NYC Transit
MTA NYC Transit & MTA Bus Thanksgiving Holiday Service
Late this afternoon the MTA sent out a press release via e-mail to announce details for NYC Transit & MTA Bus’ Thanksgiving Holiday service. Here are the complete details:
MTA New York City Transit and MTA Bus officials today announced service plans on subways and buses for the upcoming Thanksgiving Day holiday.
On Thanksgiving Day, [...]
MTA Looks To Close More Token Booths
If the MTA has its way, straphangers will see the closing of more token booths. Along with this would bring an end to the controversial “Station Agent” program. If you recall this program which was implemented 3 years ago saw the agency move approximately 600 agents from inside the booth to outside of it to [...]
MTA Looks To Lowball Transit Workers
Flash back to a week ago when I wrote about how TWU Local 100 President Roger Toussaint promised no repeat of the 2005 Transit Strike. The 3 day strike which crippled the tri-state region especially NYC is an event no one wants to relive. Even though the promise was publicly made, I wonder if Roger [...]
NYC Transit Recognizes Bus Operators With New Award
MTA’s New York City Transit division has unveiled a new award to recognize bus operators who provide exemplary service. The award which is called the Govan Brown Presidential Award was presented for the first time to 4 bus operators earlier today during a ceremony held at the New York City Transit Headquarters. Here are more [...]
Most Subway Cars Are Well Air Conditioned
Resized photo courtesy of EyeOnTransit.com
Picture it, Sicily 1923, a young peasant girl…… oops sorry I was having a Golden Girls moment there (I still love that show & by the way R.I.P. Estelle Getty!). Now that I am back with all you, I do want you to picture something, it is the summer & the [...]
Imagine Rush Hour Trains With No Seats
Sounds far fetched & fantasy like right? If you answered yes, you answered incorrectly. The big news over the weekend in the world of local transportation was the MTA’s plan to eliminate seats in 4 out of 10 cars on a train as part of a pilot program. Pete Donohue of the New York Daily [...]
So This Is What We Pay For
Woodlawn bound 4 train approaching the 183rd Street station. Resized photo courtesy of Eye On Transit
As I addressed in the previous entry, the MTA will most likely look to implement substantial fare hikes next year to help close the budget deficit that is nearing $900 million dollars. Now in that entry I mentioned how these [...]
Increased Fare Evasion Penalty Begins Today
Towards the end of June, I wrote about the MTA board approving an increase to the fine one would pay if they are caught for fare evasion. The fine is now $100, up from the previous amount of $60. This past Thursday the New York City Transit division of the MTA issued a press release [...]
