LIRR strike serves as reminder: It pays big to work for the MTA ^54%

Gothamist - By Clayton Guse - 5/22/2026, 3:00 PM

Negativity Bias 21.7% - Post Hoc (False Cause) 12.9% - Hasty Generalization 12.5%

This column originally appeared in On The Way, a weekly newsletter covering everything you need to know about NYC-area transportation. Sign up to get the full version, which includes answers to reader questions, trivia, service changes and more, in your inbox every Thursday. Long Island can’t function without the railroad. If all the... more

Cause of fire that disrupted service to Penn Station revealed: Amtrak’s brand-new trains ^28.2%

Gothamist - By Clayton Guse - 5/20/2026, 10:18 PM

Post Hoc (False Cause) 10.6% - Confirmation Bias 8.6% - Framing Effect 8.1%

The fire that disrupted train service at Penn Station for two days last week was caused by a piece of equipment that fell off one of Amtrak’s brand-new trains, an executive for the national railroad confirmed in an interview. Amtrak executive vice president of capital delivery Laura Mason said a metal “skirt board” on the side of one of... more

NJ Transit prices for World Cup the latest example of NYC bilking tourists ^5.9%

Gothamist - By Clayton Guse - 4/24/2026, 3:41 PM

Negativity Bias 35.9% - Biased Writer Voice 29% - Appeal to Authority 12.6%

This column originally appeared in On The Way, a weekly newsletter covering everything you need to know about NYC-area transportation. Sign up to get the full version, which includes answers to reader questions, trivia, service changes and more, in your inbox every Thursday. A recent “On The Way” column by our crackerjack reporter Ramsey... more

Delivery workers haul more NYC packages than Santa Claus ^0%

Gothamist - By Clayton Guse, Stephen Nessen - 12/25/2025, 4:01 PM

This column originally appeared in On The Way, a weekly newsletter covering everything you need to know about NYC-area transportation. Sign up to get the full version, which includes answers to reader questions, trivia, service changes and more, in your inbox every Thursday. Every year, an army of delivery workers schleps enough packages... more

Another day, another empty threat from the Trump administration over transit funding ^0%

Gothamist - By Clayton Guse - 12/19/2025, 3:40 PM

This column originally appeared in On The Way, a weekly newsletter covering everything you need to know about NYC-area transportation. The Trump administration keeps trying — and failing — to slash transportation funding for New York. The U.S. Department of Transportation's threats to withhold federal transportation money from New York... more