With rising subway ridership and office occupancy, the city’s post-Labor Day return has offered early signs that New York may finally be turning over a new chapter in its recovery. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Commuting”
New York City Braces for an M.T.A. Budget Disaster, Again
By Gotham Rex on August 15, 2022
New Yorkers fear a repeat of past service cuts as the Metropolitan Transportation Authority faces a $2.5 billion budget deficit in 2025. Source: New York Times
The N.Y.P.D.’s Sex-Crimes Division Faces an Investigation
By Gotham Rex on July 1, 2022
The Special Victims Division is the subject of allegations that its officers shamed and abused survivors of sexual assault. Source: New York Times
New York Faces New Commuter Surge, Ready or Not, Study Suggests
By Gotham Rex on June 15, 2022
The study appears to underscore the need for a new rail tunnel under the Hudson River, part of the huge and long-planned Gateway project. Source: New York Times
N.Y.C. Companies Are Opening Offices Where Their Workers Live: Brooklyn
By Gotham Rex on May 30, 2022
As workers return to the office, some companies have relocated to ease the commute. Source: New York Times
N.Y.C.’s New Subway Chief Comes From Boston and Doesn’t Own a Car
By Gotham Rex on March 23, 2022
Richard A. Davey, a former Massachusetts transportation secretary, will be the first permanent president of New York City Transit since the start of the pandemic. Source: New York Times
How Remote Work Is Devastating New York City’s Commuter Rails
By Gotham Rex on January 21, 2022
Before the pandemic, they relied on office workers, who spent up to $500 a month on tickets. At the M.T.A., those sales are down 75 percent. Source: New York Times
'Interborough Express' for Brooklyn and Queens Moves Step Forward
By Gotham Rex on January 20, 2022
A new 14-mile transit line, which would not run into Manhattan, would fill a significant gap in New York’s transportation system. Source: New York Times
What Does Riding N.Y.C.'s Subway Look Like In a Pandemic?
By Gotham Rex on January 17, 2022
We talked to New Yorkers at stations in Queens, Brooklyn and Manhattan. Their experiences riding the subway hint at the barriers to drawing back those who are not. Source: New York Times
Hometown Aura Lures New Residents to Manhasset, N.Y.
By Gotham Rex on November 11, 2021
Some seek a return to the familiar, two train stops away from New York City, in the tree-lined streets of a classic Long Island hamlet. Source: New York Times
Commuter Trains Have Kept Rolling. Will All Those Riders Ever Return?
By Gotham Rex on August 28, 2021
Transit agencies in the New York City region are having to reinvent their railroads to adapt to the shift away from going to the office every day. Source: New York Times
Higher Fares on the Subway? Not This Year.
By Gotham Rex on July 21, 2021
Transit officials hold off on an increase for the subway, buses and commuter rail lines to help riders hurt financially by the pandemic. Source: New York Times
New York and New Jersey Need an $11B Tunnel. Will Biden Make It Happen?
By Gotham Rex on June 28, 2021
The transportation secretary said building a new rail link under the Hudson River is critical to the economy far beyond the region. Source: New York Times
New York Faces Lasting Economic Toll Even as Pandemic Passes
By Gotham Rex on June 20, 2021
The city’s prosperity is heavily dependent on patterns of work and travel that may be irreversibly altered. Source: New York Times
N.Y.C.'s Subway Musicians Return to M.T.A. Platforms
By Gotham Rex on June 4, 2021
After 14 months away, authorized performers returned to train platforms to play for a reduced ridership. Source: New York Times