Inspired by the news that the MTA isn’t banning alcohol and these commercials…
Second Ave. Sagas presents Real Men of Genius
(Real Men of Genius)
Today we salute you Mr. Really Drunk Metro-North Commuter
(Mr. Really Drunk Metro-North Commuter)
Facing a long commute the end the day, you board the train clutching three cans of Bud Light, announcing to [...]
I’ve got some good news for you commuters that can’t stomach the thought of a sober ride home. The task force convened to examine the MTA’s alcohol policy has returned a verdict: You can keep on drinkin’ on Metro-North and LIRR trains.
The MTA issued a press release just a few hours ago detailing the [...]
An architectural rendering of the IRT platforms with a connection to the IND platforms below. (Courtesy of Lee Harris Pomeroy. Click for a bigger view.)
Is there a more annoying station than the Broadway-Lafayette St./Bleecker St. disaster? Because you can’t transfer from the uptown 6 platform to any other train in that station, you have to [...]
I (along with Catherine Dent from The Shield!) entered the subway at 96th St. this evening at around 9:30 p.m. From the Upper West Side to Park Slope, I rode on two fairly crowded trains. Considering it was late-ish on Memorial Day Monday, the trains were teeming with people.
This is, as New York City [...]
So the word in The Post today is that New York City Transit head Howard Roberts wants longer trains to run faster to ease the overcrowding now seen on the subways. This sounds like a horrible idea.
Faster, longer subway trains may be needed to handle the anticipated crush at the turnstiles as the [...]
I love stories like this one in today’s Times.
William Neuman, transit beat writer for The Times, discovered that the groundbreaking for the Second Ave. subway cost a cool $89,000. He decided to share that price tag and ask straphangers how they felt about footing the bill. The responses are, of course, classic.
Whether $89,000, a [...]
The WMATA in Washington, DC, never bothered with MetroCard technology. They went from fare cards straight to SmarTrip cards, an RFID-powered chip that allows for contactless payment. You don’t have wait to swipe the card.
On buses, these SmarTrip cards are particularly useful because the technology allows for a one-touch fare pass-through. No more waiting for [...]
This new stop sure is creating an uproar in certain parts of the city. (Courtesy of the MTA)
Staten Island, the lone borough in which this New York City native has only traveled through and never to, is mad at the city and the MTA. Two councilmen from this oft-neglected borough feel the $91 million spent [...]
Countless emergency exits, phones and even tracks are buried — and sometimes forgotten — in the tunnels of the subway. (Courtesy of TGOS)
Buried beneath streets of New York City are 722 miles worth of subway tracks. From Far Rockaway to 241st St in the Bronx, subway tunnels wind and snake their ways through borough, over [...]
The Yankee Stadium Metro-North hub should alleviate some traffic concerns in the Bronx. (Courtesy of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Click the image for a bigger view.)
When last we visited with the Metro-North plans for the new Yankee Stadium, things were not going so well. In fact, the plans, a centerpiece to the new Stadium, were [...]
