Posted inHow to New York, Immigration, Parks
How the Federal Shutdown Will Impact New Yorkers
Food benefits, funding for public housing and air-traffic control could see changes as Congress feuds over funding.
Airports
Posted inHow to New York
Your Guide to REAL IDs as Deadline Nears in New York
The date to get a “real ID compliant” drivers license to fly is coming up fast — but that doesn’t necessarily mean you need to get a new ID.
Posted inStreets
Truck-Parking Pilot Excludes City’s Most Impacted Areas, Including Southeast Queens
Residents there say they’ve seen more illegally parked tractor trailers in recent years that compromise street safety and hurt businesses.
Posted inImmigration
500 Cots in Place as City Readies to Convert JFK Mail Warehouse to Migrant Shelter
Shower trucks stand at the ready as Mayor Eric Adams awaits a green light from the federal government.
Posted inImmigration
Asylum-Seekers Arrive at LaGuardia Airport, Unsure Where to Go Next
Texas charities are now sending migrant families to NYC on airplanes, not buses — yet airports lack the migrant support amassed at Port Authority Bus Terminal.
Posted inEconomy
Port Authority Gets Frosty on $27 Airport Beers
An audit by the agency’s inspector general, launched after a report by THE CITY, found that customers paid “totally indefensible” prices.
Posted inQueens, Transit
Runway to Taxi Gets Longer as Cab Shortage Hits Thanksgiving Airport Travelers
New York City airports this week expect to see the most travelers in two years during the holiday weekend. But Taxi and Limousine Commission data shows the number of yellow cabs on the road has been cut nearly in half since the pandemic hit.
Posted inAccessibility, Kathy Hochul, Queens, Transit
Mets Station Accessibility Project Up In the Air as AirTrain Derails
The Mets-Willets Point complex — which serves anyone going to Citi Field, the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, the Queens Museum or Queens Night Market — is still inaccessible for LIRR passengers who can’t navigate stairs.
Posted inTransit
Many of Cuomo’s Big Transit Projects Remain Divisive, Incomplete
The governor portrayed himself as the second coming of master builder Robert Moses and ruled the MTA with an iron fist. As he’s set to depart office with a host of transportation projects in flux, transit advocates say some should be scrapped.
Posted inEconomy, Transit
Port Authority’s Inspector General to Probe Sky-High Airport Food Prices After ‘$27.85 Beer’ Fiasco
The bi-state agency will probe whether concessions companies — including one that employs one of Gov. Cuomo’s top confidantes — are violating pricing guidelines after THE CITY revealed costly items at JFK and LaGuardia.