Articles by Larry Penner

This year marked the 100th Anniversary of promised construction of the Second Avenue Subway. All we have is the first phase with three stations running from 63rd to 96th Street opened in January 2016 at […]

The MTA’s inability to provide a specific date for start of service to Grand Central Madison other than by the end of 2022 is dishonest. There is a specific agreed upon revenue service date in […]

On October 27, 1904, the Interborough Rapid Transit company opened the first subway line in New York City. It traveled nine miles from City Hall uptown on the east side of Manhattan across 42nd Street […]

There is more to the announcement at the Westbury LIRR Station by Governor Kathy Hochul, MTA Chairman Janno Lieber and LIRR President Catherine Renaldi that the $2.6 billion Main Line Third Track has been completed. […]

The MTA announced that the next 20-Year Capital Needs Plan Assessment (2025-44) will be completed by October 1, 2023. They said “Engaging with the public and understanding the needs of our riders is critical to […]

The MTA announced that the next 20-Year Capital Needs Plan Assessment (2025-44) will be completed by Oct. 1, 2023. They said “Engaging with the public and understanding the needs of our riders is critical to […]

Last month marked the 58th Anniversary of federal government support for public transportation. The success of public transportation can be traced back to one of the late President Lyndon Johnson’s greatest accomplishments which continues benefiting […]

Governor Kathy Hochul recently said “The M.T.A. is the lifeblood. We will be focusing on ways to generate revenues with congestion pricing. That is back on track after a few hiccups with the federal government. […]

The renovation of Penn Station, estimated to cost around $7 billion, may include consolidating the concourse waiting area into one level, constructing more escalators, stairwells, elevators and entrances and connecting Penn and Herald Square with […]

Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman(Photo courtesy of the Office of the County Executive) Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman’s voting member on the MTA Board is David Mack. Any changes to the MTA $51 billion 2020-24 […]