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State DOT refuses to sign off on $10 land sale that could modernize Long Island’s busiest LIRR line
If DOT does not sign off on the land deal by June 30, roughly $2.1 million earmarked from the federal American Rescue Plan to help fund the project will be...
Transportation secretary announces possible solution to air traffic control chaos plaguing Newark airport
A new fiber optic cable has been installed to try to fix the air traffic control issues plaguing Newark International Airport.
NYC 'Train Daddy' who clashed with Cuomo set to make Penn Station great again
Byford resigned from his Big Apple role in February 2020 after butting heads with then-New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo -- now the favorite to become the city's next mayor.
Trump admin drops Biden-era Southwest Airlines lawsuit over delays
The Trump administration dropped a lawsuit against Southwest Airlines over its allegedly chronic flight delays.
Sean Duffy switched wife off Newark flight after claiming airport was safe: 'I needed her to fly'
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy admitted he changed his wife's flight from Newark to LaGuardia just hours after claiming the troubled New Jersey airport was safe for the public.
Cruise ship crime reaches 2-year high, casting ‘dark cloud’ for travelers: expert
Crime rates aboard cruise ships leaving the US have reached a two-year high.
Air traffic controllers' union throws wrench in Sean Duffy's bid to boost hiring: sources
The FAA is currently 3,000 short of its staffing goals.
Trump transportation secretary blames Newark airport chaos on Biden admin — and has chilling warning for how long it might take to fix
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy blamed the Biden administration for the recent chaos at the Newark Liberty International Airport — accusing them of bungling last year’s move of air traffic control...
White House removes NTSB vice chair amid heightened aviation concerns across US
The White House removed Alvin Brown, the vice chair of the National Transportation Safety Board, the latest in a series of dismissals by President Donald Trump.
Transportation boss pledges to fix ‘frail system’ that caused frightening Newark airport air traffic control outage
“This should have been dealt with in the last administration – they did nothing,” the Trump administration official charged.
Trump signs order requiring truck drivers to speak English, pass literacy tests as 'communication problems' mount
President Donald Trump signed an executive order requiring truck drivers to pass English literacy tests, which will bolster road safety, according to White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt.
DOT Secretary Sean Duffy slams Gov. Hochul’s NYC congestion pricing as 'warped' war on the middle class
U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy slammed congestion pricing as Gov. Hochul’s “warped” war on the middle class.
Hochul will make good on threat to pull $1.3B from Penn Station overhaul after Trump booted MTA from project
Talks were largely stalled for weeks as the Governor refused to agree to changes lefty lawmakers had sought to her proposal to change laws around how evidence is presented ahead...
Trump admin boots gaffe-prone lawyers hours after they uploaded memo admitting plan to kill congestion pricing charge is 'very unlikely' to succeed
Three prosecutors filed the 11-page memo late Wednesday night and it was subsequently deleted from the docket.
Feds accidentally upload internal memo detailing plan to kill congestion pricing — and make stunning admission
Lawyers for the Department of Transportation appear to have accidentally uploaded an internal memo detailing the federal agency's plan to kill congestion pricing in New York.
Trump & Co. must put the brakes on idle threats and keep its vow to end congestion tax
On Monday, Department of Transporation Secretary Sean Duffy sent a letter to Gov. Hochul extending the deadline to stop collecting congestion tolls again, but this time put some teeth on...
Hochul defies federal deadline to end NYC congestion toll: 'The cameras are staying on'
Gov. Kathy Hochul said she has no plans on complying with a federal deadline for New York City to end its deeply unpopular congestion pricing scheme, a spokesman for her...
Hochul, MTA set to blow off Trump April 20 deadline to kill congestion tolls
Gov. Kathy Hochul is set to blow through another federal deadline meant to halt the $9 congestion toll to enter parts of Manhattan.
NYC takes up arms against White House in fight over congestion pricing: 'The president is not a king'
“The President is not a king, and defendants have no right to demand compliance with the administration’s unlawful directives," the lawsuit states.
NY has most dangerous public transit in America — but this state tops the most deaths: data
Mass transit in New York State is the most dangerous in the country, according to a new analysis of federal Department of Transportation data.