2017 New York City transit crisis, Causes, Signal and work-zone slowdowns
These signals, referred to as "time signals", forced operators to slow train speeds so that they would only pass through the signal block after the timer elapsed. Some of these time signals malfunctioned: they prevented trains from passing even if the operator had slowed down the train to the speed that was indicated, and so some operators slowed trains further in case a time signal forced trains to wait for longer than was indicated. This resulted in overcrowded trains, since fewer trains per hour were able to proceed on certain sections of track. By 2012, over 1,200 signals had been modified, and by 2018, that number had grown to 1,800. Exacerbating the signal problems, some of the oldest block signals in the system were 80 years old as of 2017, and they also broke down frequently.


2017 New York City transit crisis, Causes, Signal and work-zone slowdowns
Subway trains were also forced to slow down due to work-zone rules. These rules were created by a task force, which was implemented in 2007 after a series of worker deaths. Prior to 2007, even if one track was out of service, trains on adjacent tracks could operate at normal speeds. Under the new rules, if a track was directly adjacent to a track in a work-zone, trains on the adjacent track also had to slow down to 10 miles per hour or less. As a result, the proportion of delays caused by track work increased by 10% between 2013 and 2014, even though there were roughly the same number of track work in both years.


2017 New York City transit crisis, Causes, Bus problems
A corresponding bus crisis was not covered as heavily in the media. However, in November 2017, New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer identified several causes for the bus system's unreliability. In the report, he wrote that almost half of all bus routes ran low frequencies in one or both directions of travel during rush hours. He also said that many bus routes were vulnerable to "bus bunching", where several buses travel the same route in quick succession. The average speeds of New York City buses were found to be 7 to 8 miles per hour (11 to 13 km/h), the slowest of any major bus system nationwide. Additionally, Stringer wrote that long, winding bus routes caused bus speeds to slow down.


2017 New York City transit crisis, Effects
Even before the crisis, every non-shuttle subway route's on-time performance had declined: in 2007, all of these routes had over 70% on-time performance, arriving at the last station within five minutes of the timetable, but in 2017, only three routes could claim that distinction. The least reliable route, the 2 train, reached its terminus on-schedule only 32% of the time. The subway's 65% average on-time performance was the lowest among all major cities' transit systems, ranking behind the Hong Kong MTR (100%), Seoul Metropolitan Subway (99%), San Francisco's BART (86%), and Mexico City Metro (71%). David L. Gunn, who helped end the 1980s transit crisis when he led the NYCTA in the mid-1980s, described the 2017 crisis as "heartbreaking".


2017 New York City transit crisis, Effects
In August 2017, The New York Times released an article about how the routes that serve the Lexington Avenue Line (the 4, 5, 6, and <6> trains) failed to meet its schedule count during weekday rush hours when demand is at its highest. A study conducted on weekdays between June 9 and July 31 by the MTA revealed about 14% of the trains that were scheduled to pass through the Grand Central–42nd Street station during rush hours never came.


2017 New York City transit crisis, Effects
During the time this study was conducted, the closest the line ever came to meeting its printed schedule was 88 out of 90 trains during the a.m. rush hour, and 83 out of 88 trains during the p.m. rush hour. Officials have often blamed overcrowding for the reasons why trains are canceled, and Chairman Lhota has stated that maintaining space between trains was more of a priority for him than meeting the schedules was. However, overcrowding was really an effect, rather than a cause, of delays. Although average weekday ridership stayed largely constant from 2012 to 2018, the number of delays attributed to overcrowding increased, even as the number of other types of delays did not change by much.


2017 New York City transit crisis, Effects
In October 2017, Comptroller Stringer released an analysis of the effect of subway delays on the economy and on commuters. The study found that based on a normal wait time of 5 minutes and an average wage of $34 per hour in 2016, "worst-case" subway delays of more than 20 minutes could cost up to $389 million annually in lost productivity. By comparison, "mid-case" delays of between 10 and 20 minutes could cost $243.1 million per year, and "best-case" delays of between 5 and 10 minutes could cost $170.2 million per year. Passengers on the 5 train suffered the greatest wage loss from worst-case delays, while passengers on the 7 train lost the most wages from medium- and best-case delays.


2017 New York City transit crisis, Effects
As a result of the maintenance crisis, weekday subway ridership started declining for the first time in several years. Despite a 1.1% increase in the number of jobs in the city between September 2016 and September 2017, weekday ridership declined 1.4% and weekend ridership declined 1.0%. With 5.712 million average weekday riders in September 2017, this translated to about 105,000 fewer riders per weekday. Even during the previous year, when the subway as a whole saw a 0.3% decrease in annual ridership—marking the first such decrease since 2009—weekday ridership had risen by about 0.1%. Bus ridership also maintained a continuing decrease. One hundred million fewer riders rode MTA buses in 2017 than in 2008. Rider complaints on social media intensified during the crisis: by mid-2018, there were 2,500 daily complaints to the MTA's and subway's Twitter accounts.


2017 New York City transit crisis, Effects
By January 2018, average weekday on-time performance had dropped from 65% to 58.1%, and there were more than 76,000 delayed trains. The delayed trains were defined as those that had reached their terminus at least five minutes later than what was listed on the timetable. Of these, over 10,000 trains, or 14%, had been delayed for unknown causes. Exacerbating the situation, the MTA incorrectly classified the causes of the unknown delays under one of the fourteen known categories of delays, classifying equal amounts of "unknown delays" under each category. It was so common for subway trains to be delayed that many commuters rearranged their schedules around the subway, traveling earlier than usual to factor in any potential subway delays.


2017 New York City transit crisis, Short-term solutions
After a particularly bad round of delays in May 2017, the MTA devised a "six-point plan" to reduce subway delays. It planned to hasten the delivery of new R211 cars; perform testing on boarding and alighting patterns at stations; post emergency medical technicians at key stations to treat sick passengers; double the frequency of the monthly track-defect detection tests; reduce bottlenecks at junctions; and reorganize the leadership hierarchy.


2017 New York City transit crisis, Short-term solutions
The plan would cost $20 million and be implemented at 21 stations as a trial: nineteen stations on the heavily used IND Eighth Avenue Line between 125th Street and Fulton Street, as well as the 149th Street–Grand Concourse and Third Avenue–138th Street stations in the Bronx. These locations were chosen since they were the source of frequent bottlenecks. On the Eighth Avenue Line especially, there are an average of 25 subway-car breakdowns per month, with the average such delay lasting 19 minutes.


2017 New York City transit crisis, Short-term solutions
The EMTs would be posted in five Eighth Avenue Line stations: 125th Street, 59th Street, 14th Street, West Fourth Street, and Fulton Street. There would also be an increased police presence. The improved boarding and alighting patterns might include color-coded platforms and subway cars, as well as additional signage. Finally, there would be a new chairman position to be split off of the existing CEO position. Transit commentators viewed the plan positively, regarding the plan as a small step toward increasing the subway's reliability.


2017 New York City transit crisis, Short-term solutions
Also in May, Amtrak announced that it would perform some track maintenance around Penn Station over a period of one and a half months in summer 2017. Five tracks were closed for repairs as part of the reconstruction work, severely reducing track capacity in a situation media outlets deemed "the summer of hell". Many affected NJ Transit passengers were diverted to take the PATH instead. Regular service resumed on September 5, 2017.


2017 New York City transit crisis, Short-term solutions
On July 25, Chairman Lhota announced a two-phase, $9 billion New York City Subway Action Plan to stabilize the subway system and to prevent the continuing decline of the system. It expanded on the six-point plan elaborated on in May. The $836 million first phase, to be effective immediately, focused on "stabilization". It consisted of five categories. The first, Signal and Track Maintenance, included creating new crews to repair infrastructure more efficiently, adding continuously welded rail to more tracks, repairing 1,300 broken signals, cleaning 40,000 storm grates, and hiring 2,700 workers to repair broken signals and tracks more quickly.


2017 New York City transit crisis, Short-term solutions
The second, Car Reliability, would put emphasis on maintaining car doors in a more timely fashion, add cars to trains on the C route, remove seats from 42nd Street Shuttle and L train cars to increase capacity, and put emergency car-repair teams at select locations, among other things. The third, System Safety and Cleanliness, would increase the number of key stations with emergency medical technicians, maintain elevators and escalators efficiently, clean stations and repair components more frequently, add public service announcements warning against littering, and collaborate with the NYPD to enforce the law within the subway.


2017 New York City transit crisis, Short-term solutions
The fourth, Customer Communication, entailed launching a dedicated MTA app; creating better announcements during service disruptions; and completing the installation of systemwide countdown clocks; while the fifth category, Critical Management Group, would consolidate operations and hire people to resolve incidents quickly. The $8 billion second phase would implement the winning proposals from the Genius Transit Challenge and fix more widespread problems.


2017 New York City transit crisis, Short-term solutions
On July 27, two days after the release of the Action Plan, Governor Cuomo announced that his administration was working on a way for private sponsors to "adopt a station" for up to $600,000. The sponsors would be partially responsible for their station's aesthetics. City officials announced on August 6 that Mayor de Blasio would push for a tax on wealthy New York City residents to help pay for necessary improvements in the subway.


2017 New York City transit crisis, Short-term solutions
The proposal would raise between $700 million to $800 million, with $250 million of it going for half-priced MetroCards for 800,000 riders at or below the poverty line—a shift from de Blasio's previous stance. To go into effect, it would have to be approved by the New York State Legislature. This proposal was criticized by Governor Cuomo and MTA Chairman Joe Lhota for not providing money soon enough, as the State Legislature would not go back into session until January 2018.


2017 New York City transit crisis, Short-term solutions
In October 2017, as part of the action plan, a hundred R160 subway cars on the E train were retrofitted to provide extra capacity of 8 to 10 passengers per car, and some older R46 cars were also similarly refurbished. Additionally, officials started piloting a new fare system compatible with the LIRR and Metro-North's eTix electronic tickets, and several unspecified L train cars were being retrofitted with seats that folded up during rush hours. Officials also changed all announcements containing "ladies and gentlemen" and replaced them with the more general terms "passengers", "riders", and "everyone", using gender-neutral terms to improve passenger service.


