transportation
Birdhouse-style 'bee hotels' coming to 7 NYC plazas to help at-risk pollinators
The city’s buzzworthy project provides nutrition and nesting in the form of wooden boxes on poles and bee-friendly vegetation, Department of Transportation Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez said Thursday.
'Bus girlies' avoid spiraling underground NYC crime — and urge others to ditch subway
Social media influencers dubbed “bus girlies” are touting the city's safer, cleaner and cost-effective transit alternative.
TikTok 'hack' shows risky maneuver to avoid $15 congestion pricing fee
Some drivers are so desperate to evade congestion pricing, they might be willing to endanger lives to bypass toll cameras.
Widow facing eviction from home of 55 years as highway expansion plan goes right through her property
"She is losing everything."
Straphangers use simple hack to defeat MTA's new $700K subway gates — installed to crush fare-beaters
Forget swiping — or jumping.
'It's everyone's nightmare — the robot doesn't stop': Tesla recall and robotaxi crash throw self-driving car dream into crisis
A San Francisco robotaxi called Panini dragged a woman for 20 feet leaving her critically injured. Are self-driving cars toast?
Deadly foreign cyberthreats, abolish speech codes and other commentary
Harvard University President Claudine Gay and University of Pennsylvania President Liz Magill testified during the House Education and Workforce Committee Hearing.
Stalled Second Ave subway work gets $3.4B in federal funds
After a years-long delay, the second phase of the Second Avenue Subway extension is set to take off thanks to a $3.4 billion injection from the federal government.
Dems’ deadly Gaza word games, Wray, Mayorkas have no remorse and other commentary
“Democratic support for Israel’s war of self-defense will soon be circling the drain. The president needs to speak clearly and unequivocally or the West is going to suffer a disastrous...
World’s first certified passenger-carrying air taxi takes flight
The air taxis use electric power to reduce environmental harm caused by emissions. They can be fully charged in two hours and have low noise levels
MTA's new high-tech subway cars have already gone off track
The MTA confirmed it was pulling six out of the seven rail cars out of service due to equipment problems -- just months after the high-tech trains were unveiled.
A hero NYC didn't know it needed: A subway 'ninja' who shares vibes and canned goods
Three days a week, Ray Tarvin, 35, suits up in all black and patrols a Big Apple subway station, spreading good vibes and handing out water and food to those...
Owner of bus in fatal school crash was cited for multiple federal violations, on list of 'unacceptable operators'
Regency Transportation, the company that owns the bus involved in an upstate crash that killed two teachers and injured five Farmingdale High School students, has been cited for 25 safety...
Trucking giant Yellow paid execs $4.6M after bankruptcy left 30K jobless
Yellow dished out $4.6M in bonuses to its top execs weeks before declaring bankruptcy. Over half of the sum was for retention bonuses as the company contemplated liquidating.
Teen who suffered loss of leg in accident is called 'lazy child' on train, ordered to 'get up' from seat
Some 15,000 reactions and 2,000 comments have come in to date on an unfortunate travel situation.
Bus chaos for families at start of NYC school year as union talks inch forward
The first two days back to class for New York City public school students kicked off with a mess of school bus troubles, and union strife exacerbating the issues lingered...
Cyclist who kneed over young girl wins suit against her dad over viral video
The unidentified 63-year-old biker — who was captured on camera callously knocking little Neia into the snow on a nature path in Liege Province, Belguium — won a defamation case...
Pilot killed despite rescue attempts after helicopter crashes into NJ canal: cops
A helicopter pilot was killed after crashing into a canal in New Jersey on Thursday afternoon, according to authorities.
Want to fly an aircraft without a pilot's license? Here's your chance
The futuristic ride, a nearly $90,000 effort from aviation company Rotor X, can take an armchair pilot as fast as 63 mph inside the single-person cockpit.
Water main break near Times Square halts subway service, closes streets
A water main break in Times Square has shut down streets in Midtown and suspended subway service, officials said.