Stephen Nessen appears in the following:
Congestion Pricing Moves Ahead
Friday, March 29, 2024
Stephen Nessen on the approved congestion pricing plan -- who pays, how much, exemptions.
Congestion pricing one step closer to reality in Manhattan
Friday, March 29, 2024
The MTA gives a final go-ahead to congestion pricing -- and drivers fume.
MTA gives final approval for congestion pricing in NYC
Wednesday, March 27, 2024
The MTA board gave its final sign-off for the program to toll motorists who drive south of 60th Street, realizing a dream transit advocates have pursued for more than 50 years.
MTA will spend $100M to revitalize 2 grimy, historic NYC subway stations
Thursday, March 21, 2024
They've become symbols of the subway’s disrepair.
MTA outreach teams are involuntarily hospitalizing homeless people with signs of mental illness. We rode along for a shift.
Monday, March 18, 2024
Gov. Kathy Hochul announced last week that she’ll spend $20 million to expand the initiative.
Gov. Hochul's homeless outreach team visits the MTA's Fulton Transit Center
Friday, March 15, 2024
This week's On The Way roundup of transit news features a ride-along with a team seeking to help severely mentally ill people in the subways.
Ruff riders: Are there more dogs on NYC subways (or is it just us)?
Friday, March 08, 2024
More and more big dogs are illegally riding the trains amid dwindling enforcement of the MTA’s rules for canine commuters.
Dogs on the NYC subway, National Guard in the stations
Friday, March 08, 2024
This week's On The Way roundup tackles a new ridership trend, as well as Gov. Kathy Hochul's latest bid to boost public safety.
Hochul deploys National Guard, state police to do mandatory bag checks in NYC subway
Wednesday, March 06, 2024
Soldiers from New York’s National Guard are coming to a subway station near you, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced on Wednesday.
Congestion pricing might drive NYC commuters uptown. Residents want parking permits.
Tuesday, March 05, 2024
Since the tolling program was signed into law in 2019, transit observers have worried drivers from out of town will park north of the toll zone at 60th Street, then hop on the subway.
The lasting toll of violence on New York City’s subway
Friday, March 01, 2024
A commuter describes the lasting trauma of a a mass shooting on an N train in 2022 in this week's On The Way roundup of transit news.
Why riders can easily trip emergency brakes on NYC’s subway trains
Friday, February 23, 2024
E-brakes and a lawsuit brought by subway cleaners during the pandemic headline this week's roundup of NYC transit news.
Why can't New Yorkers board through the rear doors on local MTA buses?
Friday, February 16, 2024
High rates of fare beating are likely to blame for the inconvenience.
A new MTA subway entrance gets a priest's blessing
Friday, February 09, 2024
A new project at Grand Central Terminal leads this week's roundup of transit news in "On The Way."
MTA's new Grand Central subway entrance requires a big drill, dynamite — and a priest
Tuesday, February 06, 2024
After a year of digging down, construction workers are now drilling and blasting their way across 42nd Street to the 7 train platform. But first, a moment of prayer.
Gov. Hochul backs congestion pricing but gives free tolls to Queens, Bronx drivers
Friday, February 02, 2024
A giveaway to some NYC drivers headlines this week's roundup of transit news.
On The Way: This week's roundup of transportation news
Friday, January 26, 2024
A big week in New York City transit featured new details about the MTA's modern train cars and a NJ Transit fare hike.
New Fare Evasion Gates and Other Transit News
Thursday, January 18, 2024
The MTA's battle with fare evasion and more transit news with WNYC's Stephen Nessen.
Subway signs, benches, trash cans among 1,000 items at MTA's pop-up holiday sale
Friday, December 15, 2023
There’s only one place to get a rare gift for the subway aficionado in your life. It’s in a train yard in Coney Island.
New subway cars still need repairs months after MTA pulled them off rails
Friday, December 15, 2023
An update on repairs to the MTA's newest trains headlines this week's On The Way roundup of New York City transit news.
