Back from the Brink is a historical reconstruction of the New York crime decline, told from inside the institutions responsible for safety.

Twenty years ago today, on the second day of a transit strike that had effectively shut down much of New York City, Roger Toussaint, president of the striking Transport Workers Union Local 100, faced ...

NEW YORK − Police found two teenage girls dead atop a train car at a Brooklyn subway station early Oct. 4 and say the deaths are likely due to subway surfing, a dangerous trend that involves climbing ...

NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge has permanently blocked the Trump administration from withholding nearly $34 million in funding earmarked to protect New York’s transit system from terrorist attacks.

More than 30 years after New York City switched from tokens to the magnetic swipe of a MetroCard to ride its subways and ...

New York City needs a transit mayor. Zohran Mamdani’s primary victory and continued support to date has underscored how much New Yorkers care about affordability, namely housing affordability. Housing ...

For public transit in New York, it’s the best of times. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority has a projected 2026 annual operating budget of $21.3 billion, bigger than the budgets of some U.S.

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani announced Wednesday that the city's current police commissioner, Jessica Tisch, has agreed to remain in the post, a major coup for the incoming ...