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/3mzhbtzoodc2aLIVE on @thecityreporter.nyc Kathy Hochul wins big over Bruce Blakeman in Guv race NEW story in @thecityreporter.nyc https://www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/11/03/hochul-ny-governor-election-results-democrats-trump/04 Nov 2026 02:15 +0000at://did:plc:e2yafkmmcl72ah7ysindejdl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzhbtzoodc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/jmartineznyc.bsky.social/post/3mz4smkbae22l⭐️ SUBWAY CELEB SIGHTING ⭐️ Hit the fare cap in three days — let’s ride!30 Oct 2026 22:16 +0000at://did:plc:e2yafkmmcl72ah7ysindejdl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mz4smkbae22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/jmartineznyc.bsky.social/post/3mywxbzjwuk2pEYES ON THE ROAD: MTA looks to add more sensors on buses that spot potential hazards on busy NYC streets “It’s really an obstacle course out here,” @twulocal100.org official says Only 6 buses - in fleet of 6,000 - have them now. NEW in @thecityreporter.nyc https://www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/10/28/bus-safety-alert-streets-mta/28 Oct 2026 14:23 +0000at://did:plc:e2yafkmmcl72ah7ysindejdl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mywxbzjwuk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/jmartineznyc.bsky.social/post/3mywv4s22vk26You know what they say... on the bathroom beat, @thecityreporter.nyc is NUMBER 1. 🚽 🚽 🚽 Here's a @reuvenblau.bsky.social tale on NYC Parks potties that have been shuttered for YEARS. It's good stuff, as they say in the trade. https://www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/10/28/nyc-parks-broken-bathrooms-zohran-mamdani/28 Oct 2026 13:45 +0000at://did:plc:e2yafkmmcl72ah7ysindejdl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mywv4s22vk26https://bsky.app/profile/jmartineznyc.bsky.social/post/3myk2jspdmc2eWAIT ‘TIL NEXT YEAR: Brand-new elevator at 161 St-Yankee Stadium station sidelined until winter 2027, as other newly installed lifts slump at Bronx hub 🛗 ⬇️ MTA numbers show at least 37 outages (31 unplanned) since April. NEW story in @thecityreporter.nyc https://www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/10/23/mta-subway-elevators-161-yankee-stadium-station/23 Oct 2026 11:17 +0000at://did:plc:e2yafkmmcl72ah7ysindejdl/app.bsky.feed.post/3myk2jspdmc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/jmartineznyc.bsky.social/post/3mxwuacdfss2uBROUGHT TO YOU BY: Signs cite what congestion pricing is bankrolling in NYC subway system "It’s basic human nature, people want to know where their money is going,” MTA chief sez as work begins on four elevators at 42 St-Bryant Park/Fifth Ave. complex. NEW: https://www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/10/15/congestion-zone-revenue-manhattan-traffic-transit-investments-ada/15 Oct 2026 20:04 +0000at://did:plc:e2yafkmmcl72ah7ysindejdl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxwuacdfss2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/jmartineznyc.bsky.social/post/3mxwoxwejh22u⭐ SUBWAY CELEB SIGHTING? ⭐ The ever-thinning hair on the back of my head makes a most unwelcome cameo appearance on the MTA's Flickr.15 Oct 2026 18:29 +0000at://did:plc:e2yafkmmcl72ah7ysindejdl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxwoxwejh22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/jmartineznyc.bsky.social/post/3mx5eluwpb22wGot any plans at 1 o’clock? Check out “The Curiosity Desk” on Boston Public Radio @wgbh.org, where I’ll be talking automated camera enforcement and how it’s worked in NYC. The bus-mounted cameras will go to work in Boston in January. Catch it LIVE on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/live/EWTwjZUikr4?is=qYKBxGa1Fbg8RifB05 Oct 2026 16:47 +0000at://did:plc:e2yafkmmcl72ah7ysindejdl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx5eluwpb22whttps://bsky.app/profile/jmartineznyc.bsky.social/post/3mwqwxgcgns2i“As you can see, we have a really big problem on our hands." MTA bigs warn that Trump's "high and unpredictable" tariffs could bump up costs of new trains and buses by $1 billion. NEW STORY in @thecityreporter.nyc https://www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/09/30/tariff-cost-mta-train-buses/30 Sep 2026 18:11 +0000at://did:plc:e2yafkmmcl72ah7ysindejdl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwqwxgcgns2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/jmartineznyc.bsky.social/post/3mwmdj6xcg225CAN YOU DIG IT?!?! Tunnel-boring machine takes a spin in big step for Hudson River rail tunnel job. Story in @thecityreporter.nyc https://www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/09/28/gateway-tunnel-construction-boring-rail-transit/28 Sep 2026 22:12 +0000at://did:plc:e2yafkmmcl72ah7ysindejdl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwmdj6xcg225https://bsky.app/profile/jmartineznyc.bsky.social/post/3mwm5ib7eh226A 'BORING' STORY (It's actually about the massive machines that will bore new rail tubes linking NY and NJ via the Hudson) “Many thought this day would never come, a lot of fits and starts," sez Kathy Hochul @governor.ny.gov. NEW in @thecityreporter.nyc https://www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/09/28/gateway-tunnel-construction-boring-rail-transit/28 Sep 2026 20:25 +0000at://did:plc:e2yafkmmcl72ah7ysindejdl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwm5ib7eh226https://bsky.app/profile/jmartineznyc.bsky.social/post/3mwekyudeqk2nWHERE THE WILD WINDS BLOW: Weekend nor’easter with gusts up of to 50mph could topple trees along open-air train tracks 💨 🌳 💨 NEW story in @thecityreporter.nyc https://www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/09/25/subway-mta-delays-wind-trees-rain-storm-noreaster/25 Sep 2026 20:05 +0000at://did:plc:e2yafkmmcl72ah7ysindejdl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwekyudeqk2nhttps://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/3mu53nvanis2s