Thursday, November 2, 2023
Fare Hikes Grow Nearer As MTA Budget Passes - New York City, NY - The MTA's 2019 budget relies on about $270 million in revenue from fare increases planned for next year.