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“As you can see, we have a really big problem on our hands." MTA bigs warn that Trump's "high and unpredictable" tariffs could bump up costs of new trains and buses by $1 billion. NEW STORY in @thecityreporter.nyc www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/09/30/t...

Trump Tariffs to Add $1B to Cost of New Trains and Buses in NYC: MTA

The transit agency says thousands of parts are sourced from all over the world.

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CAN YOU DIG IT?!?! Tunnel-boring machine takes a spin in big step for Hudson River rail tunnel job. Story in @thecityreporter.nyc www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/09/28/g...

A 'BORING' STORY (It's actually about the massive machines that will bore new rail tubes linking NY and NJ via the Hudson) “Many thought this day would never come, a lot of fits and starts," sez Kathy Hochul @governor.ny.gov. NEW in @thecityreporter.nyc www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/09/28/g...

It’s a Grind: Gateway Project Pushes Through With Tunnel Boring Milestone

The transit megaproject had ground to a halt earlier this year following the Trump administration yanking funding.

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WHERE THE WILD WINDS BLOW: Weekend nor’easter with gusts up of to 50mph could topple trees along open-air train tracks 💨 🌳 💨 NEW story in @thecityreporter.nyc www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/09/25/s...

Falling Tree Limbs Are In the Forecast This Weekend — And Might Delay Your Train, MTA Says

Ahead of the Nor’easter, the subway chief said his “single biggest concern” is wind and trees falling onto open tracks, not torrential flooding.

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MISSING IN ASHES: Mom’s remains lost in overhaul of Brooklyn public housing complex “My mom won’t let me sleep because she wants to be found.” 🌐 WORLD EXCLUSIVE 🌐 in @thecityreporter.nyc from @smaldo.bsky.social www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/09/16/g...

Her Mom’s Ashes Went Missing During NYCHA Renovations. They’re Still MIA.

Katrina Gorham said she lost many precious belongings when she and her three children temporarily moved as the Gowanus Houses were updated this summer.

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Jagjit Singh on Friday became the third New York City cabbie to die on the job since July. He leaves behind a wife and twin 10-year-old sons, who left flowers Tuesday at the West Village intersection where he was found. NEW in @thecityreporter.nyc www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/09/15/c...

Third NYC Cab Driver Dies Behind the Wheel Since July

Jagjit Singh, 52, was found dead in his taxi in the West Village last week.

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A ‘roadmap’ for NYC streets After Adams administration fell short of meeting legally mandated marks, advocates push for more under Mayor Mamdani. Check it out, check it out, check it out in @thecityreporter.nyc www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/09/15/s...

Mamdani, Here’s How to Do Better on Street Safety, Advocates Plead

After failure by the Adams administration to meet bus and bike targets, safety activists want a lot more accountability from the current mayor.

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⭐️ SUBWAY CELEB SIGHTING ⭐️ The J train pulls into the world-famous Chambers Street station beneath 1 Centre Street.

HIT THE GAS: With electric buses 'still immature,' MTA plans to order 650 natural gas coaches “The governor and the mayor have been clear: better bus service can’t wait,” transit big sez. NEW story in @thecityreporter.nyc www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/09/10/n...

MTA Flips the Switch from Electric Buses Back to Natural Gas

As electric bus technology struggles, the state is preparing to buy 650 new buses powered by compressed natural gas.

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“It’s like it happened all over again. You think that after all these years, they would have figured something out for it not to happen again.” NEW in @thecityreporter.nyc www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/09/10/b...

'Like It Happened All Over Again': MTA Worker’s Death on Tracks Highlights Job Dangers

While the death of Moet McCullum remains under investigation, a retired transit worker who survived a similar incident a decade ago says flagging is still a risky practice.

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IT’S A FARE QUESTION: Could I hit the fare cap this week in just five days? Answer: YES!

⭐️ SUBWAY CELEB SIGHTING ⭐️ Hit the fare cap, racking up rides.

“This just broke my heart to wake up in the early morning hours to find out that we had lost one of our dearest members.” UPDATED story in @thecityreporter.nyc, w/new details about on-the-job death in The Bronx of a 41 y/o transit worker & mother of three. www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/09/04/m...

MTA Worker Struck and Killed by Bronx Subway Train During Overnight Construction

An internal MTA incident account said the train operator “did not see any lights” and “proceeded at normal speed” while heading south from the 167th Street stop.

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DEATH ON THE TRACKS: Construction flagger fatally struck by D train at Yankee Stadium stop Moet McCullum, 41, is the first track worker killed on the job since November 2023. NEW in @thecityreporter.nyc www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/09/04/m...

