Readers sound off on Staten Island transit, the hostage exchange and Charlie Kirk

For decades, the MTA followed a straightforward practice: keeping the express bus fare at double the cost of a local bus or ...
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Subway to Staten Island: how a transit dream died

The plan, first proposed in 1890, was approved. Maps were drawn up. Groundbreaking ceremonies were held. Construction began. What followed were dozens of missed opportunities that could have prevented ...
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MTA to replace Staten Island Railway fleet with modernized subway cars

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. (PIX11) — Modernized subway cars with security cameras in every car are set to replace the entirety of the Staten Island Railway fleet, the MTA announced on Friday. Featuring wider ...
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Brand-new subway cars now make up Staten Island’s only train line

The Staten Island Railway (SIR) fleet is now entirely made up of new R211 subway cars, replacing ones that have been in service for more than 50 years, MTA officials announced on Sept. 12. The new ...