Transportation

May
06
The City Opens An Already Shared Street As Part Of Open Streets To Promote Distancing

The City Opens An Already Shared Street As Part Of Open Streets To Promote Distancing

Pearl Street between Willoughby & Fulton in 2019 (Photo by Pamela Wong/BKLYNER) Mayor Bill de Blasio announced this morning
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May
05
Subways Will Close From 1 AM-5AM Starting Tonight

Subways Will Close From 1 AM-5AM Starting Tonight

Last Stop. Liena Zagare/BklynerTonight for the first time in the 116 year long history of NYC subway system, it
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Apr
30
Subways Will Stop Running At Night For Now, Starting May 6

Subways Will Stop Running At Night For Now, Starting May 6

Last Stop. Liena Zagare/BklynerMTA announced earlier today that it will close the subway system for deep-cleaning every night between
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Apr
30
67-Year-Old Cyclist ‘Sideswiped’ By MTA Bus & Killed

67-Year-Old Cyclist ‘Sideswiped’ By MTA Bus & Killed

Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerEAST FLATBUSH – A cyclist is dead after being sideswiped by an MTA bus on Tuesday. On April
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Apr
28
Floyd Bennett Field Goes On Lockdown As Parking Lot For Idle MTA Buses

Floyd Bennett Field Goes On Lockdown As Parking Lot For Idle MTA Buses

Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn, April 27, 2020. Photo: Ben Fractenberg/THE CITY By Gabriel Sandoval and Jose Martinez, Originally
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Apr
24
The Mayor Won’t Open Walking And Biking Lanes. But Can He Stop Us?

The Mayor Won’t Open Walking And Biking Lanes. But Can He Stop Us?

Today’s City Council hearing on Open Streets legislation sponsored by Speaker Corey Johnson and Council Member Carlina Rivera introduced
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Apr
17
Two Passengers Die In A Day As Subway Fatalities Rise Amid Ridership Plunge

Two Passengers Die In A Day As Subway Fatalities Rise Amid Ridership Plunge

Train passing.By Jose Martinez, Originally published in THE CITY [https://thecity.nyc/2020/04/two-nyc-subway-riders-die-in-day-as-fatalities-rise.html] . A woman died
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Apr
14
Parking Permits For Healthcare Workers, Extensions For Expired City Permits

Parking Permits For Healthcare Workers, Extensions For Expired City Permits

The Department of Transportation informs that the City is issuing temporary Citywide on-street parking permits to healthcare personnel working in
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Apr
14
MTA Promises Families Of Workers Lost To COVID-19 $500K

MTA Promises Families Of Workers Lost To COVID-19 $500K

Photo: Marc A. Hermann / MTA New York City TransitBy Jose Martinez, Originally published in THE CITY [https://thecity.nyc/2020/
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Apr
08
Bus Drivers Hardest Hit By Deaths As COVID-19 Devastates MTA

Bus Drivers Hardest Hit By Deaths As COVID-19 Devastates MTA

A Brooklyn bus driver covers their face behind the wheel, April 7, 2020. Photo: Ben Fractenberg/THE CITYBy Jose Martinez,
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