Nine months before a drive to Manhattan is scheduled to cost commuters more money, the MTA still hasn’t received approval from the federal government on its congestion pricing — but MTA Chairman Pat Foye is confident the deal will go through. The transit agency stands to gain $15 billion from New York City becoming the first big city in the…

While the MTA, which is relying on money generated by the congestion plan to make improvements, appeared confident the proposal will go through, but the federal government said it needs to review the plan. NBC New York’s Andrew Siff reports.

The nation’s third-largest transit system has welcomed several new board members as it continues to face commuter ire over delays and cancellations and struggles to complete a federally required safety system by year-end

A routine morning commute ended with a violent collision at a New Jersey rail crossing that has long been considered dangerous. It happened Tuesday morning in Middlesex on the Raritan Valley line. Brian Thompson reports.

An accident involving multiple trucks in Middlesex County snarled-up traffic on the New Jersey Turnpike. The incident took place around 1:45 p.m. Wednesday on I-95 between exits 9 and 8A in Milltown. New Jersey State Police told News 4 that two box trucks and two tractor trailers going southbound were involved in the incident. Chopper 4 was over the accident…

An accident involving multiple trucks in Middlesex County has snarled-up traffic on the New Jersey Turnpike Wednesday afternoon. Chopper 4 was over the scene.

He didn’t delve too deeply into his reasons for quitting, but did address a planned structural reorganization of the MTA that would diminish the role he had, instead focusing it on day-to-day operations

Three months after trying to resign and then staying, Andy Byford announced he will be leaving the MTA. Byford cited the “centralization of projects and an expanded HQ” which stripped him of control of the L train renovation in his resignation letter. NBC New York’s Andrew Siff reports.

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy promised there would be no fare hike for NJ Transit riders in his 2021 budget proposal — news that came as music to the ears of commuters who already shell out some of the highest mass transit rates in the country. Murphy made the announcement Tuesday morning, in the presence of the fourth class of prospective...

After pulling nearly 300 subway cars from service because doors were opening as the trains were in motion, the MTA said there was a switch not calibrated properly inside the doors, which led to them opening as much as 4 inches. NBC New York’s Andrew Siff reports.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced on Monday a plan that will bring eight new tracks to New York Penn Station — increasing capacity by 40 percent. The governor unveiled the proposal for creating the Empire Station Complex — a 21st century transit hub on Manhattan’s West Side — as his 30th proposal of his 2020 State of the State. The plan…

Penn Station is set to get 8 new train tracks, under a new plan Gov. Cuomo unveiled that would also bring big changes to the current areas around the station. NBC New York’s Andrew Siff reports.

Commuters in New Jersey need more money in their pockets or E-ZPass accounts as they cross bridges and tunnels at opposite ends of the state Monday. Tolls, fares and fees at the Port Authority’s Hudson River and Staten Island crossings took effect Sunday for the first time in five years. It’s costing drivers who use cash a $1 more,...

As he was traveling on the BQE Monday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo came across an accident — and the governor sprung into action!

A software glitch is the reason why some parking their cars in New York City have been seeing an unwanted message when attempting to pay the meter: “Card not allowed.” The problem? The city’s 14,000 Muni Meter machines run on a computer software system that had an unfortunate glitch — sort of a Y2K-plus-20 type of problem. According to Parkeon,…

Call it Y2K20: Due to a software issue, 14,000 parking meters across NYC are not accepting card payments beyond January 1, 2020. But the city’s finance department said that drivers will still have to pay for any tickets received during the time the system is down. NBC New York’s Andrew Siff reports.

At least six people were hurt after an MTA bus and Mercedes Benz collided on the Grand Central Parkway Wednesday morning, officials say. According to police, the incident took place around 6:18 a.m. in the area of 164th Street and Grand Central Parkway in Queens. There were 11 people on the bus, including the driver, police say. At least six…

A credit ratings agency says the lack of a plan for toll increases on the New York State Thruway and on the new Gov. Mario M. Cuomo Bridge in the Hudson Valley could endanger the road’s bond rating and borrowing costs.