@DannyInTransit

Policy + Comms @RidersAlliance Catch me on the Bx12SBS, Bx7, A, 1, D etc

Joined October 2023
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Nearly one year in, New York's congestion relief program is saving people time and creating good jobs on construction projects to deliver the reliable, accessible subway service that millions of riders deserve, not just in Manhattan, but deep into Brooklyn, Queens and the Bronx
PCAC to the MTA (🦋@pcac.org)@PCACriders15 Dec 2025
Congestion pricing is the gift that keeps on giving this holiday season. 🥰
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I'm glad New Yorkers' concerns about bus fare enforcement have led the MTA to pause its EAGLE teams. When low-income New Yorkers—especially Black & Latino New Yorkers—already face over-policing, this violent treatment from the MTA is unacceptable and EAGLE teams must end for good
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@Gothamist16h
MTA suspending bus fare enforcement teams after altercations emerge gothamist.com/news/mta-suspe…

MTA suspending bus fare enforcement teams after altercations emerge

MTA Chair Janno Lieber said he needed to confirm protocols are being followed.

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MEYER@dahvnyc12h
not all heroes wear capes
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My statement on the MTA Eagle Teams: Deploying MTA EAGLE teams in low-income communities is not the answer to fare evasion—it turns already frustrating, unreliable bus commutes into opportunities to intimidate working-class New Yorkers and criminalize poverty. Full statement 👇
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There's more work to do to shore up service: "The MTA projects gaps of $295 million in 2027, $507 million in 2028, $707 million in 2029, and $897 million in 2030. "These gaps have widened despite stronger than expected tax revenues and recent progress on savings initiatives."
Thomas P. DiNapoli
@NYSComptroller18h
.@MTA’s near term finances are stable, but there are growing budget gaps on the horizon. Increased savings, a focus on ridership growth through better service and working with labor can help avoid fiscal instability. Read my annual report on MTA’s financial outlook. osc.ny.gov/press/releases/20…

DiNapoli: MTA Financial Outlook Stable in Short Run but Gaps Loom as Costs Rise

Outyear budget gaps fueled by rising costs require the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) to find long-term strategies to further control non-discretionary costs while continuing to build...

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Great transit is possible in every NYC neighborhood
Daniel Trubman
@dmtrubman15h
People get defensive about it, but a huge portion of NYC is genuinely suburban. This isn't Long Island or Westchester—it's right inside the city limits. 📍 Marine Park, Brooklyn
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🚇 Riders Alliance
@RidersAlliance15h
🚨 RIDERS FORCE AN END TO MTA'S EAGLE TEAMS Here's what happened: 1) Last week, an MTA EAGLE team assaulted a rider in Brownsville over $3.00: gothamist.com/news/brooklyn-… 2) We released an op-ed with @thenyic calling for their immediate disbandment: nydailynews.com/2026/10/17/e… 3) Today, MTA announced the suspension of all EAGLE team activity on buses: gothamist.com/news/mta-suspe… THIS is what organized riders make possible!

Brooklyn school dean says MTA officers assaulted him over a $3 bus fare he says he paid

Kyle Taylor, a dean at Mott Bridges Academy, says he made a legal bus transfer.

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🚇 Riders Alliance
@RidersAlliance15h
🚨 RIDERS FORCE AN END TO MTA'S EAGLE TEAMS Here's what happened: 1) Last week, an MTA EAGLE team assaulted a rider in Brownsville over $3.00: gothamist.com/news/brooklyn-… 2) We released an op-ed with @thenyic calling for their immediate disbandment: nydailynews.com/2026/10/17/e… 3) Today, MTA announced the suspension of all EAGLE team activity on buses: gothamist.com/news/mta-suspe… THIS is what organized riders make possible!

Brooklyn school dean says MTA officers assaulted him over a $3 bus fare he says he paid

Kyle Taylor, a dean at Mott Bridges Academy, says he made a legal bus transfer.

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🚇 Riders Alliance
@RidersAlliance16h
We commend @MTA for doing what's right in the wake of a senseless act of violence against the riding public at the hands of their EAGLE team officers. It is our continued hope that this incident—neither unpredictable nor isolated within the context of punitive, broken-windows fare enforcement tactics—marks a definitive turning point in fostering a renewed relationship between taxpaying New Yorkers and the public services we depend on. We urge city and state leaders to take this moment as their cue to negotiate a revenue package to deliver fast, free, and sustainably funded public transit, and look forward to working alongside our partners to fix the nation's slowest buses. pix11.com/news/transit/mta-e…

MTA EAGLE teams ordered to ‘stand down’ after excessive force investigation

NEW YORK CITY (PIX11) — MTA officials have put a temporary stop to Eagle teams on buses after a use of excessive force investigation, Chairman Janno Lieber announced on Thursday.

