Police officers talk with a person who was swiping in subway riders at Penn Station, Dec. 9, 2022. Credit: Hiram Alejandro Durán/THE CITY By Jose Martinez | March 6, 2024 Gov. Kathy Hochul on Wednesday announced the latest in a series of subway safety initiatives, placing MTA police officers, state troopers and 750 National Guard members at […]
A mop buckets sits at the 8th Avenue L train terminus, Feb. 21, 2024. Credit: Ben Fractenberg/THE CITY By Jose Martinez | February 22, 2024 Contractors paid big bucks by the MTA to bring in subway car cleaners during the pandemic are accused of stiffing close to 400 workers of more than $2.5 million, a pair of […]
Photo Credit: Marc A. Hermann / MTA By Manuel Holguin As the COVID-19 pandemic forced New York City into a lockdown, it became a risk, not only to people but to businesses and services, such as the MTA. Two years ago, during the pandemic, the MTA carried only about 10% of its regular riders. Now, […]
Join the team that helps move New York! MTA bus operators are responsible for driving New York City buses safely and efficiently. They must follow agency rules, New York State law, and New York City traffic regulations. Bus operators can work for different agencies. There is the MTA Bus Company, which operates local, express, and […]
By Jose Martinez, The CITY A Brooklyn bus driver hailed as a hero after being slugged and slurred while trying to protect an elderly Asian couple has been denied workers’ compensation by the MTA — all because the attack occurred during his coffee break. Tommy Lau, 63, has been out of work since March 23, […]
MTA employees clean subway tracks at 96th street station, last stop of Q line during COVID-19 pandemic. – New York, NY – May 6, 2020 (Shutterstock) By Jose Martinez, THE CITY Train operators and conductors have recorded the highest number of COVID-19 infections among subway workers, according to internal documents obtained by THE CITY. Of […]
NV Maintenance employees contractors for the MTA cleans subway car at 96th street station, last stop of Q line during COVID-19 pandemic – New York, NY: May 6, 2020 (Shutterstock) Joint Statement by Transport Workers Union Local 100 President Tony Utano, And Transport Workers Union of America International President John Samuelsen “The Coronavirus has ravaged […]
NEW YORK, USA – MARCH 21, 2020: Empty subway station with few pedestrians as the result of COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic outbreak in New York City. (Shutterstock) By Christina Goldbaum, NY Times At least 41 transit workers have died, and more than 6,000 more have fallen sick or self-quarantined. Crew shortages have caused over 800 subway delays […]
By Thomas Tracy and Larry McShane, NY Daily News As transit union workers cheered the arrival of 250,000 N95 masks Saturday, angry corrections workers remained at war with the city over access to the same protective gear. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority quickly began distributing the in-demand protective masks to safeguard transit workers from the coronavirus, […]
By Jose Martinez, THE CITY The MTA last week pulled nearly 300 of its newest subway cars out of service after doors on a C train partially opened while on the move. But the new R179 subway cars are not the only models whose doors became unexpectedly ajar in recent years. Internal documents obtained by THE CITY […]