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NYC Department of Transportation (DOT) advises residents of the following street and bridge closures in The Bronx as of the weekend May 3-5. The right lane in both directions will close Monday to Friday from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. and an alternating center lane in either direction will close Monday to Friday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. through May 10 to facilitate rope cable cleaning, machinery repairs, and electrical conduit installation. Alternating sidewalk closures will be in effect.

Another year, another Bronx bus project. The Department of Transportation is at least talking about poor bus service on Tremont Avenue, a critical east-west corridor between University Avenue and the Bronx River Parkway where buses average less than 5 miles per hour in some stretches. In February and March this year, the DOT took the first steps, with presentations to Bronx Community Boards 5 and 6, but stopped well short of offering an actual plan for long-suffering transit users.

NEW YORK (PIX11) – A person was struck by a train early Friday, causing numerous subway lines to be delayed, according to the MTA. The person was struck near Second Avenue, the MTA wrote on X. Additional information regarding their condition and how they ended up on the tracks was not immediately available. F and […]

City officials prepare to implement Sammy’s Law and lower speed limits. Hochul builds housing on state land on Long Island. An NYPD Chief has social media beef, and lawmakers want him to stop. SAMMY’S LAW: Amy Cohen lost her son Sammy in October of 2013 when a white van...

From Camden and Cherry Hill to Trenton and the Jersey Shore, what about life in New Jersey do you want WHYY News to cover? Let us know. Construction on a new rail tunnel connecting New Jersey and New York is underway. The $16 billion Hudson Tunnel Project is expected to...

The $15 congestion pricing tax is going to be a bitter pill for a lot of New Yorkers. But some in the five boroughs are finding the program harder and harder to swallow, especially beleaguered drivers and commuters from Staten Island. The MTA the other day announced that as part...

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey announced that there will be several lane closures on its bridges from Friday, May 3, to Thursday, May 9. The lanes closures will be on the George Washington Bridge Holland Tunnel, Lincoln Tunnel, Bayonne Bridge and Outerbridge Crossing. As a result, the Port Authority encourages travelers to plan ahead and consider additional travel time due to the closures.

It’s a crash waiting to happen. The organizer of the Five Boro Bike Tour — which will see 32,000 people cycling across New York City on Sunday — says he’s worried the MTA could demand hundreds of thousands of dollars for the beloved event to use the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge next year. After an outpouring of outrage last month — including a Post cover — over the MTA’s plan to charge the New York City Marathon $750,000 in tolls for the span, Gov. Kathy Hochul swooped in and told the agency to hit the brakes. But the bike tour, which was the...

The MTA reminds drivers to expect delays as some roads and bridges are closed on Sunday.

NEW YORK -- The Five Boro Bike Tour returns to New York City this weekend, which means street, bridge and tunnel closures citywide. Use this guide to plan ahead if you'll be on the road. What time does the Five Boro Bike Tour start?The Five Boro Bike Tour map shows the route of the 40-mile event, which starts at 7:30 a.m. Sunday, May 5 in Manhattan. Here are the bridge and tunnel closures announced by the MTA: Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge  The Staten Island-bound lower level of the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge will be closed from 2 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday, according to the MTA. The upper...