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US looks to secure ‘soft’ terrorism targets
Metro isn’t the NYC subway, part 2: Don’t forget transfers – Greater Greater Washington
Monday, October 4, 2010 4:00
Budget by David Alpert • may 26, 2010 11:57 am The Post’s Sunday editorial says that Metrorail fares are subsidizing bus fares. It points out that in places like New York, people pay $2 or more for a bus ride, compared to $1.25 for a SmarTrip bus ride here. It’s true that bus [...]
Q&A with folksinger Dar Williams
Monday, April 19, 2010 15:30
NEW YORK — Dar Williams is calling from Grand Central Station, where she just missed a train. That’s OK, though — the folksinger-songwriter, children’s novelist, wife and mother needs to catch her breath every so often. Although her last album dropped in 2008, Williams has kept busy with a couple of guest appearances, most notably [...]
Monocolumn – A grand rebrand [Monocle]
Monday, April 19, 2010 3:30
Former Young & Rubicam advertising executive Tracy Lanza has just joined the management team at new York’s Grand Central Station. her job: to rebrand the historic railway terminal. Having left her glamorous Park Avenue offices and a work environment that was straight out of Madmen, Lanza now sits in a windowless second-floor cell where she [...]
Safari 7 and Earthweek But No Squirrels
Saturday, April 17, 2010 8:30
To celebrate the hallowed event, we went on a guided tour of the number 7 subway line, looking for squirrels. there were none, but we should probably back up. Safari 7, a “self-guided tour of urban animal life along New York City’s No. 7 subway line,” provides podcasts and guides via their Web site that [...]
As Cellular Service Expands in Subways, Thefts Rise
Saturday, April 17, 2010 7:00
She then checked on her child at home, made a banking transaction, received a few Facebook notices and arranged to meet another friend — all from the subterranean depths. Last month, Boston completed installation of cellphone service — at least for T-Mobile subscribers — along all 11 miles of the Orange line, the first of [...]
MTA Opens New UWS Subway Entrance
Tuesday, April 6, 2010 16:00
Subway riders on the Upper West Side now have easier access to the train. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority opened a new station entrance at 96th and Broadway for the 1,2, and 3 lines. Renovations on the entrance started three years ago. Straphangers now have direct access to either the downtown or uptown platforms. The MTA [...]
3 charged with murder in fatal New York subway stabbings …
Friday, April 2, 2010 18:00
By Associated PressApril 02, 2010, 5:15AM NEW YORK — Three men have been charged with murder in the fatal stabbings of two men on a new York City subway over the weekend, police said early Friday. Associated PressBrenddy Garcia, 19, from Brooklyn, is taken into police custody after being charged with second-degree murder and criminal [...]
[NewYork Hostel, NY Hostel]: NYC Subway
Saturday, March 20, 2010 15:00
CLICK Hostels in new York Once in new York, the best place to head for all kinds of information is the new York Convention and Visitors Bureau at 810 Seventh Avenue at 53rd StreetBusiness Time : Mon-Fri 8.30am-6pm, weekends and holidays 9am-5pmPhone : 484-1222Price flat fare of $1.50Website : nycvisit.com The new York subway is [...]
MTA Exploring Wireless Options on Commuter Trains
Monday, March 15, 2010 23:00
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has invited developers to submit proposals for installing Internet service on Metro-North and Long Island Rail Road trains, including both services hubs in Manhattan, Pennsylvania Station and Grand Central Terminal. According to the associated Press, any companies bidding for the project “would have to pay for it themselves” given the [...]
