Metropolitan Transportation Authority

Rule Changes

Investigating the EAGLE team; about 250 agents reassigned while the review continues

The MTA suspended its 350-member EAGLE fare enforcement team on Oct. 28 after two confrontations with riders were caught on video. The NYPD says it will not step in, so the $3 bus fare is largely unenforced. About 250 EAGLE members have been reassigned to other duties while the agency investigates.

Updated Yesterday

Built World

Partner and bus operator

The B38 bus moves as slowly as 4 miles per hour at peak on DeKalb and Lafayette Avenues. On November 5, Mayor Zohran Mamdani and the city Department of Transportation announced construction on 2.7 miles of bus and protected bike lanes along the two Brooklyn corridors.

Updated 2 days ago

Built World

Awarded the $28 million design contract to STV

A transformer exploded at Brooklyn's State Street substation in December 2024, stranding more than 4,000 riders for two hours. A subsequent audit found that 19% of required substation maintenance checks across the system were never performed that year.

Updated 6 days ago

Rule Changes

As of October 2026: Operates the Central Business District Tolling Program

New York City's congestion pricing cut fine particle pollution inside the Manhattan toll zone by about 13% in its first year. A Columbia-led study published in Environmental Science & Technology Letters tracked air quality at 15 monitoring sites. The decline closely matched the roughly 11% drop in vehicles entering the zone.

Updated Oct 11

Force in Play

As of May 2026: Reached tentative deal with rail unions

At noon on Tuesday, electric trains began rolling out of Jamaica again. North America's busiest commuter railroad had been dark since Friday night, when contract talks between the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) and the rail unions collapsed, leaving about 250,000 weekday riders without trains for three workdays.

Updated May 19