Tag Archives: MTA

In the hope of breaking the deadlock in the NY state Senate, yesterday Gov. Paterson appointed former MTA chairman Richard Ravitch as Lt. Governor, the job Paterson held before the Eliot Spitzer scandal. Paterson said he appointed Ravitch because the leadership void needed to be filled. He said state law did not prevent him from making the appointment. “Today I …

This is what happens when you dig a new subway line under century-old brick buildings. For the second time in a month, a building near the Second Avenue Subway construction site has been evacuated, authorities said. Residents of the building, at 92nd Street and Second Avenue, said they were told to leave yesterday afternoon. “I definitely wish I had gotten …

Way to stay sharp, MTA.

(Via – Gothamist)

Ugh, ugh, ugh. NYC’s cash-strapped MTA has sold the naming rights to downtown Brooklyn’s massive subway station to Barclays Bank. It will now be known as Atlantic-Pacific-Flatbush-Barclays Station, which even more cumbersome than Atlantic-Pacific-Flatbush. If a $4 million deal is approved on Wednesday, the nexus of subway stops at Atlantic Avenue, Pacific Street and Flatbush Avenue in Downtown Brooklyn will …

The MTA has released the new fare schedule to go into effect on June 28th. The increases aren’t as steep as what was first predicted. (Via- Gothamist)

Somebody is getting cute with the MTA’s advisory template and posting fake notices. (Via – Gothamist)

Gothamist reports the MTA’s proposed fare hikes, which will likely come unless the state grants a huge bailout. -Single rides would go from $2 to $2.50—a 25% hike-7-day unlimited cards would be $31 (now $25)—a 24% hike-14-day unlimited cards would be $59 (now $47)—a 25% hike-30-day unlimited card would be $103 (now $81)—a 27% hike A $22 hike in the …

Even though NYC’s MTA is facing service cutbacks due to a $1.2B budget shortfall, ridership in 2008 exceeded levels not seen since 1950. Ridership on New York City’s subways was the most in almost six decades in 2008, even as growth began to slow because of the economic slump, according to statistics released today. Bus and subway ridership combined increased …

The MTA asked over 750,000 New Yorkers to grade their subway lines and the results sure wouldn’t get the system into the Honor Society. As usual, the Lexington Line (which serves the Upper East Side) got the lowest grade due to its overcrowding. The best grade went to the L, which runs from the West Village to Canarsie, Brooklyn.

Well, probably not. But the MTA has released its list of proposed fare increases for next year, listing a $3 subway ride as the top possible price under the new schedule. That way when it turns out to be $2.75, people aren’t so freaked. Via NY Times: The base subway and bus fare could go as high as $3 next …

The MTA is fighting two battles – a massive budget shortfall and the increasing cost of replacing train windows damaged by so-called scratchiti artists. The latest solution being tested: full window advertisments. The ads both bring in additional revenue and supposedly discourage vandalism of the windows. However the ads are made of some material that only allow riders to see …

The economic crisis has prompted NYC’s transit authority to announce major budget and service cutbacks. The NY Daily News ticks off the damage: Positions: More than 1,500 axed – including approximately 350 administrators and managers; approximately 700 station agents and bus drivers combined. Subways W and Z lines shut down completely. No more express J-train service, makes all local stops. …

Don’t try to use your ATM card to buy a MetroCard today. Even though a “system-wide” outage means that none of the machines are producing cards, your account is still being charged every time you swipe. The MTA says your account will be credited in two business days, but I bet there’ll be a lot of people left busted after …

The transit situation in New York City is getting, uh, interesting. – The Port Authority is polling commuters entering the Lincoln Tunnel, asking if they’d be willing to pay up to $30 per entry in order to use a proposed super-fee lane, which could cut their drive into Manhattan by 20-50 minutes. The HOT, or high-occupancy/toll lane would be creating …