Stephen Nessen

Reporter, WNYC News

Stephen Nessen appears in the following:

Bike Sales Booming As Public Transit Ridership Plummets

Thursday, March 19, 2020

In the current COVID-19 landscape, bike shops are seeing a boost in business.

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MTA Continues Running Regular Service, Despite Plummeting Ridership

Wednesday, March 18, 2020

The MTA is running regular bus and train service as part of the state response to Covid-19.

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Struggling Taxi Drivers Call for Help

Tuesday, March 17, 2020

A group representing taxi drivers is calling on the city and state to step in provide immediate assistance.

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MTA Asks Feds for $4 Billion Bailout

Tuesday, March 17, 2020

The MTA says it’s facing a financial calamity and is asking for a federal bailout.

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Even COVID-19 Can't Break New Yorkers from Sunday Routines

Sunday, March 15, 2020

Several City Council members are calling for the city to close places that don’t provide essential services like bars and restaurants.

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MTA Names And Shames Companies With Most Bus Lane Violations

Monday, March 09, 2020

The top offender? Verizon.

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MTA Says Don't Ride The Subway If You Can Avoid It

Monday, March 09, 2020

City health officials concede that it's possible to get Coronavirus on the subway - but the MTA is trying to keep that from happening.

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Tips for Commuters During a Coronavirus Outbreak

Thursday, March 05, 2020

While there's still a lot we don't know, experts believe COVID-19 is a hardy virus, and can live on surfaces for hours. What' a commuter to do?

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Majority of MTA's Access-a-Ride Trips are in Taxis Now, But Riders Still Have Issues

Thursday, March 05, 2020

The MTA has shifted 60% of it paratransit rides to green taxis and black cars, but WNYC spoke with many commuters in the program and found they have seriously mixed reviews

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MTA Begins Aggressive Sanitation Campaign To Protect Riders from Coronavirus

Tuesday, March 03, 2020

The MTA is rolling out an aggressive new cleaning regimen to prevent spread of the novel corona virus.

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Amtrak Planning Tunnel Rehab Before Gateway Project Begins

Monday, March 02, 2020

The federal government continues to hold up the $13 billion Gateway Project to build a new tunnel between New York and New Jersey, so Amtrak is preparing to do repairs in the meantime.

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MTA Still Has No Date When Paratransit E-Hail Pilot Changes

Wednesday, February 26, 2020

The MTA is not sharing a date yet for when it's going to end a popular program offered to 1,200 Access-a-ride users.

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MTA Names Interim Replacement for Beloved Transit Head

Tuesday, February 25, 2020

The MTA has named an interim replacement for the beloved Andy Byford, who stepped down from the job on Friday.

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Commuters With Disabilities Dreading Cap On Unlimited Ride Experiment

Monday, February 24, 2020

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The MTA would double the number of participants but limit the number of rides they can take a month.

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Council Passes Bill Targeting Most Reckless Drivers

Tuesday, February 11, 2020

The New York City Council approved a bill Tuesday that would allow police to seize the vehicles of reckless driver that rack up multiple tickets

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MTA Looking for Ride-Share Partner to Get Commuters Home

Tuesday, February 04, 2020

The MTA is looking to partner with a ride share company to help late-night commuters get home.

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Fines Coming to Big Trucks on the BQE

Friday, January 31, 2020

Starting Monday, extremely large trucks that drive on the BQE could receive a fine of up to $7,000.

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City Task Force Unveils Plans To Save Taxi Medallion Owners

Thursday, January 30, 2020

A task force of City Council members is proposing to save New York's taxi medallion owners with a combination of financial help and new technology.

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MTA's Job Cuts Could Include Operational Positions

Tuesday, January 28, 2020

The MTA will undergo a major reorganization this year to save money and streamline how it operates, and that means job cuts will be felt across the transit agency.

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Day After Transit Chief Byford Resigns, His Signals Guru Follows

Friday, January 24, 2020

A day after the head of New York City Transit Andy Byford resigned, the signals expert he hired last year followed suit

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