Ad Policy People sit on an MTA bus as the sun sets along 72nd Street on June 12, 2024, in New York City. (Gary Hershorn / Getty Images) “That $2.90 is killing us all.” That’s Cicely Blatch ...

New York City has put up massive white tents on Randall’s Island to house hundreds of newly arrived migrants, the latest signs of a fast-moving “emergency” straining the city’s shelter system.

Free bus service could come to 10 bus routes in New York City under a proposal by state lawmakers to lure more riders to the city’s struggling transit system and help those who cannot afford to ...