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Originally Posted by MAC123

First L by Mamdani, the train line would be way better served by reopening and all of the right of way is still there.

I think they're just going through the easiest route. They're not wrong it would be substantially easier to turn it into a park instead of reopening the line but just because it's easy doesn't make it the right choice.

vastly substantially easier to just make it a park. the transit option would require the whole thing to be rebuilt at hella expense. stepping back not sure where that investment would fall on the list of transit capital improvement priorities, but not at the top.

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Pulling ‘a fast one’ at Penn Station? MTA boss Lieber accuses Trump admin of trying to bamboozle agency over redevelopment plan

By Ethan Stark-Miller
Posted on June 24, 2026


MTA Chair and CEO Janno Lieber on Wednesday accused the Trump administration of trying to pull a “fast one” on the agency with its latest overture to sign an agreement around its Penn Station redevelopment plan.


more:
https://www.amny.com/news/penn-station-rebuild-mta-lieber-trump/


A rendering of the outside of Penn Station under Penn Transformation Partners’ redevelopment plan for the station. Image Courtesy of Penn Transformation Partners and Amtrak

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addressing fare evasion on the bus —


Fare evasion: MTA honcho says pilot of ‘European’ enforcement model now focused on express buses

By Ethan Stark-Miller
Posted on June 24, 2026


A top MTA official said on Wednesday that the agency has shifted in its approach to piloting a new “European model” for enforcing against bus fare evasion — now testing devices to validate electronic payments mostly on express rather than local bus routes.


more:
https://www.amny.com/nyc-transit/fare-evasion-mta-european-enforcement-model-express-buses/

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amny ask mta —


Q: Does the MTA plan to buy more open gangway subway cars? — Steve B., Park Slope

A: Yes! Another 80 open gangway cars are set to arrive by 2028, joining the 20 already in service on the G line. Through this fleet, we’ll learn more about customer preferences and how to maintain these trains. The lessons learned will inform upcoming car replacements on the numbered subway lines.

You might’ve heard back in March that, as part of the 2025-2029 MTA Capital Plan’s $11 billion investment in rolling stock, we’re seeking companies to build our largest-ever order of new subway cars — up to 60% of which could be open gangways.

The Request for Proposals asks for different quantity scenarios so we can learn as much about these cars as possible through the responses. While open gangways are new to the MTA, they’ve been around a long time in other transit systems, so builders are already familiar with them. – Jessie Lazarus, MTA Chief of Rolling Stock



The open gangway allows riders to seamlessly move between train cars.
Marc A. Hermann / MTA


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Q: Where can I find the special World Cup trains? — Veronica V., Astoria

A: These wrapped trains are an ad buy from the New York and New Jersey World Cup Host Committee and the NYC Mayor’s Office. Their real-time locations are highlighted in the MTA app with a soccer ball icon. You can find them across nine different NYC subway lines, with each of the competing teams represented.

R Train: Morocco vs Brazil
1 Train: Senegal vs France
2 Train: Norway vs Senegal
6 Train: Panama vs England
7 Train: Ecuador vs Germany
4 Train: Portugal, Tunisia, Canada, Croatia, United States, Haiti, Switzerland, Uzbekistan, Ghana, Japan
A Train: Spain, Scotland, Saudi Arabia, DR Congo, Australia, United States, Cape Verde, Netherlands, Jordan, Sweden
E Train: Colombia, Egypt, Algeria, Uruguay, New Zealand, Türkiye, Iraq, Curaçao, Ivory Coast, Czechia
F Train: Argentina, South Africa, Bosnia, Austria, Paraguay, South Korea, Iran, Mexico, Belgium, Qatar
– Miles Gidaly, Assistant Director, MTA Commercial Ventures

https://www.amny.com/nyc-transit/ask-the-mta-gangway-subway-cars-world-cup-trains/

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https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/judg...thholding-hudson-tunnel-funding-43773351
Judge Permanently Blocks Trump From Withholding Hudson Tunnel Funding

A federal judge has permanently blocked the Trump administration from withholding funds from a $16 billion rail tunnel project that would connect New York and New Jersey under the Hudson River.…….