2017 New York City transit crisis, Long-term solutions and proposals
In August 2017, Governor Cuomo drafted a proposal for congestion pricing in New York City, with the primary intent of raising funds for city transit and reduce street gridlock, while balancing suburban commuter considerations. In October, the New York State Government created a task force, Fix NYC, to find solutions for fixing mass transit and lowering congestion. A preliminary proposal was released in January 2018, although a final plan remains in debate. Mayor de Blasio, who initially opposed the congestion pricing plan, suggested a counter-proposal to raise taxes for the city's wealthiest residents.


2017 New York City transit crisis, Long-term solutions and proposals
Coinciding with the transit crisis, the Regional Plan Association released its fourth Regional Plan on November 30, 2017, marking the first such plan since 1996. The plan, which had been prepared over the previous five years, suggested three changes for the subway system. The first suggestion was constructing eight subway lines in all four boroughs. The second suggestion was to modernize the system by shutting it down completely during weekday nights; renovating subway stations to include such amenities as elevators and platform screen doors; and reducing crowding, heat, noise, and pollutant levels in stations. The final suggestion was to accelerate the automation of the New York City Subway. The RPA has historically published many proposals that have been implemented, unlike other regional planning associations, whose plans are typically ignored.


2017 New York City transit crisis, Long-term solutions and proposals
Improvements were also proposed for the bus system. These improvements included adding more bus lanes in New York City, which allow buses to use an exclusive bus lane without being blocked by other traffic. Traffic signal preemption, which changes traffic lights based on whether a bus is approaching, was also suggested for 1,000 traffic signals by 2020. In October 2017, de Blasio's administration announced that the city would add 21 Select Bus Service routes through 2027, adding to the existing 15-route system.


2017 New York City transit crisis, Long-term solutions and proposals
The Select Bus Service lines implemented several methods to speed up service: passengers paid fares at booths on the sidewalk rather than aboard buses using all-door boarding, and the buses themselves used exclusive bus lanes. In April 2018, the MTA published a Bus Action Plan detailing 28 suggestions to improve the bus system. The improvements included expanding all-door boarding to all bus routes; simplifying bus routes; adding more dedicated bus lanes; enforcing bus lane rules; redesigning borough bus maps; purchasing more electric buses; and adding real-time boarding information to buses. The MTA also planned to test out a double-decker bus on the redesigned Staten Island bus routes.


2017 New York City transit crisis, Long-term solutions and proposals, New President
The MTA hired Andy Byford as the president of the New York City Transit Authority in November 2017. Previously CEO at the Toronto Transit Commission, Byford assumed his new position in January 2018. MTA leadership expected that Byford would be able to devise solutions to fix the NYCTA's reliability issues, particularly those of the subway. Within the first few months of his job, Byford was devising long-term plans for the bus and subway systems.


2017 New York City transit crisis, Long-term solutions and proposals, Genius Transit Challenge
On May 23, 2017, Governor Cuomo officially announced the Genius Transit Challenge, where contestants could submit ideas to improve signals, communications infrastructure, or rolling stock. The winner of each of the three challenges was to receive a million dollars and have their idea implemented systemwide, though MTA employees were outright prohibited from applying.


2017 New York City transit crisis, Long-term solutions and proposals, Genius Transit Challenge
The program drew criticism from industry observers and MTA staff, as it created the perception that outside input was more valued by sheer virtue of coming from outside the agency, rather than any relevant industry experience, such as that of career transportation professionals who actually worked at the agency. The program was marketed to the tech industry and business professionals with little to no transit expertise, and was generally not promoted to private practitioners or researchers within the transportation industry itself. Nineteen finalists for the Genius Transit Challenge were announced in December 2017, out of 438 applicants from 23 countries. Most were established corporations such as Alstom, AECOM, Nokia, and MTA's cellular-service provider Transit Wireless, although two finalists were individual applicants. Six winning submissions from eight entities were announced in March 2018.


2017 New York City transit crisis, Long-term solutions and proposals, Fast Forward report
Byford announced his subway and bus modernization plan at a MTA board meeting in May 2018. The plan involved upgrading signals on the subway system's five most heavily used physical lines; making 50 extra stations ADA-accessible; and installing an automatic train supervision system for routes that did not already have that system, which would help monitor train locations. The bus system would be streamlined and reorganized to make the service more reliable. The plan would cost $43 billion over 15 years, including an initial expenditure of $19 billion over the first five years.


2017 New York City transit crisis, Long-term solutions and proposals, Fast Forward report
Ten lines would receive automated signaling system by 2028. In addition to increase capacity, and to reduce reliance on important interlockings, potential route changes will be evaluated. Also part of the plan was a new fare payment system that was to be implemented by 2020, as well as 3,650 new subway cars to be ordered by 2028, including 650 cars to be ordered by 2023.


2017 New York City transit crisis, Long-term solutions and proposals, Fast Forward report
The program to add 50 more ADA-accessible stations during the 2020–2024 Capital Program would allow most riders to have an accessible station every two or three stops, and it would be more than double the 19 stations outlined in the then-current 2015–2019 MTA Capital Program. Byford's May 2018 proposal also included suggestions to improve the bus system. As part of the plan, the Staten Island express bus and Bronx local bus network would be re-evaluated, and bus priority measures would be added and enforced.


2017 New York City transit crisis, Long-term solutions and proposals, Fast Forward report
Bus stops would be consolidated for faster service, and existing bus stops would be improved with bus shelters and real-time travel information. In order to get the MTA to work more efficiently, employee communications, processes, and hierarchies would also be reorganized. Conditions at stations will be improved through the appointment of "group station managers" to stations within a geographic area.


2017 New York City transit crisis, Long-term solutions and proposals, Fast Forward report
In order to keep trains moving, New York City Transit started evaluating twenty places where signal timers affect service the most. Some of the locations included the IRT Lexington Avenue Line (4, 5, 6, and <6> trains) between 14th Street–Union Square and Bowling Green; the IRT Eastern Parkway Line (2, 3, 4, and 5 trains) between Atlantic Avenue–Barclays Center and Franklin Avenue; the IND Fulton Street Line (A and C trains) between Jay Street–MetroTech and Hoyt–Schermerhorn Streets; and the BMT Jamaica Line and BMT Nassau Street Line (J, M, and Z trains) between Hewes Street and Bowery.


2017 New York City transit crisis, Long-term solutions and proposals, Fast Forward report
Signal timers were added across the system since the fatal 1995 Williamsburg Bridge subway crash, so that trains would be spaced further apart, thereby increasing safety. Some timers were installed in places where extra train spacing was unnecessary, increasing delays and reducing capacity. In addition, some timers had stopped functioning properly, forcing train operators to operate more slowly to ensure that their train did not activate the automatic braking system if they passed the signals at too high a speed. As part of Byford's plan, New York City Transit would ensure that signal timers are being cleaned and are functioning. In fall 2018, two new initiatives would begin on selected lines to reduce delays. The first initiative would ensure that train crews will be at the terminal to allow their train to leave on time, while the second would add countdown clocks for train operators so they can maintain speeds.


2017 New York City transit crisis, Long-term solutions and proposals, Fast Forward report
Under the Fast Forward report, New York City Transit would conduct a one-year pilot program in which it would increase off-peak bus frequencies on the Q6, Q69, B17, B65, and S93 bus routes in Queens, Brooklyn and Staten Island. These improvements would be implemented between September 2018 and January 2019. The Bx6 local bus route in the Bronx would also get articulated buses by January 2019 in order to increase passenger capacity. A separate program would involve removing every other stop on the Q22 route in Queens, as well as adjust schedules and short turn certain bus trips based on demand, in order to increase bus reliability. The Q22 changes would become effective in September 2018.


2017 New York City transit crisis, Long-term effects, 2018 developments
The newly reorganized Staten Island express bus network went into effect on August 19, 2018. On August 20, the first weekday that the new bus network was in effect, commuters reported overcrowding on some bus routes and at the Eltingville Transit Center, while four experimental park-and-ride routes were largely unused. The following day, Andy Byford held the first town hall for the Fast Forward plan at York College in Jamaica, Queens. It was one of several such meetings scheduled for the plan.


2017 New York City transit crisis, Long-term effects, 2018 developments
In internal emails released the same month, the MTA indicated that as a result of budget cuts, some subway staffing and car-cleaning jobs might be eliminated. In addition, the expansion of Select Bus Service in the outer boroughs might be halted until 2021 while the city's bus network was being re-evaluated.


2017 New York City transit crisis, Long-term effects, 2018 developments
In the MTA's September 2018 board meeting, Byford stated that the subway was getting better. He said that in 2018, there were fewer major incidents that delayed 50 or more trains compared to in 2017, and the mean distance between failures (MDBF) for trains was higher than in the previous year. However, these figures included major-incident rates that were far above average in January 2018, and the MDBF figures in 2018 were much lower than in 2015.


2017 New York City transit crisis, Long-term effects, 2018 developments
The transit advocacy group Riders Alliance stated that in August 2018, there was only one weekday where the subway system did not experience delays due to signal or equipment malfunctions. Subway trains had a 68% on-time rate in summer 2018; such a low reliability metric had not been seen since the 1970s transit crisis. Byford also stated that, thus far, the MTA had cleaned 285 miles (459 km) of track, fixed 1,300 signals, and modified 1,600 subway cars as part of the Fast Forward plan. At a subsequent event, Byford announced that 23 "group station managers" had been hired to manage groups of up to 25 stations each.


2017 New York City transit crisis, Long-term effects, 2018 developments
In October 2018, New York state comptroller Thomas DiNapoli published a report stating that the MTA could have $42 billion in debt by 2022. This was exacerbated by the declines in subway and bus ridership, which could not be offset by higher fares alone. Standard & Poor's had already reduced the MTA's credit rating and bond rating from an A+ to an A earlier that year because of the MTA's financial issues and political infighting. Also that October, the MTA launched another competition, this one targeted toward technology companies.


