Stefanos Chen

The Trump admin is threatening to pull back funding from the MTA, if it doesn’t crack down on crime. But crime *is* down on the subway, and it’s unclear what the letter intends to accomplish. The timing is noteworthy: Trump wants congestion pricing to end this Friday www.nytimes.com/2025/03/18/n...

The subway had its safest summer in 15 years, according to police data, a vastly different picture than the one painted by the Trump administration www.nytimes.com/2025/09/10/n...

OK that's pretty cute. Nathan's hot dogs is cutting a promo with the MTA to highlight the company's original Coney Island shop. The N, F, and Q lines form a hot-dog-shaped nexus on the new subway map

From the mind that brought you "gridlock" comes a new spine chiller: a novel about killer robocars www.nytimes.com/2026/08/10/n...

Front page today: Lawmakers plan to pass 17 bills to fix New York's e-bike and e-scooter regulations www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/n...

This cute @mta.info gif of the bottlenecks near Dekalb Ave is really lovely, and helpful

City Council today announced a long list of bills designed to reform e-bike laws, after a number of fatal crashes www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/n...

The "Champions Way" Knicks street sign the city's DOT is auctioning off is now over $9,000, and still has more than a week to go www.nytimes.com/2026/07/29/n...

This Knicks sign auction has me going down a municipal sales rabbit hole. Peep this champagne Lincoln Town Car for $1k. I can hear those seats www.govdeals.com/en/asset/31/...

New York City is auctioning off an official "Champions Way" street sign that was hung along the Knicks' ticker tape parade route in the Canyon of Heroes. Starting bid: $100. Final price: How much is Spike (or Stiller, or Chalamet) willing to pay? www.nytimes.com/2026/07/29/n...

The M.T.A. finished this nearly billion-dollar MetroNorth project almost $200M under budget and years ahead of schedule. Can it do the same with some of its big-haul projects? www.nytimes.com/2026/07/27/n...

This was a clever play from Mayor Mamdani - essentially a quiet pilot for a major street redesign, under the cover of the tournament. Promising results

The World Cup is over, but the bean counting's just begun. Was the benefit of hosting 8 games in NY-NJ worth the price? We break down the costs, check the vibes, and lay out the issues that might grind voters' gears w/ @emmagf.bsky.social @davidwaldstein.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/07/21/n...