MTA — Wednesday, December 22, 2010 4:00
Plan to Extend No. 7 Train Surprised the M.T.A.
Rockland County investigating withdrawal from MTA
Saturday, September 18, 2010 4:01
Published: 2:00 AM – 09/16/10 NEW CITY — Rockland County will spend $52,000 over the next six months to study the costs and consequences of withdrawing from the 12-county Metropolitan Transportation Authority. “This preliminary analysis will provide us with the basic information we would need in advance of potential authorizing (state) legislation,” said County Executive [...]
Rodent expert shines light on rats in NYC subways
Wednesday, July 14, 2010 4:00
NEW YORK – Rats have infested multiple subway lines in lower Manhattan and often live right in the station walls, according to a rodent expert overseeing what officials say is a new approach to battling rats in the nation’s largest subway system. The persistent pests have lurked in new York’s subways for decades, and the [...]
Introducing a NEW New York City Subway Map
Saturday, July 3, 2010 2:00
What’s New — By sarahpruitt on June 4, 2010 at 7:04 pm Sometime in June, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) will release a newly redesigned version of the New York City subway map (as reported in The new York Times). As we’ve said before on this blog, new Yorkers are dedicated users of public transportation, [...]
MasterCard to Let NYC Commuters Tap Rather Than Swipe by Bank …
Wednesday, June 9, 2010 2:00
We noticed that new PayPass payment readers had been affixed to the turnstiles of the 23rd Street Lexington Avenue subway station several weeks ago and wondered if contactless payments were in the offing for straphangers (of course, New York City subways don’t have straps any more, but we like the word anyway). Today, sure enough, [...]
New York City agency announces more transit cuts
Tuesday, May 4, 2010 6:00
The agency that operates New York City’s subways and buses will lay off hundreds of bus drivers and subway workers by July 4. Metropolitan Transportation Authority spokesman Kevin Ortiz said Thursday that more than 500 bus workers will lose their jobs on June 27. He said 100 subway workers will be laid off on July [...]
Is Debt the Answer to the MTA's Financial Woes? | NYC Tracks | NYC …
Saturday, May 1, 2010 23:00
Thirty years ago, new York’s public transit system was overloaded with deteriorating infrastructure and crime. The transit agency fished itself out of crisis by doubling its debt to pay for improvements, according to The new York Times. Though the source of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s woes are different today, the fundamental problem – a lack [...]
NY MTA deficit may rise without cost cuts: report
Tuesday, April 27, 2010 7:00
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s budget gap may grow more than expected and spur bigger fare and toll hikes unless the service makes deeper cost cuts, the state comptroller said on Friday. The deficit is currently forecast at $537 million next year but could rise as high as $860 million, [...]
About half of New York subway security cameras don't work …
Monday, April 26, 2010 17:00
By Associated PressMarch 30, 2010, 4:42PMAssociated PressTwo ceiling-mounted video surveillance cameras are seen as a no. 1 subway train arrives at the 34th Street station in Manhattan. About half of the 4,313 cameras installed along the city’s public transportation system aren’t operable, and transit police have been cut at some of the city’s major bridges [...]
Helicopter will survey rail line
Saturday, April 24, 2010 20:00
Helicopter will survey rail line Friday, 23 April 2010 13:30 The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) will be sending a helicopter into the area’s airspace on Monday, April 26, as part of a scheduled aerial survey of the Metro-North Rail Road right-of-way, the Wilton Police Department reports. the MTA will be gathering accurate data and video [...]
