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As Gothamist first reported yesterday, passengers on the J Train near the Essex Street station videotaped a man riding on the outside of the subway car, clinging to the doors. The MTA, which calls this "skylarking," would like us to...

Back in July, State Senator Daniel Squadron asked the MTA to undertake comprehensive studies of weekend service on the L and F trains.  He said schedules were obviously in need of adjustment to account for huge increases in demand...

Earlier this week, news reports suggested the MTA plans to reduce service on 40 bus lines, including the M22. State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver has written to Jay Walder, the troubled transit agency's chief, to protest the proposed cuts:

Joel Raskin sent along some photos documenting the M21 bus changes in the neighborhood. As part of the MTA's drastic service cuts, the M21 has been rerouted, ending on Grand Street and FDR Drive. Yesterday around 4pm, workers were...

Elliot Sander defends the much maligned MTA in the New York Times, just a few weeks after stepping down as the agency's chief executive. The Daily News likes Governor Paterson's ethics reform proposals, aimed at repairing Albany's "corrupt" and...

The MTA Board meets today to vote on a "scaled back" package of fare increases.Sheldon Silver "has it easy," Senate Majority Leader Malcolm Smith says. In a New York Times story on the difficulty the Democratic Majority is having...

You'll be paying $2.25 to ride the subway and a monthly MetroCard will likely cost you $89 under the agreement reached in Albany yesterday. The Daily News blasts Senate Majority Leader Malcolm Smith, saying he left Assembly Speaker Sheldon...

There's a deal to rescue the MTA but no one likes it very much. The Times says lawmakers took the easy way out. The Daily News skewers Governor Paterson. The next big fight in Albany: Mayoral control of the...

There's a deal to rescue the MTA but no one likes it very much. The Times says lawmakers took the easy way out. The Daily News skewers Governor Paterson. The next big fight in Albany: Mayoral control of the...

According a New York Post "source" State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver is weighing the idea of delaying some of the MTA's capital projects until the economy improves. Speaking of Shelly, he provided a grant to make possible the Alliance...