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Samantha Liebman

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Transit reporter: NY1. Formerly 1010WINS, News 12 NJ, Fox News Radio. NYC native. News tip: [email protected]. I also sing and raise money at InnerCircleShow.com. https://ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/on-air/2023/11/09/samantha-liebman?cid=app_share

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Samantha Liebman @samanthaliebman.bsky.social · Nov 20

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Samantha Liebman @samanthaliebman.bsky.social · 2d

Any #mta #bus riders who have been confronted by EAGLE team before the charge for the bus shows up in your Apple wallet? Were you issued a summons? DM or email me (in bio). #transit #buses #trains #OMNY #metrocard

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Samantha Liebman @samanthaliebman.bsky.social · Sep 5

Subway spikes definitely higher at a few stations now—confirmed by @mta.info But will the increase make a difference? First and second picture higher ones, last is the older, lower height. #transit #subway #mta

Samantha Liebman @samanthaliebman.bsky.social · Sep 3

They obviously are meeting the codes—part of the delay in opening.

Samantha Liebman @samanthaliebman.bsky.social · Sep 3

Well, Tracks is using electric not gas and the menu looks great. So I’m sure others can do the same, esp if it’s just a place to get coffee and a baked good. Even pizza would succeed like See No Evil at the 50th St station. Uses electric pizza ovens and it’s excellent.

Samantha Liebman @samanthaliebman.bsky.social · Sep 3

I think if there were more food and beverage people wouldn’t just traverse. And plenty of people saw tracks and stopped in.

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Samantha Liebman @samanthaliebman.bsky.social · Sep 2

I haven’t been in Grand Central Madison at rush hour until today and IMO it’s wild that retailers haven’t opened here yet. It’s bustling. Per @mta.info 70k commuters each weekday. And Tracks is now open and it’s already busy. MTA is negotiating 5 leases currently.

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Samantha Liebman @samanthaliebman.bsky.social · Aug 14

Important to hear from the people at the center of political debate. @nycmayor and council seem at odds over delivery app worker protections. Mayor vetoing some, championing others and vice versa. But it all affects actual people. Full story here: ny1.com/nyc/all-boro...

Mayor Adams trying to regulate delivery apps without help from City Council

The Department of Sustainable Delivery will regulate apps, but still no law helps it penalize companies for pressuring workers to deliver quickly.

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Asperas Bompar @asperasbompar.bsky.social · Jul 31

The stupidity of this: the MTA is increasing base fare by a shade under 3.5% for the first time since 2023. That's a compounded rate of 1.7%/year.

The Rent Guidelines Board *that Adams controls* jacked tenants' rents by 6.3% in that time period. That's a compounded rate of 3.1%/year.

Samantha Liebman @samanthaliebman.bsky.social · Jul 31

2 things wrong here with statement. He forgot he just raised Fair Fares eligibility to 150% of the FPL (council & advocates wanted 200% bc people commuting to a minimum wage job can’t qualify at this level). Fares 26% of the @mta.info operating budget, congestion pricing for capital plan.

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Samantha Liebman @samanthaliebman.bsky.social · Jul 17

Oh by the way, amid all the mayoral campaign transit proposals, two more congestion pricing lawsuits against the @mta.info were dismissed. #traffic #transit #congestionpricing

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Samantha Liebman @samanthaliebman.bsky.social · Jul 17

On Cuomo’s transit proposal @nicolegelinas.bsky.social says “I think this is just a symptom of the former governor really wanting to get some attention against @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social… and sort of trying to put out lots and lots of ideas and just trying to see what sticks.” tinyurl.com/db5schdu

Cuomo's proposal for city control of subways may diminish funding and service

NY1's Samantha Liebman has more.

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Samantha Liebman @samanthaliebman.bsky.social · Jul 16

@mta.info chair Janno Lieber on Cuomo proposal for city to take over NYCT to @errollouis.bsky.social on @spectrumnewsny1.bsky.social: This is not the time to be dismantling the MTA… this is not the time to talk about going backwards.

