MTA to pilot sign language ‘Convo’ app for deaf, hearing impaired straphangers
Straphangers who are deaf or hard-of-hearing now have access to on-demand sign language interpreters at select locations ...
MTA worker’s teeth knocked out by subway vagrant, leaving him afraid to return to work: ‘It’s crazy’
A city transit worker who was slugged in an unprovoked attack last month said it’s gotten so scary in the subway system that ...
Two slashed, including MTA security guard, in separate NYC subway attacks
The separate attacks broke out at the 86th St. Station on the Upper East Side and on a Canarsie-bound L train Monday evening.
MTA is hiring for jobs with no education requirements or experience
Looking for a job but don’t have a college degree or prior work experience? Through Feb. 28, the MTA is accepting online ...
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MTA launches ASL pilot program to improve accessibility for deaf and hard-of-hearing riders
By scanning a QR code, riders can use their phones to connect with an interpreter in real-time, who then facilitates ...
MTA honcho Janno Leiber quiet on plan to fill $35B budget hole — but outside group pitches longshot taxes, fees
The MTA chief declined to share ideas Thursday on how to plug the agency’s $35-billion budget hole, but suggestions from ...
MTA facing 'tumultuous period' with new conditions on immigration, birth rates, Chair Janno Lieber says
Testifying at a state budget hearing in Albany, MTA Chairman and CEO Janno Lieber said his agency is “in a tumultuous period ...
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New app connects MTA commuters with on-demand ASL interpreters
Convo Access, a mobile smartphone app that can connect deaf and hard-of-hearing commuters with an instant and on-demand ASL ...
MTA seeks more funding for $68.4 billion capital plan
The MTA is asking state lawmakers for billions of dollars in additional funding just one month into its congestion pricing ...
MTA pitches $68 billion capital plan in Albany amid concerns over federal funding
MTA boss Janno Lieber went before state lawmakers Thursday, defending the transit agency’s $68 billion capital budget in an ...
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Disabled passengers fear for their safety on the MTA’s paratransit program
The MTA pays for-hire vehicle companies to transport disabled passengers. Their vehicles are often missing seatbelts for ...
An app for deaf and hard of hearing users providing help for New York MTA riders
A new accessibility program based on an app for deaf and hard of hearing users is being tested on the New York MTA system. It will provide riders with instant access to a live sign language ...