Comments on: Yankee Stadium Metro-North stop ready to go

By: Ani

Ani — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 22:54:47 +0000

Why didn’t you guys build a stop for every day metro north users in the south bronx? Only for the majority of yankee fans is the reason why you guys built this metro north stop. For the whites who don’t live in the south bronx.

By: paulb

paulb — Sun, 24 May 2009 13:45:10 +0000

Did I read correctly that the Harlem and New Haven routes will serve the station? If yes, that’s seems significant. I was dubious about the project because I thought that only Hudson line trains would stop there, and it seemed a waste to spend all that $$ and leave game visitors who take those other Metro North lines out of the equation.

By: Mitch45

Mitch45 — Fri, 22 May 2009 22:41:27 +0000

There is a lot nearby, including Arthur Ashe Stadium, the Queens Theater and the Hall of Science. That station would be pretty handy for people to get easy access to Flushing Meadows-Corona Park.

By: Ian W.

Ian W. — Fri, 22 May 2009 19:52:04 +0000

Will the higher fares be in effect at all times, or only for game days? It seems unfair to me that locals who want to take the MNR to/from their neighborhood will have to pay a special fee for the privilege.

By: Adam

Adam — Fri, 22 May 2009 19:41:57 +0000

I think the reason for the Mets station closing during non-game time is that there’s nothing else there, whereas there are other things near Yankee Stadium. I do have a feeling that when Willets Point is finished with its development the Mets station will open full time (and as a Mets fan I hope they do).

And I thought the Yankees hated it when people used mass transit…

By: Mitch45

Mitch45 — Fri, 22 May 2009 15:30:21 +0000

I read in today’s Post that the station has no restrooms for either men or women. The MTA defended this by explaining that there are restrooms on the trains so there is no need for restrooms at the station.

By: Scott E

Scott E — Fri, 22 May 2009 14:01:05 +0000

I find it odd how different this is than the Mets-Willets Point (Shea Stadium) station on the LIRR. The Yankee stop is open all the time, the Mets stop is only open on game/event days (meanwhile, a wonderful Park-and-Ride/stadium parking lot is currently only used for the #7 train). CityTicket is valid for weekend Yankee games, but is not accepted for Mets games. The LIRR fare to Mets-Willets point is consistent with its Zone-3 location, while a MNR fare to Yankees-153rd from the north costs MORE than a trip to Manhattan, despite it being a shorter ride. I just can’t figure this out.

I like the WPIX-11 ads though; it looks like they’ve taken the whole station!

By: Kid Twist

Kid Twist — Fri, 22 May 2009 13:40:43 +0000

I work near Bryant Park, and on days when I’m running late and trying to get to a night game, this could be a great alternative to the subway. But most of the time I’ll just stick with the D train.

By: Josh Karpoff

Josh Karpoff — Fri, 22 May 2009 13:12:30 +0000

This is the sort of station that should replace Metro-North’s hideous, useless, station at Croton-Harmon (which is my hometown). Croton-Harmon is an express stop on the Hudson Line, the termination point of local trains originating in GCT, a transfer point to Poughkipsee bound express trains and a stop for all northern bound Amtrak trains, including the Lake Shore Limited. Not to mention the location of their main train yard and repair shops.

The platforms are too narrow, the layout makes no sense, the stairs are too steep, the elevators are horrible (I spent 20 minutes trapped in one and the emergency phone box only connected me to some random fax modem line).

I genuinely believe that this sort of station is what should replace the existing station the next time a major renovation comes around.

By: Josh Karpoff

Josh Karpoff — Fri, 22 May 2009 13:06:24 +0000

While I’m usually totally deadset against giving any public monies to professional sports franchises for ANYTHING, this is project where it actually does benefit the broader community.

First, getting people out of cars when they go to see a game (though who can afford to see a game at the new stadium?) is always a good thing. I’m sure everyone in the neighborhood will appreciate having several thousand less cars traveling through their neighborhood on game days.

This station will help South Bronx residents to reverse commute up to Yonkers and other Metro-North stops outside of subway territory. Reverse commuting is one of the fastest growing demographics of Metro-North’s passenger base.