Transit Reporter

Evan Simko-Bednarski

Evan Simko-Bednarski covers transit for the NY Daily News. He has been a reporter for The New York Post, an associate producer at CNN, and a schools reporter for The Stamford Advocate. His investigative reporting in Stamford was recognized by the Society of Professional Journalists. He lives in Brooklyn.

With congestion pricing expected to reduce motor vehicle traffic in Manhattan, city officials are planning for 37 new projects to expand bus, bike and pedestrian infrastructure, according to a report released Thursday by the NYC Department of Transportation.

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NYC pushes new bus and bike lanes with congestion pricing coming

May 2, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

With congestion pricing expected to reduce motor vehicle traffic in Manhattan, city officials are planning for 37 new projects to expand bus, bike and pedestrian infrastructure, according to a report...

At least a portion of the 2,000-foot loop of compromised, subterranean pipe that feeds the depot's non-functional sprinkler system is made from asbestos, according to a DOL violation notice obtained by the Daily News.

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MTA’s East New York bus depot issued safety violation over asbestos pipe

May 1, 2024 at 8:24 p.m.

At least a portion of the 2,000-foot loop of compromised, subterranean pipe that feeds the depot's non-functional sprinkler system is made from asbestos, according to a DOL violation notice obtained...

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Pregnant bus drivers suing MTA, say agency won’t make accommodations

April 30, 2024 at 7:08 p.m.

Six MTA bus drivers are suing the transit agency, arguing that they've been forced to burn through their time off and even take unpaid leave after getting pregnant.

A Long Island Rail Road train is seen on the track inside the Atlantic Terminal January 4, 2017 in the Brooklyn borough of New York.

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LIRR and Metro North set to approve 10% monthly discount ticket

April 29, 2024 at 6:48 p.m.

The new monthly discount is meant to make it easier for New Yorkers out of reach of the subway system to use public transit after the MTA begins tolling Manhattan-bound...

Police investigate at the Ralph Avenue subway station in Brooklyn, New York City after two people were shot on board a northbound 'C' train on Tuesday, November 28, 2023.

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NYC subway crime down 6%, led by drops in robberies and assaults: NYPD

April 29, 2024 at 7:08 p.m.

Major felonies on the subway system are down 6.4% in the first four months of 2024 after a winter of high-profile subterranean crimes, according to NYPD stats released Monday.

Seventy-eight people in New York have been killed this year in traffic crashes, according to city data, putting 2024 on track to be the deadliest year since the start of the city's Vision Zero traffic safety program in 2014.

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2024 on track to be deadliest year in a decade for pedestrians, motorists

April 28, 2024 at 5:14 p.m.

Seventy-eight people in New York have been killed this year in traffic crashes, according to city data, putting 2024 on track to be the deadliest year since the start of...

Congestion cameras are pictured on Second Ave. and E. 60th in Manhattan. (Barry Williams for New York Daily News)

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Manhattan congestion pricing to begin June 30: MTA

April 26, 2024 at 10:07 p.m.

The MTA will officially begin tolling drivers entering Midtown and lower Manhattan on June 30, transit brass announced Friday despite ongoing legal challenges to the agency's congestion pricing plan.

With a big increase in torrential rain events predicted, the funding would go to flooding mitigation for Metro-North service, flood prevention work in the city's subway system and more.

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MTA says it needs $6 billion for climate-related spending in next five years

April 25, 2024 at 6:21 p.m.

With a big increase in torrential rain events predicted, the funding would go to flooding mitigation for Metro-North service, flood prevention work in the city's subway system and more.

The Bergen County, N.J. Democrat repeated his demands to see the math behind the transit agency's decision to set a $15 base toll for motorists entering Midtown and lower Manhattan and tried to hold an impromptu meeting with MTA chairman Janno Lieber.

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Rep. Josh Gottheimer brings anti-congestion pricing message to MTA HQ

April 24, 2024 at 5:01 p.m.

The Bergen County, N.J. Democrat repeated his demands to see the math behind the transit agency's decision to set a $15 base toll for motorists entering Midtown and lower Manhattan...

Construction began Monday on a 21-acre solar array above JFK Airport's long-term parking lot No. 9.

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JFK Airport parking lot to become biggest solar array in New York

April 23, 2024 at 8:12 p.m.

Construction began Tuesday on a solar array meant to cover some 21 acres of the lot while maintaining the car park beneath.

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