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Op-Ed | It’s time to bring updated transit to Harlem

AM New York 14 Feb 2026
Residents of East Harlem’s El Barrio have waited 80+ years for the Second Avenue Subway ... It’s outrageous, it’s unfair, and the MTA – backed by Governor Hochul – won’t stand for it ... ....
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Fare evasion: MTA boss insists subway riders aren’t agency’s ‘guinea pigs’ in modern fare gate pilot

The Villager 12 Feb 2026
MTA Chair and CEO Janno Lieber insisted on Thursday that New York City straphangers are not "guinea pigs" in the agency's testing of modern subway fare gates, amid reports that some riders have been injured while traversing the new barriers.
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Mamdani says his admin is ‘digging into’ restoring weekend G train service to Forest Hills

QNS 11 Feb 2026
Kathy Hochul, and MTA Chair and CEO Janno Lieber urging them to extend the G ... MTA Chair and CEO Janno Lieber raised concerns about the proposal when Valdez asked him about it during a state budget hearing focused on transportation last week ... .
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MTA chair Janno Lieber targets union work rules over record overtime costs

Newsday 06 Feb 2026
MTA chairman and CEO Janno Lieber also said he was "proud" of overtime spent to perform work nights and weekends on projects, minimizing disruptions for commuters.
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‘G’rand slam? G train should resume weekend service to Forest Hills, transit advocates and the ...

The Villager 06 Feb 2026
Kathy Hochul, Mayor Zohran Mamdani, and MTA Chair Janno Lieber, the coalition of over 30 groups say they want the G train should be extended from its northern terminus at Court Sq-23rd St to Forest ...
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MTA overtime spending hit record $1.5B in 2025 – and CEO Janno Lieber is ‘proud’ ...

New York Post 04 Feb 2026
The MTA shelled out a record mind-boggling $1.5 billion in taxpayer money on worker overtime last year — but agency chief Janno Lieber said Tuesday that the figure made him “proud.’’ ... MTA boss Janno ...
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MTA honcho Janno Lieber heatedly shouts at pol over fare evasion — as hearing goes ...

New York Post 04 Feb 2026
MTA honcho Janno Lieber shouted at pugnacious pol Tuesday over the agency forking over $35 million to a private security contractor whose guards were caught opening emergency doors open for fare beaters.
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Fare evasion: MTA boss Lieber rules out all-door bus boarding until ‘European model’ of enforcement ...

Bronx Times 03 Feb 2026
The MTA will only move towards introducing all-door boarding on city buses after it has rolled out a promised "European-style" approach to fare evasion enforcement aboard the vehicles, Chair and CEO Janno Lieber said on Tuesday ... .
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MTA Chair and CEO Janno Lieber Appoints Jessie Lazarus to Lead New Rolling Stock Program (MTA - Metropolitan Transportation Authority)

Public Technologies 02 Feb 2026
"With billions of dollars set aside for new subway cars, commuter trains and buses in the new capital plan, we need strong leadership driving the decision-making," said MTA Chair and CEO Janno Lieber.
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MTA boss Janno Lieber taps Jessie Lazarus to oversee MTA’s $12B purchase of new trains ...

The Villager 02 Feb 2026
MTA Chair and CEO Janno Lieber on Monday directed agency veteran Jessie Lazarus to oversee the $12 billion replacement of aging subway cars, bus fleet, and commuter rail liners ... She also helped perpare agency prepare for ending MetroCard sales on Dec.
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Second Avenue Subway extension to East Harlem will continue, but could hit snag if feds ...

AM New York 29 Jan 2026
MTA Chair and CEO Janno Lieber, during the agency's monthly board meeting on Wednesday, insisted that work on Phase 2 of the Second Avenue Subway, which will extend the Q line from 96th to 125th ...
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Congestion pricing: Judge grills Trump administration lawyers at hearing over fate of Manhattan toll and ...

The Villager 28 Jan 2026
Following the hearing, MTA Chair Janno Lieber reiterated in a press conference outside a Manhattan federal courthouse that Trump and U.S ... While the U.S ... Congestion pricing toll gantries on the Williamsburg BridgePhoto by Dean Moses ... U.S ... ....
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WINTER STORM: MTA running regular weekday subway service, with widespread delays, Lieber says

QNS 26 Jan 2026
MTA Chair and CEO Janno Lieber took to the airwaves Monday morning in a host of TV and radio hits to update New Yorkers on the state of the city's public transit systems as they braved the snow for their morning commutes ... 26 NY1 interview ... .
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MTA announces substantial completion of $15M upgrade project at Laurelton LIRR station

The Villager 26 Jan 2026
MTA Chair and CEO Janno Lieber said the Laurelton station project is one of a growing list on on-time and on-budget projects.Photo by Marc A ... MTA projects," MTA Chair and CEO Janno Lieber said.
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Brooklyn prepares for New York City’s largest winter storm in years, with up to a ...

The Villager 23 Jan 2026
23 ... File photo by Gabriele Holtermann. Janno Lieber, chair and CEO of the MTA, said the agency “will be operational” through the weekend ... Janno Lieber, president and CEO of the MTA, said the system will be fully operational during the storm ... Hermann/MTA.

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