Samantha Liebman

The stupidity of this: the MTA is increasing base fare by a shade under 3.5% for the first time since 2023. That's a compounded rate of 1.7%/year.

The Rent Guidelines Board *that Adams controls* jacked tenants' rents by 6.3% in that time period. That's a compounded rate of 3.1%/year.

2 things wrong here with statement. He forgot he just raised Fair Fares eligibility to 150% of the FPL (council & advocates wanted 200% bc people commuting to a minimum wage job can’t qualify at this level). Fares 26% of the @mta.info operating budget, congestion pricing for capital plan.

Oh by the way, amid all the mayoral campaign transit proposals, two more congestion pricing lawsuits against the @mta.info were dismissed. #traffic #transit #congestionpricing

Cuomo's proposal for city control of subways may diminish funding and service NY1's Samantha Liebman has more.

On Cuomo’s transit proposal @nicolegelinas.bsky.social says “I think this is just a symptom of the former governor really wanting to get some attention against @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social… and sort of trying to put out lots and lots of ideas and just trying to see what sticks.” tinyurl.com/db5schdu

@mta.info chair Janno Lieber on Cuomo proposal for city to take over NYCT to @errollouis.bsky.social on @spectrumnewsny1.bsky.social: This is not the time to be dismantling the MTA… this is not the time to talk about going backwards.

SpaceBlog gonna have a field day with this one

#Breaking: Judge rules NYC DOT @mayor.nyc.gov can modify Bedford Ave Bike lane from Willoughby to Flushing saying city did not act arbitrarily or capriciously nor did it have to give notice under statute. @spectrumnewsny1.bsky.social #bike #transit #traffic #cycling @transalt.org

The expansion of fair fares eligibility by 5% is so small no #s available on how many more NYers would qualify, but what’s known is the current uptake is 27% according to @pcac.org and advocates say @mta.info does most of the outreach. Maybe investment in outreach also needed.

I’ll post here too.

#Breaking: According to @mta.info fare increase may be tied to full implementation of OMNY. Not confusing people with too many things all at once and possibly figuring out more discounts for the new payment system. That means could come next year and not this year.
@spectrumnewsny1.bsky.social

With summonses mostly dismissed, advocates question criminal e-bike enforcement NYPD announced a new quality of life division.

This advocate is among those questioning criminal e-bike enforcement!

Thanks to @samanthaliebman.bsky.social for covering this important issue.

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Good news Rockaways residents. @mta.info A train is coming back May 19. #transit #subway

And a reminder this is the judge overseeing MTA v. Duffy.

Judge Lewis Liman dismisses all the NYC federal cases fighting #congestionpricing. @spectrumnewsny1.bsky.social some can amend their suits.

Hours after Mayor Eric Adams had charges dismissed, I served him with an invitation to @theinnercircleshow.bsky.social. He’ll be going on trial on our stage this weekend, the sentence already handed down is having to sit and watch it!

Someone at @mta.info likes @davecolon.bsky.social

@mta.info out with Feb congestion pricing revenue and it’s better than projected: $51.9 million gross, $2.4 million better than projected, $11.5 expenses $5 mil less than expected.

Asked if he had a response to all his fellow mayoral candidates criticizing his handling of the pandemic, specifically his order regarding nursing homes, Andrew Cuomo deflected. He also said he did 2 mayoral forums that day. His campaign clarified they were “screeners.”

Interesting. Will ask.

He said he’s not ruling out other discount programs thru OMNY.

If you use your CC no fee.

Bye bye #MetroCard. @mta.info announces sales of the iconic card will end at the end of the year. You can still use what’s left on card you have but then riders must switch to OMNY.

Much of the info request from @usdot.bsky.social Secretary Sean Duffy, esp @mta.info worker assaults and subway crime all publicly available. #transit #subway #bus #crime

Report finds express buses fail riders who use wheelchairs City Comptroller Brad Lander's office released the report.

New report from @nyccomptroller.bsky.social finds @mta.info express bus wheelchair lifts either malfunction, drivers use improperly or don’t know how to work, causing delays, frustration and the ire of other passengers. ny1.com/nyc/all-boro...

This was not on my bingo card today watching @mta.info chair Janno Lieber dancing to promote using LIRR to watch St. John’s in the Big East Tournament.

Sponsorship opportunities and tickets still available here innercircleshow.com

NEW: In a message to agency commissioners and other staff, Deputy Mayor for Operations Meera Joshi says she, First Deputy Mayor Maria Torres-Springer and Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services have submitted their resignations.

They call it a "difficult decision."

Just a reminder, if you’re curious about the future of transportation in the city join me and NYC DOT Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez at The Museum of the City of NY tonight.

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Enjoyed moderating the Transporting New York into the Future panel at the @cityandstateny.bsky.social Most Significant Infrastructure Projects Summit last week. I certainly learned a lot and I hope our audience did too!

It was originally in state, MTA got it moved to federal, Hempstead got it moved back to state and now MTA got it moved to NY county.