Category Archives: MTA

W Train’s Last Ride a Party

Posted on June 29, 2010 by TJ

Lest the W train think it barely registered in our consciousness, a batch of hardy New Yorkers turned its last ride into a party last weekend, reports the NY Times. Running from Astoria to lower Manhattan and back, the Dubya … Continue reading →

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Rats in the Subway: Resistance is Futile

Posted on June 16, 2010 by TJ

Rats will continue to rule the New York underground, reports the NY Times, as budget cuts, straphangers’ crumbs, and their indomitable fortitude keep them a step ahead of traps and poison. Says the Times: Rodents, it turns out, reside inside … Continue reading →

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Sign o’ the Times

Posted on June 7, 2010 by TJ

Thanks to the new work locale two blocks closer to Grand Central, I’ve been exiting the 6 train out the ass-end (perhaps there is a better way to rephrase that) at 28th, as opposed to the front end at 26th … Continue reading →

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The Case of the Quarter-Million Dollar Conductor

Posted on June 4, 2010 by TJ

Nearly a quarter of the L.I.R.R. employees make six figures, reports the NY Times, including one hale fellow who took in $239,000 last year, thanks to lots and lots of overtime. The MTA is under tremendous financial duress, as we … Continue reading →

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Metro-North Contemplates Seat Licenses

Posted on April 1, 2010 by admin

Metro-North is noodling the notion of selling seat licenses in order to help make up the MTA’s glaring budget deficit, according to a working draft of a press release provided by a tipster. The program, not unlike what we see at … Continue reading →

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Subway ‘Series’ Delayed

Posted on March 2, 2010 by admin

A reality show about the New York subway and its workers has, like so many N trains, been delayed. Reports the NY Times: The series, commissioned by the A&E network, would follow an ensemble cast of train conductors, station agents … Continue reading →

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Student Protest Over Transit Cuts a Dud

Posted on January 19, 2010 by TJ

“Thousands” of students were expected to show up at the Governor’s Executive Chambers in midtown yesterday to tell Governor Paterson not to cut their free or discounted bus and train rides to school, according to a press release issued prior to the event. Well, … Continue reading →

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New MTA Website Brings Authority Into 20th Century

Posted on January 12, 2010 by TJ

The MTA has revamped its website, reports the NY Times, with the new site debuting tomorrow. Maps, fares and directions are just a click or two away, not buried in the nether regions of the site. Service alerts also get … Continue reading →

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Waiting For Good Joe

Posted on January 6, 2010 by TJ

I first saw the stack of suitcases just before Christmas. It was a Starbucks on my walk to Grand Central, Park Ave South and, oh, 39th, or so. Two large ’70s style suitcases and a smaller valise, stacked outside Starbucks, … Continue reading →

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MTA-StationStops App Spat Continues

Posted on September 10, 2009 by TJ

Our Metro-North blogging brethren StationStops, who’s gotten considerable ink/face time for his spat with the MTA over his iPhone app offering real-time schedule information, says the row continues. At the heart of the issue is whether or not the MTA … Continue reading →

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