Flashing is a serious problem in the subways. Victims really don’t want to see some random guy whip out his…well, you know…and start waving it around a subway car. But it’s easy to laugh at it from a distance, especially when pictures exist like this frog here.
Anyway, Peter Vallone, New York City Councilman, wants [...]
Sad news from the weekend track work: For the second time in five days, a transit employee conducting track work was killed after being struck by an oncoming train. As a result of this accident, New York City Transit head Howard Roberts ordered an immediate stand-down of all track work. This temporary suspension in maintenance [...]
Good news for everyone stranded by the work on the A/C tracks in Brooklyn: The MTA is actually ahead of schedule. They’ve managed to replace the roadbed quicker than anticipated.
But for now, you folks out there have to deal with these service changes for two more days. There is no C service, and A [...]
Just the other day, I took the MTA’s new CFO to task for his gloom-and-doom scenario involving the MTA’s financial picture and tax revenue. Well, today, I have better news: Because of the increase in taxes collected by the MTA, the planned 2008 fare increase may be off the table.
With the MTA collecting over [...]
A new Yankee Stadium is slowly, and sadly, rising out of the remains of the Macombs Dam Park. (Photo by Benjamin Kabak)
On a visit to Yankee Stadium this year, it’s impossible to miss the construction of the new stadium across the street from the old one. Crew members are on site during day games, and [...]
The MTA is notorious terrible with money. Maybe they don’t have enough and need to raise the fare. But, oh wait, an accounting error reveals the Authority had more than it thought. Maybe this project will come in under budget; maybe not.
Yesterday, the MTA’s new CFO got in on the act, discussing finances and [...]
The MTA doesn’t want its workers waiting and waiting and waiting for the train that never shows up. (Courtesy of flickr user Vincenzo F)
Sometimes, the stories about the MTA are so ridiculous, they write themselves. This story — one in which the MTA doesn’t even trust its own service — is one of those.
You see, [...]
The Mayor’s PLANYC2030 calls for an $8 congestion tax for cars enterting Manhattan’s Central Business District between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. during the week.
Woah, baby. If you think the Red Sox and Yankee fans have it out for each other, wait until the congestion fee foes start taking on the proponents of Mayor Bloomberg’s [...]
Tee hee.
So all that work in the non-Manhattan parts of New York City continue this weekend. There is no J service between Broadway Junction and Jamaica Center. The A is still doing its wacky thing and there is no C service. But take heart, Brooklyn residents: After this weekend, just two more weekends of shuttle [...]
These hybrid-electric buses are designed to help the environment, two blocks at a time. (Photo Courtesy of NYSERDA.)
So it’s Earth Day weekend. After a year of increased awareness about the environmental changes confronting our globe, this weekend marks a time of year where the MTA highlights its latest and greatest efforts at cutting gas consumption [...]
