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Stephen Nessen

Articles by Stephen Nessen


Stephen Nessen covers transportation. Since 2008 he has reported on everything from Occupy Wall Street, the rebuilding of the World Trade Center site, Hurricane Sandy, to Trump’s campaign for president. His transportation reporting has taken him everywhere from the MTA’s secret Rail Control Center to the gleaming subways of Seoul. Got a tip? Email [email protected].

The MTA plans to get approval for a $1.1 billion contract from the agency's board next week. But officials said if a judge rules against the agency in a lawsuit, they'll have to nix the deal.


Gov. Kathy Hochul is seeking a new term this year. The state's most powerful transit workers unions are seeking new contracts.


The feds stopped making payments on a $3.4 billion grant for the project back in October. Now, the MTA says they need to funding restored, or else the project is at risk.


Police said a group of bandits stole a batch of high-end cars from a $500-a-month parking garage early Sunday morning.


The lawsuit is the latest sign the union is flexing its muscle ahead of contract negotiations this spring.


The new structure replaces the 116-year-old Portal Bridge, which had to swing open every time boats passed by in a maneuver that caused delays for train riders.


Gov. Kathy Hochul vetoed a bill last year that would have required all subway trains to have a two-person crew. Now, in an election year, the Transport Workers Union is pushing the issue again.


The transportation department announced the first redesign to the crosstown corridor since 2019, when most car traffic was banned on the street to give buses priority.


Mayor Zohran Mamdani's handpicked transportation commissioner wouldn't promise to follow the City Council's 2019 "streets master plan" law.


The expressway’s triple-cantilever section is being shored up with short-term fixes while the city figures out what to do next.


A poll released earlier this month found that self-driving cars are deeply popular in New York.


Unions said the move has big implications for the MTA and school bus service.


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