When last we visted with H. Dale Hemmerdinger, he had just been nominated for the MTA chair position. Signing off last night, I figured that his nomination would sail through the confirmation process. Well, color me wrong.
The State GOP is threatening a thorough investigation into Gov. Eliot Spitzer’s appointee due to Hemmerdinger’s close ties [...]
With current MTA chair Peter Kalikow on the way out, Gov. Eliot Spitzer has named his choice for replacement. H. Dale Hemmerdinger, a New York real estate mogul and one-time head of the MTA’s Citizen Budget Commission, will get the job, The Times’ new CityRoom blog reported this evening.
Hemmerdinger, 62, is currently the head [...]
Is that an armrest in your pocket or are you just happy to see me? (Photo by Michelle V. Agins/The New York Times)
Rest easy, commuters. Your pants are safe from the terror that are the armrests on commuter rail trains. The MTA has heard your cries, and they will fix the problem of the pants-eating [...]
Every week on Thursday, the MTA releases its press release of Weekend Service Changes. This week’s bulletin informs me that there will be changes on the following lines: 1234567ACDFGJNRW.
In other words, you’re good if you’re taking the E, L, M, Q, or Z. Yikes.
The worst victims of this service slowdown are those of you [...]
The green 5 will soon open in Beijing, sending real estate values along its path skyward.
As the 2008 Olympics approach, the Chinese government is hard at work preparing Beijing for its international unveiling. Part of this cosmetic overhaul of a city on the brink of globalization a brand new subway line.
I’m fascinated by this new [...]
When Mayor Bloomberg first announced his congestion pricing plan on Earth Day, I came out in favor of it. I knew at the time that many New York politicians, beholden to auto and oil companies and car-addicted denizens of the outer boroughs, wouldn’t sign on to a plan even though that plan would help [...]
Unused express tracks on Brooklyn’s Culver Line offer a tantalizing glimpse of what could be in Brooklyn. (Track map courtesy of NYC Subway)
Ah, the F train, aptly named after the words coming out of its riders’ mouths in Brooklyn as another stuffed train pulls up to the 7th Ave. stop in Park Slope in the [...]
In a (not very) groundbreaking article in Sunday’s The City section, The New York Times took a look at something Greenpoint residents and savvy subway riders have long known: The G train never shows up.
Gosh. I had no idea. I certainly didn’t write about the G train when I graded the subways or talked [...]
Supposedly, the second time is the charm. Today, the MTA is going to find out if they procure that second time charm with the Hudson Yards area as they are set to issue a request for development proposals for the valuable land on the Far West Side.
The Authority wants $1 billion, and they should get [...]
The savvy subway riders know how to make those hard plastic seats a little more comfortable. (Courtesy of flickr user meganificent and a tip o’ the hat to Gothamist)
Sometimes, you have to wait a long time for the train. Sometimes, there are no seats. Union Square is low on seats on the IRT line; and [...]
