Several hundred construction workers spent their lunch hour at a rally near Ground Zero to pressure the Port Authority and developer Larry Silverstein to resolve a standoff over the financing of three proposed office towers at the site.

Union organizing drives might sound anachronistic these days -- many people who are working feel lucky to have a job. But unions are still trying to grow in New York City, even in areas where they have struggled to gain ground, such as government contractors. Matthew Schuerman has been following ...

The state of New York has taken title to property owned by Daniel Goldstein and other holdouts living in or running businesses in the footprint of the future Atlantic Yards basketball arena.

Judge Abraham Gerges of state Supreme Court in Brooklyn said that all rules were followed when the Empire State ...

City Council members are challenging transit officials to justify why they are cutting some bus routes at a hearing today.

In general, New York City Transit said it has targeted bus lines near other mass transit alternatives. But Bronx Council Member James Vacca said several proposed cuts would force commuters to ...

The MTA announced this morning it would lay off more than 1,000 employees, including up to 500 customer service agents.

A top union official says subway station agents with less than five years experience will likely get the axe.

Maurice Jenkins, vice president of the station division at Transit Workers Union Local ...

The city's latest experiment in waterborne transportation, a publicly subsidized ferry to the Rockaways, will end within 30 days. The Bloomberg administration says too few people are riding it. WNYC's Matthew Schuerman has the details.

REPORTER: The route debuted in May 2008 after the local City Council member devoted his discretionary ...

New York City Transit is taking a new approach to renovating subway stations. Instead of doing a complete station rehabilitation, contractors will be doing "station renewal," replacing individual components in need of repair like lighting, stairs, or signage, while leaving other parts alone.

In the 1980s when they started to revamp ...

New York City Transit is taking a new approach to renovating subway stations. Instead of doing a complete station rehabilitation, contractors will be doing "station renewal," replacing individual components in need of repair like lighting, stairs, or signage, while leaving other parts alone.

In the 1980s when they started to revamp ...

Negotiations are resuming over when and what to build at Ground Zero.

A source familiar with the negotiations says developer Larry Silverstein wants to focus all of his money on the two smallest towers proposed for the site, and push off indefinitely the construction of the third and tallest tower. But ...

NJ Transit bus and rail riders could face a 30 percent fare hike as early as this May, according to union leaders.

New Jersey Transit bus and rail riders could face a 30 percent fare hike as early as this May, according to union leaders.

The executive director of NJ Transit, James Weinstein, won't give a specific number, but says the hike will be significant.

"I'm not going to tell you that there's not ...

New York City Transit says it may have found a faster and cheaper way to let you know how long it'll take for the next train to arrive. It quietly started a pilot project last week in six upper Manhattan stations on the A and C lines. It's based on ...

One possible design for the entrances to Moynihan Station Courtesy of Regional Plan Association.

The long-delayed plan to construct a new rail gateway at New York's main post office is set to receive $83 million in federal stimulus funds.

The federal stimulus funds money is a competitive grant ...

State Sen. Bill Perkins is trying to restrict the state's powers to take private property. The Upper Manhattan Democrat says the current law allows government to take advantage of small property owners.

Current law says blight is anything that's "substandard," "insanitary," or "deteriorating." But that leaves a lot of room for ...

Governor Paterson says New York City employers have to come to the MTA's rescue once again. He wants to increase the payroll tax imposed last year, but not for everyone. WNYC's Matthew Schuerman has more.

REPORTER: The new payroll tax was supposed to provide a more stable source of funding for ...

Governor David Paterson wants to increase the payroll tax on city employers to help balance the MTA's budget.

Beginning last year, businesses and nonprofits in the 12-county region served by the MTA had to pay the state 0.34 percent of the amount they spend on wages and salaries.

The tax hasn't raised ...

A bad financial situation just got worse for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.

Spokesman Jeremy Soffin says even after enacting service cuts this summer, the MTA will come up $400 million short in this year's budget. That's because a new payroll tax that was supposed to help out the MTA has yielded ...

Renderings of the memorial railings (courtesy of the National September 11th Memorial and Museum Foundation)

A central element of the September 11 Memorial at Ground Zero moved forward today. The Port Authority approved an $11.7 million contract for the parapets and bronze railings that will surround both waterfalls at ...

The official watchdog of the MTA says the authority has been inflating grades for its contractors.

In the MTA’s evaluation system, 95 percent of its contractors got “satisfactory” ratings. They got “marginal” or “unsatisfactory” grades only 5 percent of the time. In follow-up interviews, Inspector General Barry Kluger found that ...

The MTA is waging a costly legal battle against former contractor Lockheed Martin, which was hired to provide an anti-terror system. A spokesman says the authority has spent or authorized $3.6 million on the case so far and it is still a year or two away from trial. The expense ...