The leaning rail is the new bench. Not every butt is happy about it
The leaning rail is a new kind of furniture that’s popping up in New York subway stations and other public spaces.
Trump's transportation secretary calls NYC subways a s–thole during visit to NJ I-80 sinkholes
U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy offered some blunt advise on how New York’s governor should address the subway ...
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MTA applies lessons from costly first phase of Second Avenue subway
MTA leadership says the agency is incorporating cost-saving lessons learned from the first go around in some key ways: It ...
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NYC Sees Highest Housing Completions in Nearly 60 Years, But Permitting Declines
New York City saw the highest number of housing completions in nearly six decades in 2024, with 33,974 new homes built, according to updated figures released on Monday by the Department of City ...
Fox 5 NY15d
Late car payments rise to highest level in over 30 years
Missed payments on auto loans by American car owners rose to the highest level in three decades ... A recent analysis by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York found that auto loan balances ...
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Man sitting with eyes closed slashed on NYC subway: police
BROOKLYN, N.Y. (PIX11) – A man was sitting with his eyes closed on a New York City subway train when another person came up to him and slashed him in the face Sunday, police said. The slashing ...
Public Radio International15d
La Paz’s cable car system — the world’s longest and highest — is cutting down commute times
Sitting at 12,000 feet above sea level, Bolivia’s La Paz has the highest altitude of any administrative capital of any country in the world. And it boasts having a world class public transportation ...
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China can help Nashville build subway system to transform the city
Shenyang, a city once burdened by urban sprawl and traffic congestion, has undergone remarkable changes thanks to its modern subway system. Now, as I look toward returning to Nashville in the ...
Staten Island Advance15d
States with the highest state and local tax rates; Where does New York rank?
Illinois was found to have the highest total effective tax rate at 16.58%, with households earning the state’s median income paying roughly $12,270 in state and local taxes each year. New York ...
Time Out15d
Subway schedule: Here are all the planned service changes to keep in mind when commuting this week
There's nothing more frustrating than starting your daily commute only to discover that the MTA has rolled out a series of adjustments that disrupt your usual routine. To help you avoid that ...
Travel + Leisure15d
Southwest Airlines Just Made a Big Change to Its Points System—What to Know
Southwest Airlines has modified the earning levels of points on several fare classes. The discount carrier will increase points of its expensive fares, and decrease points of its more affordable ...
Construction Dive15d
New York construction deaths reach highest number in 10 years
Included in that total were New York City fatalities. In the city, 30 construction workers died in 2023, meaning that both the city and the state saw the highest raw number of deaths in the last ...