Reporting on transportation at The City Reporter (https://www.thecityreporter.nyc/) Previously at NY1, The New York Post, New York Daily News, The Journal News Message or email me: JMartinez(at)TheCityReporter.NYChttps://bsky.app/profile/jmartineznyc.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/jmartineznyc.bsky.social/post/3mvnbhhxsr22wMISSING IN ASHES: Mom’s remains lost in overhaul of Brooklyn public housing complex “My mom won’t let me sleep because she wants to be found.” 🌐 WORLD EXCLUSIVE 🌐 in @thecityreporter.nyc from @smaldo.bsky.social https://www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/09/16/gowanus-houses-ashes-remains-move-renovation-nycha/16 Sep 2026 13:43 +0000at://did:plc:e2yafkmmcl72ah7ysindejdl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvnbhhxsr22whttps://bsky.app/profile/jmartineznyc.bsky.social/post/3mvliagtuec24Jagjit Singh on Friday became the third New York City cabbie to die on the job since July. He leaves behind a wife and twin 10-year-old sons, who left flowers Tuesday at the West Village intersection where he was found. NEW in @thecityreporter.nyc https://www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/09/15/cab-driver-death-job-stress-work-health/15 Sep 2026 20:39 +0000at://did:plc:e2yafkmmcl72ah7ysindejdl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvliagtuec24https://bsky.app/profile/jmartineznyc.bsky.social/post/3mvlharccdk24A ‘roadmap’ for NYC streets After Adams administration fell short of meeting legally mandated marks, advocates push for more under Mayor Mamdani. Check it out, check it out, check it out in @thecityreporter.nyc https://www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/09/15/street-safety-mamdani-promises-bus-bike-pedestrians/15 Sep 2026 20:21 +0000at://did:plc:e2yafkmmcl72ah7ysindejdl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvlharccdk24https://bsky.app/profile/jmartineznyc.bsky.social/post/3mvkzxtw5k22c⭐️ SUBWAY CELEB SIGHTING ⭐️ The J train pulls into the world-famous Chambers Street station beneath 1 Centre Street.15 Sep 2026 16:24 +0000at://did:plc:e2yafkmmcl72ah7ysindejdl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvkzxtw5k22chttps://bsky.app/profile/jmartineznyc.bsky.social/post/3mv6zpxnbw22nHIT THE GAS: With electric buses 'still immature,' MTA plans to order 650 natural gas coaches “The governor and the mayor have been clear: better bus service can’t wait,” transit big sez. NEW story in @thecityreporter.nyc https://www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/09/10/new-mta-gas-buses-electric-climate-emissions/10 Sep 2026 21:47 +0000at://did:plc:e2yafkmmcl72ah7ysindejdl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv6zpxnbw22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/jmartineznyc.bsky.social/post/3mv5w3ulels2r“It’s like it happened all over again. You think that after all these years, they would have figured something out for it not to happen again.” NEW in @thecityreporter.nyc https://www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/09/10/bronx-subway-death-train-twu-union/10 Sep 2026 11:10 +0000at://did:plc:e2yafkmmcl72ah7ysindejdl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv5w3ulels2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/jmartineznyc.bsky.social/post/3mv4of5zwck2hIT’S A FARE QUESTION: Could I hit the fare cap this week in just five days? Answer: YES!09 Sep 2026 23:19 +0000at://did:plc:e2yafkmmcl72ah7ysindejdl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv4of5zwck2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/jmartineznyc.bsky.social/post/3mus7xjsakk2u⭐️ SUBWAY CELEB SIGHTING ⭐️ Hit the fare cap, racking up rides.05 Sep 2026 19:34 +0000at://did:plc:e2yafkmmcl72ah7ysindejdl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mus7xjsakk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/jmartineznyc.bsky.social/post/3mupst3ylw22e“This just broke my heart to wake up in the early morning hours to find out that we had lost one of our dearest members.” UPDATED story in @thecityreporter.nyc, w/new details about on-the-job death in The Bronx of a 41 y/o transit worker & mother of three. https://www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/09/04/mta-worker-killed-subway-bronx-train-strike/04 Sep 2026 20:34 +0000at://did:plc:e2yafkmmcl72ah7ysindejdl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mupst3ylw22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/jmartineznyc.bsky.social/post/3mupgbtj5mk2rDEATH