2017 New York City transit crisis, Long-term effects, 2018 developments
There were two challenges: one to reduce traffic congestion along bus routes, and one to predict and alleviate subway delays. With the upcoming 14th Street Tunnel shutdown starting in April 2019, which would suspend service on the L train to Manhattan for a year, the MTA and New York City Department of Transportation (NYCDOT) finalized their mitigation plans for the shutdown. However, the mitigation plans were described by Curbed NY as inadequate, because of the lack of nearby subway routes that go directly to Manhattan; the lack of passenger capacity at key transfer stations; and the fact that nearly a quarter-million riders use the L train every day.


2017 New York City transit crisis, Long-term effects, 2018 developments
Also in October 2018, it was revealed that the decline in subway ridership had accelerated in summer 2018, with a 2.5% decrease in weekday trips and an 8.8% decrease in weekend trips from August 2017 to August 2018. In a 60 Minutes television segment about the state of the subway, published on October 21, it was mentioned that the increasing delays had led to dissatisfied customers who, in some cases, had physically assaulted conductors.


2017 New York City transit crisis, Long-term effects, 2018 developments
In the segment, Byford described how communications-based train control (CBTC) implementation was the key part of his Fast Forward plan, and that as a result of an investment of $800 million in emergency funds, critical maintenance of the subway was being carried out. However, though on-time performance had increased slightly since the plan's implementation, riders did not notice the improvements for the most part, according to Byford. By December 2018, the MTA had identified 130 locations in the subway system where the speed limit could be increased (or in some cases, doubled), as well as 267 faulty timer signals that needed to be fixed.


2017 New York City transit crisis, Long-term effects, 2018 developments
After the failure of the congestion pricing bill in early 2018, officials decided to look for other ways to fund the subway. In December 2018, an urban policy think tank proposed legalizing marijuana for non-medical uses in New York state, then collecting a tax to fund the New York City transit system. The same month, the MTA announced that as many as four percent of subway riders and 16 percent of bus riders each day might not be paying fares, amounting to 208,000 subway riders and 384,000 bus riders per day.


2017 New York City transit crisis, Long-term effects, 2018 developments
This indicated that the decline in ridership on the subway and bus systems might not be as severe as previously indicated, because ridership counts only included riders who paid fares. In response, Byford stated that the MTA was studying ways to physically prevent fare evaders from jumping over subway turnstiles, or entering the rear doors of buses where they did not need to pay.


2017 New York City transit crisis, Long-term effects, 2019 developments
In early January 2019, Cuomo announced that the 14th Street Tunnel would not completely shut down. Instead, work would occur on weekends and nights, and construction could be finished in 15 to 20 months. Following the announcement, Cuomo stated that he wanted to "blow up" the MTA and restructure its entire operating hierarchy. The governor cited frequent cost overruns for MTA contracts, as well as a lack of clear leadership in the agency, as reasons to rearrange the agency. A few days later, de Blasio promised to improve the bus system in his State of the City address. His plan included raising bus speeds by 25% by the next year, increasing the enforcement of bus lanes, and adding bus priority signals to 1,200 intersections with traffic lights.


2017 New York City transit crisis, Long-term effects, 2019 developments
Also in January 2019, the MTA announced that a new fleet of about 1,500 R262 subway cars, to be built in the 2020s, would replace the R62 and R62A fleets, which were built in the 1980s and are used on the subway system's numbered routes, in order to expedite CBTC on the Lexington Avenue Line. The MTA also announced that 95% of signal timers had been tested, resulting in the discovery of 320 faulty timers, and that 68 locations were improved for increases in speed limits.


2017 New York City transit crisis, Long-term effects, 2019 developments
Byford also promoted some of the other changes made under the Subway Action Plan, including sealing leaks; improving drainage; repairing tracks and signal components; and replacing subway car components. One facet of the Subway Action Plan, a $9.5 million contract for an extensive cleaning of 3,000 subway cars and 100 stations, almost resulted in a strike among unionized subway cleaners. The strike was averted when the MTA ensured that the contract would be for a one-time cleaning and agreed to have two unionized workers at each cleaning site.


2017 New York City transit crisis, Long-term effects, 2019 developments
In February 2019, Cuomo and de Blasio jointly announced a plan that outlined ten steps to fix MTA operations. Under this plan, similar operations in the MTA's subsidiaries would be combined, a form of congestion pricing would be enacted, a cap on fare increases would be reduced to 2% a year, and the Subway Action Plan would be sped up. To reduce unnecessary costs and delays, a fare evasion prevention strategy would be created, and new project contracts would be awarded as design–build contracts.


2017 New York City transit crisis, Long-term effects, 2019 developments
In addition, board members' terms were tied to those of the official who appointed them, the MTA's capital programs would be reviewed by a committee of independent analysts, and the MTA would undergo an independent financial audit. The MTA, city, and state of New York would work with the state legislature to enact these provisions. Shortly after, Speaker of the New York City Council Corey Johnson unveiled a competing proposal to cede control of the city's subway and bus systems to the city.


2017 New York City transit crisis, Long-term effects, 2019 developments
The MTA released another progress report in March 2019, stating that the subway's on-time rate had increased to 76%. However, a New York Times analysis of the data found that the gains were not spread equally: the A Division (numbered services and the 42nd Street Shuttle) had an average on-time rate of 79%, compared to the B Division (lettered services) 68% on-time rate.


2017 New York City transit crisis, Long-term effects, 2019 developments
The disparity was attributed to the Automatic Train Supervision system used on much of the A Division; the CBTC signalling system used on the IRT Flushing Line (7 and <7> trains); and the opening of the Second Avenue Subway, which alleviated congestion on the IRT Lexington Avenue Line (4, 5, 6, and <6> trains). At the end of the month, the state approved a congestion pricing plan, to go into effect by 2021 at the earliest.


2017 New York City transit crisis, Long-term effects, 2019 developments
As part of state legislation passed in April 2019, the MTA was supposed to create a plan to reduce costs by the end of June. A draft of the plan indicated that several departments would be eliminated, undermining Byford's role. Additionally, in May 2019, federal prosecutors started investigating alleged overtime fraud at the MTA, especially at the LIRR, which was thought to contribute to higher spending by the MTA. Following this, in July 2019, an MTA reorganization plan was published; the plan called for consolidating the MTA's 40 departments into six groups, as well as eliminating 2,700 jobs.


2017 New York City transit crisis, Long-term effects, 2019 developments
Two incidents affected the subway system in July 2019. The first was the Manhattan blackout of July 13, 2019, which resulted in suspended or limited service on most lines going through Midtown Manhattan for several hours. The MTA closed four Manhattan stations, and all of the A Division routes suffered extensive delays. The second incident occurred less than a week later, during the rush hour of July 20, 2019, and in the midst of a citywide heat wave: an ATS system issue caused service on most of the A Division routes to be suspended for more than an hour.


2017 New York City transit crisis, Long-term effects, 2019 developments
In September 2019, the MTA released a draft of their proposed $54 billion 2020–2024 capital plan. The draft calls for adding accessible features to 66 additional subway stations and adding CBTC or other modern signaling systems to parts of six more physical lines. Additionally, the Second Avenue Subway would be completed. Much of the funding would come from the new Manhattan congestion charge.


2017 New York City transit crisis, Long-term effects, 2019 developments
A draft plan for a reorganization of Bronx bus routes was proposed in draft format in June 2019, with a final version published in October 2019. Many of the draft proposals were not included in the final version due to community feedback. This was followed by the publication of the Queens bus route reorganization draft in December 2019, with the final plan expected in 2020. During 2019, annual subway ridership figures increased, reversing a ridership decline that had been ongoing since 2015.


2017 New York City transit crisis, Long-term effects, 2020 developments
On January 15, 2020, New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer delivered a letter to Byford, demanding that the MTA develop, and make public, plans for restoring the "abundance" of shuttered entry points along New York City Subway routes currently contributing to severe overcrowding and longer commute times. A week later, on January 23, 2020, Byford officially resigned his position at the NYCTA, citing frequent conflicts with Cuomo.


2017 New York City transit crisis, Long-term effects, 2020 developments
The New York Times later wrote that these conflicts had been gradual disagreements, rather than any single event, but that the "Byford-Cuomo estrangement was highly unusual", since New York state governors and MTA chiefs had previously interacted very little prior to the mid-2010s. Byford subsequently left New York to become Commissioner of Transport for London.


2017 New York City transit crisis, Long-term effects, 2020 developments
In March 2020, the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic to New York state, and thus to the New York City area, resulted in mass closures of gathering spaces such as restaurants and schools. Though the subway, bus, and railroad systems remained open, ridership across all modes of transportation started to decrease, after the MTA recommended that only essential workers use the public transit system. On buses, riders were instructed to use the back door, making the bus system effectively fare-free.


2017 New York City transit crisis, Long-term effects, 2020 developments
Following a 50% to 90% drop in ridership on all of the MTA's systems, the agency requested $4 billion in federal funds, since the decreased fare revenue left the already-struggling agency in a financially tenuous position. By March 25, following further ridership decreases, service on buses, subways, and commuter rail was reduced to at most 75% of their regular service levels. The subway system's five part-time services, the B, C, W, Z, and 42nd Street Shuttle, were temporarily suspended.


2017 New York City transit crisis, Long-term effects, 2020 developments
Despite this, because of increased headways between trains, smaller ridership decreases were reported in poorer neighborhoods than in wealthier areas, and trains were reportedly crowded, despite social distancing guidelines put into place during the pandemic. After at least 41 MTA workers had died and 6,000 others had gotten sick or self-quarantined by April 8, many workers alleged that the MTA had done too little to protect workers from contracting COVID-19, even as up to 40% of daily trips had to be canceled due to crew shortages.


2017 New York City transit crisis, Long-term effects, 2020 developments
By mid-April, ridership on the subway had decreased by 92% due to the pandemic. Bus ridership dropped less, with some routes retaining up to half their normal ridership. To cover a potential revenue shortfall of up to $8.5 billion, the MTA faced having to cut service more permanently, or deferring capital improvements, even though transit experts said that the New York metropolitan area could not function without an effective transit system.