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new trains --



About ‘D’-arn time: MTA rolls out shiny new R211 trains on the D line, replacing 1980s-era rail cars

By Ethan Stark-Miller
Posted on July 1, 2026


D train riders are in for a serious upgrade.

The MTA on Wednesday debuted its newest trains, the R211s, on the D line. The Sixth Avenue line train is one of the system’s longest, running between Coney Island in Brooklyn and Norwood or Bedford Park in the Bronx.

The shiny new trains — which have already been rolled out on the A, C, G, and B lines as well as the Rockaway Park Shuttle and Staten Island Railway — sport a suite of modern features popular with riders. Those include 58-inch-wide doors — eight inches wider than those on previous models, digital displays with wayfinding info for ridrs, and extra spac for those with disabilities.

https://www.amny.com/nyc-transit/mta-new-r211-trains-d-train/


The MTA introduced new R211 trains on the D line at the Coney Island-Stillwell Av station. Wednesday, July 1, 2026. Marc A. Hermann / MTA

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queenslink rail advocacy —

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZ5Ev99RZ6y/?igsh=MTVwdjcyenRodzAxZA==

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mta chair & fair fares —



Op-ed | Fair Fares expansion a win for affordability in transit

By Janno Lieber
Posted on July 4, 2026

https://www.amny.com/oped/op-ed-fair-fares-expansion-transit/

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fireworks from the Q train wow —

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DaZHVXwxFPO/?igsh=cjY1bDJiNDZjaXJ4

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another one of fireworks from the train —

https://www.instagram.com/reel/Dab80KJxZFf/?igsh=MWZiaDNxYmEwOGUzNw==

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Originally Posted by mrnyc

mta chair & fair fares —



Op-ed | Fair Fares expansion a win for affordability in transit

By Janno Lieber
Posted on July 4, 2026

https://www.amny.com/oped/op-ed-fair-fares-expansion-transit/

I think it's much cheaper than higher fare. You can pay $1.50 for ride. You must pay the fare.

Originally Posted by mrnyc

addressing fare evasion on the bus —


Fare evasion: MTA honcho says pilot of ‘European’ enforcement model now focused on express buses

By Ethan Stark-Miller
Posted on June 24, 2026


A top MTA official said on Wednesday that the agency has shifted in its approach to piloting a new “European model” for enforcing against bus fare evasion — now testing devices to validate electronic payments mostly on express rather than local bus routes.


more:
https://www.amny.com/nyc-transit/fare-evasion-mta-european-enforcement-model-express-buses/

Yeah, I'm aware of that. People are not listening to the bus drivers. They asked them to pay the fare or remove from the bus. Pay the fare! You cannot be sneaking on the bus anymore. You must obey the laws! PAY THE FARE! It's a law!

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congestion pricing is funding accessability —


MTA to add elevators to five more Brooklyn subway stations with funding from congestion pricing

By Ethan Stark-Miller
Posted on July 7, 2026


The MTA is set to make five more Brooklyn subway stations accessible to wheelchair users by installing elevators, a project funded in part through congestion pricing revenue, the agency announced Monday.

The transit authority released a request for proposals (RFP) for a contractor to take on the construction — estimated to cost upwards of $100 million — on Monday. The contract will cover adding new elevators, along with needed repair work and other upgrades, at all five stations.


more:
https://www.amny.com/news/mta-elevators-brooklyn-subway-congestion-pricing-07072026/

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Originally Posted by mrnyc

vastly substantially easier to just make it a park. the transit option would require the whole thing to be rebuilt at hella expense. stepping back not sure where that investment would fall on the list of transit capital improvement priorities, but not at the top.

Well, the 3rd option is "do nothing". If you know that a subway line is the right choice, you can continue to landbank the Rockaway Branch until such time that you have funding for the subway.

Building a park puts a nail in the coffin of doing rail in the future, because our entire system in this country basically prohibits governments from ever messing with parks once they are established. Even in the best case scenario, MTA would have to find replacement parkland somewhere in NYC at a 1:1 ratio or higher to offset any removal of park space. Good luck with that.

Plus, I don't think Mamdani even sees a political benefit from greenlighting the Queensway park. The Queensway backers are outer-borough white ethnics/Cuomo voters who hate his guts. Half of them only support the park as a way to keep the subway line (and brown people) out of their neighborhoods.