MTA Archives – QNS

An overgrown area underneath the M train on Woodbine Street where the Ridgewood Busway would be built.

Ridgewood

MTA confirms Ridgewood Busway designs in the works as soon as 2026

By Patrick Stachniak

A rendering of an Interborough Express (IBX) stop on Roosevelt Avenue in Queens.

News

New York Community Trust grants $150K to Regional Plan Association for IBX advocacy work

By Athena Dawson

MTA Chair and CEO Janno Lieber welcomed Woodsiders to the new elevators at the Northern Boulevard subway station.

Woodside

MTA opens new elevators at the Northern Boulevard M/R subway station in Woodside

By Bill Parry

man wearing an orange vest at subway gates

AMNY

Fare evasion: How are unarmed gate guards stopping cheaters in the NYC subways – and are they effective?

The Q103 stop at 10th Street and 41st Avenue is one of several stops scheduled to be removed as part of the Queens Bus Network Redesign. Photo: Google Street View.

Kristen Gonzalez calls on MTA to halt removal of Queensbridge bus stops as part of Queens Bus Redesign

By Shane O’Brien

person wearing a backpack jumping a sturnstile in a Brooklyn subway station

AMNY

No ‘fare’! New report highlights staggering costs of rampant toll and fare evasion in NYC

cemetery tombstones during the day in Queens' Middle Village area.

AMNY

IBX Stop by Stop: NYC’s proposed light rail to roll under hallowed ground in Middle Village

turnstiles at a subway entrance in Queens

AMNY

MTA cracks down on free rides at notorious fare evasion hotspot in Queens

an athletic track at a park in Queens on a sunny day

IBX Stop by Stop: The proposed light rail rolls through Middle Village, near a ‘crown jewel’ of Queens parks

By Barbara Russo-Lennon

a woman wearing a nicely coordinated outfit waits for a bus in Queens

AMNY

MTA got busy with second phase of Queens bus network redesign this weekend

woman boards one of several Queens express buses on a sunny day

On the Express: Queens express buses offer a smooth ride to Manhattan, for the most part

By Barbara Russo-Lennon

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Long Island City

MTA opens three new modernized elevators at the Queens Plaza subway station in Long Island City

By Bill Parry

a fruit stand on a sidewalk during the day

AMNY

IBX Stop by Stop: Exploring the future light rail line’s northern hub of Jackson Heights, a melting pot of flavors and tradition

The Q32 bus stop at the intersection of 58th Street and Roosevelt Avenue was scheduled to be removed as part of the Queens Bus Network Redesign. Photo: Google Street View.

Raga announces Q32 bus stop on Roosevelt Avenue will no longer be removed following community pushback

By Shane O’Brien

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AMNY

IBX: Transit boon or suburban bane? New rail line poised to boost property values but threaten neighborhood charm

Governor Kathy Hochul announced the project design kickoff for the Interborough Express in Brooklyn on Friday.

AMNY

Interborough Express: Gov. Hochul kicks off project design for long-awaited Brooklyn-Queens IBX

a line of people walk through an open gate in a Queens subway station

AMNY

Fare evasion: MTA ‘prototype’ gates at busy Queens subway station remain in place despite rampant fare-beating

rendering of Interborough Express IBX

AMNY

Interborough Express: The new IBX light rail line from Queens to Brooklyn is now one step closer to a reality

The Queens Borough Hall team emerges victoriously after the race against the City Hall Dragons in the 2021 Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival.

News

Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival returning to Queens in August

By Shane O’Brien

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AMNY

Rockaway express bus service on 3 lines will continue, at least for now

A 23-year-old woman was injured after she tripped and fell from the platform and was struck by a 7 train entering the Roosevelt Ave-Jackson Heights transit hub during the July 21 evening rush.

Jackson Heights

Woman injured after tripping and falling in front of an oncoming 7 train in Jackson Heights: NYPD

By Bill Parry

Person running into rain-soaked street in New York City amid flooding rain

AMNY

NYC’s sewer system faces decades-long overhaul as storms intensify, officials warn

woman boarding a NYC bus during the day

AMNY

Queens bus network redesign: How riders in the ‘World’s Borough’ are faring after June launch

queens bus network

News

Op-ed: What the MTA won’t tell you about the Queens Bus Network Redesign

By Jack Nierenberg

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