2017 New York City transit crisis, Long-term effects, 2020 developments
On April 20, four City Council members requested that subway service be temporarily suspended due to the spread of COVID-19 in the subway system, but interim New York City Transit president Sarah Feinberg opposed it. Other politicians such as de Blasio advocated for shutting down some terminal stations overnight to clean the trains. The number of homeless individuals in the subway had also increased, a situation that Cuomo described as "disgusting and disrespectful". Starting on May 6, 2020, stations were closed overnight for cleaning, in what became the first planned overnight closure in the subway's history.


2017 New York City transit crisis, Long-term effects, 2020 developments
The overnight closures would be a temporary measure that would be suspended once the pandemic was over, and during the overnight closures, bus service was added. During the closures, trains and stations were cleaned more than usual. Although officials stated that only one percent of subway ridership occurred at night, trains continued to run overnight, leading to complaints that essential workers were being unnecessarily inconvenienced. Internal MTA sources stated that it was theoretically possible for the MTA to clean the system without closing it. The NYCTA also announced that families of workers who died of COVID-19 would be eligible for $500,000 in death benefits.


2017 New York City transit crisis, Long-term effects, 2020 developments
Ridership on the subway started to increase at the end of May, as the rate of new COVID-19 cases decreased, though bus ridership had surpassed subway ridership. On June 8, regular service resumed with Phase 1 of the city's reopening, though the overnight subway closure remained in place. Two weeks later, MTA Chairman Pat Foye reported that roughly 95 percent of mass transit riders were adhering to wearing face masks in accordance with state executive order No. 202.17 from April 15. From April to June, bus ridership was greater than subway ridership for the first time since the MTA started keeping these records in the 1960s; bus speeds increased on average by 19%. In conjunction with this, in June, de Blasio announced that additional busways would be installed citywide.


2017 New York City transit crisis, Long-term effects, 2020 developments
Continued budgetary issues forced the MTA to suspend all capital projects "indefinitely" due to a deficit that could grow to $10 billion by 2022. At a meeting in August 2020, the MTA stated that without $12 billion in federal funding to cover operations in 2020 and 2021, the agency would need to take extreme measures such as eliminating capital projects, laying off thousands of staff, raising fares and tolls, cutting Access-A-Ride service, cutting service on the LIRR and Metro-North by 50%, and cutting service on the subway and bus systems by 40%.


2017 New York City transit crisis, Long-term effects, 2020 developments
The MTA was losing $200 million per week at the time. In the wake of such a large deficit, front-door entry on buses was reinstated on August 31. Α report published by the Daily News on September 29 asserted that there was "no correlation" between mass transit and COVID-19 infection rates. However, over 170 transit workers reported being assaulted or harassed for asking passengers to wear face masks, prompting officials to implement a $50 fine for riders who refused to wear a face mask.


2017 New York City transit crisis, Long-term effects, 2021 developments
Following the election of Joe Biden as U.S. president in 2020, the MTA postponed a set of planned "doomsday" changes, since Biden was seen as more friendly to public transit than his opponent, incumbent president Donald Trump. By December 2020, the MTA had decided not to implement a budget that would have resulted in 40% service cuts and massive staff layoffs, under the assumption that Congress would give $4.5 billion of aid to the MTA. With the inauguration of Biden as U.S. president in 2021, transit officials expressed optimism that the Biden administration would allocate funding to congestion pricing. Pete Buttigieg, the U.S. secretary of transportation, prioritized the congestion pricing plan that February.


2017 New York City transit crisis, Long-term effects, 2021 developments
In February 2021, the overnight closures were shortened to between 2 and 4 a.m. This came after criticism of the overnight closures, which opponents said disproportionately affected minority residents and low-income workers. The same month, the U.S. Congress passed the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, which provided the MTA with enough money to resume its capital plan. The following month, March 2021, state comptroller Thomas DiNapoli published a report showing that the subway was seeing 2 million daily riders on weekdays.


2017 New York City transit crisis, Long-term effects, 2021 developments
The neighborhoods with the greatest increases in ridership, relative to their March 2020 lows, were generally clustered in low-income neighborhoods in the outer boroughs, while the neighborhoods with the smallest increases were largely in wealthy parts of Manhattan and Brooklyn. In early May 2021, Cuomo announced that the overnight closures would end on May 17, 2021, with 24-hour service resuming on that date.


2017 New York City transit crisis, Long-term effects, 2021 developments
Many residents expressed reluctance to go back on the system, citing crime rates. In a survey that the MTA conducted in April 2021, 72 percent of 17,000 self-identified frequent riders said they were more concerned with increased crime than with COVID-19 transmission in the subway, while 36 percent of riders who stopped using the system since the pandemic said they were reluctant to return to the system due to their concerns over crime.


2017 New York City transit crisis, Long-term effects, 2021 developments
There had been six murders in the system in 2020, more than in the previous three years combined, and the number of rapes, robberies, and burglaries was also recorded as having increased that year. The transit system as a whole also experienced a cyberattack in April 2021, when hackers linked to China exploited zero-day vulnerabilities in three of 18 systems controlling the New York City Transit, LIRR, and Metro-North networks; the vulnerability did not appear to cause much damage, and it was only reported in June.


2017 New York City transit crisis, Long-term effects, 2021 developments
The state of emergency ended on June 30, 2021, after previously being renewed 49 times. The bus redesigns, which had been delayed during the pandemic, resumed two months later. The subway system continued to experience difficulties during this time. In August 2021, Kathy Hochul replaced Cuomo as governor, promising that she would not "micromanage" MTA leadership. The same month, a power surge disrupted service on several subway routes, particularly the L train and all numbered routes. On September 1, 2021, when 3 to 5 inches (76 to 127 mm) of rain per hour fell during Hurricane Ida, service on the entire subway system and commuter rail lines was suspended.


2017 New York City transit crisis, Long-term effects, 2021 developments
The long-term effects of the pandemic also resulted in over 4,000 workers quitting or retiring from the MTA, including 2,600 from the subway division, from 2019 to 2021. This was in part due to a hiring freeze implemented during the pandemic. In June 2021 alone, about 11,000 scheduled runs of subway trains were canceled due to staff shortages. Though the MTA promised to hire more workers, the staff shortage became such a critical issue that, by September 2021, the MTA was asking some of its recently retired workers to temporarily staff subway trains.


2017 New York City truck attack
On October 31, 2017, Sayfullo Habibullaevich Saipov drove a rented pickup truck into cyclists and runners for about one mile (1.6 kilometers) of the Hudson River Park's bike path alongside West Street from Houston Street south to Chambers Street in Lower Manhattan, New York City. The vehicle-ramming attack killed eight people, six of whom were foreign tourists, and injured eleven others.


2017 New York City truck attack
After crashing the truck into a school bus, Saipov exited, apparently wielding two guns (later found to be a paintball gun and a pellet gun). He was shot in the abdomen by a policeman and arrested. A flag and a document indicating allegiance to the terrorist group Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) were found in the truck.


2017 New York City truck attack
A federal grand jury indicted 29-year-old Saipov, who had immigrated to the United States from Uzbekistan in 2010, with eight murders in the aid of racketeering, twelve attempted murders in the aid of racketeering,  destruction of a motor vehicle and providing material support for a terrorist organization. This was the second terrorist attack allegedly committed by a winner of the Diversity Immigrant Visa lottery, following the 2002 Los Angeles International Airport shooting. After the attack, anti-vehicle bollards were installed on the Hudson River Park bike path.


2017 New York City truck attack, Attack
At 2:06 p.m. EDT on October 31, 2017, a man rented a pickup truck at a Home Depot in Passaic, New Jersey. At 2:43 p.m., he crossed the George Washington Bridge and entered Manhattan, proceeding south down the West Side Highway. At 3:04 p.m. at Houston Street near Pier 40, he swerved into the Hudson River Greenway, a protected bike lane of Hudson River Park that runs parallel to West Street. The man ran over people in the bike lane, mainly cyclists, killing eight and injuring seven others along a one mile (1.6 km) stretch.


2017 New York City truck attack, Attack
The driver's truck crashed into a school bus that was transporting students with special needs. Four people on the bus were injured. The truck stopped near the corner of Chambers Street and West Street, close to Stuyvesant High School. The driver exited the truck and ran, zigzagging, while brandishing weapons that were later found to be a paintball gun and a pellet gun. Police said he shouted "Allahu Akbar" as he stepped out of the vehicle. He was shot in the abdomen by New York City Police Department officer Ryan Nash, taken into custody, and transported to Bellevue Hospital for medical care.


2017 New York City truck attack, Attack
It was the fifteenth vehicular attack in North America and Europe by jihadist terrorists since 2014, according to New America, a nonpartisan research institution. To date, these attacks had killed a total of 142 people. The incident was considered the deadliest terrorist attack in New York City since the September 11 attacks of 2001.


2017 New York City truck attack, Victims
Eight people were killed in the attack, which injured another twelve, including the suspect and two children. Two of the dead were Americans: Darren Drake, a 32-year-old man from New Milford, New Jersey, and Nicholas Cleves, a 23-year-old man from Manhattan. The other six were foreign nationals; five tourists were from Argentina, and the sixth was from Belgium. The five Argentine victims (Diego Enrique Angelini, Ariel Erlij, Hernan Ferruchi, Hernan Diego Mendoza and Alejandro Damian Pagrucco) were all aged 47 or 48.


2017 New York City truck attack, Victims
They had been part of a group of ten former classmates at San Martín Polytechnic, a high school in the city of Rosario, Argentina, celebrating their 30th graduation anniversary to fulfill a promise made to each other when they graduated. The Belgian victim was Ann-Laure Decadt, a 31-year-old woman from Staden on vacation in New York City.


2017 New York City truck attack, Victims
A sixth member of the Argentine group was hospitalized at NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital. Two other Belgians were in critical condition. One surviving victim required the amputation of two limbs.


