Jose Martinez

1 week ago | thecity.nyc | Jose Martinez

The new-look trains rolling on some of the lettered subway lines offer a glimpse into the fleet of the future. With wider doors, brighter interiors and advanced cameras, the cars known as R211s can now be seen on the A, C and G lines. As part of the MTA’s proposed $68.4 billion five-year capital plan, the transit agency wants to buy 1,500 more new cars — replacing a fifth of the entire fleet and aligning with its next wave of signal upgrades.

2 weeks ago | thecity.nyc | Jose Martinez

The federal transportation chief who trashed the subway as a “sh-thole” took a photo-op train ride with Mayor Eric Adams on Friday — but didn’t bother giving a heads-up to the MTA. In his latest jab at New York’s transit system, Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy hinted that the MTA may be in line for a probe of its spending habits — after previously threatening to withhold billions of dollars in federal funding.

4 weeks ago | thecity.nyc | Jose Martinez

MTA executives politely pushed back Wednesday against the federal transportation chief who branded the subway a crime-ridden “sh-thole” while threatening to withhold billions of dollars in funding.

1 month ago | thecity.nyc | Jose Martinez |Mia Hollie

Congestion pricing is putting paratransit riders in a somewhat faster lane, MTA numbers show. Since the early January launch of the Manhattan vehicle-tolling initiative, speeds are up 5% for Access-A-Ride vehicles within the congestion relief zone south of 60th Street, according to MTA data. That’s in comparison to the same time period in 2024. Total travel times have also come down for the service, which carries people whose disabilities prevent them from riding on trains or buses.

1 month ago | thecity.nyc | Jose Martinez

After President Trump’s transportation secretary trashed the subway as a “shithole,” baffled MTA and NYPD officials pointed to a nearly 30% drop in major transit crime from a year ago. Chief Joseph Gulotta, head of the NYPD Transit Bureau Chief conceded Monday that the subway is struggling with a safety perception problem — even as the number of robberies, assaults, burglaries and grand larcenies has sunk amid the latest influx of police officers into stations and trains.