Newsroom
72 stories from five newsrooms covering a city that argues about tolls, rent, towers and who should be governor.
New A and North C sign a compact to bring back the early rail lines
The redstone line that first reached North C in 2014 was cut back when the Metro took over. Governors Hochul and Ashby agreed to rebuild it — as a modern line, on the old alignment.
State and City confirm Atlantic Terminal for 2027; concourse steel rises this fall
The Governor and the Mayor signed the terminal’s final funding order at 4 Mii A Avenue. The state’s matching emeralds and the toll’s are now in the same account.
Governor Hochul rides the Metro to City Hall and pledges state money for Atlantic Terminal
The State of New A will match the toll revenue going into the Downtown New BK dig. The Governor also fixed, personally, one turnstile.
The Tiger Bus goes fare-free on the Man A–New BK loop
A one-year pilot funded from the congestion toll. Ridership doubled in a week; Juniors' line reached the library.
Congestion pricing turns one: where the emeralds went
4.1 million emeralds collected. Here is the ledger, line by line, because the Well asked.
Six months of congestion pricing: fewer minecarts, a faster Tiger Bus, and a fight over who pays
Traffic into the zone is down eleven percent. Metro ridership is up. Long Island still hates it.
The Congestion Relief Zone opens: nine emeralds to bring a minecart into Lower Man A
After a year of pauses and lawsuits, the toll gantries on the New BK Bridge and the Flatbush corridor switched on at midnight.
Freedom Street Station reopens after the 2024 rebuild
Lower Man A's transit node returns with wider platforms and a direct Metro link to Downtown New BK.