A city engineering assessment found century‑old bridges above Newkirk Plaza badly corroded; DOT has hired a consultant but significant repairs are likely years away.

With Albany adjourning on June 4, Mayor Zohran Mamdani has under a month to name four MTA board picks who could determine whether his bus agenda advances.

The LIRR will change early‑morning and late‑night service on May 11, altering stops on Ronkonkoma and Port Jefferson branches while keeping rush‑hour trains intact.

A slab of ceiling material fell onto the Trans‑Manhattan Expressway near the George Washington Bridge, striking a car and prompting Port Authority inspections.

A Citi Bike rider was critically injured early Friday after colliding with an NY Waterway shuttle bus near West 41st Street in Midtown; investigators were on scene.

At Empire State Plaza, New York rolled out 1,850+ zero‑emission vehicles and a growing charger network as it speeds toward a 2035 fleet mandate.

A Con Edison‑backed pilot will put plug‑in battery “power banks” in NYC apartments so window ACs run off stored power during peak hours. Renters can earn small payments while easing grid strain.

Green‑Wood pitched a Greenway: a two‑way protected bike path along its southern border and a new Ninth Avenue entrance, seeking $3.3M to design a roughly $15M project. Community Board 7 voted to explore the idea.

The MTA has advertised a design‑build contract to overhaul Chambers Street’s J/Z platforms in Lower Manhattan, a nine‑figure job that would replace stairs, fix leaks and refresh historic finishes.

A surveillance monitor was taken from a moving Manhattan C train Wednesday evening, prompting a brief reroute and an NYPD probe.

NY Waterway will add a temporary fuel surcharge averaging about 5.5% starting May 11, citing sharply higher fuel costs; the move will raise some one‑way fares by roughly a dollar.

The MTA will suspend 7 service between Jackson Heights and Hudson Yards on two May weekends and begin platform rebuilds that could stretch into 2027. Here’s how riders should plan.

Mayor Mamdani and DOT want to convert long stretches of Bergen and Dean into traffic‑calmed bike boulevards, with phased work and outreach beginning this year. Advocates say the move could protect school bike buses and everyday riders.