NYC Transit
Subway Delays Up 44%
If you poll a thousand straphangers & asked if they felt subway delays were up, I would bet at least 80% of people would say yes. If they did, they would be 100% correct as subway delays are up 44% according to the latest statistics from New York City Transit. Clemente Lisi of the New […]
NYC Transit Increases Fare Evasion Penalty
Earlier today, the MTA Board approved the increase of the fare evasion penalty from $60 to $100. The increased penalty will start as of July 7th. The MTA’s New York City Transit division issued a press release: MTA New York City Transit today announced that the penalty for fare evasion has been increased from $60 […]
MTA To Vote On Budget Savings Plan
Today is a big day for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) or more specifically New York City Transit, as they will be voting on the proposed budget savings plan. The plan would eliminate or curb back the following: 19 station rehabs Administrative reductions Cancel bus arrival GPS pilot program Car cleaning Car quality control Repairs […]
Clear Display Of Nepotism
The last post I made on this blog before I disappeared in January for a few months was about a bus reroute which clearly benefited the then newly appointed MTA Chairman Dale Hemmerdinger. Now months later, the bus reroute situation has come back into the spotlight. Here is the report from AMNY’s Matthew Sweeney: A […]
Bus Reroute Benefits MTA Chairman
10 days ago New York Daily News writer Nicholas Hirshon wrote a story about the reroute of the Q54. So what is so special about a reroute to a bus route that compelled him to write a story? Well it is because this was not just a normal reroute but one that benefits MTA Chairman […]