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Award-Winning Reporter Dave Colon @davecolon.bsky.social · Jul 10

SpaceBlog gonna have a field day with this one

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · Jul 10

The man too afraid to ride the 6 train is gonna take you to space.

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Samantha Liebman @samanthaliebman.bsky.social · Jul 9

#Breaking: Judge rules NYC DOT @mayor.nyc.gov can modify Bedford Ave Bike lane from Willoughby to Flushing saying city did not act arbitrarily or capriciously nor did it have to give notice under statute. @spectrumnewsny1.bsky.social #bike #transit #traffic #cycling @transalt.org

Samantha Liebman @samanthaliebman.bsky.social · Jun 30

The expansion of fair fares eligibility by 5% is so small no #s available on how many more NYers would qualify, but what’s known is the current uptake is 27% according to @pcac.org and advocates say @mta.info does most of the outreach. Maybe investment in outreach also needed.

Samantha Liebman @samanthaliebman.bsky.social · Jun 30

I’ll post here too.

Samantha Liebman @samanthaliebman.bsky.social · Jun 26

#Breaking: According to @mta.info fare increase may be tied to full implementation of OMNY. Not confusing people with too many things all at once and possibly figuring out more discounts for the new payment system. That means could come next year and not this year.
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Chris Greene @christophergreene.bsky.social · Jun 11

This advocate is among those questioning criminal e-bike enforcement!

Thanks to @samanthaliebman.bsky.social for covering this important issue.

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With summonses mostly dismissed, advocates question criminal e-bike enforcement

NYPD announced a new quality of life division.

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Samantha Liebman @samanthaliebman.bsky.social · May 4

Good news Rockaways residents. @mta.info A train is coming back May 19. #transit #subway

Samantha Liebman @samanthaliebman.bsky.social · Apr 18

And a reminder this is the judge overseeing MTA v. Duffy.

Samantha Liebman @samanthaliebman.bsky.social · Apr 18

Judge Lewis Liman dismisses all the NYC federal cases fighting #congestionpricing. @spectrumnewsny1.bsky.social some can amend their suits.

Samantha Liebman @samanthaliebman.bsky.social · Apr 18

Judge Lewis Liman dismisses all the NYC federal cases fighting #congestionpricing. @spectrumnewsny1.bsky.social some can amend their suits.

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Samantha Liebman @samanthaliebman.bsky.social · Apr 3

Hours after Mayor Eric Adams had charges dismissed, I served him with an invitation to @theinnercircleshow.bsky.social. He’ll be going on trial on our stage this weekend, the sentence already handed down is having to sit and watch it!

Samantha Liebman @samanthaliebman.bsky.social · Mar 24

Someone at @mta.info likes @davecolon.bsky.social

Metropolitan Transportation Authority @mta.info · Mar 24

To kickstart the celebration, we’re sharing a new batch of user personas! These profiles, designed in collaboration with our open data community, help data practitioners keep real people in mind as they're improving and working to increase participation in open data.

(Recognize anyone?)

Graphic showcasing illustrations of the new eight user personas, as part of NYC Open Data Week. They include non-profit organization staff, government employee, curious customer, software developer, MTA internal employee, student, tech educator, and transportation journalist.

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Samantha Liebman @samanthaliebman.bsky.social · Mar 24

@mta.info out with Feb congestion pricing revenue and it’s better than projected: $51.9 million gross, $2.4 million better than projected, $11.5 expenses $5 mil less than expected.

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Samantha Liebman @samanthaliebman.bsky.social · Mar 24

Asked if he had a response to all his fellow mayoral candidates criticizing his handling of the pandemic, specifically his order regarding nursing homes, Andrew Cuomo deflected. He also said he did 2 mayoral forums that day. His campaign clarified they were “screeners.”

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