Sentences with phrase «subway and bus»

He also wants to make sure more state funds are sent to the MTA for subway and bus riders in the area.

His platform centers on building more public schools, improving subway and bus service and keeping neighborhoods safe and clean.

The MTA should reconsider its plan to hike subway and bus fares.

Is he aware that $ 81 million would lead to more subway and bus cuts?

People who moved — Moving to a more convenient location, such as a neighborhood with subway and bus stops will cut back on the time you spend driving.

These revelations come on the heels of the most drastic subway and bus service cuts in decades aimed at saving $ 93 million — and ahead of a planned fare hike next year.

The project would require state cooperation to use MetroCards or a successor MTA system for payment and the option of free transfers between the streetcars and the MTA - run subway and bus systems.

De Blasio announced an ad campaign on subways and buses buses and in community news and social media to encourage trangender New Yorkers to «use the restroom consistent with who you are.»

As the supply of subways and buses vanished around Times Square, the demand for cabs increased.

The language would not preclude the state from contributing to city subways and buses in the future, the state official said.

The base fare for subway and bus riders will rise a quarter to $ 2.50.

The Long Island Rail Road suspended service systemwide at least until Monday morning, and subways and buses in New York City were experiencing delays.

Rockland County Executive C. Scott Vanderhoef has been an impediment to any efforts to reduce Rockland's subsidies to the NYC subway and bus system.

That troubles John Samuelsen, the president of Transport Workers Union Local 100, which represents subway and bus workers.

Currently, the building site at the intersection of 149th Street and Third Avenue, Melrose and Willis Avenues draws 200,000 people passing through because, laced with subway and bus lines, the area also serves as a transit center.

But a progressive tax could also fund alternative options to driving like high speed rail and better and more subways and bus routes.

NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio will announce a proposal for a tax on city residents who earn more than $ 500,000 to raise money for subway and bus improvements — the latest salvo in the battle between de Blasio and Gov. Andrew Cuomo over who bears responsibility for repairing the deteriorating transit system.

The federal government requires the MTA, which is effectively controlled by Governor Andrew Cuomo, to provide transportation services to people who, thanks to disability or infirmity, can't use the public subway and bus network.

«City funding of the MTA's operating and capital finance needs has been seriously deficient for many years despite the fact that more than 90 percent of the MTA's daily customers are on MTA New York City Transit subway and bus services, and 80 percent of the MTA's physical infrastructure is in New York City,» Prendergast wrote in the letter.

«At the moment, these service standards are entirely reactive to existing ridership, providing additional service only when subways and buses are overcrowded,» it reads.

Many of them say their constituents drive into Manhattan because they live too far from subway and bus stops and already pay existing bridge tolls that support a transit system that they often can not use.

Among its many responsibilities, the City Council's transportation committee holds oversight hearings on New York City Transit, the M.T.A. arm that operates subways and buses.

In 2018, the tax will help raise $ 700 million for the city's ailing subway and bus system.

But this «is only fair,» the report states, particularly to the outer boroughs and suburbs, where subway and bus access isn't as robust as Manhattan.

«We believe it's going to be a game changer,» declared Johnson, who proposed discounted subway and bus fares as part of a series of spending measures and tax relief totaling $ 1.6 billion.

«The executive budget asserts the responsibility for funding New York City subway and bus capital improvements should rest solely with the City of New York, which would require a sevenfold increase in City capital contributions,» said Carol Kellerman, president of the Citizens Budget Commission.

Mayor de Blasio announced Monday that the city is launching an ad campaign on subways and buses buses and in community news and social media to encourage trangender New Yorkers to «use the restroom consistent with who you are.»

Johnson, a Manhattan Democrat who became speaker in January, has been pressuring de Blasio to support several issues he has been resisting, including subway and bus discounts for the poor and public disclosure of police discipline.

Due to the cheap rates, there are no other services or facilities provided within the hotel, but major subway and bus lines are found close by which you can take to open up the wealth of bars, restaurants, nightclubs, theatres, museums, galleries, shops and attractions New York has to offer.

Ride - sharing services such as Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc., and the advent of electric vehicles and driverless cars, are poised to chip away at the higher prices that real estate around subways and bus stops has earned, according to a report from MetLife Inc.'s asset - management business released Tuesday.

This is perfect for families who use public transit like subways and buses and worry about the stroller rolling.

New York state Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie was in the North Country today, touring transportation manufacturing plants that supply subway and bus cars to New York City.

Musk's ambition, which he's pursuing through projects including The Boring Company, is to replace subways and buses with autonomous, individualized «pods» to take riders precisely where they want to go, on demand.

Very good connections to subways and buses serving Linate and Malpensa Airport and the central train station

«If Governor Cuomo leads with a strong congestion pricing plan that generates billions of dollars for public transit, he will have the support of millions of frustrated subway and bus riders who are desperate for relief.»

«Great subway and bus services are essential to all of our communities, so New Yorkers can go to school, do our jobs, and live our lives,» said Assemblymember and Senator - Elect Brian Kavanagh.

But that's not sitting well with the council, which is elected to represent the one in four low - income New Yorkers who a CSS study found often can't afford subway and bus fares.

«Queens subway and bus riders face overcrowding and ever - increasing wait times,» Rosenbaum said.

De Blasio campaign spokesman Dan Levitan said, «Under Mayor de Blasio, New York City is making a record contribution to fixing and upgrading subways and buses, affordable housing is being built at a record rate, and graduation rates and test scores continue to rise.

«We are in contact with local elected officials and value our relationship with local communities — after weeks of advance notice and discussions we're now closely monitoring local subway and bus ridership and will make adjustments as necessary.»

It's the end of the line for the MetroCard: the MTA announces a new fare system that will allow subway and bus riders to pay with cell phones or certain credit or debit cards.

The MTA has a $ 30 billion plan to keep the region's subways and buses operational, and expand them where possible.

CIVIC CENTER — Mayor Bill de Blasio should use city funds to subsidize half - price subway and bus fares for low - income New Yorkers, City Council members and advocates said Monday.

City government knows that... and certainly people who are on subways and buses know that... we all have a role to play in making that change and certainly hope the city will meet us halfway and make the change New Yorkers know we really have to make.»

In Washington, the federal government, city offices and schools are shuttered today, and the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority has suspended subway and bus service.