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Aug
07
Mayor Proposes Plan To Tax City’s Wealthiest To Fund MTA Repairs

Mayor Proposes Plan To Tax City’s Wealthiest To Fund MTA Repairs

Mayor Bill de Blasio announced a plan to tax the wealthiest New Yorkers to fund much-needed repairs and improvements to
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Jul
26

$800 Million MTA Rescue Plan Proposes To Remove Seats

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s Chairman, Joseph Lhota, announced his plans yesterday to fix the city’s troubled subway system
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Aug
26

MTA Long Range Planning: Part 2 of 2

Source: Metro Transportation Library and Archive/FlickrTHE COMMUTE [/tag/the-commute/]: Last week in Part 1 [/mta-long-range-planning-part-1-of-2/] , I briefly summarized the
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Aug
19

MTA Long Range Planning: Part 1 Of 2

No long range planning going on here. Move along, nothing to see here. Source: Museum of FlightTHE COMMUTE [/tag/the-commute/
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Dec
26

Councilman Recchia Wants MTA Toll Hike Delayed Until Southern Brooklyn Rebuilds

Source: Johnny S.via Wikimedia CommonsAfter the Metropolitan Transit Authority voted to increase the public transit fees and the toll
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Aug
23
Transit Advocates Fight Upcoming Fare Hikes

Transit Advocates Fight Upcoming Fare Hikes

In response to the MTA’s plans for several significant fare and toll hikes over the next five years, Transportation
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Jun
27

Transit Officers Mourn Their Fallen Brothers In Bensonhurst

Source: Google MapsHundreds of subway officers gathered at the Saint Athanasius Church at 2154 61st Street on Tuesday morning for
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Feb
06

Reps. Crowley, Rangel, Nadler, City DOT Commissioner, MTA Chairman To Speak Out Against Cuts to Public Transit Today

The following is a press release from the office of U.S. Rep. Jerrold Nadler: On Monday, February 6 at
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