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NYCT Extends Service For Black Eyed Peas Concert

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on June 8th, 2011 at 2:31 pm

With the Black Eyed Peas set to play a free concert in Great Lawn of Central Park, MTA NYC Transit has announced that they will extend service on the Brooklyn-bound B Train & reroute Brooklyn-bound D Train service to the local track. Here are complete details courtesy of a press release just issued:

The Black Eyed Peas will hold a concert on the Great Lawn of Central Park on Thursday, June 9 beginning at 6:30 p.m. and ending at approximately 10 p.m. This is a free ticketed event planned for approximately 60,000 people.

General admission ticket holders will enter the event area at 72nd Street on the east and west sides of Central Park. VIP ticket holders (about 5,800) will enter at West 81st Street and Central Park West. Gates are scheduled to open at 3 p.m.

Following the event, MTA New York City Transit will extend southbound B train service until 11:22 p.m. Southbound D trains will be rerouted on the local track in order to serve stations along Central Park West between 10:26 and 11:26 p.m.

Customers heading to Penn Station, Port Authority or PATH are urged to use the B and D service at 86th Street, 81st Street and 72nd Street to 59th Street-Columbus Circle and transfer to the 1 or to 7th Avenue and transfer to the E.

MTA New York City Transit buses: M1, M3, M4, M10 M66, M72 and M79 may be affected by post-concert crowds.

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Emergency Repair Work Affects E & M Service

Posted by
on June 7th, 2011 at 5:07 pm

Just a short time ago, MTA NYC Transit announced that due to emergency track work, service on the E Train & M Train would be affected. Here are the details courtesy of a press release sent out:

Due to necessary switch repairs north of the Lexington Avenue-53rd Street station on the E/M, northbound M trains will run via the 63rd Street tunnel (F line), from 47th-50th Street/Rockefeller Center to 36th Street, Queens. Customers on the E can also expect delays. In addition, due to crowded conditions at Lexington Avenue-53rd Street, access to the platform may be restricted. The platform will be “exit only” when necessary.

Instead of using the E or M to enter the system, Queens-bound customers are urged to use the R at Lexington Avenue-59th Street. For Penn Station, or the Port Authority Bus Terminal, instead of using the E, use the N, Q or R from Lexington Avenue-59th Street to Times Square or 34th Street-Herald Square.

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Service Diversions 06-06-11

Posted by
on June 6th, 2011 at 5:01 am

I have just updated the Service Diversions by removing all of the weekend work that wrapped up by a minute ago. The planned work for this week & beyond in some cases has been moved to the forefront.

I suggest printing out a copy before heading to your destination. If you have an internet capable handheld device, you can use it to access the mobile version of this site. The next update will be sometime on Thursday or Friday after I received the planned weekend diversions from the MTA directly.

As always, stay safe & have a wonderful week.

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MTA Worker Loses 3 Teeth In Bias Attack

Posted by
on June 6th, 2011 at 1:37 am

Since 9/11, those of or look to be of Muslim descent have had to deal with idiots around the country comparing them to Osama Bin Laden. While those of us who actually know what really happened that day & understand who was really behind it, would never foolishly compare innocent people to him.

Unfortunately our country is still filled with enough idiots who do & that was the case on Memorial Day when a MTA employee lost 3 teeth after being attacked by a lowlife who accused him of being related to Osama. John Lauinger of the New York Daily News has more:

Jiwan Singh blames the world’s most notorious terrorist for the bias attacks he and his family have suffered over their religion.

The Sikh MTA employee was riding a Brooklyn A train on Memorial Day when a hate-spewing straphanger accused him of being related to Osama Bin Laden and then sucker-punched him.

“He was saying, ‘You are the brother of Osama,'” said Singh, 59, who lost three teeth from the blows. “I said, ‘I am not Osama. I have nothing to do with him!'”

An Indian immigrant who came to America more than 30 years ago, Singh bristles at the name Bin Laden for repeatedly bringing harm to his people and religion.

The Queens father of five said his son, Jasmir, 23, lost an eye after being stabbed by attackers in 2009 who targeted him because of his turban and traditional beard.

“We are Indians,” he said, recalling other “Osama” slurs he’s endured because of his long, white beard.

“Due to that bastard, I have suffered so much, my family has suffered so much, my community has suffered so much.”

Singh, an electrical engineer, said the recent attack happened about 11:30 p.m. as he rode the train to work in Brooklyn from his home in Richmond Hill.

The attacker, whom Singh described as a black man in his late 20s, got on at the Utica Ave. stop.

The car was half-empty, Singh said, but the man walked right up to him and demanded he give up his seat. Singh said he was nervous, but pointed out that there were other open seats nearby.

He said the man grabbed him by the shirt collar, picked him up and threw him into one of those seats.

“He said, ‘Taliban, you sit there!'” Singh recalled.

The attacker, who wore a checkered shirt and a brown cap, then stared down Singh – sometimes cursing him out loud, other times muttering under his breath.

As the train pulled into the next station, Kingston Ave., the man suddenly threw two quick roundhouse punches, Singh said. Both hit him square in the mouth.

“He said, ‘This is for you, Osama!'” Singh recalled. “It was so fast. I couldn’t even defend myself.”

Singh cupped his bleeding mouth while chasing the attacker, who fled the station and got away.

Click here for the complete report.

First off, I would like to extend my condolences to Mr. Singh & his family for having to put up with years of uncalled for abuse. I sincerely hope that this worthless piece of trash is caught & punished to the full extent of the law. In the meantime, I hope that Mr. Singh & his family will never have to deal with anything like this again. While it is wishful thinking, one could only hope they get a deserved break.

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Service Diversions 06-03-11

Posted by
on June 3rd, 2011 at 3:27 pm

I have just updated the Service Diversions with the latest planned work for the upcoming weekend, next week, & beyond (in some cases).

Metro-North Railroad riders who use the Pascack Valley line, please be aware that buses will replace trains due to construction. Click here for complete information.

As always, I suggest printing out a copy before heading to your destination. If you have an internet capable handheld device, use it to access Transit Blogger’s mobile site.

While out traveling, if I notice or hear any changes, I will update them on the twitter feed so don’t forget to follow @TransitBlogger today!

The next update will be at 5:01 AM Monday when all weekend work will be removed.

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