ON THE TRACKS: Construction flagger fatally struck by D train at Yankee Stadium stop Moet McCullum, 41, is the first track worker killed on the job since November 2023. NEW in @thecityreporter.nyc https://www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/09/04/mta-worker-killed-subway-bronx-train-strike/04 Sep 2026 16:50 +0000at://did:plc:e2yafkmmcl72ah7ysindejdl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mupgbtj5mk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/jmartineznyc.bsky.social/post/3mukyurydvk2s⭐️ SUBWAY CELEB SIGHTING ⭐️ The MetroCard is sticking around on this Canal Street fire hydrant.02 Sep 2026 22:39 +0000at://did:plc:e2yafkmmcl72ah7ysindejdl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mukyurydvk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/jmartineznyc.bsky.social/post/3muia3gy4ps2l“Some women drivers at some point have said, ‘Ooh, do we have to wear diapers?’” 🚖 🚻 🚖 Parking spot dearth, crunch for restroom access a "crisis" for NYC's for-hire hacks — especially women, union for Uber & Lyft drivers sez 🚻 🚖 🚻 NEW in @thecityreporter.nyc https://www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/09/01/taxi-driver-restroom-access-uber-tlc-women/01 Sep 2026 20:10 +0000at://did:plc:e2yafkmmcl72ah7ysindejdl/app.bsky.feed.post/3muia3gy4ps2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/jmartineznyc.bsky.social/post/3muhfyvhuc22yWEE BIT OF RELIEF: Cabbies in need of pit stops on NYC streets to see big surge in access to parking 🚖 🚽 🚖 💤 🚖 NEW STORY in @thecityreporter.nyc https://www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/09/01/drivers-taxis-parking-restroom-manhattan-meters/01 Sep 2026 12:23 +0000at://did:plc:e2yafkmmcl72ah7ysindejdl/app.bsky.feed.post/3muhfyvhuc22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/jmartineznyc.bsky.social/post/3muetd6rxgc2q“Years ago, I had a driver at LaGuardia Airport say to me, ‘U.S.A. stands for you stand alone.’” After the July death of a 73-year-old Ivory Coast cabbie in Harlem, @NYTWA holds memorial on the day his remains returned to Africa. NEW in @thecityreporter.nyc https://www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/08/31/richard-coulibaly-harlem-memorial-taxi-driver-ivory-coast/31 Aug 2026 11:44 +0000at://did:plc:e2yafkmmcl72ah7ysindejdl/app.bsky.feed.post/3muetd6rxgc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/jmartineznyc.bsky.social/post/3muagwzsu5s2p⭐️ SUBWAY CELEB SIGHTING ⭐️ Transit ventilating tower of East 63rd Street29 Aug 2026 17:52 +0000at://did:plc:e2yafkmmcl72ah7ysindejdl/app.bsky.feed.post/3muagwzsu5s2phttps://bsky.app/profile/jmartineznyc.bsky.social/post/3mu5fgvsxa22rAfter dying alone in his taxi during a July heatwave, a cabbie will have his remains returned to Ivory Coast 🇨🇮 Drivers & @nytwa.bsky.social tracked down Richard Coulibaly’s kin, raised $ for trip to country he left in 1996. 🚖 NEW STORY in @thecityreporter.nyc https://www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/08/28/taxi-driver-death-ivory-coast-repatriation-union-fundraiser/28 Aug 2026 12:47 +0000at://did:plc:e2yafkmmcl72ah7ysindejdl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu5fgvsxa22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/jmartineznyc.bsky.social/post/3mu53nvanis2sBACKED UP: City’s plan to expand # of public toilets in NYC is a wee bit delayed 🚻 🚽 🚻 This @katiehonan.bsky.social tale reminds you @thecityreporter.nyc is Number One on the bathroom beat. https://www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/08/28/nyc-public-toilets-mamdani-delay/28 Aug 2026 09:52 +0000at://did:plc:e2yafkmmcl72ah7ysindejdl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu53nvanis2shttps://bsky.app/profile/jmartineznyc.bsky.social/post/3mtjhagqmxc2t⭐️ SUBWAY CELEB SIGHTING ⭐️ Very happy Corgi on the No. 1 line.20 Aug 2026 14:26 +0000at://did:plc:e2yafkmmcl72ah7ysindejdl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtjhagqmxc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/jmartineznyc.bsky.social/post/3mthslp347s2k⭐️ SUBWAY CELEB SIGHTING ⭐️ ⚽️ World Cup Wrap Special ⚽️ spotted at Houston Street on the No. 1. GOOOOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLLL!!!19 Aug 2026 22:43 +0000at://did:plc:e2yafkmmcl72ah7ysindejdl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mthslp347s2khttps://bsky.app/profile/jmartineznyc.bsky.social/post/3mthiw5pw3s2jCHARGE DECLINED? MTA 'in jeopardy' of missing 2040 goal of bus fleet going green: NYS Comptroller ⚡️ “Electric buses that we have tested so far have not been up to standards," MTA boss sez 🪫 NEW STORY in @thecityreporter.nyc w/ 📸 from @fractenberg.bsky.social https://www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/08/19/nyc-buses-zero-emissions-climate-sustainabilty-mta/19 Aug 2026 19:50 +0000at://did:plc:e2yafkmmcl72ah7ysindejdl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mthiw5pw3s2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/jmartineznyc.bsky.social/post/3mthfp676uc23High-ranking sauces close to the situation are now confirming that I AM, in fact, a reporter with @thecityreporter.nyc19 Aug 2026 18:53 +0000at://did:plc:e2yafkmmcl72ah7ysindejdl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mthfp676uc23https://bsky.app/profile/jmartineznyc.bsky.social/post/3msytglphqk2y⭐️SUBWAY CELEB SIGHTING⭐️ The MetroCard legend lives in the form of a “MuggedNYC” sticker on a W. 21st St. fire hydrant.13 Aug 2026 23:49 +0000at://did:plc:e2yafkmmcl72ah7ysindejdl/app.bsky.feed.post/3msytglphqk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/jmartineznyc.bsky.social/post/3msxzy6ulws2q⭐️ 🐀 CELEB SIGHTING 🐀 ⭐️ Scabby the Inflatable Rat spotted on Broad Street.13 Aug 2026 16:13 +0000at://did:plc:e2yafkmmcl72ah7ysindejdl/app.bsky.feed.post/3msxzy6ulws2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/jmartineznyc.bsky.social/post/3msxmcwz7rs2dFINE WAY OUT: NYC Taxi & Limousine Commission looks to curb cabbie costs for missed inspections, drug tests @nyctaxi.bsky.social sez proposal would collectively save drivers about $950,000 in penalties NEW story in @thecityreporter.nyc https://www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/08/13/taxis-drivers-fees-penalties-rollback-tlc/13 Aug 2026 12:09 +0000at://did:plc:e2yafkmmcl72ah7ysindejdl/app.bsky.feed.post/3msxmcwz7rs2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/jmartineznyc.bsky.social/post/3msxicir6d227FOUL TIP: Concessions workers stiffed on gratuities at BK Cyclones games 💲 ⚾️ 💲 ⚾️ 💲 ⚾️ NEW story on a true minor-league move from @rosalindadams.bsky.social. Check it out in @thecityreporter.nyc https://www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/08/13/brooklyn-cyclones-worker-tips-nyc-diamond-baseball-holdings/13 Aug 2026 10:57 +0000at://did:plc:e2yafkmmcl72ah7ysindejdl/app.bsky.feed.post/3msxicir6d227https://bsky.app/profile/jmartineznyc.bsky.social/post/3mstndxl76s2xWhich will I crack open first: The 2024 OMNY-branded box of Barilla spaghetti or the John Catsimatidis bottled water from 2013. Or, better yet, should I pair the two for a true Epicurean feast?11 Aug 2026 22:16 +0000at://did:plc:e2yafkmmcl72ah7ysindejdl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mstndxl76s2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/jmartineznyc.bsky.social/post/3msslacefss2wCHANGE IS (NO) GOOD: With coins on way out on buses, MTA nudges golden-aged OMNY holdouts “I feel more comfortable with the coins, but I guess I have to get used to it, go with the times,” said Carmen Collazo, 77. NEW story in @thecityreporter.nyc https://www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/08/11/mta-omny-nyc-bus-fares-cash-coins-holdouts/11 Aug 2026 12:06 +0000at://did:plc:e2yafkmmcl72ah7ysindejdl/app.bsky.feed.post/3msslacefss2whttps://bsky.app/profile/jmartineznyc.bsky.social/post/3msgs7vyhkc2wOH BABY! MTA adding stroller section to every bus in its fleet “We can’t forget about those who have children and families that need to get to the playground, to get to visit grandparents, to get to their first play dates.” NEW story in @thecityreporter.nyc https://www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/08/06/strollers-bus-kids-parents-space-accessibility/06 Aug 2026 19:39 +0000at://did:plc:e2yafkmmcl72ah7ysindejdl/app.bsky.feed.post/3msgs7vyhkc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/jmartineznyc.bsky.social/post/3msgic25aws2yJust how 🥵 hot 🥵 is NYC today? 🌡️ 🥵 🌡️ 🥵 It’s so hot (and gross) that I may have to finally crack open the “John Catsimatidis for Mayor” bottled water that has been chillin’ in my fridge since 2013!06 Aug 2026 16:41 +0000at://did:plc:e2yafkmmcl72ah7ysindejdl/app.bsky.feed.post/3msgic25aws2y