MTA chair asks New York lawmakers to figure out how to raise billions the agency needs
The MTA says it needs more than $68 billion to fund its capital plan for subway improvements. The head of the agency told ...
MTA chair tells New York lawmakers the agency needs billions and it's up to them to figure out how to get it
The MTA says it needs more than $68 billion to fund its capital plan for subway improvements. The head of the agency told ...
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To fund NYC subway fixes, MTA must undo decades of distrust
MTA Chair Janno Lieber is heading to Albany on Thursday to ask lawmakers to fund the largest construction program in the ...
MTA pitches $68 billion capital plan in Albany amid concerns over federal funding
MTA boss Janno Lieber went before state lawmakers Thursday, defending the transit agency’s $68 billion capital budget in an ...
MTA honcho quiet on plan to fill $33B budget hole — but outside group pitches longshot taxes, fees
The MTA chief declined to share ideas Thursday on how to plug the agency’s $35-billion budget hole, but suggestions from ...
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MTA's Janno Lieber confronts Albany with risks of underfunding transit
During a state budget hearing in Albany, Lieber pulled out framed New York Post and Daily News covers from 2017's “Summer of ...
MTA facing 'tumultuous period' with new conditions on immigration, birth rates, Chair Janno Lieber says
Testifying at a state budget hearing in Albany, MTA Chairman and CEO Janno Lieber said his agency is “in a tumultuous period ...
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Commuter rail service 'stinks' in Rockland, Orange counties, MTA Chair Janno Lieber admits
During a hearing Thursday, MTA chairman and CEO Janno Lieber told state lawmakers rail service west of the Hudson River ...
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MTA asking state lawmakers for $33B in funding in addition to congestion tolls 1 month into plan
The MTA says early data indicates the congestion pricing system is working and traffic into Midtown is down, but the agency says the revenue still won't be enough to fund their ambitious construction ...
NYC Transit Chief Urges Lawmakers to Fix $35 Billion Gap
The head of New York City’s transit network is urging state lawmakers to resolve a $35 billion funding gap to help modernize ...
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NY transit advocate says billions in tax hikes would fix MTA
While New York’s MTA needs state lawmakers to help fix a $35.4 billion hole in its multi-year capital spending plan, a rider ...
Homeless man’s subway stab spree triggered by stolen blanket: Prosecutors
Jamar Banks, 52, was indicted Thursday and charged with assault and attempted assault for the stabbings last month.