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MTA's fix for overcrowded subways — tear out the seats
The MTA on Tuesday unveiled a sweeping plan to overhaul the failing subways that includes ripping seats from cars to create more space and teaching riders how to use trash...
Cuomo and Lhota blast de Blasio for not funding subways
Gov. Cuomo and MTA head Joe Lhota both hammered Mayor de Blasio Thursday, saying that the city is solely responsible for funding the subways and that it has been shirking...
Sorry, Joe Lhota: Chinese food isn't the subway's big problem right now
Joe Lhota got trains running quickly after Superstorm Sandy, but his idea to ban food on subways won’t go anywhere fast. Not in anything-goes New York, that’s for sure. The...
MTA boss rips de Blasio for 'incendiary' subway snacking comments
Simmer down, Bill! MTA boss Joe Lhota ripped Mayor de Blasio for claiming New Yorkers have a right to stuff their faces on the trains — telling The Post that Hizzoner's...
Cuomo is no MTA hero just yet
Midtown’s Hammerstein Ballroom used to be an opera house. Thursday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo showed up there to act out his favorite part, the hero. He declared New York’s subway system...
Cuomo says MTA won't get $1B to fix subways until next year
Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Thursday that the $1 billion he pledged to the struggling MTA won't be available until next year and was only announced this morning for "planning" purposes....
Obama's liberalism paved the way for Donald Trump
The rapid pace of change in American life does not exempt politics. Witness how fast Democrats are cycling through scapegoats. First came Hillary Clinton. When she emerged to gripe about...
Having Lhota head the MTA is a great first step -- but only that
Gov. Andrew Cuomo took a fine first step toward fixing New York’s subways by naming Joe Lhota MTA chairman. But hold the champagne: It’s only the first of many steps...
New MTA boss admits subway woes are 'a crisis'
Returning MTA Chairman Joe Lhota admitted on Thursday the problems plaguing the subway system are a total mess that need immediate attention. "It’s a crisis, and I can’t help but...
MTA head won't be working full-time to fix subway system
The man tapped to fix the failing MTA was reluctant to take the job -- and won't dedicate all of his time to the task. "Joe Lhota didn't say yes...
Cuomo taps Joe Lhota to head troubled MTA once again
Gov. Cuomo will appoint former MTA chief Joe Lhota to head up the agency again, sources said on Wednesday night. "The nomination was passed up today," said the source. "What...
Piazza, Clemens and the legendary 2-borough doubleheader: an oral history
We’re in Year 20 of interleague play, and the success of Bud Selig’s initiative can be attributed most of all, New York bias be damned, to the rivalry that has...
Party favors
Once again, New York’s minor political parties threaten to complicate this year’s gubernatorial race. The left-leaning, union-backed Working Families Party, which let itself be shanghaied four years ago into backing...
Joe Lhota lands new job at NYU Langone Medical Center
Former GOP mayoral candidate Joe Lhota has snared a new job as senior vice president at NYU Langone Medical Center, officials said Friday. The former MTA chairman, who will also...
Clinton to swear in de Blasio
Bubba will ring in de Blaz this New Year’s Day. Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio has chosen his former boss, ex-President Bill Clinton, to swear him in on Jan. 1. Hillary...
The best and worst transit moments of 2013
Hurricane Sandy, stranded subway kittens and improved technology dominated this year’s lists of best and worst city transit events, a rider advocacy group announced Wednesday morning. Straphangers Campaign lists last...
Catsimatidis clan gave over $19K to aid Michael Grimm’s challenger
The in-laws of state GOP chairman Ed Cox are trying to knock off the only Republican congressman in New York City – Staten Island Rep. Michael Grimm, The Post has...
Behind Lhota’s epic loss
Perhaps if Henry VIII had confined himself to two or three wives, his complaints about them might’ve been more credible (first marriage was invalid; second wife committed incest and treason,...
De Blasios celebrate with 'Smackdown' dance
New Yorkers handed Bill de Blasio a landslide mandate in his bid to take the city in a sharply different direction after 20 years of Republican mayors. The victory was...
Christie, de Blasio big winners as nation votes
Republican New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie cruised to re-election Tuesday night — and appeared headed for a large margin of victory — amid talk of a 2016 presidential run. Democrats...