Remember the East River Ferry that we were so excited about? The one that was free for a few weeks when it first started running? Well, as it turns out, now that it's not so free anymore, no one wants to take it. more ›

Though hearings and votes are still scheduled, it's certain that by January 2011, MTA fares are going to go up. However, the MTA is predicting that this means ridership will go down. Though they predict just a 1% drop, that's 16 million fewer trips than the average 2.3 billion New Yorkers make in a year. So if ridership is down, and fares are up, won't their gross income be the same? more ›

It may not be easy on the eyes, or even phallic, but this subway map is pleasing in its own way. The creator worked off a spreadsheet with the "annual 'registrations' (i.e. recorded entries) at each station in the NYC subway system going back to the beginning (1905)." From that, he charted out what each station's ridership has been over the years, and voila! Here you can pretty much see when the Karl Fischer condos started going up in Williamsburg. Check out the entire system here. more ›

Days after announcing that subway ridership was at its highest levels since 1965, NYC Transit has revealed that in January ridership declined for the first time in years. Over the weekend, the MTA reported a 3.9 percent subway ridership increase in 2008, compared to the previous year. Now the AP has learned that in the first month of 2009, average weekday subway ridership plummeted 2 percent, compared to January '08. Transit officials insist they're not bipolar, and blame the abrupt decline on the increasing numbers of unemployed people who simply have nowhere to take the subway to. The news is doubly foreboding because it means less revenue for the MTA and a justification to cut back on service. Also worrying transit officials is the downward spiral in real-estate tax revenues, which are $75 million below already lowered projections. We could go on with the depressing news, but wouldn't you rather watch this video of a really freaky dust storm in Australia? more ›