We The Commuters

In the latest story from #WeTheCommuters, Bryan Velazquez shows WNYC’s @shubasu how people who are blind are taught to use mass transit and navigate NYC. With his training and technology, we go somewhere Velazquez has never gone before: Shake Shack. gothamist.com/news/how-blind…

The city is calling out the union that represents much of the Staten Island Ferry crew and captains, after a number of workers called out sick Friday, causing a schedule slowdown for the second day in a row. gothamist.com/news/city-hall…

NYC May Start Reopening Soon. Does The MTA Have A Plan? gothamist.com/news/nyc-may-s…

While New York City’s stay at home order remains in place, the MTA says that riders have begun returning to the subways and buses. Most growth has been in the outerboroughs. gothamist.com/news/more-new-…

This is a new subway development

We talked to NYC Transit president @FeinbergSarah about the subway shutdown, and what it means for homeless individuals who take shelter on the trains, and essential workers commuting at late hours. wnyc.org/story/subway-s…

The subway system shutdown starts tonight (technically Wednesday) at 1am. Follow @s_nessen and @jangelooff who will be out reporting about this overnight — and tune in to @Wnyc tomorrow morning to hear how it went.

How will the MTA will close its 472 stations? Chief Safety Officer Pat Warren said some have gates that will be locked, while others will have a police officer stationed outside to keep people out. gothamist.com/news/buses-uv-…

when is the last time you rode the subway, and where were you going??

MTA Will End Overnight Subway Service For Duration Of Pandemic gothamist.com/news/mta-will-…

To date, 84 #MTA workers have died from #COVID19. @WNYC and @Gothamist spoke with the family and friends of two of them, and will be sharing more remembrances. gothamist.com/news/rememberi…

Update on changes to the MTA's Code of Conduct: Shopping carts now banned in stations and on trains. And no one will be allowed to spend more than an hour on the platform or they’ll be asked to leave.

On Tuesday, both Governor Andrew Cuomo and Mayor Bill de Blasio condemned the presence of the homeless in the subways, but they offered little in the way of solutions to the problem. gothamist.com/news/governor-…

The #MTA has rolled out its own public service campaign to remind mass transit riders to “Keep Them Covered": gothamist.com/news/mta-tells…

On Friday, the #MTA confirmed to @Gothamist the agency will go ahead with a contentious plan to expand the agency's police force by 64%. The hiring spree comes at a moment when the MTA is teetering on the edge of financial collapse. gothamist.com/news/facing-8-…

MTA To Pay $500,000 To Each Family Of Workers Killed By COVID-19 gothamist.com/news/mta-pay-5…

This poem almost made me miss my regular commute. Sigh. 🚃 #WeTheCommuters #PAUSEpoetry @WNYC

The subways are only running every 30 minutes and are overcrowded. How can essential workers, who use the subway to commute, stay safe? That and more on this week's #askthemayor wnyc.org/story/ask-mayo…

The MTA Has Created A “Temperature Brigade” To Make Sure Workers Don’t Have Fevers gothamist.com/news/the-mta-h…

40 years ago today, NYC was on day three of a transit strike. via @WNYCarchives