New: A City Council bill being intro'd today aims to require app-based delivery companies to fork over data and potentially face new regs around the time it takes their workers on e-bikes, e-scooters, and mopeds to make deliveries. www.amny.com/news/nyc-cou...

FIRST ON amNY: NYC Council bill would require apps turn over data on time it takes e-bike riding workers to make deliveries | amNewYork

The NYC Council is looking to pass new legislation aimed at requiring app-based delivery companies to fork over data and potentially face new regulations

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Spotted former NYC Transit President (now Penn Station redevelopment head) Andy Byford in City Hall waiting to meet with Fisrt Deputy Mayor Dean Fuleihan to talk him through the Penn redevelopment plan

Schneps reporters just won our union election in a landslide!!!!! I'm so incredibly proud of my colleagues who organized tirelessly for a year and a half for this!!! Ready to fight for a livable wage, affordable health insurance, and editorial integrity!!!!!

Schneps Media Union@schneps-union.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Schneps workers WON our union! After our NLRB election, Schneps reporters + editorial staff are officially part of IAPE Local 1096! We’re so excited to be a part of the NewsGuild. Tell Schneps management to join us at the bargaining table and stop trying to exclude workers from our union now!

Schneps workers WON our union! After our NLRB election, Schneps reporters + editorial staff are officially part of IAPE Local 1096! We’re so excited to be a part of the NewsGuild. Tell Schneps management to join us at the bargaining table and stop trying to exclude workers from our union now!

Over half a year after the MTA switched to its OMNY tap-and-pay system, 98% of transit riders in New York City have adopted it. But who, if anyone, still uses the agency’s prior payment method: the MetroCard? www.amny.com/news/mta-sti...

The MTA still accepts MetroCards in the OMNY era — but does anyone still swipe? Here are a few who do. | amNewYork

Over half a year after the MTA switched to its OMNY tap-and-pay system, 98% of transit riders in New York City have adopted it. But who, if anyone, still uses

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New: Mayor @mayor.nyc.gov, Gov. Hochul, city DOT and the MTA on Wednesday unveiled a proposal for making the city’s buses run 20% faster along 50 “priority corridors” — a change they say could save riders up to 6 minutes on trips along those routes. www.amny.com/news/next-st...

‘Next Stop’: Mamdani, Hochul roll out plan to cut NYC bus trips by 6 minutes on 50 ‘priority routes’ | amNewYork

Mayor Zohran Mamdani, Gov. Kathy Hochul, the city Department of Transportation and the MTA on Wednesday unveiled a proposal for making the city's buses run

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We are pleased to announce that we were able to come to an agreement to hold an NLRB election on July 24th. We’re looking forward to winning recognition with our overwhelming majority of support and continuing to fight for our colleagues! #SchnepsUnion

The city budget deal includes a significant expansion of Fair Fares to those making at or below 200% of the federal poverty level, offering half-priced subway, bus and paratransit trips to 340,000 more New Yorkers. www.amny.com/news/nyc-bud...

NYC BUDGET: City Council expands Fair Fares half-priced fare program to make 340,000 more New Yorkers eligible | amNewYork

The NYC budget deal includes a significant expansion of the Fair Fares program, offering half-priced subway, bus and paratransit trips to an additional

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EXCLU: The City Council is matching $700k in state fundinf for a pilot program offering free OMNY cards to roughly 1,250 CUNY students across both the fall and spring semesters in the city budget. www.amny.com/nyc-transit/...

EXCLUSIVE: City Council funds free OMNY cards for over 1,000 CUNY students in city budget deal | amNewYork

The City Council is trying to make it a little more affordable for City University of New York students to get to class.

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EXCLU: NYC Transit President Crichlow talks with amNewYork about ‘European’ style fare enforcement on buses www.amny.com/nyc-transit/...

