So the City of New York and the MTA are in a little bit of a fight. Earlier this week, the MTA voted to bill city agencies for their E-ZPass use. This move could generate around $12 million in annual revenue for the cash-strapped transit authority.
The City, of course, objected to this deal, and the Mayor’s representatives on the MTA Board basically told the MTA not to expect any favors from the City any time soon. Well, it turns out that the MTA’s move this week wasn’t the first salvo in a billing war between the two agencies. As The Daily News reported today, the City charged the MTA $12 million for water, bus shelter maintenance and NYPD overtime hours.
So now that we’re all even, with the MTA’s billing the City for $12 million and the City’s billing the MTA for a similar amount, perhaps we can all just move on from this ridiculous scuffle, and figure out who should pay for these annoying weekend service advisories.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, September 27 to 5 a.m. Sunday, September 28, free shuttle buses replace A trains between 168th Street and 207th Street due to structural and tunnel lighting at 168th Street.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, September 27 to 5 a.m. Sunday, September 28, there is no C train service between 145th Street and 168th Street due to structural and tunnel lighting at 168th Street. Customers should take the A instead.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, September 27 to 5 a.m. Monday, September 29, downtown AC trains skip 50th, 23rd, and Spring Streets due to Chambers Street Signal Modernization.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, September 27 to 5 a.m. Monday, September 29, Manhattan-bound AC trains skip Rockaway and Ralph Avenues due to station painting work at both stations.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, September 27 to 5 a.m. Monday, September 29, Bronx-bound D trains skip 170th, 174th-175th, and 182nd-183rd Streets due to electric cable installation.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, September 27 to 5 a.m. Monday, September 29, there are no E trains between West 4th Street and World Trade Center due to the Chambers Street Signal Modernization. Take the A or C instead.
From 11:30 p.m. Friday, September 26 to 5 a.m. Monday, September 29 (and weekends through October 6), Manhattan-bound E trains run local from Jackson Heights-Roosevelt Avenue to Queens Plaza due to a track-chip out north of Queens Plaza.
From 12:30 a.m. Saturday, September 27 to 5 a.m. Monday, September 29, Queens-bound E trains run local from Queens Plaza to Jackson Heights-Roosevelt Avenue due to a track-chip out north of Queens Plaza.
From 11:30 p.m. Friday, September 26 to 5 a.m. Monday, September 29, (and weekends through October 6), Manhattan-bound F trains run local from Jackson Heights-Roosevelt Avenue to 21st Street-Queensbridge due to a track chip-out north of Queens Plaza.
From12:30 a.m. Saturday, September 27 to 5 a.m. Monday, September 29, Queens-bound F trains run local from 21st Street-Queensbridge to Jackson Heights-Roosevelt Avenue due to a track chip-out north of Queens Plaza.
From 8:30 p.m. Friday, September 26 to 5 a.m. Monday, September 29, there are no G trains between Forest Hills-71st Avenue and Court Square due to a track chip-out north of Queens Plaza. Customers should take the E or R instead.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, September 27 to 5 a.m. Monday, September 29 (and weekends through October 6), Manhattan-bound N trains run on the D line from Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue to 36th Street (Brooklyn) due to track panel installation.
From 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, September 27 and Sunday, September 28, Q trains run in two sections due to track rail and plate removal:
- Between 57th Street (Manhattan) and Brighton Beach and
- Between Brighton Beach and Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue