Stephen Nessen

Reporter, WNYC News

Stephen Nessen appears in the following:

Mayor Adams seeks last-minute changes as congestion pricing faces MTA vote

Tuesday, December 05, 2023

Political observers say Adams is attempting to distance himself from the inevitable backlash over the cost.

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MTA can’t even run its monthly board meeting on time

Friday, December 01, 2023

Congestion pricing will be considered by the MTA board one calendar month later than expected. 

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NYC e-bike owners wonder where to store their rides amid fear of battery fires

Friday, December 01, 2023

A rash of battery fires has prompted landlords to tell tenants to get e-bikes out of their buildings. 

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Robotic voice at PATH stations warns fare beaters of ‘violation’

Wednesday, November 22, 2023

The PATH system is trying a novel approach to deter people from slipping through some of its turnstiles. But, as WNYC’s Stephen Nessen reports it's not without its kinks.

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Mudslide on Metro-North railroad highlights climate change's threat to public transit

Monday, November 20, 2023

The Metro-North Railroad’s Hudson Line is one of the MTA’s most picturesque railroads. But the line is particularly vulnerable to climate change.

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Gov. Hochul’s Interborough Express plan faces old MTA dilemma

Thursday, November 16, 2023

WNYC
The plan for the Brooklyn-Queens transit connection excites many New Yorkers. But promising new train lines only to divert money to repair the existing system is a tale as old as the MTA

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Crash that killed 7-year-old boy highlights Adams' shaky street safety record in Fort Greene

Thursday, November 09, 2023

WNYC
People in Fort Greene and nearby Clinton Hill say that two years into the Adams administration, the streets feel as dangerous as they’ve ever been.

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Transportation News: Congestion Pricing, New Trains Out of Service and More

Tuesday, October 31, 2023

OMNY cards, flat subway tires, and more in this transit-news roundup.

Congestion pricing panel wrestles with how much to charge taxis and trucks

Friday, October 27, 2023

Behind the scenes won a key issue still being debated by an MTA panel.

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Advocates worry which street safety project Mayor Adams will abandon next

Tuesday, October 17, 2023

One high-profile project that appears to have slowed dramatically is a priority bus lane on Flatbush Avenue.

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NYPL showcases ‘electrifying’ rare subway photos from 1970s

Thursday, October 12, 2023

WNYC
A new exhibit at the New York Public Library's main branch takes viewers on a surreal journey back to the subways of the 1970s.

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MTA puts limits on ‘life-changing’ taxi service for disabled riders

Wednesday, September 27, 2023

An MTA pilot program made life easier for 1,200 New Yorkers with disabilities. But a change rolled out by the MTA last month has made it harder to get around town.

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Crowded Subways, Free Buses & More MTA News

Monday, September 25, 2023

Stephen Nessen, transportation reporter for the WNYC Newsroom, talks about subway ridership, free bus routes, and more.

Penn Station overhaul sparks feud between MTA and Amtrak

Friday, August 25, 2023

WNYC’s Stephen Nessen got his hands on an internal letter that sheds light on the fraught relationship between Amtrak and the MTA. 

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Congestion Pricing is Coming to NYC. Here's How It Works in Other Cities.

Wednesday, August 23, 2023

Experts from London, Stockholm and Singapore share their thoughts on the tolling program ahead of its expected launch in New York City next year.

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Months into new job at Amtrak, Andy Byford blasts boss’s Penn Station plans

Wednesday, August 02, 2023

WNYC
Byford's remarks are just the latest example of an unflinching habit of publicly criticizing his employer’s major initiatives.

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Richard Ravitch, savior of NYC subway, dies at 89

Monday, June 26, 2023

To a large extent, the MTA continues to rely on a business model developed by Ravitch in the early 1980s.

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A $48 billion debt is crushing the MTA. Paying it off could disrupt the future of NYC transit.

Wednesday, June 21, 2023

WNYC
The MTA now owes $48 billion, and will pay more than $3 billion to lenders this year.

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A day in the life of a New York City subway rider trying to break a record

Saturday, May 27, 2023

New York City has more that 400 subway stops. One straphanger is trying to break the record for reaching all of them the fastest.

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New record set for fastest trip through entirety of NYC subway

Thursday, May 18, 2023

WNYC
New York City’s subway has 472 stations. For decades, transit enthusiasts have jockeyed to set the record for the fastest time to travel through the whole system.

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