José Martínez

1 week ago | qchron.com | Jose Martinez |José Martinez |Jose Martínez |José Martínez

This article was originally published on May 27 at 2:53 p.m. EDT by THE CITY. A federal judge on Tuesday temporarily barred the Trump administration from cutting funding from the MTA and New York state over their repeated refusals to shut down congestion pricing.

Sep 27, 2024 | brownstoner.com | Jose Martinez |José Martinez |Jose Martínez |José Martínez

This article was originally published on September 25 at 12:23 p.m. EDT by THE CITY Want more reporting from THE CITY? Sign up for Scoop, our free weekday newsletter, to have our latest news delivered right to your inbox. The MTA board on Wednesday approved a $68.4 billion blueprint for big-ticket upgrades in the transit agency’s new five-year capital program  — even as billions of dollars in funding remain unaccounted for in the current plan and the next one.

Sep 19, 2024 | brownstoner.com | Jose Martinez |José Martinez |Jose Martínez |José Martínez

This article was originally published on September 18 11:15 a.m. EDT by THE CITY Want more reporting from THE CITY? Sign up for Scoop, our free weekday newsletter, to have our latest news delivered right to your inbox. The MTA on Wednesday unveiled a record $68.4 billion capital improvement program designed to keep the teetering transit system on track — even as funding for nearly half the five-year plan is no sure thing.

Aug 15, 2024 | qchron.com | Jose Martinez |José Martinez |Jose Martínez |José Martínez |Ashley Borja

This article was originally published on August 14 at 5:00 a.m. EDT by THE CITY. The MTA has doubled the ranks of private security guards posted near subway station emergency exits that officials call the “superhighway of fare evasion.”Budget documents show that the MTA expects to spend more than $35 million through next year on increasing to 1,000 the number of unarmed security guards whose mere presence at the gates is intended to slow the stream of fare-beaters who use them as free entrances.

Jul 29, 2024 | brownstoner.com | Jose Martinez |José Martinez |Jose Martínez |José Martínez

This article was originally published on July 26 at 5 a.m. EDT by THE CITY Trees and branches that tumble onto the subway tracks have already delayed nearly 800 trains this year, MTA data shows — far more than in all of 2023. The impact has been felt most sharply along the Brighton Line, the stretch of open-air tracks south of Prospect Park where B and Q trains run beneath tree-covered Brooklyn backyards.