Ethan Stark-Miller

Transit reporter @amNewYork. NY native. Tips: [email protected].

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Mamdani admin considers charging for more parking spots, but not as a moneymaker: DOT Commissioner Flynn - Read the full story at the link in bio.

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Fare evation has plummeted an average of 35% across the 20 stations where the MTA is testing modern subway entrance gates meant to deter the practice, Gov. Kathy Hochul and agency leaders announced on Wednesday.
Read the full story at the link in bio.

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The city DOT announced Tuesday that it started construction on a sizable redesign of Brooklyn’s Bay Parkway and Cropsey Avenue — adding bus lanes to the two roadways that the agency says will hasten trips for 85,000 daily riders. Read more at the link in bio.

[Jacob Kaye @Jacob_Kaye_]

The mayor appointed criminal justice reformer Chris Watler to serve as chair of the Board of Correction today. Watler will lead oversight efforts as the city attempts to close Rikers Island and continues to deal with unabated violence in the jails.
https://t.co/UgLYLfZOR2

[Kirstyn Brendlen @KPBrend]

Former Brooklyn Democratic Party chair Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn got served with papers alleging contempt of court as she left a (separate but related) hearing this morning. Story TK @brooklynpaper!

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Harlem business leaders urge MTA chair to include them in possible Second Avenue Subway westward expansion
Read more at the link in bio.

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Pedestrian traffic fatalities in New York City during the first nine months of 2026 were the lowest compared to any equivalent period in over a century, according to new data the city revealed on Friday. Read the full story at the link in bio.

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MTA boss warns devastating proposed federal cuts to transit funding on the horizon - Read more at the link in bio.

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A top MTA official said Wednesday that it remains “unclear” how a 57-year-old man got caught in the door of an A train and dragged to his death earlier this week. Read the full story at the link in bio.

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NYC Council weighs how to regulate e-bikes, e-scooters, and mopeds during marathon hearing https://t.co/2mNFJ20Y8U

[Sophia Lebowitz @SophLebo]

The City Council's historic hearing on e-bikes is underway and there is a ton of talk about delivery workers and delivery apps. But I'm told there's around 70 delivery workers from Los Deliveristas Unidos outside currently unable to access the hearing.

[Ethan Stark-Miller @Estarkmiller]

A group of disabled transit riders and accessibility advocates want the MTA to push the reservation deadline for its Access-a-Ride paratransit service several hours back, from 5 p.m. until 11:59 p.m., the night before the day of their scheduled trip.
https://t.co/r6M3SJmyiF

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‘Life does not stop at 5 p.m.’: Disability advocates demand MTA push back Access-a-Ride reservation deadline https://t.co/jADqNFwwOD

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Drilling to begin on Gateway Tunnel rail project after federal judge nixed Trump funding pause earlier this year https://t.co/XXAI4u4brG

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The truck driver who fatally struck a cyclist on New York’s 34th Street was tracked down a taken into custody on 35th and 5th Street.

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City Council distributes free unlimited OMNY cards to first 700 CUNY students under pilot program https://t.co/5xUrytuky4

[Adam Daly @AdamDalyNews]

Our management planned to host a gala honoring New York’s unions, then canceled at the last minute as we, their UNIONIZED workers, prepared to protest outside.
We’re asking that they stop trying to push a quarter of our members out of the union and bargain with us in good faith

[Isabella Gallo @IsabellaGallo_]

Unionized Schneps reporters are continuing to ask for respect from our management, and for our bosses - who have spent years professing a commitment to local labor unions - to stop spending money on expensive union busting lawyers to try to kick our members out of our unit

[Ethan Stark-Miller @Estarkmiller]

The chair says that wind is the bigger risk than flooding, but the MTA is still working with the city to address some of the sewer issues that have caused cascading water into the subway system during torrential downpours, so that is still a possibility

[Ethan Stark-Miller @Estarkmiller]

In preparation for the nor'easter, MTA Chair and CEO Janno Lieber says NYC Transit is preparing for "possible coastal flooding" at the Howard Beach and Coney Island train yards. He says they have already deployed the storm doors at both to prevent water from getting in.

[Ethan Stark-Miller @Estarkmiller]

Due to the forecasted strong wind conditions, Lieber says they will have to monitor outdoor and coastal lines, such as the A and S in Rockaway and trains in southern Brooklyn, to potentially adjust service