An FYI: MTA Chairman Joe Lhota and New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo will provide the long-awaited update on the subway system and the status of the transportation network at a 12 p.m. news conference. According to Pat Kiernan, NY1 will cover it live, and the Governor’s website will be streaming it. I’m sure the other networks will carry it as well. I’ll have updates here on site and via the Second Ave. Sagas Twitter account as well. Stay tuned. I’m not anticipating good news, but the MTA is trying to restore at least partial subway service as soon as possible.
Post-Sandy subway service update to come at noon
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I would imagine some limited elevated lines should be able to come back relatively soon- like the 7 line. It may not be able to get to Manhattan, but at least move through Queens.
On Staten Island, I think the two most important things is 1)getting the SI Ferry moving again. The problem is no electricity at the terminals; and 2)create some sort of bus only lane from the VZ Bridge straight through to the Brooklyn or Manhattan Bridge.
With no PATH service, travel through NJ is not an option either.
Theres already a Bus HOV lane on Cross SI Expy to the Battery Tunnel. Move the plastic barriers and have the buses exit there onto Hamilton Ave, Columbia St, Atlantic Ave and head to Manhattan Bridge.
Perhaps the city could set up some sort of ride-share website and forbid cars with fewer than four occupants over the working water crossings.
Any other links to a live feed?
The Governor’s Office will have a live feed right here.
Maybe they could do NJ transit buses that replaces trains.
As for the subways maybe they could run the trains routes that not flooded yet doing short turns and shuttle buses can run picking up slack.
Metro-North Harlem line to be running hourly trains starting at 2PM as far as North White Plains. This is the first restoration of train service to New York City. Off-peak fares will be charged all day.
http://www.lohud.com/viewart/2.....-afternoon
At this point, I think the Northern Harlem Line needs to be rebuilt as far as Albany; it’s clearly the most flood-resistant piece of railroad infrastructure to access NY, and could be absolutely vital if a larger-scale evacuation were ever needed.