For decades, New Yorkers have endured the cramped, overcrowded disgrace that is North America’s busiest transit hub.

The MTA fired back at Amtrak on Thursday after the federal rail network held a media tour of an East River tunnel to explain why it believes a full shutdown of a rail tube is necessary during a ...

A power issue inside one of the East River tunnels snarled the morning rush hour for tens of thousands of Long Island Rail Road commuters, and heightened concerns over the potential impact of ...

The two-week delay comes after the MTA informed Amtrak that a key infrastructure project managed by the Big Apple agency is, once again, behind schedule. The train company signaled it would use ...

Amtrak’s top boss blasted Gov. Kathy Hochul for failing to shoulder her portion of the blame for tunnel closures that could lead to train delays starting next week. In a sharply worded letter to ...

Earlier this week, the MTA and Gov. Kathy Hochul expressed concern about Amtrak’s plans for the mega project between Queens and Manhattan. “Given the MTA’s extensive and long-standing role ...

The MTA’s board approved a resolution Wednesday calling on Amtrak to reconsider temporarily shutting down tunnels, beginning on May 9, as part of its repairs for the East River tubes ...

Instead, it plans to stagger the shutdown of the two century-old tunnels, which connect Manhattan to Queens and are used by the Long Island Rail Road and NJ Transit as well as Amtrak. One tunnel ...

Meanwhile, a different threat emerges as Amtrak closes two East River tunnels — used by the LIRR — over three years to make Hurricane Sandy repairs. The MTA says it will try to maintain all ...

An unlikely alliance of MTA leadership, Democrats and Republicans are calling on Amtrak to rethink a work plan that will shut down one of four tubes of a critical Long Island Rail Road tunnel for ...