Category Archives: MTA

The Most (Turn)Stylish Borough in the City

Posted on April 12, 2012 by TJ

Our colleagues over at SecondAvenueSagas pore over a major data dump to find the busiest subway station in the city. The top 9 are in Manhattan, while No. 10 is out in Queens. The top six are on 42nd Street … Continue reading →

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‘Lush’ Life for Subway Thieves

Posted on November 7, 2011 by TJ

Fun story in the NYTimes over the weekend on a rare but distinguished group of criminals known as “lush workers” that cut out the wallets of boozy, snoozy subway riders with a surgeon’s precision. There are 109 lush workers plying … Continue reading →

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A Rider’s Bill of Rights

Posted on November 1, 2011 by TJ

There is a proposed Metro-North rider Bill of Rights being circulated by the Connecticut Commuter Council. You can view it here; it would guarantee riders a seat, heat in the winter, courteous conductors with visible nametags, credit back for canceled … Continue reading →

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MTA Shop Opens in Macy’s

Posted on October 27, 2011 by TJ

A tiny shop selling NYC subway merchandise has opened in a fitting place–the Cellar at Macy’s. The 1,000 square foot boutique features sundry items under the “NYC Underground” label, including apparel, umbrellas and wrist watches. “To add authenticity to the shopper’s experience,” says … Continue reading →

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MTA Not Afraid of a Little Shaking

Posted on August 23, 2011 by TJ

Your evening commute should not be affected by today’s little quake, says the MTA. Service Advisory Re: Earthquake There is currently no impact on service as a result of the earthquake felt throughout the metropolitan area. Please continue to check … Continue reading →

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Metro-North Has Gone CooCoo

Posted on February 17, 2011 by TJ

This Friday, at 11:30, MTA Chairman and CEO Jay Walder and Metro-North President Howard Permut will introduce something called  CooCoo, which the MTA describes as “a text message service that provides train departure and arrival info via cell phone.” They’ll be … Continue reading →

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An Open Letter To:

Posted on December 22, 2010 by TJ

The MTA. So, the 11% fare increase and all for us Metro-Northers. I get it. Times are tough, and you mismanaged your books a bit. What was to be extra tax revenue dispersed and disappeared like sound waves in the … Continue reading →

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F Train’s Next Stop: 1930

Posted on December 8, 2010 by TJ

F train riders were treated to a surprise over the weekend. No, not a car bereft of loud, annoying teens acting like deep-sea fishermen during heir last day on land. Instead of the usual sleek, silver train, a “an ancient-looking, … Continue reading →

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The NY Times’ “Subway Issue”

Posted on October 29, 2010 by TJ

The whole of the current weekly “Metropolitan” section of the NY Times is dedicated to the NYC subway system. There are vintage photos, a few pages of rider complaints (door blockers! kill ‘em all!), another page of rider questions for … Continue reading →

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MTA Resorts to Hand-Written Signs

Posted on July 14, 2010 by TJ

As we’ve noted in these cyber-pages, there’s been some confusion about the new bus schedules following the MTA’s massive cost cutting in recent months–especially regarding the M-1 along Park Avenue South. By the looks of this sign on the M-1 … Continue reading →

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