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.

A newly proposed law would have the city's Department of Transportation on the hook for installing hundreds of streetlights to illuminate sidewalks each year.

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NYC would build more sidewalk lighting under bill by Brooklyn City Councilman Lincoln Restler

February 8, 2024 at 7:14 p.m.

A newly proposed law would have the city's Department of Transportation on the hook for installing hundreds of streetlights to illuminate sidewalks each year.

Mayor Adams picked veteran transportation official Meera Joshi and city Planning Commission chair Dan Garodnick for two open positions on the MTA board.

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Mayor Adams names to MTA board ex-TLC chief Meera Joshi and ex-City Council member Dan Garodnick

February 8, 2024 at 4:46 p.m.

Mayor Adams picked veteran transportation official Meera Joshi and city Planning Commission chair Dan Garodnick for two open positions on the MTA board.

The judge in New Jersey's congestion pricing lawsuit expects to rule by June — just before the MTA plans to turn on the tolling system.

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Judge plans June ruling in NJ congestion pricing suit — just as MTA tolls to start

February 7, 2024 at 6:00 p.m.

The judge in New Jersey's congestion pricing lawsuit expects to rule by June — just before the MTA plans to turn on the tolling system.

Federal officials spurned NYC's request for $800 million to rehab the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway's triple cantilever. Officials insist the snub is not fatal.

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Feds deny $800 million NYC request to help fund BQE Downtown Brooklyn rebuild

February 6, 2024 at 6:55 p.m.

Federal officials spurned NYC's request for $800 million to rehab the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway's triple cantilever. Officials insist the snub is not fatal.

MTA work crews are tunneling deep under E. 42nd Street, part of a project to ease the flow of passengers between Grand Central's 7 train platform and that of the No. 4, 5 and 6 trains.

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MTA ‘sandhogs’ begin digging transfer tunnel beneath E. 42nd St.

February 5, 2024 at 6:37 p.m.

MTA work crews are tunneling deep under E. 42nd Street, part of a project to ease the flow of passengers between Grand Central's 7 train platform and that of the...

The Federal Transit Administration approved a draft environmental impact statement for the rebuilding of the Port Authority Bus Terminal.

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$10 billion rebuild of Port Authority Bus Terminal one step closer to completion

February 1, 2024 at 6:41 p.m.

The Federal Transit Administration approved a draft environmental impact statement for the rebuilding of the Port Authority Bus Terminal.

The MTA has ordered two Kawasaki-made R211T trains with cars linked by articulated sections that let passengers to see and walk between cars.

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Coney Island F train derailment caused by missing bolts, misaligned track: MTA

January 29, 2024 at 6:00 p.m.

A misaligned train track combined with missing bolts caused the derailment of an F train in Coney Island earlier this month, MTA officials said Monday.

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NYC would build more sidewalk lighting under bill by Brooklyn City Councilman Lincoln Restler

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Mayor Adams names to MTA board ex-TLC chief Meera Joshi and ex-City Council member Dan Garodnick

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Judge plans June ruling in NJ congestion pricing suit — just as MTA tolls to start

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Feds deny $800 million NYC request to help fund BQE Downtown Brooklyn rebuild

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MTA ‘sandhogs’ begin digging transfer tunnel beneath E. 42nd St.

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$10 billion rebuild of Port Authority Bus Terminal one step closer to completion

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MTA rolls out open gangway trains on C line that let riders walk between cars

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MTA eyeing emergency exit gates in effort to squash NYC subway fare evasion

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Food and drink to return to Staten Island Ferry by 2025

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Coney Island F train derailment caused by missing bolts, misaligned track: MTA