2017 New York City truck attack, Suspect
The suspect, 29-year-old Sayfullo Habibullaevich Saipov, was born in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, then a part of the Soviet Union, on February 8, 1988, and lived most of his life in the districts of Beltepa and Uchtepa. Saipov was the eldest of four children and their only son. In 2005, he graduated from a professional college and studied at the Tashkent Financial Institute from 2005 to 2009, before working as an accountant.


2017 New York City truck attack, Suspect
Saipov entered the United States under a Diversity Immigrant Visa in 2010, and is a permanent ("green card") resident in the U.S. He resided in Stow, Ohio, before moving to Tampa, Florida, and then Paterson, New Jersey. He worked in New Jersey as an Uber driver for six months. Public records show he held a commercial truck license. Acquaintances said Saipov had a bad temper that cost him driving jobs. He was issued traffic citations in Maryland in 2011, in Pennsylvania in 2012 and 2015 and in Missouri in 2016, where records showed he was driving a tractor-trailer. In 2015, federal agents interviewed Saipov about his contacts with two suspected terrorists, but a case was not opened against him.


2017 New York City truck attack, Suspect
An acquaintance of Saipov since 2010 described him as a "little aggressive", and not very religious when he arrived in the U.S. A friend in Ohio said he was prone to getting into fights and misunderstandings. An imam at the mosque Saipov attended in Tampa said Saipov was devoted to outward observances of Islam and was very critical of American policies regarding Israel. At Paterson, Saipov lived behind and regularly prayed at a local mosque, Masjid Omar (which had been a subject of surveillance by an NYPD dragnet surveillance program on Muslims), during the three months preceding the attack.


2017 New York City truck attack, Suspect
One of Saipov's sisters in Uzbekistan, who was in regular contact with him, said he had recently expressed a desire to return to his home country, but that he never had any grievances against the U.S. She also said their mother visited Saipov twice, with the second visit occurring earlier that year, and never noticed any signs of radicalization from him.


2017 New York City truck attack, Suspect, ISIL influence
Early reports suggested Saipov was "self-radicalized". John Miller, the deputy commissioner of the New York Police Department, said Saipov did it in the name of Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), a jihadist militant group fighting in the Iraqi and Syrian civil wars, and appeared to have followed "almost exactly to a T" the group's advice on social media on how to carry out vehicular attacks. The ISIL flag and a document indicating allegiance to ISIL were found in the truck. White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said the Trump administration considers him an "enemy combatant".


2017 New York City truck attack, Suspect, ISIL influence
While in custody, Saipov waived his Miranda rights and told police he deliberately chose Halloween to commit the attack and had made a test drive near the route, renting a truck on October 22 for that purpose. According to a criminal complaint, he thought there would be more civilians on the street then, and had been planning the attack for about a year. It said he was particularly motivated after watching a video of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi questioning the American Muslim response to Muslims killed in Iraq. Investigators found other ISIL images and videos on his electronic devices. He requested to display the ISIL flag in his hospital room and, according to the complaint, "stated that he felt good about what he had done".


2017 New York City truck attack, Legal proceedings
On November 1, federal prosecutors charged Saipov with providing material support for terrorism that has caused at least one death. He did not enter a plea during his appearance in federal court. The charges were supplemented on November 21 to include eight counts of murder in aid of racketeering, twelve counts of attempted murder in aid of racketeering, one count of providing material support for terrorism, and one count of violence and destruction of a motor vehicle resulting in death. On November 28 he pleaded not guilty to all charges of murder and terrorism.


2017 New York City truck attack, Legal proceedings
On January 17, 2018, in a letter to Judge Vernon Broderick, the defense said Saipov would plead guilty to all counts and serve life in prison if the death penalty option was made unavailable. Broderick later scheduled Saipov's trial for October 7, 2019. However his trial was rescheduled for April 2020. He is currently incarcerated at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Manhattan, New York with BOP# 79715-054.


2017 New York City truck attack, Aftermath
Stuyvesant High School, PS 89 Liberty School, and IS 289 Hudson River Middle School were placed in lockdown after reports that shots were heard nearby, for up to three hours following the incident. Several nearby streets were closed to the public, including West, Chambers and Murray Streets, to conduct an investigation, causing traffic jams throughout lower Manhattan. Vehicle and pedestrian activity resumed when the truck was towed the day after the attack.


2017 New York City truck attack, Aftermath
President Donald Trump ordered the Department of Homeland Security to "step up" its "Extreme Vetting Program". On Twitter, he called for Saipov to be executed, and initially stated that he wanted Saipov to be detained at the Guantanamo Bay detention camp. This prompted pleas from Saipov's sister to not execute him immediately and to give him "time" and a "fair trial". Trump later retracted the latter statement and said Saipov would be tried in New York criminal court instead. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio called the attack a "particularly cowardly act of terror".


2017 New York City truck attack, Aftermath
New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo said, "New York is an international symbol of freedom and democracy. We are proud of it, that also makes us a target." He also directed One World Trade Center's spire to be lit up in red, white, and blue, the colors of the American flag, to memorialize the victims of the attacks.


2017 New York City truck attack, Aftermath
This was the second terrorist attack allegedly committed by a winner of the Diversity Immigrant Visa lottery, following the 2002 Los Angeles International Airport shooting committed by Hesham Mohamed Hadayet, an Egyptian. Trump called for the termination of the Diversity Immigrant Visa lottery program. He then ordered the Department of Homeland Security to "step up" the DHS's already extreme vetting policy. He cast blame on Chuck Schumer, a Democratic Party senator representing New York, sarcastically calling the lottery scheme "a Chuck Schumer beauty".


2017 New York City truck attack, Aftermath
The program was part of an immigration bill that passed both chambers of Congress with bipartisan support, followed by Republican President George H. W. Bush signing the bill into law in 1990. Schumer introduced a House Bill that helped to create the program. Schumer responded to Trump's attack, saying, "I guess it's not too soon to politicize a tragedy." He also accused Trump of dividing the country and of wanting to cut anti-terrorism funding in budget proposals. Republican Senator Jeff Flake of Arizona defended Schumer, saying the proposals of the bipartisan Gang of Eight, including him and Schumer, would have eliminated the Diversity Visa Lottery.


2017 New York City truck attack, Aftermath
After the attack, several media sources wrote about how easy it was to drive down Hudson River Park's bike lane, either by accident or on purpose. Transportation Alternatives had pushed for safety bollards ever since two vehicular incidents resulting in fatalities had occurred on the bike path in 2006, but the city ignored safety concerns and made only aesthetic fixes to the path. City and state officials also started working on a way to improve the bike lane's safety measures, and two days after the attack, the city started placing temporary concrete barriers on the path. The temporary barriers were installed by November 3 and were replaced with permanent barriers in 2019.


2017 New York City truck attack, Aftermath
ISIL accepted responsibility for the attack in issue #104 of its newsletter, al-Naba, and called Saipov a "soldier of the Caliphate" who responded to its call to attack "citizens of the Crusader countries involved in the alliance against the Islamic State."


2017 New York City truck attack, Aftermath
Less than four hours after the incident, the massive New York's Village Halloween Parade, which started six blocks east of the incident at Sixth Avenue, proceeded as scheduled. Both Mayor De Blasio and Governor Cuomo marched in the parade.


2017 New York City truck attack, Aftermath
On November 6, a week after the attack, Argentine President Mauricio Macri and his wife Juliana Awada placed flowers at the Chambers Street site and met with Argentine survivors of the attack.


2017 New York Cosmos season
The 2017 New York Cosmos season was the new Cosmos' fifth season of existence, playing in the new North American Soccer League. Including the previous franchise, this was the 19th season of a club entitled New York Cosmos playing professional soccer in the New York metropolitan area.


2017 New York Cosmos season, Background
The 2016 season saw the Cosmos achieve a league-best 20–5–7 combined regular season record. In the Soccer Bowl playoffs, the Cosmos defeated Rayo OKC in the semifinals before beating Indy Eleven in penalty kicks in Soccer Bowl 2016 on November 13, 2016. It was the franchise's sixth division two honor. Including the previous franchise, it was the Cosmos' eighth Soccer Bowl title.


2017 New York Cosmos season, Background
Following that successful 2016 Championship run, the Cosmos and the league faced serious questions on survival. In the week after the championship game, league officials and team owners met in Atlanta for a crisis meeting on November 29. Two franchises (Ottawa Fury FC and Tampa Bay Rowdies) had already made plans to leave for the USL. The Cosmos had already started laying off front office staff and entered furlough on other staff and club members.


2017 New York Cosmos season, Background
On December 14, Cosmos chairman Seamus O'Brien publicly announced that the Cosmos will not field a team in 2017. The USSF still had not made a decision on the divisional status of the NASL or USL. The announcement and talks had been delayed several times, and O'Brien felt that the Cosmos could not play in a Division 3 sanctioned league. By this time the Cosmos had released all of their players and coaching staff from their contracts and left a skeleton crew to operate the front office.


2017 New York Cosmos season, Background
The following players signed with other teams prior to the announcement of the Cosmos returning for 2017. (Danny Szetela had signed with the NASL expansion San Francisco Deltas but returned to the Cosmos.)


2017 New York Cosmos season, Background
On January 6, 2017; the USSF announced that they had granted the NASL and USL provisional Division 2 status for the 2017 seasons. Both leagues received waivers to structuring laws and regulations that must be met to keep their Division 2 status in the following years. Four days later on January 10, the Cosmos publicly announced that Rocco Commisso (CEO of Mediacom) had taken over as majority owner of the team.


2017 New York Cosmos season, Background
The Italian had emigrated to the United States when he was a child and played for Columbia University's soccer program before trying out for the US Men's National Olympic Team in 1972. Columbia University's soccer stadium is named after him, leading many to believe that the Cosmos may play there or at MCU Park in 2017.


2017 New York Cosmos season, Background
On February 2; the club made the "re-rebirth" official by announcing that many players have already returned and that they will be playing 16 regular season games at MCU Park in Brooklyn. Season tickets went on sale first to former season ticket holders on February 3.


2017 New York Cosmos season, Background
On March 17, 2017, the team announced a new broadcasting deal with MSG and WPIX-TV. Their previous broadcaster, One World Sports, had been shut down.


