A sinkhole between East 93rd and 94th Streets closed part of the East River Esplanade; residents say repeated delays have produced dangerous detours.

Port Authority and Skyports will launch a yearlong drone cargo trial over the East River starting April 27 to test fast, low‑emission deliveries, including medical supplies.

Amtrak sued Metro‑North in federal court Thursday, accusing the commuter railroad of blocking access needed for Penn Station Access and East River tunnel work. The move clouds a long‑promised service boost for the Bronx.

Mayor Mamdani has reweighted the scoring for the city's last two commercial waste contracts in Manhattan, placing safety and truck miles above price. The move follows consolidation in the industry and safety warnings from auditors and advocates.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani has named DOT deputy Paul Ochoa to run DDC with a mandate to speed up street rebuilds. Ochoa plans to move pilots into permanent, design‑built projects.

A person was fatally struck by a train near Bethpage Monday, prompting a partial suspension of the LIRR Ronkonkoma Branch and delays for riders.

The MTA is updating the electrical gear that powers the subway, trading aging rooms and equipment for modern substations meant to cut outages. Here's what the changes mean for riders.

Mamdani said the city will expand Empire Bins into six more districts over the next 18 months as part of a push to containerize residential trash citywide by 2031.

On‑demand ASL interpreters and indoor maps are spreading across Port Authority hubs to help deaf travelers navigate busy terminals.

Columbia will pay $33 million to widen escalators and add a street‑to‑mezzanine elevator at the 125th Street 1 train station, while the MTA will fund the platform lifts — leaving transit with the heftier bill.

A hiring fair in East Harlem on Friday will connect locals to union apprenticeships, civil‑service paths and construction roles for the Second Avenue Subway Phase 2.

Council Majority Leader Shaun Abreu urged the city to reactivate ferry service from West 125th to Edgewater before the World Cup, saying piers are ready and federal grants are available. The proposal aims to ease Hudson crossings and tap a May 11 funding deadline.

City DOT has floated a river‑to‑river protected bike lane on 72nd Street that would link the Hudson and East Side greenways; initial designs go to CB7 on April 14. The west side is sketched as a parking‑protected two‑way track while the east side is still being refined.