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Hear, hear: Subway service announcements on a roll

Service information broadcast to most train passengers rings loud and clear — but R, G and C lines lag

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City inks $2.8 billion deal to barge trash from East Side and Queens

Contract to ship trash to out-of-town incinerators latest hurdle for opponents of reopening East 91st Street transfer station

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Citibike lags in public housing

NYCHA residents get discount bike share memberships – and the few who use them couldn’t be happier

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Subway and bus fares could rise 50 percent in next decade

Independent Budget Office projects cost of a ride to hit $3.75

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City liberates map data trove

Geographic information once off limits to the web now downloadable, for free

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Next station: fare hike

Restored bus and subway service shadowed by looming MTA deficit

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City approves FreshDirect subsidy

Deal is part of $127 million aid package to support grocery giant’s controversial move to the Bronx

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Weiner admits sending lewd messages after his resignation from Congress

Mayoral candidate vows to stay in the race, amid rivals’ calls for his exit

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125th Street crosstown bus to stay local

Lack of community consensus thwarts plan to bring M60 into Select Bus Service rapid transit program

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Brash talk on MTA openness from candidate Lhota

The former MTA chair calls the authority the most transparent government agency in the nation. Rider advocates acknowledge progress but beg to differ.

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