MTA Track Worker Struck and Killed by Bronx Subway Train During Overnight Construction

An internal MTA incident account said she was setting up flags on the tracks when she was hit.

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⭐️ SUBWAY CELEB SIGHTING ⭐️ The MetroCard is sticking around on this Canal Street fire hydrant.

“Some women drivers at some point have said, ‘Ooh, do we have to wear diapers?’” 🚖 🚻 🚖 Parking spot dearth, crunch for restroom access a "crisis" for NYC's for-hire hacks — especially women, union for Uber & Lyft drivers sez 🚻 🚖 🚻 NEW in @thecityreporter.nyc www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/09/01/t...

Crunch for NYC Restroom Access Is a ‘Crisis' for Taxi, Uber Drivers — Especially Women

City officials are considering a proposal to expand the number of commercial metered spots where drivers can park before finding a bathroom or other relief.

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WEE BIT OF RELIEF: Cabbies in need of pit stops on NYC streets to see big surge in access to parking 🚖 🚽 🚖 💤 🚖 NEW STORY in @thecityreporter.nyc www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/09/01/d...

NYC To Open Access to 13,000 Metered Spots for Cabbies Looking for Relief

Drivers looking for legal spots to park in order to rest, eat or relieve themselves have endured years of frustration.

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“Years ago, I had a driver at LaGuardia Airport say to me, ‘U.S.A. stands for you stand alone.’” After the July death of a 73-year-old Ivory Coast cabbie in Harlem, @NYTWA holds memorial on the day his remains returned to Africa. NEW in @thecityreporter.nyc www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/08/31/r...

Taxi Drivers Hold Harlem Memorial for West African Cabbie Who Died in Heat Wave

The body of Richard Coulibaly, 73, was returned to his native Ivory Coast after a fundraising campaign by the New York Taxi Workers Alliance.

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⭐️ SUBWAY CELEB SIGHTING ⭐️ Transit ventilating tower of East 63rd Street

After dying alone in his taxi during a July heatwave, a cabbie will have his remains returned to Ivory Coast 🇨🇮 Drivers & @nytwa.bsky.social tracked down Richard Coulibaly’s kin, raised $ for trip to country he left in 1996. 🚖 NEW STORY in @thecityreporter.nyc www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/08/28/t...

He Died in His NYC Taxi in a Heat Wave. Cabbies Are Returning His Body to Ivory Coast.

The city's taxi union and Ivorian New Yorkers raised money to return Richard Coulibaly back home, where he will be buried in his family’s village.

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Rachel Holliday Smith @rachelholliday.bsky.social · 2mo ago

BACKED UP: City’s plan to expand # of public toilets in NYC is a wee bit delayed 🚻 🚽 🚻 This @katiehonan.bsky.social tale reminds you @thecityreporter.nyc is Number One on the bathroom beat. www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/08/28/n...

NYC Wants 2,100 Public Restrooms, but City Hall's Bathroom Strategy Is Backed Up

Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s team said the complex work of organizing numerous city agencies has delayed a new report on public toilets.

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this is such a wild tale hiding in plain sight, from @fractenberg.bsky.social who owns the bull? nobody knows.

Who Actually Owns Wall Street’s ‘Charging Bull’?

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⭐️ SUBWAY CELEB SIGHTING ⭐️ Very happy Corgi on the No. 1 line.

⭐️ SUBWAY CELEB SIGHTING ⭐️ ⚽️ World Cup Wrap Special ⚽️ spotted at Houston Street on the No. 1. GOOOOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLLL!!!

CHARGE DECLINED? MTA 'in jeopardy' of missing 2040 goal of bus fleet going green: NYS Comptroller ⚡️ “Electric buses that we have tested so far have not been up to standards," MTA boss sez 🪫 NEW STORY in @thecityreporter.nyc w/ 📸 from @fractenberg.bsky.social www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/08/19/n...

MTA’s 2040 Goal for Zero-Emissions Bus Fleet Is ‘In Jeopardy,’ NY Comptroller Says

The commitment was initially set in 2018 and is expected to cost billions of dollars.

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High-ranking sauces close to the situation are now confirming that I AM, in fact, a reporter with @thecityreporter.nyc

⭐️SUBWAY CELEB SIGHTING⭐️ The MetroCard legend lives in the form of a “MuggedNYC” sticker on a W. 21st St. fire hydrant.

⭐️ 🐀 CELEB SIGHTING 🐀 ⭐️ Scabby the Inflatable Rat spotted on Broad Street.