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Leader of Subway Cleanup Chosen to be Next Chairman of M.T.A.

4.13.13 at 6:00am by Connor Ryan

In an announcement made Friday, Governor Andrew Cuomo nominated Thomas Prendergast to serve as the next chairman and chief executive officer of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.

Prendergast, who first began working as a New York City transit official in 1982, stepped in as the authority's interim executive director after the former chairman Joseph Lhota resigned last December to run for mayor of New York City. Prendergast has also served as president of the Long Island Railroad and president of New York City transit.

South Ferry Subway Station To Finally Open

4.3.13 at 5:13pm by Associated Press

There's good news for commuters who've been without a major transit link at the southern tip of Manhattan since Superstorm Sandy.

New York City Braces for Potential Blizzard

2.8.13 at 5:30pm by Katie Fisher

New Yorkers are rolling with the punches as a nasty winter storm moves through the region.

South Ferry Subway Repairs Could Take 3 Years

1.18.13 at 8:59am by Associated Press

Fixing all the damage inflicted on the South Street subway station by Superstorm Sandy may take up to three years.

Ex-Transit Chief Makes Mayoral Run Official

1.17.13 at 7:13pm by Associated Press

The former transit official who led the New York City subway system's recovery from Superstorm Sandy filed paperwork Thursday making his bid for mayor official.

Officials Mull Sliding Doors in Subway Stations

12.29.12 at 1:44pm by Associated Press

New York City transit officials say they may give more thought to installing sliding doors on some subway platforms to prevent riders from getting hit by trains.

MTA Chair Lhota Resigns, May Run for NYC Mayor

12.19.12 at 5:01pm by Jeff Coltin

MTA Chairman Joe Lhota pointing down a subway track

MTA Chairman and CEO Joe Lhota has confirmed he will step down at the end of the year to explore a run for New York City Mayor. Lhota has led the transportation agency since October of last year. He previously served as a Deputy Mayor under Rudy Giuliani and would run for Mayor as a Republican.

Annual Pokey and Schleppie Awards Name the City's Slowest and Least Reliable Bus Routes

12.11.12 at 7:02pm by Kris Venezia

The Manhattan M66 and M42 bus routes are the slowest in New York City, and the Manhattan M4 is the least reliable, according to the New York Public Interest Research Group and Transportation Alternatives.

Sandy To Cost Billions In Transit Repairs And Future Investments, Officials Say

12.6.12 at 7:58pm by Claudia Morell, Associated Press

US Senators and transportation officials from New York and New Jersey said it will cost the region billions of dollars in repairs and investments to not only bring their public transit systems, bridges, and tunnels back to pre-Sandy levels, but to improve upon and prepare their infrastructure for future storms.

NYC Traffic Thick on 2nd Morning After Superstorm

10.31.12 at 9:42am by Associated Press

Morning rush-hour traffic appears thicker than on a normal day as people start to return to work in a New York without subways.