EXCLUSIVE | NYC Transit President Crichlow talks with amNewYork about ‘European’ fare enforcement on buses | amNewYork

As MTA NYC Transit has nearly completed its shift from the MetroCard to its tap-and-pay OMNY system since the start of this year, it has sought to revamp its

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We're in The Chief! Thanks for highlighting our campaign! #SchnepsUnion www.thechiefleader.com/stories/jour...

Journalists at Schneps papers unionize - The Chief

More than two dozen editorial workers at several local news outlets in New York City and the surrounding area owned by Schneps Media have launched a union drive, calling for livable wages, affordable...

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Schneps reporters were out in force doing what we do best today, covering the many vital primaries across the city, when we learned management’s high-priced lawyers want to exclude nearly a quarter of our unit.

Schneps Media Union@schneps-union.bsky.social · 4mo ago

🚨 Update! 🚨 #SchnepsUnion

🚨 The non-response we got from our CEO Josh Schneps after asking to meet face to face to come to an agreement over our union formation’s next phase. Schneps has so far refused to recognize our union. But they have another day to show leadership + listen to the majority of our unit. #SchnepsUnion

So proud and excited to be standing with my superstar colleagues accross Schneps Media pubs in NYC and on Long Island as we announced today that a vast majority of us reporters have signed on to join @iape1096.org !!!! We are asking our publishers for voluntary recognition!!!

Schneps Media Union@schneps-union.bsky.social · 4mo ago

We, the staff of Schneps Media, are forming a union to keep local journalism strong and protect journalists reporting on the communities we serve. Follow @schneps-union and @newsguild.org and visit our website cwalocals.org/schnepsunion Thanks! #SchnepsUnion

We, the staff of Schneps Media, are forming a union to keep local journalism strong and protect journalists reporting on the communities we serve. Follow @schneps-union and @newsguild.org and visit our website cwalocals.org/schnepsunion Thanks! #SchnepsUnion

EXCLU: The city’s Department of Transportation proposed installing bus lanes along most of Brooklyn’s Bay Parkway, one of the borough’s busiest bus corridors, on Wednesday night. www.amny.com/news/dot-bus...

EXCLUSIVE: DOT proposes installing bus lanes along Brooklyn’s Bay Parkway and Cropsey Avenue | amNewYork

The city's Department of Transportation (DOT) proposed installing bus lanes along most of Brooklyn's Bay Parkway, one of the borough's busiest bus corridors,

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Proposed expansions for the “Fair Fares” low-income transit discount program would be far cheaper than Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s floated plan to make all city buses free, although they would benefit different populations, according to new analyses from the city's IBO. www.amny.com/news/fair-fa...

Fair Fares: IBO reports show expanding transit discount program would be cheaper than fare-free buses, but reach fewer riders | amNewYork

Several proposed expansion plans for the "Fair Fares" low-income transit discount program would be far cheaper than Mayor Zohran Mamdani's proposal to make

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They reworked the main staircase and ditched the escalators. And put a gold clock in the middle. Otherwise, it's the same freaking floorplan for the 8th Avenue side. Probably explains why Amtrak's been doing it's best to keep this stuff sealed up, CIA style.

The MTA’s hopes of offering limited Metro-North service at new stations in the East Bronx as soon as next year appear to be dwindling, officials confirmed Friday. NEW story in @thecity.nyc www.thecity.nyc/2026/05/15/m...

Hopes Fading for Metro-North Service at New Bronx Stations by Next Year

The MTA had said it aimed to open temporary stations and partial service as part of the Penn Station Access megaproject by the end of 2027.

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New Acela hit the third rail somehow triggering yesterday’s Penn Station fire and shutdown — www.nydailynews.com/2026/05/15/f...

Fire that caused Penn Station commuting nightmare likely sparked by debris from new Amtrak Acela

The electrical fire that knocked out LIRR and NJ Transit service to New York Penn Station on Thursday was likely caused when a loose panel on an Amtrak Acela train made contact with the third rail jus...

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Mamdani admin officials yesterday raised concerns about a City Council bill requiring them to come up with an automatic enrollment process for the city’s reduced fair program — Fair Fares — citing privacy considerations. www.amny.com/news/mamdani...

