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Big day for subway fans: MTA sells old MetroCard vending machines for more than $2K - Gothamist

Business September 3, 2026

The MTA may have retired the MetroCard, but many subway fanatics arent quite ready to say goodbye to the old fare system. A select group of those transit aficionados gathered at a warehouse in MaspeοΏ½...

Amtrak's Penn Station plan includes loads of public benches, a rarity in NYC - Gothamist

Business June 28, 2026

This column originally appeared inOn The Way,a weekly newsletter covering everything you need to know about NYC-area transportation. Sign upto get the full version, which includes answers to reader οΏ½...

MTA chair calls Amtrak's Penn Station plan 'bizarre,' declines to join as partner - Gothamist

Business June 25, 2026

MTA Chair Janno Lieber on Monday dismissed an offer by Amtrak special adviser Andy Byford for the state authority to become a fully involved partner in the Trump administrations reconstruction of PenοΏ½...

As LIRR strike looms, Hochul warns Long Islanders they may have to stay home - Gothamist

Business May 14, 2026

Gov. Kathy Hochul on Wednesday said Long Island Rail Road commuters should plan to work from home if the train service shuts down for a strike. Five unions representing a majority of the LIRRs workfοΏ½...

NTSB report describes chaos at LaGuardia Airport ahead of deadly Air Canada crash - Gothamist

Business April 25, 2026

A worker in the Port Authority truck that sparked last months deadly crash with an Air Canada plane at LaGuardia Airport told investigators he heard a controller repeatedly call out stop before the cοΏ½...

It now costs $3 to ride the subway and some New Yorkers are already angry - Gothamist

Business January 6, 2026

The cost to ride the citys subways and buses increased to $3 on Sunday and many straphangers say theyre already frustrated with the 10-cent increase. I've been living in New York for going on 50 yeaοΏ½...