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Good move
Andrew Siff@andrewsiff4NY17h
NEW: @mta chairman suspends all bus fare enforcement “Eagle teams” until further notice. This after a pair of incidents in which the teams are accused of excessive force. #NBC4NY
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🚇 Riders Alliance
@RidersAlliance18h
Why we fight/what we win: "Following signal modernization, on-time performance on the 7 line jumped from 68% to 91%. On the E line in Queens, train speeds increased by approximately 10% following CBTC activation."
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Check out the Uptown IBX
MTA
@MTAOct 21
The MTA is proposing a new 125 Street Subway, which would extend west from the future 125 St/Lexington Av Q station. The project would connect existing subway lines—including the Second Avenue Subway—and bus routes along the corridor. Learn more about this project at a public scoping meeting; we're hosting two virtual sessions on October 22, and one in-person session on October 27. Register for a session and get all the details: mta.info/project/125-street-…
Map of proposed 125 Street Subway. The map includes streets, landmarks, and color-coded subway lines.

ALT Map of proposed 125 Street Subway. The map includes streets, landmarks, and color-coded subway lines.

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Stefanos Chen@stefanoschenOct 21
N/W to LGA might make him king. I don't make the rules
sam
@sam_d_1995Oct 21
if Zohran can extend the N/W to LaGuardia he should become mayor for life
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👀 "ALM allows headways (the time between trains) as low as every 90 seconds, as seen in many existing systems around the world today."
Effective Transit Alliance@eta_nyOct 21
The IBX is coming, and it should be automated. ETA’s newest report, published today, covers the benefits of automated light metro (ALM) technology in detail, and why now is the time for the MTA to incorporate automation into the project’s design.
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Oligarchs 💕 uninformed ppl
Jeanmarie Evelly@JeanmarieEvellyOct 21
"[Montefiore] President and CEO Dr. Philip Ozuah’s salary was listed at more than $16.6 million ... By contrast, the cost to operate the Norwood News, including salaries, was paltry — around $211,000 a year." via @katie_honan thecityreporter.nyc/2026/10/…

Neighbors Reel After Bronx Behemoth Shutters Community Newspaper

Bronx residents are searching for a way to revive the Norwood News after the Montefiore Einstein Medical Center’s community organization closed the newspaper, citing financial difficulties.

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"Rebuilding the BQE as a conventional highway would be more than an engineering decision. It would be a declaration that we remain unable—or unwilling—to imagine a different relationship between transportation and urban life. "We should not accept that limitation."
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Viren Brahmbhatt on the BQE crisis

New York City may build a temporary highway in the sky over the Brooklyn Bridge approach to keep traffic moving while it repairs the deteriorating Brooklyn-Queens Expressway beneath the Brooklyn...

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Vincent Barone@vinbaroneOct 21
There’s full retail occupancy at Union Square, sidewalks and public seating full of people in this video—I’m starting to think they might actually just love traffic.
poc@rmusimgOct 20
Flatiron / Union Square looks pretty deserted. This is what happens when streets meant for transportation are removed, people's transportation options are taken away, and neighborhoods get barricaded. @NYCCouncil @NYCMayorsOffice @SpeakerMenin @NYCMayor @NY1 @errollouis
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Two things *can* be true
Village Preservation (GVSHP)@GVSHPOct 20
Is there really a housing shortage? How much would market rate housing prices have to fall to help  housing become affordable for the people who need help most? Housing scholars K. McClure & A. Schwartz tackle both questions. Th 10/22, 6pm, virtual & free: villagepreservation.org/even…
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We must re-establish the train between NYC and the Catskills/Poconos. The rails are already there! The passenger runs continued through the 1960s, and the rails are still used for freight.
claudia irizarry aponte@clauirizarryOct 20
How far are you willing to go for your chance at the American Dream? Since the completion of I-80 in the 1970s, generations of New Yorkers have decamped to the Poconos, transforming a cluster of towns & enduring 3hr roundtrip commutes to their jobs in NYC. thecityreporter.nyc/2026/10/…

Welcome to Hotel RAV4: The Brutal Commute of New Yorkers Priced Out to the Poconos

The quest for an affordable home and a little peace and quiet has taken thousands of New Yorkers to eastern Pennsylvania, even as they keep their jobs in the Big Apple. Welcome to the three-state...

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Matt Friedman@MattFriedmanNJOct 20
If you're used to American trains, even the rail systems that Europeans deride are incredible by comparison. Far from "awful." Including UK. I had to get from London to Reading, 40 miles away. There's ~10 trains per hour and it takes 23 MINUTES.
WIRED
@WIREDOct 20
The internet told them Europe was a social paradise. Turns out the trains are awful, the health care isn’t free, and people can be really mean. buff.ly/5cLtnha

They Fled Trump’s America. Now They Regret It

The internet told them Europe was a social paradise. Turns out the trains are awful, the health care isn’t free, and people can be really mean.

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