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Donald Trump's attempt to kill congestion pricing just failed in court — and in spectacular fashion.

I've said it before and I'll say it again: The cameras are staying on.

03.03.2026 18:17 👍 235 🔁 40 💬 12 📌 9
MTA Chair and CEO statement on latest congestion pricing lawsuit court decision.

MTA Chair and CEO statement on latest congestion pricing lawsuit court decision.

03.03.2026 17:55 👍 148 🔁 31 💬 4 📌 8
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🎂 Happy Birthday, @MTA.info! #TodayInHistory: #OnThisDay in 1968, the New York State Legislature created the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to oversee transportation operations in twelve counties as the parent agency of the New York City Transit Authority. The MTA turns 58 today.

01.03.2026 14:45 👍 15 🔁 4 💬 1 📌 1
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The Policy Brief: The urgent need for toll enforcement and Albany’s ro Fares and tolls fund the transportation system New Yorkers rely on, but when some avoid paying, it undermines service quality for everyone else. The New York State Legislature is reviewing an importan...

Toll evasion undermines funding that supports subways, buses, and commuter rail.

The latest edition of The Policy Brief breaks down proposed legislation to strengthen enforcement — and how it would help address intentional evasion.

www.mta.info/article/poli...

27.02.2026 19:47 👍 18 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
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This is the new MTA: Better. Faster. Cheaper.

$1.2 billion saved just last year— and it all goes right back into the transit system.

26.02.2026 20:06 👍 24 🔁 6 💬 2 📌 2

Get behind-the-scenes updates on how MTA Construction & Development is transforming the transit system—better, faster, and cheaper.

Sign up for This Week in Construction: mta.info/thisweek

24.02.2026 19:15 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Broadway Junction is undergoing the biggest ADA upgrade in the system right now: a new entrance, three escalator replacements, and seven new elevators.

Crews hit a major milestone, lifting elevator frames from street level all the way up to the elevated platform without disrupting weekend service.

24.02.2026 19:14 👍 15 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 1
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We unleashed Darth Vader — the LIRR’s most powerful snow fighter in the galaxy (okay, the system) — to blast through 25+ inches of snow drifts on the East End.

23.02.2026 23:37 👍 60 🔁 12 💬 3 📌 2
NYC Transit bus in the snow.

NYC Transit bus in the snow.

MTA Chair Janno Lieber thanks subway conductor at High St station in Brooklyn.

MTA Chair Janno Lieber thanks subway conductor at High St station in Brooklyn.

Q train at night

Q train at night

Customer gets off train during snowfall with umbrella.

Customer gets off train during snowfall with umbrella.

NYC Blizzard 2026

📸 Marc A. Hermann / MTA

23.02.2026 23:10 👍 7 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
Image of deicer train on outdoor track during blizzard

Image of deicer train on outdoor track during blizzard

Image of LIRR employee shoveling snow during a blizzard

Image of LIRR employee shoveling snow during a blizzard

Image of Metro-North conductor looking outside a train window during a snowstorm

Image of Metro-North conductor looking outside a train window during a snowstorm

Image of MTA Bridges and Tunnels trucks plowing snow on the road amidst a blizzard

Image of MTA Bridges and Tunnels trucks plowing snow on the road amidst a blizzard

The blizzard may be slowing down, but we haven’t taken a snow day. Our crews have been out since yesterday clearing platforms, deploying de-icers, and ensuring that our trains and buses can travel safely during the storm.

We’re grateful to our frontline employees for keeping the city moving.

23.02.2026 21:50 👍 134 🔁 14 💬 4 📌 2
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We are closely monitoring the ongoing winter storm. Avoid unnecessary travel if possible. If you must travel, use extra caution.

There will be service changes across our network due to the storm. Stay up to date by checking the MTA or TrainTime app, or by visiting mta.info.

22.02.2026 19:44 👍 18 🔁 4 💬 1 📌 0
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From NYC’s oldest trains to its most reliable service: Staten Island Railway breaks on-time record in 2025 State-of-the-art R211S cars have replaced the oldest subway fleet in NYC, achieving the highest on-time rate since data collection started.

Staten Island Railway’s first year with a modern fleet was historic — 96.9% on-time performance.

NYCT President Demetrius Crichlow spoke about the milestone with the SI Advance.

www.silive.com/transportati...

22.02.2026 17:21 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
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A winter storm is expected in our area tomorrow into Monday. Our crews are ready to respond, but there may be changes to subway, rail, and bus service.

