Opinions
Idiot Dies While Trying To Entertain His Family
While I was on the 1010 Wins, I came across an article about an idiot who died at the Metro North’s Riverside station in Connecticut. While some might find it offensive, I am calling the man an idiot because that is what he clearly was. The man who has yet to be named while relatives [...]
Idiot LIRR Vigilante
I would like to take this time & thank my sister for sending me a tip for this blog. She e-mailed me a short time ago from work & shared a link to a story on 1010 Wins about a Long Island Railroad (LIRR) vigilante. She assumed I would want to blog about it [...]
Comic Relief For Today!
Yesterday’s Daily News provided some MTA comic relief. The relief was so funny, it could last for awhile! The New York Daily News’ transit reporter Pete Donohue wrote about a request/warning the MTA will pass on to straphangers. The request/warning has to deal with the use of cell phones or other electronic devices underground during [...]
Quiet Cars On The NYC Subway?
This would become a reality if some city council members had it their way. In an article in today’s edition of the New York Daily News, some city council members are urging the MTA to introduce quiet cars in the NYC subway. This request comes on the hands of all the news about plans to [...]
Cell Phone Service Might Extend Into Tunnels…..
This is according to the private consortium Transit Wireless who is responsible for signing up at least one major carrier to provide service as part of the plan to wire subway station platforms. Transit Wireless plans on installing cell phone & WiFi equipment in a manner that would enable the MTA to have it extend [...]
$1.50 Off Peak Fare A Sham?
This might be the case according to Daily News transit reporter Pete Donohue who wrote an article about it yesterday. It seems the press release about the 8 public hearings contained comments about the proposed fare hike. What caught Pete’s attention was the New York City Transit version of the fare hike poster that [...]
MTA Employees Taught To Think Like Terrorists
10 days ago, I wrote about the MTA’s plan to increase emergency training. The purpose of the training was to better prepare employees to be able to identify & report suspicious activities as well as deal with crisis situations.
Today reports have started to surface about some of the training. The central message from these [...]
Bids For Hudson Rail Yards Due Today
This morning’s edition of AMNY has a story about the Hudson Rail Yards. The story mentions that bids are due today for anyone wanting the rights to the 26 acre property. These 26 acres are considered to be a sacred opportunity that will never be available again in Manhattan’s future. The land’s developments are [...]
