Tag Archives: MTA

Giuliani Backs MTA Chief For Mayor

Two weeks ago we learned that MTA head Joe Lhota, who has earned widespread praise for the response to Hurricane Sandy, was being touted in GOP circles as a candidate to succeed Mayor Bloomberg. Now he’s got Giuliani in his corner. Via New York Times: Former Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani, under whom Mr. Lhota was a deputy mayor and with …

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NYC Subway Damage Almost $5B

The entire annual operating budget for the MTA is $7B.

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GOP Eyes MTA Chief For NYC Mayor

Even the harshest critics of the MTA say they are impressed that New York City’s sprawling century-old subway system is almost back to normal operations so soon after suffering the worst damage in its history. Some local GOP leaders are now looking to MTA head Joe Lhota as a possible 2013 mayoral candidate.  The five GOP borough bosses met Wednesday …

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This Is How The Subway Gets Pumped Out

From a photo montage posted to Flickr we learn that the MTA pumps out the flooding subway tunnels using special six-car trains containing massive hydraulics.  According to today’s MTA service advisory we learn that about 80% of 468 stations are back in service or will be some time today.  Gothamist has a short recap: You can go here to see …

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Free Subway Rides Continue

Here’s today service advisory from the MTA: Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced that enhanced service will be available on Long Island Rail Road, Metro-North Railroad and the NYC Subway for this morning’s rush hour, providing commuters with additional travel options as the current transportation state of emergency continues. All commuter rail, bus and subway service is fare free until midnight. …

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Free Subway Rides Today

As I noted yesterday, NYC’s subway reopens this morning with limited service on the undamaged lines in upper Manhattan and in the other boroughs. Here’s today’s MTA advisory: Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that the MTA’s subway, bus and commuter rail services will be free for today and tomorrow, to encourage the use of mass transit as the region slowly recovers …

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Some GOOD Subway News

Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced today that limited service will resume tomorrow on undamaged subway lines in upper Manhattan and the outer boroughs.  Amazing! Cuomo said 14 of 23 subway lines will have limited service, he said there will be no service in Manhattan below 34th Street because there is no power for that service. He says a “bus bridge” will …

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Service Status Update From The MTA

The MTA today announced a small resumption of service. Local, Limited-Stop and Express Bus service will operate as close to a normal weekday schedule as possible today, as NYC Transit and MTA Bus continue efforts to restore service following Hurricane Sandy. As was the case yesterday, bus service will operate on a fare-free basis. Subway service remains suspended on all …

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Weeks And Tens Of Billions To Return NYC’s Subways To Full Service

A dismaying assessment: New York’s subway system may take weeks of work and tens of billions of dollars to be restored to full service as officials assess the toll from floods, hurricane-force winds and electrical damage that crippled the most populous U.S. city’s transportation hub. “I can say unequivocally that the MTA last night faced a disaster as devastating as …

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FEMA To Assist NYC Subway Recovery

From the New York Times: The flooding in subways and tunnels in Lower Manhattan was so severe that the Federal Emergency Management Agency has asked a team of specialists skilled at draining flooded areas from the Army Corps of Engineers to help New York City officials. The team plans to first assess the severity of the flooding, and over the …

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NYC Travel Update: Buses To Resume, JFK & Newark To Open Tomorrow

We’ve some good news and some not so great news. Governor Andrew Cuomo says he expects JFK and Newark will reopen Wednesday, but that LaGuardia will remain closed because of storm-related damages. Rail service on AirTrain JFK and AirTrain Newark has been suspended until further notice. All East River Bridges are once again open to traffic. Additionally, all Port Authority …

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Metro-North Suspended Due To Boats

Boats and probably a whole lot of other debris.

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MTA Chairman Reacts To Sandy

From MTA Chairman Joseph Lhota: The New York City subway system is 108 years old, but it has never faced a disaster as devastating as what we experienced last night. Hurricane Sandy wreaked havoc on our entire transportation system, in every borough and county of the region. It has brought down trees, ripped out power and inundated tunnels, rail yards …

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NYC To Close Transit System

Here’s the official notice: The MTA has been directed by Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to begin an orderly shutdown and suspension of all subway, bus and commuter railroad service at 7 p.m. Sunday. The decision was made to protect customers, employees and equipment from the wrath of Hurricane Sandy as the strong storm continues its march up the east coast. …

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MTA Warns Of Service Suspension

New York City’s public transit agency has issued a notice that all service may begin shutting down at 7pm tomorrow (Sunday). If a decision is made to suspend service, all New York City subway and bus service would need to be suspended by early Monday morning to allow crews to secure stations, tracks and tunnels before the onset of sustained …

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MTA To Launch Subway Arrivals App

New York City’s MTA has announced that it will launch a smartphone app showing arrival times for some subway lines. “The MTA is very close to being able to provide real-time train arrival data without having to go into the station,” MTA spokesman Adam Lisberg said. “We want everyone to access the countdown clocks on numbered lines just by looking …

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Now Seen In The NYC Subway

The top billboard is from United Methodist Women and reads: “Hate speech is not civilized. Support peace in word and deed.” The bottom message from Rabbis For Human Rights will go up shortly.  Pam Geller says she welcomes the competing messages as she is a “defender of free speech.” (Tipped by JMG reader David)

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More On Mona

Twitter’s wingnuts are continuing an onslaught of abuse towards Mona Eltahawy, accusing her of being a terrorist, a member of the Muslim Brotherhood, a member of Al-Queda, a member of Hamas, etc etc etc.  They ignore the fact that Eltahawy is a pro-democracy activist who was arrested and had both of her arms broken during last spring’s uprising in Egypt’s …

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NEW YORK CITY: MTA To Place Disclaimers On Pam Geller’s “Hate” Advertising

New York City’s public transit authority has voted unanimously to place disclaimers on ads such as the ones recently posted by anti-Islam activist Pam Geller. Similar disclaimers are already posted adjacent to Geller’s ads on San Francisco’s MUNI. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority approved new guidelines for advertisements on Thursday, prohibiting those that it “reasonably foresees would imminently incite or provoke …

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