For the latest service information, you can:
· Visit mta.info
· Check the MTA or TrainTime app
· Sign up for real-time alerts at mta.info/notify

21.02.2026 15:49 👍 19 🔁 7 💬 0 📌 2
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#DidYouKnow that there was once a station called Worth Street on the IRT Lexington Avenue Line (today's 6 train)? Worth Street was one of the original 28 stations of the first subway line in #NYC, the Interborough Rapid Transit (IRT), which opened in 1904.

22.02.2026 14:20 👍 20 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
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New from the MTA Policy Team: The Policy Brief, clear explainers of the policies shaping New York’s transportation system and how those decisions are made.

The first edition breaks down the difference between the operating and capital budgets.

mta.info/policybrief

19.02.2026 21:55 👍 11 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0
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Add Sheepshead Bay station to the growing list of accessible stations.

We celebrated station upgrades with advocates and local leaders.

19.02.2026 18:53 👍 23 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
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Join us: youtube.com/live/0ZmhS0x...

19.02.2026 14:41 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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For Valentine’s Day, we asked you for your transit love stories & you didn’t disappoint 💌

14.02.2026 15:55 👍 29 🔁 5 💬 1 📌 1
MTA Chair & CEO Janno Lieber holds MTA Valentine’s Day heart logo with couples at Love in Transit event at Times Square.

MTA Chair & CEO Janno Lieber holds MTA Valentine’s Day heart logo with couples at Love in Transit event at Times Square.

Happy Valentine’s Day ♥️

14.02.2026 14:57 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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For Valentine’s Day, we’re celebrating love in transit 💌

Thank you to Anastasia & Spencer, Suzanne & Edgar, Liza & Steven, and Amber & Brandon for sharing your love stories with us!

12.02.2026 22:44 👍 22 🔁 4 💬 2 📌 0
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Good conversation with @nyccomptroller.bsky.social — a fellow transit fan and strong partner for the work ahead.

06.02.2026 16:58 👍 5 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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MTA 🤝 NYC Council

Working together for New Yorkers. Thanks for riding with us, @speakermenin.bsky.social !

05.02.2026 20:44 👍 12 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0
Image of a large printed poster sitting on a bus seat. The "Reserved" poster features American activist Rosa Parks and says: "Celebrate Black History Month" and "In honor of Rosa Parks and National Transit Equity Day, please consider keeping this seat open."

Image of a large printed poster sitting on a bus seat. The "Reserved" poster features American activist Rosa Parks and says: "Celebrate Black History Month" and "In honor of Rosa Parks and National Transit Equity Day, please consider keeping this seat open."

To commemorate Transit Equity Day and Black History Month, a seat has been reserved today to honor the legacy of Rosa Parks.

Each and every day, we’re committed to providing accessible and equitable transit for all.

04.02.2026 16:39 👍 56 🔁 14 💬 1 📌 6
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NYC MTA Unveils $12 Billion Push to Replace Aging Trains, Buses New York City’s transit system, the largest in the US, is creating a new unit to steer a $12 billion effort to replace decades-old trains and modernize its bus fleet.

After leading the OMNY rollout, Jessie Lazarus is taking on a new role heading the MTA’s Rolling Stock Program, aimed at modernizing subway, bus, and commuter rail fleets.

She spoke with Bloomberg about what’s ahead.

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

02.02.2026 19:16 👍 20 🔁 3 💬 2 📌 1
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Congestion Pricing’s Unexpected Winners: Suburban Drivers NYC’s controversial toll program hasn’t just sped up trips inside Manhattan, a new paper finds. It’s easing traffic in outer boroughs and neighboring counties.

Early concerns suggested congestion pricing could worsen traffic in the Bronx, Brooklyn and New Jersey.

Bloomberg reviewed the data and found drivers outside the congestion zone are actually seeing benefits.

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

30.01.2026 16:22 👍 30 🔁 10 💬 0 📌 2
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The snow came. The city kept running.

MTA crews kept more than 2,300 buses and 4,400 subway and Staten Island Railway trains moving through the storm.

Janno was out there too, checking in with teams that kept New York moving.

26.01.2026 17:29 👍 50 🔁 7 💬 0 📌 0
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LIRR crews used salt, heat, and jet-powered snow blowers to keep trains moving yesterday. Yes, jet-powered.

The railroad has seven rail-bound jet blowers — repurposed jet and helicopter engines — that blast snow and ice clear of switches and the third rail.

26.01.2026 16:39 👍 110 🔁 20 💬 2 📌 16
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MTA Chair Janno Lieber continued his storm prep tour today at the Flatbush Bus Depot, where crews are chaining buses ahead of Sunday’s snow.

25.01.2026 01:02 👍 23 🔁 5 💬 1 📌 0