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  1. getting around
    The Off-Peak Rider Is the Future of the SubwayThe pandemic changed how we commute. Time to invest accordingly.
    By Alissa Walker
  2. getting around
    We’re Another Step Closer to Congestion PricingThe Federal Highway Administration has given the plan its blessing, even if New Jersey politicians are crying.
    By Alissa Walker
  3. getting around
    Timothée Chalamet and Martin Scorsese Rode the SubwayThe MTA is back! Period.
    By Clio Chang
  4. getting around
    This Is What the End of the MetroCard Machine Looks LikeThe new OMNY kiosk is on display at MTA headquarters.
    By Clio Chang
  5. getting around
    Elon Musk Could Ruin Your Commute (Again)The Twitter CEO’s planned API paywall could be bad news for the MTA’s service alerts.
    By Alissa Walker
  6. getting around
    New York’s War on Seating Continues at Grand Central MadisonThe MTA is voting on conduct rules for the LIRR train hall that include a 90-minute time limit on its benches.
    By Diana Budds
  7. getting around
    Will Train Daddy Finally Get Us High-Speed Rail?Andy Byford is joining Amtrak to oversee the system’s high-speed network.
    By Alissa Walker
  8. getting around
    The Manhattan Parents Who Won’t Let Their Teens Outside AloneMom does drop-off, a sitter does pickup. An Uber takes care of the rest.
    By Julia Edelstein
  9. cityscape
    ‘Use That Time As a Meditation Time’: The MTA’s New, Very Long EscalatorTen stories down into the new Grand Central Madison terminal.
    By Adriane Quinlan
  10. artifact
    The MetroCard’s 28 Years As a Blank CanvasAs the clock runs down on this ubiquitous object, a collector walks us through its many variations.
    By Christopher Bonanos
  11. getting around
    7-Inch Platform Gaps Are Keeping Disabled Riders Off the SubwaysA new class-action lawsuit is demanding the MTA do something to actually fix them.
    By Alissa Walker
  12. getting around
    The MTA Is ‘Completely Obsessed’ With Reopening Its BathroomsStarting with just eight, to be exact.
    By Clio Chang
  13. don’t mind the gap
    The Making of an Instant Classic New York Skateboarding ShotHow Atiba Jefferson avoided death to get the picture of Tyshawn Jones kickflipping over the train gap at the 145th Street station.
    By Matt Stieb
  14. getting around
    The Era of the Not-Too-Empty, Not-Too-Crowded SubwayIt’s peak comfort. And a huge problem for the MTA.
    By Christopher Bonanos
  15. getting around
    The MTA Says You Can Officially Wear Your Mask Weird NowThere’s a sign and everything.
    By Clio Chang
  16. design history
    We’ll Miss You, MetroCard MachineAfter more than two decades, the city is replacing the squat stainless-steel machines to make way for OMNY.
    By Karrie Jacobs
  17. getting around
    Can You Believe This Brazen Dog?A pit-bull mix fuels the fare-evasion crisis.
    By Clio Chang
  18. getting around
    Talking to the Last Man Standing at the Congestion-Pricing HearingAn all-nighter with the MTA (and The Real Housewives of Dubai).
    By Katie McDonough
  19. getting around
    6 Hours and 42 Minutes of Insults and Minor MeltdownsA “money grab,” an “embarrassment,” and other complaints from the MTA’s first congestion-pricing hearing.
    By Wilfred Chan
  20. getting around
    At Last, Congestion Pricing Fee PreviewsSome numbers to fuel the battle.
    By Clio Chang
  21. getting around
    We’ve Surrendered the Subway to the FloodThe water is winning.
    By Clio Chang
  22. getting around
    The MTA Bus Driver Who Won’t Tell You to Pay“I’m not enforcing a fare that can lead to me being hurt.”
    As told to Alissa Walker
  23. getting around
    Notorious B.I.G. MetroCard Listed at $4,899 on eBayQuite a fare hike.
    By Clio Chang
  24. getting around
    The A Train Commute That’s an Extreme SportThe escalators are busted at one of the city’s deepest-set stations.
    By Clio Chang
  25. getting around
    MTA’s Latest Effort on Fare Evasion Is Mostly Just AnnoyingBack door!
    By Clio Chang
  26. getting around
    Lattes Are the Fuel of the Turnstile JumperThe MTA chairman sees a pattern, con panna.