2017 New York Cosmos season, Club, Kit
Supplier: Inaria / Sponsor: Emirates (airline)Last Update: November 12 game @ San Francisco Deltas


2017 New York Cosmos season, Club, Roster
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2017 New York Cosmos season, Competitions, NASL Spring Season
The NASL regular season will now feature two equal seasons


2017 New York Cosmos season, Competitions, NASL Fall Season
The NASL regular season will now feature two equal seasons


2017 New York Empire season
The 2017 New York Empire season was the second season of the franchise in World TeamTennis (WTT). The Empire finished third in WTT with a record of 7 wins and 7 losses.


2017 New York Empire season, Season recap, Marquee Draft, a new home court and a new general manager
The Empire had the first selection in each round of WTT's 2017 drafts due to finishing the 2016 season in sixth place. The Empire traded the first overall selection in the Marquee Draft to the Springfield Lasers for the second overall pick and undisclosed consideration. The Lasers used that pick to select Jack Sock. With the second selection in the first round, the Empire chose Eugenie Bouchard and left Andy Roddick unprotected. In the second round, the Empire selected John Isner, who had been left unprotected by the Lasers. The Empire's third round selection was Mardy Fish, who had been left unprotected by the Washington Kastles.


2017 New York Empire season, Season recap, Marquee Draft, a new home court and a new general manager
After playing its inaugural season at Forest Hills Stadium, the Empire announced at the draft that its 2017 home matches would be played on Court 17 at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing, Queens, New York City. The stadium has seating for 2,800 fans and is easily accessible by public transportation. Parking is available on premises. The Empire also introduced its new general manager, Michele Cope, who said "Court 17 is a great showcase court for New York Empire matches. Fans will be close to great professional team competition, and also enjoy a fan-friendly and entertaining atmosphere."


2017 New York Empire season, Season recap, Gigi Fernández named new head coach
On March 1, the Empire named International Tennis Hall of Famer Gigi Fernández as the team's new head coach, replacing Patrick McEnroe. Fernández said, "This is going to be a fantastic summer for the New York Empire with a really strong team that already includes John [Isner], Genie [Bouchard] and Mardy [Fish]. We'll finalize the remainder of the roster very soon, and then it's time to start thinking about match strategy. I really can't wait to work with these amazing athletes." McEnroe had recently taken a position with Sportime NY as co-director of the John McEnroe Tennis Academy.


2017 New York Empire season, Season recap, A third-place finish
The Empire finished its second season in the league with a 7-7 record, more than tripling its win total from 2016. The team started off the season on July 16 with a thrilling home win over the Philadelphia Freedoms, which marquee player John Isner clinched with a 5-2 final set win in Men’s Singles over Donald Young. The next night, the Empire traveled to Philadelphia and beat the Freedoms once again, with Mardy Fish taking down Young in a winner-take-all tiebreak in the final set.


2017 New York Empire season, Season recap, A third-place finish
Having already achieved last season’s win total after two matches, the Empire looked to keep the momentum going in Washington. Fish overcame a two-game deficit to push the match into a deciding supertiebreak, but came up short against Frances Tiafoe to hand the Empire its first loss of the season. After a 25-13 loss at home to Philadelphia, the Empire were able to get back above .500 by winning at home against the Orange County Breakers in a match that was moved indoors due to rain.


2017 New York Empire season, Season recap, A third-place finish
The team then went on the road for a week, losing two matches in California before beating both Philadelphia and Washington. It returned home on July 27 with a 5-4 record, but despite the presence of Eugenie Bouchard, it was again swept by the Breakers and San Diego Aviators.


2017 New York Empire season, Season recap, A third-place finish
Knowing that it would need to win the rest of its matches to have a chance at qualifying for the WTT Finals, the Empire had a convincing 25-18 win over Washington before closing out its home schedule with a memorable win over the Springfield Lasers, in which Marcus Willis saved a match point and defeated Benjamin Becker in a final-set tiebreak.


2017 New York Empire season, Season recap, A third-place finish
At 7-6, the Empire’s playoff hopes were slim, but still alive, as the team traveled to Springfield to play its final match of the season. Needing a win and losses from both the Aviators and Breakers, the Empire won two of the first three sets. The match was eventually decided in a Supertiebreak, where New York’s Kirsten Flipkens lost to Sorana Cirstea, ending the Empire’s playoff hopes but at the same time clinching the franchise’s first-ever Top 3 finish. Orange County and San Diego’ s subsequent wins meant that the Empire finished the season 2 matches out of first place.


2017 New York Empire season, Draft picks
Since the Empire had the worst record in WTT in 2016, it had the first selection in each round of the league's drafts.


2017 New York Empire season, Draft picks, Marquee Player Draft
The Empire traded the first overall selection in the Marquee Player Draft to the Springfield Lasers in exchange for the second overall pick and undisclosed consideration. The selections made by the Empire are shown in the table below.


2017 New York Empire season, Statistics
Players are listed in order of their game-winning percentage provided they played in at least 40% of the Empire's games in that event, which is the WTT minimum for qualification for league leaders in individual statistical categories.


2017 New York Film Critics Circle Awards
The 83rd New York Film Critics Circle Awards, honoring the best in film for 2017, were announced on November 30, 2017 and presented on January 3, 2018.


2017 New York Film Critics Circle Awards
The ceremony was dedicated to the memory of American film historian, journalist, author, filmmaker, screenwriter, documentarian, and film and literary critic Richard Schickel, who died on February 18, 2017.


2017 New York Film Festival
The 55th New York Film Festival took place from September 28 to October 15, 2017. The festival's opening film was Richard Linklater's Last Flag Flying, and its closing film was Woody Allen's Wonder Wheel.


2017 New York Film Festival, Projections
In addition to the following feature films, the Projections lineup also included several programs of short films, including programs devoted to the work of Barbara Hammer and Mike Henderson.


2017 New York Giants season
The 2017 New York Giants season was the franchise's 93rd season in the National Football League, the 8th at MetLife Stadium and the 2nd and final under head coach Ben McAdoo. Coming fresh off an 11–5 season from one year ago, the Giants hoped to win a Super Bowl and were expected to be playoff contenders by many critics. However, things rapidly fell apart after key injuries and controversial decisions towards the team.


2017 New York Giants season
They suffered an 0–5 start to the season (their second in 5 years), coupled with major injuries to the team, including star wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr., had the Giants suffer a franchise-worst 3–13 record. By Week 10, after losing to the previously winless 49ers, the Giants were standing at 1–8, their worst record since 1980. The Giants were eliminated from playoff contention on November 26 with wins by the Falcons, Panthers, and Seahawks, three days after their own loss to the Washington Redskins.


2017 New York Giants season
On November 28, it was announced that Geno Smith would start against the Raiders in Week 13, which snapped Eli Manning's 210 consecutive games started streak, the longest active streak in the NFL at the time. It started controversy, with present and former teammates, opponents, fans, executives, and television and radio show hosts coming to Manning's defense. The benching of Manning also led to speculation he would possibly join the Jacksonville Jaguars, which would reunite him with former Giants head coach Tom Coughlin, who at the time was Jacksonville's executive vice president of football operations.


2017 New York Giants season
With the move, the Giants became the last team in the NFL to start an African-American quarterback in at least one game. After losing to the Raiders by a score of 17–24, and with the Giants standing at 2–10, both McAdoo and general manager Jerry Reese were fired, leaving Steve Spagnuolo as the interim head coach and Kevin Abrams as the interim general manager. These were the Giants' first mid-season staff firings since the 1976 season. Manning was then renamed the starter for the Week 14 game against the Cowboys.


2017 New York Giants season
A 30–10 loss to the Dallas Cowboys in Week 14 dropped the Giants to 2–11, surpassing the most losses in the Eli Manning era with 10 losses (2004, 2014, and 2015).


2017 New York Giants season
With a 34-29 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 15, the Giants tied their single season loss record with 12, and after a 23–0 loss to the Cardinals in Week 16, the Giants fell to 2–13, setting a new record for most losses in a single season in franchise history, eclipsing the previous record of 12, which had been done six times in franchise history: 1966, 1974, 1980, 1983, 2003 and later in 2019, and the worst under a 16-game schedule format. In their last game, the Giants defeated the Washington Redskins to ultimately finish the season at 3–13.


2017 New York Giants season
The Giants 3–13 record was their worst record in a 16-game season in franchise history, their worst winning percentage since 1974, the worst record in the Eli Manning era, their worst record since 2003, finished last place in the NFC East for the first time since 2003, and second-worst in the league behind the Cleveland Browns. The Giants also went 1–11 against the NFC in 2017 and 1–5 against the NFC East. In the process, the Giants acquired the 2nd pick of the 2018 NFL Draft.


2017 New York Giants season
On December 29, 2017, Dave Gettleman was hired as the new general manager for the team. Gettleman quickly address the offensive line issues which led to the release of offensive tackle Bobby Hart and the benching of 2015 1st rounder Ereck Flowers. Flowers started all games to this point being the only consistent starter on the offensive line.


2017 New York Giants season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 1: at Dallas Cowboys
Odell Beckham Jr. was declared out before the game due to his ankle injury. The loss of Beckham was too steep for the Giants to overcome who barely mustered 200 yards. The Cowboys set the pace early and were on the field for 47 plays in the first half. The loss dropped the Giants to 0-1. They fell to 1-9 in Week 1 games against the Cowboys, with their only win coming in 2016.


2017 New York Giants season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 2: vs. Detroit Lions
Even with a limited Odell Beckham Jr., the Giants struggled mightily against the Lions. Rookie tight end Evan Engram scored his first career touchdown. However, an 88-yard punt return touchdown sealed the Giants' fate. With the loss, the Giants dropped to 0-2.


2017 New York Giants season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 3: at Philadelphia Eagles
A huge rally in the 4th quarter was overshadowed by rookie kicker Jake Elliott when he kicked a game winning 61-yard field goal to drop the Giants to 0-3 and their fourth straight loss in Philadelphia. It was the longest game winning field goal as time expired since 2006.


2017 New York Giants season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 4: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
For the second consecutive week, the Giants were beaten by a game winning field goal to drop to 0-4.