Mamdani admin officials say City Council’s Fair Fares automatic enrollment bill raises privacy issues | amNewYork

Officials with Mayor Zohran Mamdani's administration on Wednesday raised concerns about a City Council bill requiring them to come up with an automatic

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Exclu: Mayor Mamdani is set to announce this morning plans to turn Brooklyns Bergen and Dean Streets, two heavily used bike corridors that currently have painted lanes, into bike boulevards. www.amny.com/news/exclusi...

EXCLUSIVE: Mamdani admin to transform two Brooklyn streets into bike boulevards | amNewYork

Two heavily used bike corridors cutting across several Brooklyn neighborhoods are set to be transformed by Mayor Zohran Mamdani's Department of Transportation

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Roughly 32,000 cyclists from near and far braved windy conditions to take over city streets yesterday for the 48th annual TD Five Boro Bike Tour. www.amny.com/news/strong-...

32,000 cyclists brave strong winds to traverse Big Apple in 48th annual TD Five Boro Bike Tour

Roughly 32,000 cyclists from near and far braved windy conditions to take over city streets on Sunday for the 48th annual TD Five Boro Bike Tour.

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New Yorkers should not shy away from taking public transit on FIFA World Cup final match days when the football championship comes across the river to East Rutherford, NJ, this summer, MTA Chair and CEO Janno Lieber said this week. www.amny.com/news/mta-ser...

MTA to run regular and enhanced service during FIFA World Cup; Lieber says no need for New Yorkers to avoid public transit | amNewYork

New Yorkers should not shy away from taking public transit on FIFA World Cup final match days when the football championship comes across the river to East

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It is increasingly unlikely that Mayor Mamdani’s proposal free bus proposal will come to fruition this year. In the meantime, transit advocates want him to embrace a more immediate step: Expanding Fair Fares, the city’s reduced fare program. www.amny.com/news/fair-fa...

Fair Fares or free buses? Does Mamdani have to choose between existing program and signature proposal? | amNewYork

Hizzoner has not said much publicly about free buses since taking office on Jan. 1, opting instead to focus on another marquee campaign promise — universal

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The Five Boro Bike Tour is less than 2 weeks away and almost sold out! Get the low down here: www.amny.com/news/five-bo...

Get in gear! What to know about the TD Five Boro Bike Tour pedaling through NYC on May 3 | amNewYork

Tens of thousands of cyclists will take over major thoroughfares throughout the Big Apple for the 48th annual TD Five Boro Bike Tour on May 3.

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Mayor Mamdani took a major step today toward moving New York City’s trash from piles of black garbage bags into lidded containers — announcing his administration will roll out thousands more large curbside bins to swaths of the five boroughs by next year. www.amny.com/news/curbsid...

Thousands of curbside ‘Empire’ trash bins coming to more parts of NYC | amNewYork

Mayor Zohran Mamdani took a major step on Friday toward moving New York City's trash from piles of black garbage bags into lidded containers — announcing his

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Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s Department of Transportation is asking for New Yorkers’ input on where roughly 25 new e-bike battery swapping cabinets should be placed throughout the city, amNewYork has learned. www.amny.com/news/first-o...

First on amNY | DOT asks NYers to weigh-in on e-bike charging cabinet locations with new portal | amNewYork

DOT Commissioner Mike Flynn will launch on Friday an online portal through which anyone will be able to provide feedback on the agency's preliminary list of

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The Trump administration will begin releasing funding for the East Harlem leg of the Second Avenue Subway, which it has withheld since last fall, following a lawsuit that the MTA filed last month to unfreeze the money. www.amny.com/news/second-...

Second Avenue Subway: Trump admin agrees to release frozen funds moments before hearing in MTA lawsuit | amNewYork

The Trump administration will begin releasing funding for the East Harlem leg of the Second Avenue Subway, which it has withheld since last fall, following a

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