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No LIRR schedule changes as crews fix tracks in Queens derailment

No LIRR schedule changes as crews fix tracks in Queens derailment
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Lower NYC subway, bus fare hike and more frequent service are part of state budget deal that cheers MTA leaders

MTA chair Janno Lieber was effusive about the budget deal on Friday, which gives the agency a $300 million lump sum cash infusion, a $500 million share of the licensing fees from downstate casinos and $1.1 billion from a payroll tax on large New York City businesses.

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Bail, housing holding up New York s budget — here s what else is on the table – New York Daily News

The governor and her fellow Democrats leading the Legislature remain at loggerheads over a number of policy and spending proposals including a potential ban on menthol cigarettes, funding plans for the MTA, lifting the charter school cap and sweeping environmental initiatives.

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No more downtown Manhattan schlep for MTA riders as new customer service centers offer in-person help in boroughs

The MTA opened three dedicated customer service centers in the subway system Tuesday designed to save riders the trip to the agency’s Stone St. headquarters.

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Hochul must express track transit

Gov. Hochul rightly put securing the MTA’s future first among transit policy proposals in her State of the State address last week. Of course, a sound footing for the system that undergirds the city is a no brainer.

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