2017 New York Giants season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 5: vs. Los Angeles Chargers
The Giants suffered a ton of injuries throughout the game including star wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. It was later revealed he broke his ankle. The Giants blew a 4th quarter lead and dropped to 0–5 for the first time since 2013. This was their fourth straight loss to the Chargers as Eli Manning's Giants never beat the team that drafted him 1st overall and sent him to the Giants in exchange for Philip Rivers in the 2004 Draft. The last time the Giants beat the Chargers was during the 1998 season.


2017 New York Giants season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 6: at Denver Broncos
With numerous injuries in the receiving core from the Week 5 game and against a heavily favored Broncos team, the Giants pulled a massive upset to snap a 5-game losing streak and defeat the Broncos for the first time since 2005. This was also Manning's first career win in Denver. Janoris Jenkins returned a Trevor Siemian interception for a touchdown in the win, his first as a member of the Giants and Orleans Darkwa had his first 100-yard game.


2017 New York Giants season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 7: vs. Seattle Seahawks
This game was the first time the Giants played an intraconference game on CBS since the 1993 season finale against the Dallas Cowboys (before Fox took over the NFC contract in the 1994 season). The Giants defense played well in the first half, aided by an NFL record 10-play goal line stand, but unraveled in the second half as they tired out. They could not be saved by their weak wide receiving corps, along with a struggling run game that sealed their fate. With the loss, the Giants fell to 1-6 and lost to the Seahawks for the fourth straight time.


2017 New York Giants season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 9: vs. Los Angeles Rams
The Giants started 1-7 for the first time since 1980 with the loss. The Rams dominated the entire game and were aided by a bunch of Giants miscues and three turnovers from the offense. The Giants allowed 51 points, the most points allowed at home since 1964 against the Cleveland Browns. This was their first loss to the Rams since 2001 and their first home loss to the Rams since 2000. This was also the most points the Giants allowed since they lost 52–49 to the New Orleans Saints in 2015.


2017 New York Giants season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 9: vs. Los Angeles Rams
Despite all the miscues, Eli Manning became the seventh quarterback in NFL history to reach 50,000 career passing yards.


2017 New York Giants season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 10: at San Francisco 49ers
Attempting to get their second win of the season, the Giants were upset by the previously winless 49ers. Their defense was porous, allowing over 450 yards of offense. Despite Eli Manning finishing with a 113.9 passer rating, the Giants only had 13 points until a meaningless 4th quarter drive. The Giants dropped to 1-8, their worst start since 1980.


2017 New York Giants season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 10: at San Francisco 49ers
Despite the loss, Eli Manning had his 208th consecutive start at quarterback, tying his brother Peyton Manning for 2nd in NFL history in that regard.


2017 New York Giants season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 11: vs. Kansas City Chiefs
Attempting to stop a 3-game losing streak, the Giants returned home to host the Kansas City Chiefs led by Alex Smith and Kareem Hunt. In a defensive battle, the Giants intercepted the Chiefs three times and Roger Lewis made a 4th and 6 catch in the red zone to set up Aldrick Rosas' game-winning field goal in overtime to improve the Giants to 2-8. This was the Giants' first home win of the season.


2017 New York Giants season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 11: vs. Kansas City Chiefs
Eli Manning made his 209th consecutive start at quarterback, passing Peyton Manning for 2nd in NFL history, only trailing Brett Favre (297).


2017 New York Giants season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 12: at Washington Redskins
The Giants offense struggled the entire game and was held to only one first down in the second half. The Giants dropped to 2-9 and were eliminated from playoff contention on the following Sunday after wins by the Seattle Seahawks, Atlanta Falcons, and Carolina Panthers.


2017 New York Giants season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 12: at Washington Redskins
As he would be benched the next week, Eli Manning's streak of 210 consecutive starts by a quarterback is currently second in NFL history. As of the end of the 2017 season, Philip Rivers is the current quarterback iron man and is expected to finish the regular season with over 200 consecutive starts. The current NFL iron man across all positions is punter Shane Lechler, with over 250 consecutive games played.


2017 New York Giants season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 13: at Oakland Raiders
For the first time since 2004, Eli Manning did not start the game and was benched in favor of Geno Smith in a moved that was universally panned by the football community. Present and former teammates, opponents, fans, executives, television and radio show hosts quickly came to Manning's defense and the fans revolted. It was also the first time a Manning did not start in an NFL game since Week 17 of the 1997 NFL season. An attempted comeback fell short dropping the Giants to 2-10, their worst record since 1976.


2017 New York Giants season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 13: at Oakland Raiders
Smith completed 21 of 34 passes for 212 yards and one touchdown and lost two redzone fumbles. The following day, the Giants announced that head coach Ben McAdoo and general manager Jerry Reese had been relieved of their duties. Defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo took over as the interim head coach and immediately reinstated Manning as the Giants quarterback.


2017 New York Giants season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 14: vs. Dallas Cowboys
With Eli Manning back in the starting position, both the Giants and Cowboys were tied up at 10 heading into the 4th quarter until Dallas scored 20 unanswered points and shutout the struggling Giants offense to drop the Giants to 2-11. This was the first time the Giants lost more than 10 games in a season since 2003 and first under the Eli Manning era.


2017 New York Giants season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 15: vs. Philadelphia Eagles
Poor special team mishaps and an attempted comeback that fell 6-yards short led the Eagles to win in a thriller of a game to drop the Giants to 2-12 despite the Giants going up 20-7 at one point and, tying their worst record since 1974. They also got swept by the Eagles which allowed them to clinch a first round bye, and the loss dropped the Giants to 0-5 in the division. Despite their miscues, the Giants dominated on offense going for just under 500 yards and Eli Manning had his best performance this season. With a Washington Redskins' 20-15 win over the Arizona Cardinals, the Giants secured a fourth place finish in the NFC East for the first time since 2003.


2017 New York Giants season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 16: at Arizona Cardinals
Shutout for the first time since 2014, the Giants offense could not get into the end zone and their only chance at points came on a missed field goal by Aldrick Rosas. The 2017 Giants became the first (and to date, only) team in franchise history to lose 13 games in a season.


2017 New York Giants season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 17: vs. Washington Redskins
The Giants defense only allowed 10 points and got three interceptions from Kirk Cousins along with sacking him three times. The Giants also had a surging run game with over 250 yards on the ground. Orleans Darkwa set a new career high with 154 yards. The Giants defeated the Redskins 18-10 to improve to 3-13. With the Indianapolis Colts beating the Houston Texans that day, the Giants locked in the #2 pick in the 2018 NFL Draft.


2017 New York Giants season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 17: vs. Washington Redskins
This was Steve Spagnuolo's first and only win as the Giants head coach, and their only win against any NFC team during the season, avoiding a division sweep, and avoided finishing winless against NFC teams.


2017 New York Jets season
The 2017 New York Jets season was the franchise's 48th season in the National Football League, the 58th overall and the third under head coach Todd Bowles.


2017 New York Jets season
After losing their first two games, the first such start to a season since 2007, the Jets had an impressive three-game winning streak to improve to 3–2. However, the Jets collapsed and ended up winning only two games after Week 5. They equaled their record from the previous season, missed the playoffs for a seventh consecutive season, and were the solitary AFC team to not have one player make the Pro Bowl. It was the first time the Jets had won seven or fewer games in consecutive seasons since their 4–28 two-season streak of 1995 and 1996.


2017 New York Liberty season
The 2017 WNBA season is the 21st season for the New York Liberty franchise of the WNBA. The season tips off on May 13. The Liberty rode an end of season surge to the top of the Eastern Conference and the third overall see in the WNBA playoffs. The Liberty were 12–12 on August 4, but won 10 straight games to finish the season with a 22–12 record. The team lost in the second round of the playoffs to the Washington Mystics after receiving a first round bye.


2017 New York Lizards season
The 2017 New York Lizards season was the seventeenth season for the New York Lizards, a charter franchise of Major League Lacrosse. It is also their fifth season using the New York moniker. The team came in trying to improve upon their 8–6 record in 2016 that was good enough for a second seed in the postseason, but ultimately resulted in a 20–17 semifinal loss to the Denver Outlaws.


2017 New York Lizards season
On February 16, 2017, face off specialist Greg Gurenlian announced that he would be retiring at the end of the season. On August 5, Gurenlian played in his last game. Despite a 17–14 win over the Charlotte Hounds, the Lizards finished 7–7 and missed out on the playoffs for the first time in four years. Gurenlian won 20 of his 33 faceoffs in his last game in front of the largest crowd of the season. He holds the career record of 2,024 faceoff wins.


2017 New York Lizards season
At the trade deadline on June 27, the Lizards traded Dave Lawson and Chris LaPierre for the Boston Cannons' team captain Will Manny and Joe LoCascio. On July 14, the Cannons announced that neither Lawson nor LaPierre would suit up for the team that season. Dave Lawson informed team officials that he would be retiring from the league while Chris LaPierre decided not to report to the team. The Lizards said that they were not aware of the intentions of Lawson or LaPierre. There wasn't a no-report clause in the deal. The Cannons appealed to the league for compensation, but did not receive any.


2017 New York Mets season
The 2017 New York Mets season was the franchise's 56th season and the team's ninth season at Citi Field. The Mets opened the season on April 3 against the Atlanta Braves and finished the season on October 1 against the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park. On September 19, the Mets were eliminated from postseason contention.


2017 New York Mets season
Just two years removed from a World Series appearance, the Mets had high expectations. However, the season was a major disappointment with injuries to key players, poor performances from players such as Yoenis Cespedes, Matt Harvey, and Robert Gsellman, and by controversy within the organization and around players. The Mets thus finished in the 4th place in their division, missed the playoffs for the first time since 2014, and equaled their worst record since 2009. Manager Terry Collins announced his retirement following the final game of the season.


2017 New York Mets season, Offseason
On November 14, 2016, second baseman Neil Walker accepted a qualifying offer, returning to the Mets for $17.2 million.


