Queens
Queens Councilman Upset At Empty Retail Spaces
As someone who is an owner in multiple facets of real estate including residential & commercial, I understand the severe slump the industry is in. So it comes as to no surprise that the MTA has encountered the same issues that many others have as property owners. The specific problem in this entry is in [...]
Transit Worker Expected To Live After Fall
The worst fear of any worker on the track became a reality over the weekend as 50 year old supervisor Kent Morgan fell 20 feet from the elevated track at Roosevelt Avenue & 114th Street on the line. Ben Chapman & Jonathan Lemire of the New York Daily News have more in this report: A [...]
Rockaway Station Rehab Schedule Update
Almost 1 year ago, MTA NYC Transit started on a $117 million rehabilitation project for the 9 subway stations in the Rockaways. The project from what I have seen & heard has been going well. Hot off the presses within the last 10 minutes, the agency has provided an updated schedule of the rehabilitation projects: [...]
NYCT Opens Ridgewood Intermodal Terminal
If you have ever tried transferring between different bus routes or to/from the bus & subway in Ridgewood, you know how much of a chore it is. However if MTA NYC Transit has its way, the debut of the Ridgewood Intermodal Terminal this past Friday will change all of that. The agency held a ribbon [...]
Officials Want Woodside Station Improvements
If some elected officials in Queens get their way, the MTA will be making some much needed improvements to the 61st Street-Woodside station on the . City Councilmember Jimmy Van Bramer and Congressmember Joseph Crowley met with the MTA late last month to discuss potential funding for the work. Corey Flayman of The Queens Courier [...]
