Michelle Kaske

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  • Midtown Manhattan Skyline at sunset, New York City, USAEconomy

    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)Finance

    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)Politics

    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 trafficPolitics

    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)Tech

    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 commutersHealth

    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 trafficFinance

    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/BloombergPolitics

    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)Health

    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 DriverHealth

    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 FundPolitics

    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 ResignsPolitics

    Puerto Rico Governor’s Resignation Shakes Bankrupt Island

    By Michael Deibert, Michelle Kaske, and others
  • Protesters Demand Resignation Of Puerto Rico's Governor Ricardo RosselloPolitics

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

    By Steven Church, Michelle Kaske, and others