Subway

NYC Transit Starts Anti Scratchiti/Advertising Pilot Program

A few days ago the New York Times ran a piece which picked up on a story that originally appeared in The Gothamist. The story referred to the anti scratchiti/advertising pilot program that MTA New York City Transit has started. The program calls for ads to cover up the windows inside the subway cars to […]


MTA Still On Track To Buy New Subway Cars

Earlier today the New York Post had a brief report about the MTA still being on track to spend almost $1 billion dollars on 382 new subway cars. The report which was written by Tom Hamako features a headline that questions why the MTA would go through with a purchase consider its $1+ billion dollar […]


MTA Statement On Terror Alert

Just a short while ago, the MTA issued a statement via e-mail in a response to the terror alert issued by the FBI & Department of Homeland Security. The terror alert was centered around the possibility of an Al Qaeda attack on the NYC Subway: The MTA is aware of an unsubstantiated report of terrorist […]


FBI Warns Of Possible Terror Attack On The NYC Subway

Last night the FBI & Department of Homeland Security issued a joint warning to elected officials about a possible terror threat. The threat consisted of a possible terrorist attack on the NYC Subway by Al Qaeda. James Gordon, Alison Gendar, & Larry McShane of the New York Daily News have more in this report: The […]


City Councilman Releases A Report On Lexington Ave Lines

A direction many have to follow on the usually crowded uptown 51st Street platform. Resized photo courtesy of Eye On Transit. Earlier today I posted a statement the MTA released via e-mail about crowding on the Lexington Avenue subway corridor. I wondered why they suddenly released a statement about an issue that is known by […]