The 99PI Anniversary Special: 15 for 15
For 99PI’s 15th anniversary, Roman sits in the hot seat to answer 15 eclectic questions, touching on everything from his dream merch to the one object he's always wanted to cover on the show.Plus, a...
View ArticleTwo Opinions on Andrew Cuomo; Former Mayor Bill de Blasio; The Candidates on...
Loading...On today's show: Bill de Blasio, former mayor of New York City, explains why he does not think Andrew Cuomo should be the next mayor of New York City, plus responds to The New York Times...
View ArticleThe Mayoral Race & Transportation
Nicole Gelinas, senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, a contributing editor of City Journal, a columnist at the New York Post and the author of the new book, Movement: New York's Long War to Take...
View Article120 Years of the Subway Celebrated at the New York Transit Museum
How would you complete the sentence, "The subway is...?" A new exhibition from the New York Transit Museum, The Subway Is..., celebrates 120 years since the opening of the New York City subway by...
View ArticleBrian Lehrer Weekend: Latest in Transit; Are SATs a Good Thing?; Bird Migration
Three of our favorite segments from the week, in case you missed them.Transit Latest: Congestion Pricing, Fare Evasion, the End of Free Bus Routes and More (First) | Are SATs a Good Thing? (Starts at...
View ArticleMonday Morning Politics; Barbara Walters: Trailblazer; Transit News on...
On today's show: Susan Page, USA Today Washington bureau chief and the author of several books, including THE RULEBREAKER: The Life and Times of Barbara Walters (Simon & Schuster, 2024), talks...
View ArticleTransit Latest: Congestion Pricing, Fare Evasion, the End of Free Bus Routes...
Stephen Nessen, WNYC and Gothamist transportation reporter, brings updates on the latest transit news, including a launch date for congestion pricing, the end of free bus routes and more.
View ArticleAssembly Member Zohran Mamdani on the State Budget
Zohran K. Mamdani, New York State assemblymember (D, D-36, Queens), comments on the sticking points preventing New York State from passing its annual budget as well as his initiative to expand the...
View ArticleMonday Morning Politics; MTA Update; A Push for Reparations in New Jersey;...
On today's show: Susan Glasser, staff writer at the New Yorker, where she writes a column on life in Biden's Washington and co-anchors a weekly roundtable discussion on "The Political Scene" podcast,...
View ArticleSPECIAL: Transportation around the world
In this one-hour special, The World looks at transportation issues around the globe. Thor Pedersen, a former UN soldier originally from Denmark, went on a decadelong adventure that took him to every...
View ArticleRep. Ritchie Torres; Transportation News Roundup; Ramadan and the Many...
On today's show:U.S. Representative Ritchie Torres (D-NY15) talks about the issues facing Congress and his efforts to support Ukraine.Stephen Nessen, transportation reporter for the WNYC Newsroom,...
View ArticleMTA Still Running Heavily-Subsidized Express Bus Service Despite Few Riders
The MTA has cut some subway and commuter rail service to adjust for a dramatic drop in ridership during the pandemic. But the agency's costly express buses are running with full service.For more go to...
View ArticleThe Transit Union Proposal for Raising Revenue
John Samuelsen, International President of Transport Workers Union, talks about the stock transfer tax as a way to avoid drastic cuts to transit service and workers.
View ArticleAsk the Mayor: ICE Agents Posing as NYPD; Bus Lanes; Parking; More
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio takes calls from listeners and discusses this week in NYC, including the shut-down zones, parking, bus lanes, and more.On @WNYC's @BrianLehrer just now: @NYCMayor...
View ArticleMTA to Install Plexiglass Barriers at Bus Depots for Workers
In an effort to protect MTA bus workers from contracting COVID-19 at work, the agency is taking new measures. Some low tech solutions are coming to bus depots and maintenance yards.As of Monday, 50 MTA...
View ArticleHow To Redesign Queens' Bus Network (Step 1: Make People Mad)
Bus routes in Queens have largely stayed the same since the 1940s. The MTA says that’s why it's scrapping that map and developing a new Queens bus network from scratch. But when the agency released its...
View ArticleWho's More Generous With Giving Up Their Seat: Subway Or Bus Riders?
It's a classic New York debate: Who is most deserving of a seat on a crowded subway? And does the calculation change when you're on a bus?WNYC's Shumita Basu set out to test the theory that bus culture...
View ArticleWhat is the MTA Reorganization Plan?
John Raskin, founding executive director of bus and subway riders' advocacy group The Riders Alliance, offers his take on the newly announced reorganization plan for the MTA and his own departure from...
View ArticleMonday Morning Politics; ConEd Feels The Heat; Mueller Report Reading; MTA...
Coming up on today's show:Brittney Shepherd, national politics reporter for Yahoo News, where she focuses on the intersection of politics, culture, and the 2020 presidential election.Will Wade, energy...
View ArticleThese Three People Say They Can Fix the Subway
Corey Johnson wants to be the next mayor of New York, and the press seems to think he will be. His plan to fix transit is the centerpiece of his platform. Tom Wright is the CEO of the powerful...
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