Transit Reporter

Evan Simko-Bednarski

Evan Simko-Bednarski covers transit for the NY Daily News. He has been a reporter for The New York Post, an associate producer at CNN, and a schools reporter for The Stamford Advocate. His investigative reporting in Stamford was recognized by the Society of Professional Journalists. He lives in Brooklyn.

Sebastian Zapeta, suspected of burning a woman to death on a train, is taken from the NYPD 60th Precinct in Brooklyn .

Crime and Public Safety |
NYPD arrests man suspected of lighting homeless woman on fire in Brooklyn subway car, killing her

December 23, 2024 at 3:33 p.m.

Police arrested a man who allegedly lit a sleeping homeless woman on fire in a Brooklyn subway car Sunday morning, then watched calmly as she burned to death, NYPD officials...

A federal judge told lawyers for the Trucking Association of New York that he is “aware of the time pressure” regarding congestion pricing, which is set to go into effect Jan. 5.

New York News |
Judge to rule soon on injunction to block start of NYC congestion pricing

December 20, 2024 at 7:43 p.m.

A federal judge told lawyers for the Trucking Association of New York that he is “aware of the time pressure” regarding congestion pricing, which is set to go into effect...

The Office of the MTA Inspector General (OIG) inspected 65 of the subway system's 549 emergency exit stairwells late last year, finding 35 of them to have "serious defects."

Transportation |
More than half of MTA subway emergency exits inspected needed repair: report

December 19, 2024 at 7:13 p.m.

The Office of the MTA Inspector General (OIG) inspected 65 of the subway system's 549 emergency exit stairwells late last year, finding 35 of them to have "serious defects."

It was not immediately clear which fares or tolls would go up in 2025, nor by how much. If the 4 percent were to be spread evenly, the current fare of $2.90 would increase to just above $3.

Transportation |
MTA increasing subway and bus fares, tolls a total of 4 percent in 2025

December 18, 2024 at 7:12 p.m.

It was not immediately clear which fares or tolls would go up in 2025, nor by how much. If the 4 percent were to be spread evenly, the current fare...

Gov. Hochul has increased the number of National Guard troops in the New York City Subway system, she announced Wednesday — doubling down on a controversial deployment that she credits with helping drive down subway crime.

Gov. Hochul to deploy 250 more National Guard troops in NYC subways

December 18, 2024 at 5:57 p.m.

Gov. Hochul has increased the number of National Guard troops in the New York City Subway system, she announced Wednesday — doubling down on a controversial deployment that she credits...

Transportation |
MTA hopes to roll out new bus map for Queens by summer

December 17, 2024 at 6:32 p.m.

Five years after the MTA first set about reorganizing the bus network in the borough of Queens, transit officials say they have a final plan — and the new routes...

Teresa Footman, a rookie NYC Transit conductor whose cool demeanor went viral for keeping her passengers calm while stuck on an F train for two-and-a-half hours, was recognized by transit brass Monday for "a job well done."

Transportation |
MTA conductor lauded as calming presence during F train outage

December 16, 2024 at 7:40 p.m.

Teresa Footman, a rookie NYC Transit conductor whose cool demeanor went viral for keeping her passengers calm while stuck on an F train for two-and-a-half hours, was recognized by transit brass...

The MTA board is poised to buy 80 new "open-gangway" R211T subway cars, part of a larger, 435-car purchase option from train-builder Kawasaki that was delayed by the pause on congestion pricing.

Transportation |
NYC getting more open-gangway subway cars amid new MTA order

December 16, 2024 at 5:47 p.m.

The MTA board is poised to buy 80 new "open-gangway" R211T subway cars, part of a larger, 435-car purchase option from train-builder Kawasaki that was delayed by the pause on...

Politics |
Ingrid Lewis-Martin, who resigned as chief adviser to Mayor Adams, expects to be indicted in coming days

December 16, 2024 at 12:13 p.m.

Prosecutors with the Manhattan District Attorney’s office have been presenting evidence involving Lewis-Martin to a grand jury and are believed to be close to securing an indictment, three sources told...

The reduced-fare metrocard now has a modern counterpart in the tap-to-pay OMNY system.

Transportation |
MTA rolling out reduced-fare OMNY cards for senior transit riders

December 15, 2024 at 1:50 p.m.

Senior straphangers and others who get a reduced MTA fare can now stop swiping and start tapping, as the agency swaps out reduced-fare MetroCards for the modern OMNY system.

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