Archive for June, 2008
PATH Commuters Face Tough Rush Hour Commute
Many riders are expected to & most likely already are facing a tough rush hour commute tonight. This is due to the service alert that has been out for a number of hours tonight which features a service suspension. Here is the entire press release courtesy of PATH PATH service between 33rd Street and the […]
Governor Patterson Appoints 12 Members To MTA Financing Commission
Earlier today, New York Governor David Patterson announced the appoint of 12 members to the MTA Financing Commission which will be headed by former MTA Chairman Richard Ravitch. Here is the press release courtesy of the New York Governor website. Governor David A. Paterson today appointed 12 members to the Commission on Metropolitan Transportation Authority […]
Newsday Continues To Seek LIRR Riders’ Stories
Last November I wrote an entry about Newsday seeking feedback/stories from Long Island Railroad (LIRR) riders. Well they are back with another request for such stories. On June 9th, they published 2 more stories from Jeremy & Joseph respectively. Here are their stories courtesy of Newsday I was recently on the 4:22 p.m. train to […]
Ask Gene
Yesterday, the New York Times City Room Blog announced they would have a special guest answer transit related questions. The guest is none other than staff lawyer as well as the main face & voice behind the Straphangers Campaign, Gene Russianoff. Here is a short piece of their announcement courtesy of the New York Times […]
Atlantic Yards Rally A Sham?
The writer of a June 7th editorial in “The Brooklyn Paper” sure seems to think so as they compared the rally to the faux democracy in North Korea when they said As such, this rally is not a spontaneous show of democracy, American-style. It’s democracy as they practice it in North Korea, where lackeys are […]
