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.

Traffic in Midtown and lower Manhattan was down nearly 8% after the first full week of congestion tolling, according to preliminary traffic data released Monday by the MTA.

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Manhattan traffic down nearly 8% in first week of congestion pricing: MTA

January 13, 2025 at 8:00 p.m.

Traffic in Midtown and lower Manhattan was down nearly 8% after the first full week of congestion tolling, according to preliminary traffic data released Monday by the MTA.

Ricardo Louis, 44, was assigned to a track cleaning gang along the L line in Bushwick early Wednesday morning when he collapsed aboard a work train in the Morgan Ave. station at 3:10 a.m., Alina Ramirez, spokeswoman for TWU Local 100, told the Daily News.

MTA track worker dies after collapsing in Brooklyn

January 9, 2025 at 6:20 p.m.

Ricardo Louis, 44, was assigned to a track cleaning gang along the L line in Bushwick early Wednesday morning when he collapsed aboard a work train in the Morgan Ave....

A dozen 80s-vintage R68 trains - slated to be phased out of the system in the next five years - were put into service on the G line Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025 as a mysterious track problem is wearing out the wheels on more modern cars elsewhere in the system. (Evan Simko-Bednarski / New York Daily News)

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Mystery track defect wearing out NYC subway car wheels has MTA shuffling trains

January 8, 2025 at 5:24 p.m.

A mysterious track defect somewhere along a major New York City subway line is wearing out the wheels on subway cars, causing a shortage of trains on the lettered lines,...

Congestion Tolling equipment and signage on the first day of implementation at the Brooklyn Bridge in Manhattan on Sunday Jan. 5, 2025.

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MTA chief defends NYC congestion pricing as toll rolls into first week

January 7, 2025 at 7:01 p.m.

MTA Chairperson Janno Lieber took to the airwaves to defend congestion pricing from what he called "grievance politics" Tuesday, ahead of the second rush hour under the controversial tolling plan.

MTA Police Department Chief John Mueller is leaving his role leading the transit agency's police force, according to a LinkedIn post written by the top cop Tuesday.

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MTA’s top transit cop for Metro North, LIRR resigns

January 7, 2025 at 8:28 p.m.

MTA Police Department Chief John Mueller is leaving his role leading the transit agency's police force, according to a LinkedIn post written by the top cop Tuesday.

A congestion pricing warning sign along Columbus Ave. and W. 61st St. in Manhattan.

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Federal judge rejects New Jersey 11th hour bid to derail NYC congestion pricing

January 4, 2025 at 3:47 p.m.

Congestion pricing in NYC will go into effect as planned Sunday morning, after a federal judge in Newark denied New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy's last minute motion for a temporary...

Barring any last minute legal left turns, it's finally starting: congestion tolling is scheduled to start on January 5.

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NYC Congestion pricing begins Sunday: What you need to know

January 5, 2025 at 11:36 a.m.

Congestion pricing is kicking in in midtown and lower Manhattan: When does it start? How much will I pay? How can I get to New Jersey or Queens without paying?...

A 47-year-old MTA worker was stabbed, and is in stable condition, after arguing with a man in the Pelham Parkway No. 5 train station around 6 a.m., law enforcement sources said.

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Off-duty MTA cleaner stabbed in armpit in Bronx subway station

January 2, 2025 at 12:56 p.m.

A 47-year-old MTA worker was stabbed, and is in stable condition, after arguing with a man in the Pelham Parkway No. 5 train station around 6 a.m., law enforcement sources...

Attorneys for the administration of N.J. Gov. Phil Murphy have filed an motion seeking to stop the congestion toll pending federal regulators' response to an order issued earlier this week by federal judge Leo Gordon that was spun by both sides as a win.

New Jersey files last minute legal bid to derail NYC congestion pricing

January 2, 2025 at 4:52 p.m.

Attorneys for the administration of N.J. Gov. Phil Murphy have filed an motion seeking to stop the congestion toll pending federal regulators' response to an order issued earlier this week...

Gordon's decision, while requiring more information on environmental impacts, does not stop the congestion toll from going into effect on Sunday as planned in the eyes of the MTA.

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Federal judge appears to greenlight NYC congestion pricing plan, but New Jersey says the toll’s on hold

December 30, 2024 at 7:59 p.m.

Gordon's decision, while requiring more information on environmental impacts, does not stop the congestion toll from going into effect on Sunday as planned in the eyes of the MTA.

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