Matthew Schuerman

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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 ...

New York, NY —

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 ...

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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 ...

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

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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The MTA’s budget is in bad shape these days, but officials say they are serious about completing their big capital projects. In order to prove their point, this week they took reporters on a tour of the East Side Access Project, a set of tunnels ...

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An arbitration panel has rejected developer's Larry Silverstein's claims that the Port Authority owed him money for delays at Ground Zero.

Silverstein says the delays were endangering his ability to finish the three office towers he's obligated to build. He wanted monetary damages and a new ...

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A 15-block area near City Hall Park remains closed to pedestrians, and traffic, after high winds scattered debris from a nearby construction site.

The source of debris was a 77-story tower under construction on Spruce Street. It was designed by Frank Gehry and is owned by ...

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MTA officials have come up with a revised list of service cuts to balance the authority's budget. The changes will have different winners and losers than the first round of proposed cuts, but officials say overall, they've minimized the impact. WNYC's Matthew Schuerman has more.

REPORTER: ...

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The MTA put up on its Web site a revised list of service changes that's more targeted than the list it put out last month (which was itself ...

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MTA officials have come up with a revised list of service cuts to balance the authority's budget. The changes will have different winners and losers than the first round of proposed cuts, but officials say that, overall, they've minimized the impact.

Since the original list came ...