Subway
23rd Street-Ely Avenue Becomes Court Square
If you have been on the , , , or recently, you will have seen signs from the MTA highlighting the name change of the Jay St-Borough Hall & Lawrence St-MetroTech to the simple Jay Street-MetroTech. Now riders of the , , , & should expect to see similar signs as the agency has announced […]
MTA Still Drafting Repair Plans For 1 Stations
181st Street 1 station after the ceiling partially collapsed in 2009. Who can forget the image above? when after years of crumbling & decay, the ceiling at the 181st Street station on the partially collapsed onto the tracks in the summer of 2009. Unfortunately this was not the only station with issues as the 168th […]
Straphangers Forced To Buy Swipes From Vandals
When you are a regular subway rider, some things are just expected as they come with the territory. Whether it be dirty stations, seeing rats roaming the platform & tracks, or seeing vandals selling MetroCard swipes. It turns out that the latter has become an issue at the 181st Street station on the A where […]
Local Subway Service Forgetfulness
Continuing with the theme of this past Friday night/Saturday morning, I admit I was a bit taken back by part of my commute. At the end of the festivities with my friend, I was not sure if I was going to meet up with anyone else or head to Penn Station & catch the LIRR […]
A Service Diversions Embarrassment
I pride myself on being very knowledgeable about all things mass transit in the region, especially the NYC Subway. When I post the “Service Diversions“, I always suggest printing them out or use your internet capable hand held device before traveling. So with great embarrassment, I must admit that I did not follow my own […]
