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MTA payroll tops $8B as 629 workers made more than $100,000 in overtime last year, report says
A payroll report compiled by the Empire Center for Public Policy found 625 of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's ...
Queens bus routes see huge upheaval as MTA sends ‘ambassadors,’ CEO to warn riders of changes
To implement the changes, the MTA has sent out “hundreds of ambassadors” to inform the roughly 800,000 commuters impacted of ...
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Some MTA riders aren’t happy with the tap-and-go OMNY system, survey finds
The MTA says it’s moving ahead with retiring the MetroCard and fully switching to its tap-and-go OMNY system by the end of ...
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‘Rush’ Routes Debut in Queens Bus Map Overhaul More Than Five Years in the Making
The MTA's new "rush" bus routes in Queens make fewer stops in busy downtown areas to avoid wasted time merging in and out of ...
New York Post10mon
MTA can defeat the bus-fare deadbeats — here's how - New York Post
Nearly half of MTA bus riders are not paying their fares. Dorian Geiger Nearly half of New York City bus riders aren’t paying their fares — and the biggest problem with this mass-scale casual ...
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'I was holding on for my life': Woman details terrifying moments after crane collided with MTA bus
Eyewitness News exclusively spoke to one of the passengers on the MTA bus that collided with a crane in Queens Village on Tuesday morning. Several passengers and the bus driver were injured in the ...
1 line service suspended in parts of Upper Manhattan due to maintenance issue, MTA says
There is a major subway shutdown on part of the No. 1 line in Upper Manhattan. Crews are still working to remove floodwater ...
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Pickpocket steals wallet on Bronx bus then attempts purchase at Foot Locker
A woman was targeted in a pickpocket theft while boarding an MTA bus in the Bronx, with the suspect later attempting to use ...