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MTA greenlights whopping $1.9B contract for long-awaited Second Avenue subway — and transit officials still claim it’s a savings

"I reject the premise of the question," MTA honcho Janno Lieber said when asked why a new subway tunnel would be built ...
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MTA to begin digging 2nd Ave. subway in East Harlem, 50 years after project halted

The transit agency inked a nearly $2 billion contract on Monday to begin major construction work on a subway line that's been ...
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NYMTA Approves Tunnel-Boring Contract For Second Avenue Subway Phase 2

The New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) on Aug. 18 announced that it has approved the tunnel-boring contract ...

MTA holds 1st public hearing on proposed $3 subway and bus fares

New Yorkers had a chance to weigh in on the MTA's proposed fare hikes this week.Under the proposed fare hikes, subway and bus rides would cost $3, up from the current $2.90. There were also be a ...
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$1.97B Phase 2 Contract Awarded for New York City's Second Avenue Subway

MTA approves a $1.97-billion tunneling contract to extend the Second Avenue Subway into Harlem, adding three stations by 2032 ...
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MTA's $7B 2nd Avenue gift to the government | Red Hot Takes

MTA diverts billions to support Hochul's re-election bid with new Second Avenue Subway work. Whistleblower Alleges Major ...