    By Alissa Walker
  27. getting around
    Who’s Afraid of the Subway?Riding every line in the days after the Sunset Park shooting.
    By Reeves Wiedeman
  28. getting around
    I Was a Teenage Subway TerrorNow I’m the elder on the subway, praying that the band of teens next to me on the platform doesn’t get in the same car.
    By Collier Meyerson
  29. getting around
    How Will New York Remember the Subway Shooter?The city is lousy with people who do horrible things and pass into legend.
    By Mark Jacobson
  30. getting around
    The Subway Is New York’s Safety NetIt’s not merely a picture of who any of us might become but of who we are right now.
    By Ryu Spaeth
  31. getting around
    ‘It’s Over. Immediately.’Mid-flight announcements and other glimpses at the chaos that ensued after the abrupt end of the transit mask mandate.
    By Clio Chang
  32. our mayor
    Are These the Metal Detectors Eric Adams Is Talking About?It’s honestly hard to tell.
    By Clio Chang
  33. budget
    Trust Me, To-Go Drinks Will Solve EverythingWhat budget problems?
    By Clio Chang
  34. the unhoused
    A 24-Hour Manhunt and a Fleeting Sense of Safety for Unhoused New YorkersThe suspect in a fatal shooting spree is in custody. What the city does next will matter more.
    By Clio Chang
  35. getting around
    MTA Decides Platform Doors Are Good NowA pilot program is on its way to three stations, including Times Square.
    By Caroline Spivack
  36. getting around
    Buses Have Been Free BeforeA humble alternative to a crackdown on fare evasion.
    By Clio Chang
  37. bathroom drama
    For a Brief, Beautiful Moment, We Knew Where to Find a Bathroom in the SubwayEven if we couldn’t use it.
    By Clio Chang
  38. getting around
    Every Governor Should Copy Kathy Hochul’s Interborough ExpressPutting underused rails back into action for transit is a no-brainer of a good idea.
    By Alissa Walker
  39. getting around
    OMNY Fare Cap Gives Everyone an Unlimited PassOnce you’ve spent $33, you ride free ’til the next week.
    By Valeria Ricciulli
  40. getting around
    MTA Workers on Being Lured Back From RetirementFaced with a labor shortage, the agency is calling in the reserves.
    By Valeria Ricciulli
  41. infrastructure bill
    Infrastructure Bill Spares New Yorkers From MTA Fare Hikes for NowGovernor Kathy Hochul said that billions in federal funding means that fare increases are suspended and service cuts are “off the table.”
    By Matt Stieb
  42. getting around
    This Is the OMNY Card, and You Might Be Able to Buy One TodayBut not in the subway (yet).
    By Christopher Bonanos
  43. congestion pricing
    What It Will Take for Kathy Hochul to Get New York’s Congestion Pricing RightLooking to other cities for good ideas and potential pitfalls.
    By Alissa Walker
  44. andrew cuomo resignation
    We Just Got a Reprieve From Cuomo’s Worst Transit IdeasSo we might not get stuck with that LGA AirTrain anymore.
    By Alissa Walker
  45. benchgate
    Are We Ever Going to Get a Place to Sit Down in Moynihan Station?The corporation behind the Penn Station expansion says more seating is coming.
    By Diana Budds
  46. getting around
    The Man in the MTA’s Money RoomArmored cars, pocketless uniforms, coin-sucking vacuums: Al Putre, who counts $1.5 billion a year, lets us inside.
    By Christopher Bonanos
  47. help is on the way
    What Is New York City Getting From the American Rescue Plan?A much-needed $6.5 billion for the MTA and another $6 billion in direct fiscal relief to the city.
    By Alissa Walker
  48. congestion pricing
    Secretary Pete Is Already Coming Through for New York City on Congestion PricingFederal approval is finally coming for the MTA-funding traffic-reducing program.
    By Alissa Walker
  49. getting around
    A Q.A. Q&A: Quemuel Arroyo, the MTA’s New Accessibility ChiefThe agency’s first CAO says he hears a lot of support within the MTA, but “I need to make a cultural shift here.”
    By Justin Davidson
  50. bad air
    Maybe You Should’ve Been Wearing a Mask in the Subway All AlongAir pollution at some stations is so bad that it’s like inhaling wildfire smoke.
    By Alissa Walker
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