As some of you may have noticed, the look and functionality of the comments here on Second Ave. Sagas changed early this week, and I wanted to take a second to formally introduce those changes. SAS now features threaded comments with live comment preview. The preview function means that, as you type your comment, you’ll [...]
Last week, I appeared on CUNY TV’s Brian Lehrer Live Show. The clip from my show is finally available online. Take a look below. I talk about the subways, gentrification and the MTA’s capital plan. The clip was recorded before the MTA’s finances went south. Anyway, enjoy!
Big news for Second Ave. Sagas: I will be appearing on the Brian Lehrer Live show tonight to discuss the MTA and gentrification. The show airs at 7:30 p.m. on CUNY TV. Check it out. [Brian Lehrer Live]
In today’s amNew York, Marlene Naanes and Kate Hammer took a look at crumbling platform edges. In the article is a mention of yours truly and a few quotes from Todd, a frequent commenter on Second Ave. Sagas. I hooked him up. I am the digital pimp of subway news.
Later today, Amtrak will unveil new measures in an effort to beef up security on a porous rail network. While sitting in Boston’s South Station last night, I was approached by a WBZ-TV reporter and was interviewed for the story. You can see the video here. I’m on twice, and while I think I talked [...]
Be my fan. Second Ave. Sagas is now on Facebook. Just don’t go all crazy on me like Kathy Bates in Misery.
Unbeknownst to me until this afternoon, Second Ave. Sagas is featured in today’s edition of the Manhattan Users Guide. If you’re finding this site via Charlie Suisman’s MUG, welcome to Second Ave. Sagas. We’ve got more on the subways than you would ever dream possible from fare hikes to Rider Report Cards and with a [...]
Michael Rundle, reporter for Metro, one of the city’s free daily newspapers, called me last week to talk subways. Specifically, we chatted about the recent proliferation of blogs talking about the MTA and the city’s subways.
It all started a few months ago with the F Express plan. During the major push for this plan — [...]
