Members agreed to revisit an April Transit Signal Priority briefing, volunteer to contact drivers for on-the-ground feedback, and asked staff to prepare a letter requesting targeted green-wave timing on local avenues.

Community Board 5 approved support for a City Planning transit‑bonus authorization tied to a subway elevator at 625 Madison Ave but voted to deny requested height and setback waivers, approving other waivers conditionally while urging the applicant to work with the MTA on elevator redundancy and to improve trees and pedestrian safety.

NYPD testified that the subway saw zero shootings, shooting victims and murders in August but reported year-to-date increases in some transit crimes; the department credited platform and train deployments while council members asked for more granular transit data.

The New York State Assembly passed a bill expanding binding arbitration requirements to subsidiaries of regional transit authorities, aiming to align dispute-resolution rules across parent authorities and their subsidiaries; supporters said it formalizes existing practice while opponents cautioned about cost impacts.

A bill passed requiring the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to notify riders within 24 hours when bed‑bug infestations are discovered on a train, bus or subway car. Sponsors called it a transparency measure; some members pressed for operational and training details.

TWU and rider advocates told the council that removing dispatchers from street locations and a problematic radio rollout have reduced frontline oversight and emergency-response capacity; MTA defended centralizing service management and said unions were notified.

In an oversight hearing, MTA and DOT officials said redesigns and congestion pricing have helped boost ridership and bus speeds, while council members and riders pressed the agencies on outreach, stop removals, automated enforcement and the reassignment of dispatchers to a centralized Bus Command Center. Advocates and unions warned of accessibility

Councilor Bacho and others advocate for a new busway on 34th Street.