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Let’s be honest. Gov. Hochul’s proposal to reduce farebeating will do next to nothing. First, let’s look at the scope of the problem. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority says it loses…
When I took on the role of Metropolitan Transportation Authority chair and CEO, I was clear that to get New Yorkers back to transit, we needed two things — reliable…
The Issue: The indictment of Daniel Penny for placing Jordan Neely in a restraining hold that killed him. If I were Daniel Penny’s lawyer, I would call other people who…
Daniel Penny, the Marine Corps veteran who fatally subdued a deranged, threatening vagrant on the subway last week, was arraigned Friday on manslaughter charges in Criminal Court. Anyone who expected…
A gaggle of the usual suspects brought a bit of anarchy to the Upper East Side Saturday, hopping down to subway tracks to protest the demise of an afflicted fellow…
Isa Islam wanted a quick and cheap thrill — but subway surfing nearly led the rookie risk-taker to an early grave. Islam, then 17, lost his left eye in November…
From Buffalo to Brooklyn, from New York City’s subway to the state Thruway, New Yorkers have inherited sturdy transportation infrastructure. Yet the state has lost its way over the past…
On a recent midday subway ride, I moved cars to get away from a man loudly threatening his companion and wound up on a car that smelled like a urinal…
In voting for governor, New Yorkers were clear: They want a safer city, but they’re not panicked enough to vote for a Republican. That’s fair — but Democrats and their…
Now they’re just mocking us. Muggers go to work in gangs, wearing neon-green full-bodysuits — and when one is caught and charged, it’s straight back to the streets because that’s…