Stephen Nessen appears in the following:
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.
New record set for fastest trip through entirety of NYC subway
Thursday, May 18, 2023
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.
Congestion Pricing Is One Step Closer to Reality
Thursday, May 18, 2023
WNYC / Gothamist transportation reporter Stephen Nessen reports on the new congestion pricing details, including that low-income and taxi drivers will get a break on the toll.
Tolls ahead: MTA advances congestion pricing with breaks for taxis, low-income drivers
Friday, May 12, 2023
The MTA’s congestion pricing planhas made it through the federal government’s approvals — but requirements for the program published Friday offer a more clear sense of how it will work.
More than 20% of LIRR trains can’t run in Grand Central Madison tunnel
Thursday, March 16, 2023
The dilemma has limited service into the new East Side Access terminal.
Security measures on Hudson River Greenway serve as reminder of terror attack
Tuesday, March 14, 2023
The most conspicuous signs of the deadliest terrorist attack in New York City since 9/11 are the bollards and other barriers along the busiest bike path in the country.
All aboard the secret elevators to Grand Central Madison
Monday, March 06, 2023
The lifts take about 20 seconds to travel from the street to the concourse level of the LIRR terminal.
MTA job is track to generational wealth for Black New Yorkers – but executive remain predominantly white
Tuesday, February 28, 2023
Thousands of Black New Yorkers have carved a path to the middle class thanks to reliable pay for transit workers. But there’s also a ceiling for many non-white workers at the MTA.
The MTA says social media is partly to blame for subway surfing incidents
Saturday, February 25, 2023
WNYC's transportation reporter Stephen Nessen joins us to discuss the latest.
This Week in Politics: New funding formula proposed for the MTA
Saturday, February 04, 2023
Governor Hochul's budget plan seeks to solve the MTA's budget deficit.
2023 Transit Update
Friday, January 27, 2023
WNYC reporter Stephen Nessen on everything going on with public transit this winter.
Grand Central Madison, 15 stories underground, saves LIRR riders little time compared to Penn Station commute
Friday, January 27, 2023
The new terminal is so far down that commuters must walk more than 11 minutes to get to the nearest subway platform.
NYC advocates fight 'ghost cars' with illegal license plates
Wednesday, December 14, 2022
Since the spring, Mayor Adams has pledged to crack down on ghost cars. But a casual walk around the city reveals the problem is seemingly everywhere.
New plans to fix BQE in Brooklyn Heights revealed
Wednesday, December 14, 2022
Mayor Eric Adams thinks he has a solution to a crumbling stretch of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway in Brooklyn Heights.
'Conversational' seating to disappear on NYC subways as MTA buys new train cars
Monday, December 12, 2022
Next year, the MTA’s newest subway cars will start hitting the tracks. They‘ll feature the latest bells and whistles, and replace some of the oldest train cars.
The MTA's Ongoing Financial Troubles
Monday, December 05, 2022
The MTA's budget troubles and coming fare and toll hikes.
Feds grant MTA a waiver for train safety at Grand Central Madison
Monday, November 28, 2022
Federal Railroad officials are allowing the MTA to open its newest terminal, even without having installed a key safety technology. WNYC’s Stephen Nessen reports.
MTA to install AI technology on buses to reduce breakdowns
Tuesday, November 22, 2022
The MTA wants to harness the power of artificial intelligence to prevent its aging fleet of diesel buses from breaking down.
City brings open streets to midtown for holidays
Tuesday, November 22, 2022
For three Sundays in December the city is closing 11 blocks in midtown on Fifth Avenue to traffic. WNYC’s Stephen Nessen reports it’s an Open Streets holiday edition.
Lawyer arrested for fixing a defaced license plate charged with criminal mischief
Wednesday, November 16, 2022
A lawyer was biking through Park Slope last week, when he stopped to remove a piece a plastic that was covering the rear license plate of a truck.
