DOT, MTA Continue to Engage Communities on Bus Rapid Transit Plans
The latest stop for the two agencies tasked with implementing Bus Rapid Transit in communities across the five boroughs was Borough Hall on Tuesday morning,…
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Sunnyside Man Caught with Weapons in Checked Bags at JFK
A Sunnyside man last Wednesday was arrested at John F. Kennedy International Airport after security officials discovered a stash of weapons in his checked luggage,…
DOT to Scale Back 101st Avenue Pedestrian Plaza
The city Department of Transportation last week told The Forum that, after a lengthy study, the agency has decided to scale back the pedestrian plaza…
Goldfeder Calls on Cuomo to Use Part of Surplus on Rail Line
Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder (D-Ozone Park) this week ramped up efforts to help fund the revitalization of the defunct Rockaway Beach Rail Line by penning a…
2014 MTA Customer Satisfaction Results Released
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority this week released results of its annual customer satisfaction surveys, showing a continued gradual increase in travelers’ satisfaction with the city…
Tolls, Subway Fares to Increase 4 percent Over Next Two Years
While it might be a modest escalation, get ready to pay more to travel in and out of the five boroughs. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority…
Study Proves Area Needs Rockaway Beach Rail Line: Advocates
The defunct Rockaway Beach Rail Line could generate a half a million subway rides per day, and many residents in the communities through which the…
Port Authority, FAA to Upgrade Noise Pollution Standards
More residents living near Kennedy and LaGuardia airports could be eligible for federal grants to pay for insulating houses from aircraft noise, if the Federal…
Despite 11th-Hour Appeals, Rockaway Ferry Ceases Operation
The Rockaway Ferry, based out of Beach 108th Street and Beach Channel Drive, made its last official run on Friday, Oct. 31st, despite the efforts…
City Touts Progress, Community Demands Ferry at Rockaway Sandy Meet
Dozens of victims of Superstorm Sandy on Monday night trekked to Beach Channel High School for a town hall and resource fair, during which they…
Slow Down: 25 MPH to be New Default City Speed Limit
Starting Nov. 7th, the default city speed limit—the speed limit when one is not posted—will drop to 25 mph from the current 30 mph, as…
New Book Spotlights MTA ‘Art Museum’
The next time you find yourself at the intersection of Woodhaven Boulevard and Jamaica Avenue, take a quick look around. You might catch a driver…
Mayor Signs Law Expanding Pre-Tax Transit Benefits
Mayor Bill de Blasio this week signed into law a bill which requires city companies with 20 or more full-time employees to offer pre-tax transit benefits. Intro…
MTA Adds 29 Borough Subway Stations to Wi-Fi Rollout
Metropolitan Transportation Authority officials, along with Transit Wireless executives, last week outside the Court Square subway station in Long Island City announced the completion of…
Pols, Advocates Call on MTA to Bring Bus Rapid Transit to Borough
With the push for a permanent Rockaway ferry still dominating the south Queens transportation conversation, elected officials and transit advocacy groups this week rallied on…