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Press Release
January 15, 2021
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MTA Issues Update on Investigation Into Jan. 14 Bronx Bus Incident

View Photos from Incident and Today’s Briefing & Video of Today’s Press Briefing

Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) and New York City Transit officials today provided an update on the ongoing investigation into the incident involving a Bx35 bus that occurred on Thursday, Jan. 14.

Press Release
January 7, 2021
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MTA Completes ADA Elevator Installation at Gun Hill Rd Station in The Bronx

Station is the 11th to Become ADA Accessible Since Beginning of 2020

At Least Eight More Station Accessibility Projects Expected to Begin in 2021

See Photos of the Newly Accessible Station

See Video of Today’s Announcement

Press Release
December 31, 2020
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It's OMNY Time -- Everywhere!

Authority Completes Roll Out of Contactless Payment System on Time Amidst Ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic

MetroCard Will Be Phased Out Entirely By 2023; Metro North and LIRR Expected to Receive OMNY in 2022

35 Million Taps Have Already Been Recorded Since OMNY Was Launched in Late May of Last Year

Press Release
December 21, 2020
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MTA Announces Plans to Dedicate Flatbush Av-Brooklyn College Subway Station in Memory of Train Operator Garrett Goble
Press Release
December 18, 2020
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MTA, Community Announce New ADA Elevators and Accessibility Improvements at Eastern Parkway 2/3 Station

Fully Accessible Station Also Includes New ADA Platform Enhancements, Staircases and Restored Surrounding Streets and Sidewalks

See Photos of New Station Features and Announcement 

Watch Video of Announcement

Press Release
December 16, 2020
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MTA Announces Accessibility Projects at Eight Stations Throughout the Five Boroughs

17 New Elevators Will be Built at Eight Stations

The Project is Being Funded by Federal Grant Money Already Received by the MTA

Winning Proposal Includes a Separate 15-year Maintenance Agreement

Press Release
December 11, 2020
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MTA to Perform Track and Switch Replacement on 1 Line

Work Being Performed from Late December through April 2021

Free Shuttle Buses Will be Provided Between 1 Subway and A SubwayC Subway Stations

Press Release
December 11, 2020
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MTA Mask Force Hands Out More Masks Across City as TV News Personalities Make Announcements in the Subway

View Photos of the Mask Force in the System Yesterday

Listen to Mask Announcements by Local News Anchors

Press Release
December 10, 2020
IMMEDIATE
MTA Announces Greenpoint Av G Station Now Fully Accessible

Authority Calls for Critically Needed Federal Funds to Make Dozens More Stations Accessible

See Photos of New Station Elements and Press Conference

See Video of Press Conference

Press Release
December 8, 2020
IMMEDIATE
MTA Announces Next Phase of Rutgers Tube Work

Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) officials today announced forthcoming service changes for the next phase of the Rutgers Tube Rehabilitation Project. The work began in August and remains on track for completion in the spring. The twin tubes, which run between the East Broadway station in Manhattan and the York St station in Brooklyn on the F Subway line, were damaged during Superstorm Sandy. They are the last tubes to be rehabilitated as part of post-Sandy reconstruction work.

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