Transit Reporter

Evan Simko Bednarski

Evan Simko-Bednarski covers transit for the NY Daily News. He has been a reporter for The New York Post, an associate producer at CNN, and a schools reporter for The Stamford Advocate. His investigative reporting in Stamford was recognized by the Society of Professional Journalists. He lives in Brooklyn.

A NJ Transit employee walks on the platform next to a NJ Transit train at Penn Station in New York City on April 17, 2026. (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP via Getty Images)

Overnight fire at Manhattan’s Penn Station knocks out NJ Transit, Amtrak service, causing commuting nightmare

May 29, 2026 at 9:34 a.m.

All NJ Transit service into and out of Manhattan’s Penn Station was suspended Friday morning following a two-alarm fire involving an Amtrak work train, causing a rush hour nightmare for...

A woman sleeps during flight delays and cancellations at Newark International Airport on May 5, 2025 in Newark, New Jersey. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Newark Airport Meltdown: What’s behind the flight delays? When will they end?

May 6, 2025 at 12:17 p.m.

For a week and counting, flying in and out of Newark Airport has inflicted misery on travelers. The cancellations and delays have been caused by a cascade of infrastructure failures...

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