The transit agency fired off letters warning 11 major contractors that it needs $12 billion in federal aid or else be unable to pay.
New York City tax cab drivers staged the protest to demand debt forgiveness from predatory loans and lost income from the coronavirus.
Starting Sept. 14 people who violate the state's mandatory mask wearing rule on MTA subways, buses and commuter trains will be fined.
Rear boarding, a coronavirus safety measure that meant effectively free bus rides, ended Monday as MTA looks to recoup fares.
The "air bridge" would circumvent a mandatory 14-day quarantine period for New Yorkers visiting London.
The scooter app will require riders to fill out a 30-question safety training and take a helmet selfie, according to the city.
Subway and bus service could be cut 40 percent and fares could be increased, among other dire forecasts officials made Wednesday.
Three additional bus routes will help overnight commuters traverse the city starting on Sunday.
Overall ridership remains near one-third of its usual level during non-peak hours.
The MTA said a number of measures will be put in place to keep passengers and drivers safe and socially distanced.
Rear boarding and effectively-free rides on MTA buses will end Aug. 31, but other coronavirus safety measures will continue.
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has announced additional progress on its rollout of the contactless payment system OMNY.
Riders have been seen removing their masks to unlock their phones using face-recognition technology.
Mayor Bill de Blasio, who is regularly chauffeured to his Brooklyn workout sessions, drew a backlash for his no-car stance Thursday.
The checkpoints monitor travelers to ensure quarantine is observed by people arriving from nearly three dozen states.
"Not since Superstorm Sandy has our system experienced this type of wind,” MTA's chairman said.
Subways will continue running underground until the tropical storm's high winds die down, MTA told riders.
The program starts on 100 buses across the Bronx, Queens and Staten Island and will expand citywide, MTA officials said.
"New York riders - starting today, NYC service will be shut down until further notice," the scooter app tweeted on Tuesday.
The city's patchwork of pedestrian- and bicycle-only streets still only serve a minority of New Yorkers craving space, the study found.
Campers left a City Hall subway station covered with graffiti and debris that took a 31-person crew a day to clean, MTA officials said.
Service cuts and fare increases are likely if the federal government doesn't approve billions in bailout funds, officials said.
The updated MYmta app will give riders a chance to know how crowded buses are amid coronavirus, officials said.
Keep an eye out for a new "Mask Force," Rosie Perez-voiced PSAs and mask dispensers on buses — all to encourage face coverings on MTA.
"This is a fantastic development," Mayor Bill de Blasio said, announcing the bike share program's further expansion.
Remember the L train construction schedule? Good, then you'll have a head start on the planned F train tunnel project starting in August.
Transit systems across the world have upped cleaning in an effort to stop the disease's spread.
Subways and buses will shift to weekend service on Friday and shuttle trains to Rockaway Beach will begin that day.
The suspension runs July 5 through 12 and could last longer than a week, depending on street cleanliness, officials said.
Ten stations across New York will get vending machines allowing riders to buy masks, gloves, hand sanitizer and other PPE, MTA announced.
New laws allow e-bikes and e-scooters to be used on city streets. The council also backed a plan for a shared e-scooter pilot program.
An MTA watchdog group says the agency spent millions on an effort that failed to transition homeless New Yorkers from subways to shelters.
The MTA is calling for more bus lanes as the city prepares for Phase 1 of reopening Monday.
Transit officials have identified 60 miles of New York City streets for new bus lanes and busways.
The mayor of the “mass transit city" rolled out the safety plan for Phase 1 of reopening as subways and buses return to regular service.
Despite concerns for essential workers getting around, ride-sharing and bike-sharing services won't be allowed during curfew.
The same fleet was taken out of service in January after doors on a moving train opened.
Only essential workers, buses and delivery trucks will be allowed past the street.
The MTA will restore subway and bus service to normal levels when the city is cleared for phase one reopening on June 8.
The former New York City Transit chief has accepted a post as London's transport commissioner, Mayor Sadiq Khan confirmed Wednesday.