The city closed an underground water tunnel Monday morning that's been used for the past 10 years to flush out the notorious Gowanus Canal in Brooklyn. The closure is supposed to pay off in the long-term by allowing $135 million worth of improvements to take place, though it also introduces some short-term risks while the tunnel is out of operation.

With a loud rumble and several splashes, a giant boring machine finished the last bit of tunnel for the No. 7 subway extension at about 4:15 this afternoon.

Some straphangers are going to feel the next fare hike more than others.

Some straphangers are going to feel the next MTA fare hike more than others.

While the details are still being worked out, sources say that monthly card holders could face a 10 percent or 11 percent jump, to just under $100, starting in January. Meanwhile, the authority is planning to keep the base fare flat at $2.25 for a bus or subway ride.

Town officials in Hempstead, Long Island, have come up with a counter-proposal to the massive Lighthouse at Long Island plan for the Nassau Coliseum site. The town's proposal calls for shorter buildings and fewer homes than New York Islanders owner Charles Wang wanted to build on the arena's 77-acre parking ...

Maybe those dark circles around a raccoon's eyes come from reading too much -- and in the dark.

A specimen of the mammal -- better known for rummaging through trash cans -- snuck inside the basement of the Brooklyn Public Library main branch late last week. While the public portion of ...

Subway station agents are still working high levels of overtime--and getting paid time-and-half for it--more than a month after transit officials said excess overtime would be reduced.

Officials at the Transport Workers Union first raised the issue in May, charging that the MTA had increased the need for overtime by 300 ...

New York's bulk power grid has been holding up despite the heat wave. But thousands of residents have gone without power for short periods of time in locations throughout the five boroughs. That’s what happened to Spencer Street in Bedford-Stuyvesant at about 10 p.m. on Tuesday.

The outage left 158 people ...

Drivers--and ice cream trucks--are coveting the curb space of the 570 former bus stops that the MTA has abandoned.

The police department is going easy on ...

The M train icon on subway signs for the New Utrecht line are blacked out--but several people weren't aware the line was ...

WNYC reporter and director of the Transportation Nation blog Andrea Bernstein checks in on how service cuts are impacting riders and commuters. WNYC's Matthew Schuerman calls-in after talking with commuters.

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Beginning Sunday, 38 bus routes will be cut entirely, while another 76 will run shorter routes or shorter hours. Off-peak subway service will be reduced on 11 subway lines starting Sunday, while two others will be eliminated as of Monday.

Beginning Sunday, 38 bus routes will be cut entirely, while another 76 will run shorter routes or shorter hours. Off-peak subway service will be reduced on 11 subway lines starting Sunday, while two others will be eliminated as of Monday.

Along with reductions on commuter railroads, the cuts are expected to ...

New York's highest court has ruled in favor of Columbia University's expansion plan over 17 acres in West Harlem, and the state's plan to seize private property in its footprint.

The state's highest court has unanimously rejected a lawsuit by two West Harlem businesses that challenged Columbia University's $6.3 billion expansion plan.

The university controls the overwhelming majority of the 17 acres where it wants to build a third campus, and has already begun digging sewage trenches and demolishing buildings. The ...

Mayor Michael Bloomberg is appointing Robert Steel, a former Wall Street banker, as his deputy mayor for economic development, according to city officials.

Mayor Michael Bloomberg is appointing Robert Steel, a former Wall Street banker, as his deputy mayor for economic development, according to city officials.

Steel will be the third deputy mayor for economic development under Bloomberg to come out of the finance world. He spent most of his career -- 25 years ...

The MTA is abandoning its plan to revoke free MetroCards for students to get to school.

New York University wants to build a 38-story hotel and faculty residence on Bleecker Street as the first of several projects that will increase the university's physical size over the next 20 years.

The glass and concrete tower would be about 40 percent taller than three towers designed by I.M. Pei ...

The MTA is abandoning its plan to revoke free MetroCards for students to get to school.

MTA Chairman Jay Walder had threatened to start charging students half-fare starting in September unless the city and the state contributed more money. But aides say Gov. David Paterson has refused to do that, and ...