With the MLB All Star Game parade upon us, Sixth Ave. from 42nd St. to 59th St. is closed, and the surrounding area is a mess. The MTA has tossed up a bunch of service alerts mostly relating to bus service along crosstown routes and up Sixth Ave, but certain subway entrances at Times Square, [...]

It’s after midnight on Saturday morning, and the service advisories are already in place. So without further ado, let’s get right to ‘em.
First up, we have the Bon Jovi Concert service alert. With Jon Bon Jovi in town to perform a free concert as part of Major League Baseball’s All Star weekend, the MTA is [...]

I’m out of town for the long weekend, and most people are too busy BBQing on Friday to worry about transit news. So without further ado, let’s jump into the weekend.

On Friday, July 4, NYC Transit will be running trains on a Sunday schedule. For information on viewing the fireworks, [...]

Before I jump into the service advisories for the weekend, I wanted to remind you all of the importance of June 30. After Monday, all One-Day Unlimited Ride Metrocards purchased prior to the fare hike will expire.
For those who stockpiled MetroCards, this month was the drop-dead point. Thirty-day cards had to be activated by [...]

Before we get to the service advisories, let’s laugh one more time this week at the MTA Board. While David Mack has been utterly shamed into dropping his opposition to the free MTA Board perks, Chair Dale Hemmerdinger received a little bit of bad press today.
I’ll let Metro’s Patrick Arden explain the story:
The MTA played [...]

Updating the weekend service advisories, the MTA notes that from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. today, Saturday, June 14, L trains are running every 24 minutes between Broadway Junction and Rockaway Pkwy. That’s a long wait.

Earlier this week, we took a brief look at the Ravitch Commission. The 12 members tasked with saving the MTA are all highly-regarded transit and finance experts who will do their best to find the money to keep our trains running.
Today, Streetsblog lets us in a not-so-secret secret: A fair number of the commission members [...]

As the Daily News reports, power outages in Brooklyn and a smoke situation at 59th St. is disrupting subway travel between Manhattan and Brooklyn. The MTA has service advisories on the 2, 3, 4, F and G lines, and riders are urged to seek alternate routes right now. Keep your eye on this MTA service [...]

Ah, the weekend. With 96-degree weather on tap and a few days of sunshine, it will be nice for all of us cubicle dwellers to get out in the sun for a few days. The subways are, of course, chock full o’ service changes, but before we get to those, let’s recap the week that [...]

Earlier this week, the MTA started asking bus riders in Manhattan to grade the borough’s bus system. I’ve written in the past about how I feel this is an exercise in futility, but the MTA wants to see the cold, hard proof.
So get out there, folks. Grade your bus line. Tell New York City [...]