commuting

UES therapist launching ‘Uber for pedestrians’ to combat street safety fears: ‘I’m risking my life over cab fare’

New Yorkers fearful of random attacks can rest a little easier.

Metro North’s beloved Quiet Car is gone for good — and NYC commuters are melting down over it

The end of the Quiet Car makes me want to scream — or at least loudly sigh — into the void. 

NY petition targeting E-ZPass late fees and congestion pricing gains thousands of backers: ‘Legal extortion'

A New York driver who says he’s fed up with E-ZPass tolls has launched an online petition to change the system, including congestion pricing — and has already garnered thousands...

This Queens district is the 'top NYC neighborhood to watch' for 2nd year in a row

New York City’s housing landscape is shifting -- and the East River is no longer a dividing line, but a bridge to opportunity, according to StreetEasy.

NYC’s most delayed subway lines in 2024 revealed: Did the train you hate top the list?

Seven subway lines had on-time averages of only 75% or less this year, to MTA data.

MTA plans fare hike as it OKs $1.27B train car purchase weeks before new congestion toll: ‘Keep the grift alive'

Well that’s un-fare. The MTA approved a $1.27 billion order of 435 new subway cars – including 80 “open-gangway” cars -- then OK’d a plan to raise subway and bus...

The most relaxing subway line in NYC has a 96% on-time rate: study

To determine the best subways for sleep in NYC, researchers analyzed its 23 lines, rating each on air conditioning availability, Wi-Fi access, bathroom access, customer satisfaction rates and cleanliness rates. 

The bizarre reason 'broke' Gen Z is turning down jobs

Work isn’t working for the cool kids. 

Frustrated Penn Station commuter creates app to predict track numbers — and avoid the stampede

Longtime NJ Transit sufferer Joshua Crandall was fed up feeling the pent-up energy of his fellow stressed-out rail riders, standing around waiting — tired of the trample-or-be-trampled, chaotic mad dashes...

NYC drivers spend a grueling 100 hours in traffic — here's where Big Apple ranks among world's most congested cities

The Big Apple is the greatest city in the world — for sitting in traffic.

My husband super-commuted from Minneapolis to NYC for 10 years — here's how we made marriage work

"The best choice might not be the easiest one, but that you have to do what works for you.”

Top 10 states with longest work commutes revealed — No. 1 may not surprise you

If you can make it here, you’ll make it anywhere — just consider extra time for travel. Commuting to, from and around the “city so nice that they named it...

City Island residents clamor for ferry stop in Bronx enclave as $15 congestion pricing looms: 'Very attractive option'

The closest NYC Ferry stop to City Island is Ferry Point Park in Throgs Neck.

New York train conductor delights commuters with zippy rhymes

He's got meter on the Metro-North.

Criminal charges for NY toll cheaters: Letters to the Editor — Jan. 24, 2024

The Issue: Gov. Hochul’s move to classify congestion toll cheating as a Class A misdemeanor.

NYC's most delayed subway lines of 2023 revealed — is your train on the list?

Maintenance worker, Jamilla, 54, lives in Brooklyn, and said delays are so frequent and frustrating they often cause people to “get crazy”.

Midtown, Lower Manhattan foot traffic down 33% -- one of worst post-COVID rates in US: survey

"We’ve been tracking since early 2022, and New York was an early comeback story – but then stalled," said Karen Chapple, director of the University of Toronto's School of Cities,...