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Stefanos Chen

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Mamdani Wants Free Buses for All. The City Council Has Different Ideas.
Rather than making city buses free for all riders, elected officials and transit advocates are pushing to expand a transit program for low-income New Yorkers.
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A Way to Slow Down ‘Super-Speeders’ Who Keep Breaking the Law
City and state officials want speed-limiting devices installed in the cars of drivers who get more than 16 speeding tickets in a year, in hopes of preventing injuries and deaths.
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NJ Transit Confirms It Will Charge $150 for Train Tickets During the World Cup
Tens of thousands of people are expected to attend matches at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey this summer, but most will not be allowed to drive there.
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Will It Cost $150 to Take the Train to a Single World Cup Match?
The extraordinary price for a round-trip train ticket from New York City to New Jersey would offset the $48 million in expected extra transit costs during the FIFA World Cup games, according to peo...
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Can Brooklyn’s Grand Army Plaza Be Car-Free? Mamdani Says Yes.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani is expected to propose linking Grand Army Plaza with Prospect Park by closing a dangerous stretch of road between them.
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Long Island Rail Road Strike Looms, as M.T.A. and Unions Reach Impasse
Workers could shut down America’s busiest passenger rail service beginning on May 16 if they do not reach a deal with transit officials.
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Uber and Trial Lawyers Spar Over New Yorkers’ Auto Insurance Premiums
A powerful lawyers’ association is opposing a bill that would cap damages, but the ride-share company has spent millions lobbying state lawmakers to lower rates, some of the highest in the country.
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The Bar Is Open Again on the Staten Island Ferry
After a seven-year drought, including pandemic-related delays, the ferry service is bringing beer back to New York Harbor. It feels like a return to normal, regulars say.
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Should These Abandoned Tracks Become a Park or a Train Line? Or Both?
A disused rail line in Queens could help reconnect the borough and add much-needed park space. A new report suggests that a plan to do both is possible, but it faces long odds.
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M.T.A. Sues Trump Administration to Release 2nd Avenue Subway Funding
New York transit officials are seeking nearly $60 million in overdue federal funding to extend the subway line to East Harlem. The administration’s rationale for the freeze has been inconsistent.
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Robotaxis Put on Hold as Hochul Seeks Support for Car Insurance Reforms
How two seemingly unrelated policies, one to reduce car insurance costs, the other to allow driverless taxis, became tangled up in Albany politics.
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Congestion Pricing Wins in Court After Lengthy Battle With Trump
The victory removes a major threat to the New York City tolling program, which still faces other lawsuits.
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M.T.A. Threatens to Sue Trump Over Delayed 2nd Avenue Subway Funding
The New York transportation authority said it would sue the Trump administration if it did not release more than $58 million in already-awarded funding by next week.
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Can a Long-Hated Bronx Highway Be Repaired Without Doing More Harm?
Community groups are opposing proposals to expand the decades-old Cross Bronx Expressway in favor of more limited fixes and improvements to local streets.
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New York to Back Away From Robotaxi Pilot Programs Upstate
Gov. Kathy Hochul had proposed expanding the programs beyond New York City, but they do not have enough support, her office said.
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NJ Transit Commuters Grumble as Bridge Work Disrupts Train Rides
Many people who commute into Manhattan got their first taste of the crowded platforms that are expected to become common over the next month as the Portal Bridge is reworked.
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New Jersey Bridge Project Could Snarl Rail Traffic for a Month
Construction on the new Portal North Bridge is expected to disrupt commutes into Manhattan on NJ Transit, PATH and Amtrak trains beginning on Sunday.
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Mamdani Wants to Test Free Bus Service During World Cup
The mayor is seeking the governor’s help in making bus service free when the New York City area plays host to the soccer tournament this summer.
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They Use MetroCards to Make Art. They’re Starting to Run Out.
The fare card is dead. How much longer can these New York artists stretch a finite supply?
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