Subway
MTA Statement On Lexington Avenue Corridor Crowding
Just a few minutes ago the MTA released a statement on crowding of the Lexington Avenue corridor: As the sole subway corridor serving the east side of Manhattan, MTA New York City Transit’s Lexington Avenue Line is the busiest in the system. On an average weekday, 1.3 million customers board trains. To handle the rush […]
MTA’s Doomsday Scenario?
As you know by now, the MTA is facing a huge budget deficit. The deficit seems to get bigger everytime you look. The prospects look so bleak that talk of actual service cuts has surfaced. The last thing our system needs is service cuts when ridership is at a very high level & will continue […]
Rockettes To Take Nostalgia Train To Radio City Music Hall
The MTA’s New York City Transit division sent out a press & photo opportunity press release a short time ago. The press release was to announce that the Rockettes will be taking a nostalgia train to Radio City Music Hall to kick off a discount campaign. Here are the complete details: MTA New York City […]
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 planned […]
NYC Transit Hopes To Fight Back Against Rider Skepticism
Platform sign at the Myrtle-Wyckoff stop on the . Resized photo courtesy of Eye On Transit. If you a regular subway rider, you have been involved in the following scenario plenty of times. You are on an extremely crowded platform with hundreds of others waiting for a train that seems to be a world away. […]