2017 New York Mets season, Offseason
On October 29, 2016, Yoenis Cespedes re-signed with the Mets for $110 million for 4 years. This is the Mets second biggest free agent signing in their history to Carlos Beltran's $119 million deal in 2005.


2017 New York Mets season, Offseason
On January 27, 2017, Jerry Blevins re-signed with the Mets for a one-year deal with an option for 2018.


2017 New York Mets season, Offseason
Fernando Salas re-signed with the Mets for a one-year deal.


2017 New York Mets season, Season standings, Opening Day
The Mets began their 2017 season with a 6–0 win over the Atlanta Braves.


2017 New York Mets season, Statistics, Batting
Players in bold are on the active roster. (Updated as of 10/20/16)


2017 New York Mets season, Statistics, Batting
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; BB = Walks; SO = Strikeouts; Avg. = Batting average; OBP = On Base Percentage; SLG = Slugging Percentage; SB = Stolen bases


2017 New York Mets season, Statistics, Pitching
Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; HR = Home runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts


2017 New York Proposition 1
New York Proposition 1 was a 2017 ballot measure that would have established a constitutional convention to revise the Constitution of the State of New York, subject to the approval of the voters. Section 2 of Article XIX of the state constitution requires that every 20 years the ballot question "Shall there be a convention to revise the constitution and amend the same?" should be submitted to the voters. The referendum was rejected by a large margin on November 7, 2017.


2017 New York Proposition 1, Election process
The ballot question is the first step in the process of calling a constitutional convention in New York. If a majority of voters cast their ballots in favor of holding a convention, voters would elect 204 convention delegates on November 6, 2018. Fifteen of the delegates would be elected statewide. Three would be elected from each of the state's 63 senate districts. The convention would convene on April 2, 2019, in Albany. Delegates would be allowed to draft a new constitution or amendments to the existing constitution. Referring a constitution or amendment to the ballot would require a simple majority vote of the delegates. The people of New York would vote on the convention-proposed changes to the constitution on November 5, 2019.


2017 New York Proposition 1, Election process
The New York State Constitution requires that every 20 years the people decide if a Constitutional Convention should be held to consider amendments to the State Constitution. The purpose of this Ballot Question is to allow the voters of New York State to determine whether a Constitutional Convention will be held in 2019.


2017 New York Proposition 1, Election process
If a majority voting on this Question votes NO, there will be no Constitutional Convention.


2017 New York Proposition 1, Election process
If a majority votes YES, three delegates from each state senatorial district and 15 at-large statewide delegates will be elected in November 2018. The delegates will convene at the Capitol in April 2019. Amendments adopted by a majority of the delegates will be submitted to the voters for approval or rejection in a statewide referendum to be held at least six weeks after the Convention adjourns. The delegates will determine whether to submit proposed amendments as separate questions. Any amendments that the voters approve will go into effect on the January 1 following their approval.


2017 New York Proposition 1, Election process
If a majority votes in favor of a Constitutional Convention, then the delegates will receive for their services the same compensation as that payable to Members of the Assembly. The delegates also will be reimbursed for actual traveling expenses while the Convention is in session, to the extent that Members of the Assembly would be entitled reimbursement during a session of the Legislature.


2017 New York Proposition 1, Election process
The delegates will have the power to appoint the officers, employees, and assistants that they deem necessary and to fix the compensation of those officers, employees, and assistants. The delegates also will have the power to provide for the expenses of the Convention, including the printing of its documents, journal, and proceedings. The delegates will determine the rules of their proceedings, choose their officers, and be the judge of the election, returns, and qualifications of their members. A vacancy in an office of district delegate will be filled by a vote of the remaining delegates representing the district in which the vacancy occurs; a vacancy in the office of a delegate-at-large will be filled by a vote of the remaining delegates-at-large.


2017 New York Proposition 1, Supporters
There were three political action committees, the Committee for a Constitutional Convention, NY People's Convention PAC, and Restrict & Regulate in NY State 2019, registered in support of the constitutional convention question. The committees reported $389,474 in contributions and $361,039 in expenditures.


2017 New York Proposition 1, Supporters
The top contributor in support of the question was Democratic fundraiser Bill Samuels, who contributed $100,725 in cash and $61,772 in in-kind services. Compared to the opposition, the supporters of the proposition were disorganized and underfunded.


2017 New York Proposition 1, Opponents
There were two committees, New Yorkers Against Corruption and Say No to a Constitutional Convention (SNCC), registered in opposition to the constitutional convention question. The committees reported $635,300 in contributions and $311,810 in expenditures in the last filing period before the election; an additional $1,000,000 was raised and $2,200,000 spent in the period between then and Election Day, which was not publicly reported until a month after the election.


2017 New York Proposition 1, Opponents
The top contributor in opposition to the question was the New York State United Teachers, who donated $444,000, all after the last filing period. SEIU 1199 came in second with a $250,000 donation. On the whole, the opponents of the proposition grossly outspent the supporters and, with labor union backing, rallied public employees to their cause, giving the no vote a massive base in even conservative small towns where government is often the largest and most lucrative employer. This led to consistent and widespread no votes throughout the state and across all demographics.


2017 New York Proposition 1, Opponents, Criticism of the opposition
The opposition coalition was criticized for spreading false rumors and misinformation about the convention, namely a rumor that blank votes would be counted as yes, another stating that a convention could take away public employees' pensions (which is prohibited under the U.S. Constitution), a grossly inflated estimate of the cost (New Yorkers Against Corruption claimed a price tag in the hundreds of millions, when most realistic estimates placed the cost at $50,000,000), and implying that Albany insiders had orchestrated the convention vote (it has been a scheduled part of the state Constitution since the 19th century, and almost all notable political forces in the state in fact opposed the convention) and would control and corrupt the delegate selection process (delegates are elected, and fewer than 10% of the delegates to the most recent convention in 1967 were incumbent Albany politicians).


2017 New York Red Bulls II season
The 2017 New York Red Bulls II season is the club's third season of existence, and their third in United Soccer League, the second-tier of the American soccer pyramid. The Red Bulls II play in the Eastern Division of USL.


2017 New York Red Bulls season
The 2017 New York Red Bulls season was the club's twenty-second season in Major League Soccer, the top division of soccer in the United States.


2017 New York Red Bulls season, CONCACAF Champions League, 2016–17, Group stage
Group stage matches were played during the 2016 New York Red Bulls season.


2017 New York Red Bulls season, CONCACAF Champions League, 2017–18
New York will enter the competition during Phase Two in 2018.


2017 New York Red Bulls season, U.S. Open Cup
New York entered the 2017 U.S. Open Cup with the rest of Major League Soccer in the fourth round.


2017 New York Red Bulls season, Player statistics, Assist Leaders
As of 5 November 2017. This table does not include secondary assists.


2017 New York Yankees season
The 2017 New York Yankees season was the 115th season in New York City for the Yankees, and the 117th season overall for the franchise. It was also the final season with manager Joe Girardi. The Yankees finished the regular season with 91 wins and 71 losses. This season was considered a breakout season for many players, including starting pitcher Luis Severino who emerged as arguably the Yankees' best pitcher as well as rookie outfielder  Aaron Judge, who broke the rookie record by passing Mark McGwire for most home runs by a rookie (50) on September 25.


2017 New York Yankees season
Judge ended the season by leading the American League with 52 home runs. The Yankees also clinched a playoff berth after missing the playoffs the previous year and won at least 90 games for the first time since 2012. They struggled to catch up to the defending American League East champions the Boston Red Sox after being in first place for the beginning of the season but managed to clinch their sixth wild card berth, their third in seven seasons.


2017 New York Yankees season
They defeated the Minnesota Twins 8–4 in the Wild Card Game (their first postseason game win in five years) and the Cleveland Indians in five games (after falling into an 0–2 deficit after the first two games in Cleveland) in the Division Series before losing to the Houston Astros in seven games in the 2017 American League Championship Series. Notably, during the postseason the Yankees were 6–0 at home, yet 1–6 on the road, and played an ALCS series that saw every single game won by the home team. Also, it would be also notable for being the silver jubilee season for the long time Yankee broadcaster Michael Kay and the 15th anniversary season of the team's current cable channel, YES Network.


2017 New York Yankees season, Spring training
The Yankees had one of their most successful spring training performances in recent memory, finishing with a 24-9-1 record - the best in the major leagues.


2017 New York Yankees season, Spring training
The team had many players participate in the 2017 World Baseball Classic, including shortstop Didi Gregorius (Netherlands) and relievers Dellin Betances (Dominican Republic), Tyler Clippard (United States), and Tommy Layne (Italy).


2017 New York Yankees season, Spring training
One of the most notable elements of Yankees camp in 2017 was the presence of top prospects. Infielders Gleyber Torres, Miguel Andujar, Tyler Wade, and Jorge Mateo, outfielders Clint Frazier, Dustin Fowler, and Aaron Judge, and pitchers Chad Green, James Kaprielian, and Jordan Montgomery highlighted the Yankees' strong farm system's presence at spring training.


2017 New York Yankees season, Spring training
Another prominent story in the early going was the rotation battle, with six pitchers battling for the final two spots following Masahiro Tanaka, Michael Pineda, and CC Sabathia: Luis Cessa, Green, Bryan Mitchell, Montgomery, Luis Severino, and Adam Warren. Each pitcher performed well in the first few weeks of Spring Training, making manager Joe Girardi's decision a difficult one. In the end, Severino came away with the fourth starter role, with the team waiting until April 10 to announce that Montgomery had won the fifth starter job. He'd make his MLB debut on April 12 against Tampa Bay.


2017 New York Yankees season, Spring training
Other position battles in Tampa included that for the starting right field job, between former first-round pick Judge and fourth outfielder Aaron Hicks. Another key competition was an unforeseen battle for the Opening Day shortstop job, as Didi Gregorius was lost for the first month with a shoulder injury suffered in the WBC. Prospect Wade, non-roster invitees Pete Kozma and Ruben Tejada, and utility infielder Ronald Torreyes all competed for the job. Not included in the shuffle were top prospects Torres and Mateo, much to the chagrin of Yankees fans. The jobs were eventually awarded to Judge and Torreyes.