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NYC’s Fiscal Crunch Collides With Transit Ambitions
Saturday, May 2, 2026 · 5 min
New York’s reform agenda is running into a hard fiscal wall: City Hall needs state help and new revenue, while the MTA tries to keep the IBX moving, fix unreliable buses, and avert a LIRR strike.
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New York’s reform agenda is running into a hard fiscal wall: City Hall needs state help and new revenue, while the MTA tries to keep the IBX moving, fix unreliable buses, and avert a LIRR strike.
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- Long Island Rail Road could see its first strike in three decades – NBC New York — Nbcnewyork
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