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MTA Reopens Dey Street
Just a short while ago the MTA issued a press release to announce the reopening of Dey Street to vehicular traffic.
MTA is pleased to announce that Dey Street, between Broadway and Church Street, is being reopened today to vehicular traffic. The reopening of the street will benefit local merchants, businesses and residents just in [...]
LIRR Woodmere Station Building Renovations Start Nov. 17th
Just a short while ago the Long Island Rail Road sent out a notice to announce the start of renovations to the LIRR Woodmere Station Building. Here are the complete details:
Major renovation work on the MTA Long Island Rail Road’s Woodmere Station building and nearby area gets underway November 17. During the work a [...]
Penn Station LIRR Waiting Room Closed This Weekend
The Long Island Rail Road has sent out a press release to announce to customers that its waiting room in Penn Station will be closed this weekend. The closure is due to work on restroom renovations. Here are the complete details:
The Penn Station customer waiting room will be closed this coming weekend from 3 AM, [...]
Smith-9th Street Rehab Pushed Back & Will Cost More!
Coney Island/Stillwell Ave. bound F train entering the Smith-9th Sts. station on the & . Resized photo courtesy of Eye On Transit.
This Sunday will be a year to the day that I wrote about the MTA’s plans to close the Smith-9th Street station/terminal on the & . The closure was apart of the [...]
LIRR To Rebuild Atlantic Avenue Viaduct
I just literally received a press release from the LIRR to announce their $93.4 million dollar project to rebuild the Altantic Avenue Viaduct. Here is the release:
$93.4 MILLON PROJECT TO BE DONE ON WEEKENDS TO MINIMIZE IMPACT ON TRAIN CUSTOMERS AND BROOKLYN NEIGHBORHOODS
MTA Long Island Rail Road President Helena E. Williams announced today that the [...]
LIRR Riders Don’t Forget About The Huge Service Shutdown
A friendly reminder to my readers who will be using the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) this weekend, give yourself plenty of time this weekend as service will be in chaos. The chaos will stem from the 48 hour shutdown of the mainline between Mineola & Jamaica that will cause disruptions to 5 LIRR lines. [...]
Future LIRR Service Diversions
Earlier this afternoon I received a press release from the LIRR about a major service diversion coming up this month. The diversion will have buses replace trains between Mineola & Jamaica on 5 LIRR branches due to work on the Queens Interlocking Project. Here are the complete details:
Long Island Rail Road President Helena Williams [...]
191st Street 1 Train Station Tunnel Closed
I’m sorry for not posting this sooner. MTA’s New York City Transit issued a press release to announce the temporary closure of the 191st Street 1 train station tunnel. The first closure occurred on Wednesday but two more days are scheduled. Here is the press release:
New York City Department of Transportation is closing the 1 [...]
