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Is that Janno “It’s A Fair Question” Lieber who got his head cropped out in the previous skeet??

It’s a fair question, as he’s been known to say.

ANSWER: Yes, that’s the MTA chairman & CEO (and fan of fair & fare questions).

📸 by ace @thecity.nyc shutterbug @fractenberg.bsky.social

The skycam (fenced-in version):

State Takes $166 Million Step Towards Making ‘Interborough Express’ a Reality The governor on Friday announced a major investment in what would be the city’s first new rail line in nearly 90 years, connecting central Queens to southern Brooklyn.

What’s next for the IBX, the proposed light-rail link between Brooklyn & Queens?

As design & engineering begins, the head of @mta.info sez planned 19-station line is “not just a shiny object like some expansion projects.”

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Transit Reporter Code Title XI, Chapter VII, Section III stipulates that transit scribes park it on the ground at news conferences.

BREAKING: @simko-bednarski.bsky.social of the New York Daily News knows the score.
⬇️ Here’s the proof. ⬇️

SkyBox Pre-Rookie < Donruss Rated Rookie < Upper Deck Diamond Debuts

And they got his name right!

⭐️ SUBWAY CELEB SIGHTING ⭐️

Ace Newser scribe seeing things on sizzling W4 platform

I got the “Hosey” treatment at
🌐🌐 MTA World Headquarters 🌐🌐

and a missing letter in a Brooklyn Eagle byline.

Board of Elections Certified Dead People’s Votes, Says It Had No Choice Just 16 votes gave a Brooklyn Council primary win to MAGA candidate George Sarantopolous over Brooklyn GOP chair Richie Barsamian, even as evidence of fraudulent ballots mounts.

The Board of Elections “had no choice but to count the ballots cast in the names of multiple dead people and at least one living person who did not vote.”
🗳️ 🤡
Politics Is Absurd, Chapter DCCCXVI
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Quite a tale here from @ekwalsh.bsky.social in @thecity.nyc
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Union Slams Delays to MTA Workers’ Comp Payouts “Unfortunately, the transition was a little more difficult” than anticipated, Transit president says of the switch to an outside firm for payment processing.

RUNNING WITH DELAYS: Transit union slams late workers' comp pay for more than 3,500 NYCT employees

"This is outrageous and unacceptable," @twulocal100.bsky.social chief sez.

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So much for the 'Pizza Principle.'
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“The pizza-slice principle is, unfortunately, outmoded now that we have $1.50 slices and luxury slices,” sez @ridersalliance.org policy director. “With the stratification of pizza also comes the stratification of fares.”

Subway Fare Hike to $3 Planned for New Year, MTA Says Transit officials on Wednesday proposed a 10-cent bump for single bus and subway rides, as well as increases for tolls and commuter rails, set to kick in on Jan. 4.

Could the subway and bus fare hit $3 by January?
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*It’s a fare question* as MTA bigwig Janno "It's A Fair Question" Lieber has been known to say.

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Campaign Board Voided $1 in Every $3 Eric Adams Submitted for Matching Funds Rampant irregularities and evidence of possibly phony donations prompted reviewers to reject more than $200,000 in small-donor contributions, as the reelection campaign and board battle over whether t...

HIZZONER DIZZONER: More City Hall shenanigans from Mayor Adams - allegedly! - as he seeks public $ in re-elex run

The Angry 😡 Cowboy 🤠 @gregbsmithnyc.bsky.social is on the case for @thecity.nyc — again. Check it out: www.thecity.nyc/2025/07/28/e...

Staten Island Swapping Buses with Other Boroughs in Bid to Boost Service Swap could leave riders in the other four boroughs short-handed. “You can’t fix Staten Island by having buses breaking down in Brooklyn,” union official warns.

Staten Island’s bus service is getting a boost, with newer rides replacing close to 40% of borough’s fleet by mid-2026, MTA officials said Monday.

But swaps could cost riders in other boroughs, @twulocal100.bsky.social big warns.

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⭐️ SUBWAY CELEB SIGHTING ⭐️

The ultra-rare “Choose Your Own Adventure” countdown clock spotted in the wilderness.

