Stephen Nessen

Reporter, WNYC News

Stephen Nessen appears in the following:

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.

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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. 

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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.

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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. 

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Could Grand Army Plaza be Brooklyn’s next car-free space? The city’s department of transportation thinks so.

Thursday, November 10, 2022

Imagine walking out of Prospect Park into a massive car-free pedestrian plaza? That’s exactly what the city’s Department of Transportation is considering.

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New roads expected to reduce truck traffic in South Bronx

Monday, October 31, 2022

Gov. Kathy Hochul is touting the completion of a project to reduce emissions in the South Bronx. It’s a decades-in the making change to truck traffic to and from the Hunts Point market.

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Subway safety is an election issue and problem for MTA’s finances. But just how dangerous is it to ride the rails?

Thursday, October 27, 2022

Subway safety is a top concern among riders and a key issue in the race for governor. 

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10 years after Sandy, Hudson River tunnel just as vulnerable to flooding – and a fix isn’t coming until 2038

Monday, October 24, 2022

Most of the region has recovered from Hurricane Sandy, which hit 10 years ago. But there’s one place where the damage remains.

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New tool breaks connects racial, health and transit disparities

Tuesday, October 18, 2022

Neighborhoods that have the worst health and poverty, also tend to have more injuries from traffic. These finding come from a new online tool created by MIT and an advocacy group.

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MTA faces $4.6 billion budget gap in just 4 years: state comptroller

Thursday, October 06, 2022

The fiscal watchdog's analysis found that the MTA's finances are even worse than the transit agency has previously said.

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New York and New Jersey state bills fuel ongoing feud over fees

Wednesday, September 28, 2022

Lawmakers from New York are in an ongoing battle over ticketing drivers from New Jersey. 

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Mayor Adams’ pledge to build bike and bus lanes falling short

Monday, September 26, 2022

When Adams was campaigning for mayor, he set ambitious goals for building new bus and protected bike lanes. But nine months into his mayoralty, both goals appear already out of reach.

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Cameras in the Subway Cars

Friday, September 23, 2022

Gov. Hochul's plan to put cameras in every single subway car, the civil liberties concerns this has raised and how much crime is actually happening in the system.

Hochul’s ‘You do you’ guidance ending mask mandate rankles some disabled New Yorkers

Thursday, September 15, 2022

Wearing a mask on New York City subways, buses and taxis is no longer required, but not everyone is cheering the change.

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The MTA Goes Maskless

Thursday, September 08, 2022

On Wednesday, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced that the MTA would lift its mask mandate on the subway system. 

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Misconceptions about congestion pricing persist at public hearings

Wednesday, September 07, 2022

The MTA has wrapped up a series of six public hearings on congestion pricing. Here are the recurring misconceptions.

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New Penn Station corridor opens with higher ceilings, fresher air

Tuesday, September 06, 2022

This week at Penn Station, the MTA opened a new concourse between 7th and 8th Avenues. It replaces the claustrophobic walkway Long Island Rail Road commuters have long endured.

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Cost of Gateway Project increases and completion date is pushed back

Thursday, September 01, 2022

Organizers of the Gateway Program -- charged with building a new tunnel and repairing the existing one under the Hudson River -- are revising the price tag and timeline for the project.

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Congestion pricing could increase traffic outside the toll zone

Thursday, August 11, 2022

The MTA’s congestion pricing plan to toll vehicles that enter Manhattan below 60th Street could reduce traffic in the city, but the proposal could increase traffic in other places.

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Congestion Pricing Details

Thursday, August 11, 2022

Stephen Nessen, transportation reporter for WNYC, discusses the MTA's new environmental report about the proposal to toll cars entering Manhattan south of 60th St ("congestion pricing").