Stephen Nessen

After a pair of derailments and weeks of delays, Amtrak will be making intensive fixes at Penn Station over a 44 day-stretch beginning in July. See where the work will happen.

The MTA voted to increase spending in its 2015-2019 Capital Plan by $5 billion. This comes as it's service is under fire for breakdowns and delays. But, there are doubters.

Public transportation in the city is at a near breaking point. Penn Station and the MTA have crumbling infrastructure. And the governors of both states have ideas about what to do.

After a month of breakdowns and delays at Penn Station, Amtrak will be making major repairs to tracks, but leaders from New York and New Jersey are calling on Amtrak to give up control of the station.

A little noted element of the new 2nd Ave. stations is how they sound. From the announcements to the platform, it's a different experience. And that's no accident.

For many Staten Islanders, getting to work means catching a bus to the ferry, but some report the bus is often failing them.

The ARC tunnel under the Hudson would've been near completion now had construction begun. The Gateway Project will cost double and has a long way to go. But it has a bigger aim.

Amtrak announced it plans to condense two to three year's worth of upgrades at Penn Station into several months. And commuters will be affected 

The Amtrak Police union says their officers lack modern radios, haven't been part of joint terrorism training in 10 years and have just five officers to cover Penn Station.

Amtrak is blaming NJ Transit for Friday's train failure that left riders stranded for three hours. NJ Transit is blaming Amtrak. 

The Gateway Program to add a second rail tunnel under the Hudson River is moving forward, despite a proposal by President Trump to do away with federal funding.

Officials said less than 20 percent of the diesel gas spilled in Gravesend, Brooklyn on March 30th has been cleaned up. 

Monday's derailment at Penn Station was caused by weak, wooden railroad-ties that split the tracks. While wood is used across the U.S., would concrete have prevented this derailment?

Amtrak's CEO Wick Moorman admitted Thursday that old wood under the tracks caused this week's derailment, and that Amtrak was aware of the problem.

NYU began collecting data in 1975, "The bleakest year in New York's history."

Drivers say it's unfair to have to move their cars when so many spots are filled with snow. But the city says it can’t remove all the snow until drivers move their cars.  

A single ride will remain at $2.75, but the 7-day is going up $1, and monthly passes will increase to $121. The MTA says it's the lowest fare increase since 2009.

The bus station at the foot of the George Washington Bridge has been under construction for years. It was supposed to reopen in 2015, along with new retail space. It hasn't happened.

Walk the streets before a snowstorm, and you'll probably see cars with their windshield wipers pointing up. But does this time-honored technique actually make sense? 

Taxi medallions once fetched a million dollars on the open market, but are worth less than half that now. Yet the mayor's latest budget includes $1.2 billion from medallion sales.