Riders Alliance Archives – QNS

AMNY

Hochul not including Mayor Mamdani’s free bus plan in her State of the State address

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AMNY

Meet Mike Flynn, Mayor Mamdani’s newly minted Transportation Department head

Gov Kathy Hochul with City Council member focused on fare hike

AMNY

FIRST ON amNY: City Council Transportation Chair urges Gov. Hochul to offset future fare hikes in coming budget proposal

Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani and MTA Chair and CEO Janno Lieber

AMNY

MTA boss Lieber expects Mayor-elect Mamdani to move quickly on building out bus lane network to full potential

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MTA launches phase one of Queens bus redesign, affecting 800,000 daily riders

By Barbara Russo-Lennon and QNS News Team

Queensboro Bridge to add Koch’s name

Queensboro Bridge to open long-awaited pedestrian and bike lanes on May 18

By Barbara Russo-Lennon and QNS News Team

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Politics

New York officials and organizations denounce reports of Trump move to stop congestion pricing

By Shane O’Brien

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AMNY

Lawmakers unveil proposal to ‘fix’ MTA, make buses free

Bayside

Queens residents share how the lagging bus services affect work, lives

By Julia Moro

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Elmhurst

Queens lawmakers join transit activists to urge federal government to send MTA more funds

By Julia Moro

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Jackson Heights

Riders Alliance members urge Queens straphangers to demand more federal aid for public transportation

By Gabriele Holtermann

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MTA rallies for federal funds while floating service cuts

By Mark Hallum

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Advocates predict ‘doomsday’ cuts to MTA service if federal funds are not delivered

By Mark Hallum

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Transit advocates plead with Schumer to get MTA financial aid

By Mark Hallum

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Mayor de Blasio not acting fast enough to save transit opportunities, advocates say

By Mark Hallum

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Jamaica

Transit advocates gather in Jamaica to blast MTA’s revenue neutral approach to bus redesign

By Max Parrott

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Human error sparked Monday morning mayhem on 7 line — but MTA finds silver lining in situation

By Mark Hallum

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Politics

De Blasio inks bill mandating master plan for street safety improvements

By Mark Hallum

Flushing

Northeast Queens commuters gain two additional express bus trips during morning rush hours: Rozic

By Carlotta Mohamed

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Long Island City

QNS Podcast: Subway flooding nearly kills, a straphanger weighs in on Fresh Pond and more

By Mark Hallum

A Q46 bus on Union Turnpike in Glen Oaks

Flushing

MTA changes course on service cutbacks for two major bus lines serving eastern Queens areas

By Carlotta Mohamed

Jamaica

Transit riders and advocates rally in Jamaica for passage of congestion pricing to improve public transportation

By Carlotta Mohamed

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Jackson Heights

Bingo game in Jackson Heights highlights everyday commuting problems — and pushes for congestion pricing

By Bill Parry

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Jamaica

‘MTA’s dysfunction is no secret’: Cuomo amends 2020 budget enact sweeping reforms

By Mark Hallum

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