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White House freezes $18 billion in NYC funding as shutdown hits

By Laura Nahmias, Michelle Kaske, and others

Midtown Manhattan Skyline at sunset, New York City, USA

NYC lost $9 billion of income to Miami, Palm Beach in five years

By Michelle Kaske and Laura Nahmias

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – FEBRUARY 20: New York Gov. Kathy Hochul speaks during a press conference at her Manhattan office on February 20, 2025 in New York City. Hochul announced that she will not be removing New York City Mayor Eric Adams but will be proposing guardrails to ensure that decisions made in City Hall are in the interest of the city. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

NYC’s congestion pricing pulls in $48.6 million in first month

By Michelle Kaske and Bloomberg

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MAY 10: People exit the Broadway-Lafayette subway station where Jordan Neely was fatally choked by a fellow passenger a week ago on May 10, 2023 in New York City. Officials called for charges to be brought against the passenger who choked Neely. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

You may soon pay more to ride New York’s subways, trains, and buses under the first proposed price hike since 2019

By Michelle Kaske and Bloomberg

NYC traffic

Congestion pricing could come to Manhattan in less than a year

By Michelle Kaske, Skylar Woodhouse, and others

NEW YORK, NY – MARCH 27: A woman walks on a subway platform at the Columbus Circle – 59th Street station on March 27, 2023, in New York City. (Photo by Gary Hershorn/Getty Images)

New York’s subway will no longer post alerts on Twitter after Elon Musk demanded $50,000 per month

By Skylar Woodhouse, Michelle Kaske, and others

New York City subway commuters

New York will no longer require commuters to wear a mask for public transit: ‘We have to restore some normalcy to our lives’

By Michelle Kaske, Keshia Clukey, and others

New York City traffic

New York City wants to charge up to $23 a day to drive into Manhattan. It would be ‘politically and economically explosive,’ a top researcher says

By Michelle Kaske and Bloomberg

A conductor checks for commuters entering a train before departing a subway station in New York, U.S., on Friday, July 2, 2021. New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority needs more riders to help support a record $51.5 billion capital plan to expand service throughout the New York City region and modernize its infrastructure. Photographer: Mark Kauzlarich/Bloomberg

New York’s transit troubles intensify as Cuomo scandal delays leadership plans

By Michelle Kaske and Bloomberg

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – APRIL 13: People move through a New York City subway station on April 13, 2021 in New York City. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) announced that more than two million people rode the train last Thursday, the highest daily number since the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic struck New York. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

MTA to restore 24-hour subway service as New York City prepares to fully reopen

By Emma Kinery, Michelle Kaske, and others

New York MTA Subway Driver

New York’s MTA to seek $3.9 billion of U.S. aid due to coronavirus losses

By Michelle Kaske and Bloomberg

'Puerto Rico In Crisis' Discussion At The Center for American Progress Action Fund

Puerto Rico Governor Said to Name Pierluisi as Successor

By Michelle Kaske and Bloomberg

In Puerto Rico, it's the calm after the storm as protesters savor Rossello's resignation

Understanding Why Puerto Rico’s Governor Resigned

By Michelle Kaske, Amanda Albright, and others

Ricardo Rossello Resigns

Puerto Rico Governor’s Resignation Shakes Bankrupt Island

By Michael Deibert, Michelle Kaske, and others

Protesters Demand Resignation Of Puerto Rico's Governor Ricardo Rossello

Puerto Rico Chaos May Empower Board in Bankruptcy Hearings as Rossello Exit Looms

By Steven Church, Michelle Kaske, and others