Sweeping Brooklyn Marine Terminal Development Project Vote Postponed, Again Amid persistent local pushback in Red Hook, the city’s Economic Development Agency says it will continue to press for local support for a project to build thousands of apartments and revive a port on ...

A vote on a massive makeover of industrial Brooklyn coastline was postponed Thursday for the fifth time this year.

The pause leaves the future of a $3.5 billion port redevelopment plan up in the air — again.

NEW in @thecity.nyc www.thecity.nyc/2025/07/24/b...

⭐️ SUBWAY CELEB SIGHTINGS ⭐️

So many stars are out at 125th St. (2/3).

• Platform barriers
• OMNY vending machine
• amNY newspaper rack

Two of the unused retail spaces in that same station now exhibit artwork from New Yorkers with disabilities.

We wrote about this last month in @thecity.nyc. Check it out: www.thecity.nyc/2025/06/18/a...

⭐️ SUBWAY CELEB SIGHTING ⭐️

An unemployed subway newsstand at Jay Street MetroTech is #OpenToWork, as they say on LinkedIn.

Transit Reporter Code Title XI, Chapter VII, Section III stipulates that ace transit scribes must sit on the floor during news conferences.

BREAKING: Award-winning reporter @davecolon.bsky.social is a law-abiding individual, confirmed.

Late Push for Rockway Railway Reboot Even as Park Proposal Takes Shape The abandoned tracks of the Rockaway Beach Branch are set to be turned into green space but transit advocates argue Queens needs a new line more than new trees.

While transit advocates cling to dream of restoring rail service along an old Queens railway, parks proposal for the same spot stays on track.

The Queensway would be a High Line-like “linear park” along tracks not in use since 1962.

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Subway soaking raises questions over system’s vulnerability After torrential rains that turned station entrances into waterfalls, the subway system will remain exposed to recurring flash flooding.

Hey, I saw my byline in the @ctmirror.org - BIG!

Always good to see @thecity.nyc stories republished by other news outlets — your can do it, too!

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Ex-NYPD Commissioner Files Explosive Suit Alleging Mayor Adams Runs NYPD as a Criminal Enterprise Thomas Donlon filed a lawsuit in Manhattan Federal Court Wednesday accusing top officials of a criminal “racketeering” enterprise that was conducted with the full knowledge and support of Mayor Eric A...

HIZZONER DIZZONER: Ex-top cop's explosive lawsuit sez Mayor Adams and NYPD brass are running "racketeering" enterprise

Good stuff, as they say in the trade from @yoavgonen.bsky.social in @thecity.nyc www.thecity.nyc/2025/07/16/n...

Latest Subway Soaking Raises More Questions Over System’s Vulnerability The MTA and transit watchdogs say the city needs to do more to help protect trains and stations from flooding. “It’s a team effort, for sure. But the city is the captain in this case.”

After torrential rain turned several station entrances into waterfalls Monday, experts warn the subway will remain exposed to recurring flash flooding — unless the city and MTA better collaborate on pricey work to protect stations.

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Also:

HONCHO, BIG, SONGBIRD, LOTHARIO

They’re playing the heavy here.

“Great White Way,” “publicist,” “watering hole,” “Big Apple,” “saloon” and ”eatery” remain fixtures on my Kosner-inspired BANNED WORDS list, by the way.

I may have learned a thing or two from some of the best in the biz during all those years at the Daily News.

Maybe.

Ahead of Planned $7.6B Subway Car Buy, MTA Looks Abroad for Lessons on Lighter Trains With some of the heaviest subway cars on the planet, transit agency explores weight-loss options for its next-generation fleet.

WEIGHT-LOSS PLAN: With some of the heaviest subway cars on earth, the MTA looks to cut pounds on its next-generation fleet

“Lighter trains are always better, they are cheaper to run, they accelerate faster, they brake faster.”

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Seeing More Fireflies in New York City This Year? You’re Not Alone. Hot and humid weather is perfect for the blinking bugs.

this story brought to you by: everyone who has been to a park at dusk in the past month