Morning Headlines: NJ Transit Strike Ends With Tentative Deal, Cash Program Helps Prevent Youth Homelessness, and Queensboro Bridge Adds Pedestrian Path

NYC NOW | May 19, 2025

New Jersey Transit trains will resume service Tuesday morning after the agency reached a tentative agreement with its locomotive engineers union, ending a multi-day strike. Meanwhile, a nonprofit program aimed at preventing youth homelessness by offering one-time, low-barrier cash payments is showing early signs of success. And in Queens, the Department of Transportation has converted a traffic lane on the Queensboro Bridge into a dedicated pedestrian path.

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