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Taxi Drivers Protest 50-Cent Taxi Fee Outside Penn Station

nydailynews.com | Victor Epstein | Posted 11.02.2009 | New York

Read More: Metropolitan Transportation Authority, 50-Cent Fare Hike, Hacks Protest, New York City Taxi, 50-Cent Tax, Taxi Driver Protest, NYC Taxi, MTA Bailout, 50-Cent Taxi Fee, 50-Cent Taxi Tax, New York, New York City, New York News

A new 50-cent surcharge on yellow cab rides has hacks hopping mad. A dozen taxi drivers held signs and chanted "Ax the tax" outside Penn Station on S...

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East River Tolls Possible: Richard Ravitch

nydailynews.com | Sarah Armaghan and Pete Donohue | Posted 10.29.2009 | New York

Read More: Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Lt. Governor Richard Ravitch, East River Toll, Richard Ravitch MTA, Nyc Bus, Richard Ravitch, Fare Hike, NYC Transit, Harlem River Toll, NYC Subway, Mta, East River, New York, New York City, New York News

The battle over East River bridge tolls may be lost, but the war hasn't ended, Lt. Gov. Richard Ravitch said on Wednesday....

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Andreeva Pinder, Union Official, Calls Jay Walder A "Doody-Head"

nydailynews.com | Pete Donohue | Posted 10.29.2009 | New York

Read More: Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Andreeva Pinder Doody Head, Jay Walder Doody Head, Jay Walder, NYC Subway, Mta, Andreeva Pinder, Jay Walder Mta Chief, TWU Local 100, New York, New York City, New York News

MTA Chairman Jay Walder and fellow authority board members were called "a bunch of doody-heads" by a high ranking union official at Walder's first boa...

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Why New York Subway Chief's Congestion Pricing Idea Makes Cents

Alex Pasternack | Posted 10.22.2009 | New York

Read More: New York, New York City Subway, Subways, New-York-Rush-Hour, Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Mta, Jay Walder, New York News
Alex Pasternack

The new MTA chief's big breakthrough could be a lower off-peak fare that could nudge more New Yorkers onto the subway on nights and weekends, and lessen the crush at rush hour.

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Does Bloomberg Really Want to Save Mass Transit?

John Petro | Posted 10.18.2009 | New York

Read More: Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Congress, Mayor Bloomberg, The Bronx, Mass-Transit, New York State, New York City Capital Budget, Subway-7-Line, Kingsbridge Armory, New York Mass Transit, Related Companies, Albany-New York, New York City, Transportation, New York News
John Petro

If Mayor Bloomberg is keen to improve mass transit in New York City, he should begin by making a larger commitment from the city's huge capital budget.

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MTA Sells Naming Rights To Brooklyn Subway Stations

nytimes.com | MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM | Posted 07.25.2009 | New York

Read More: Barclays Bank, Mta Naming Rights, Flatbush Avenue, Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn, Subway, Pacific Street, Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Mta Barclays, Subway Station, Mta, New York, Barclays, New York News

Over the last five years, the MTA has been trying eagerly to sell the rights to the names of subway stations. On Monday, they finally succeeded. After...

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Etiquette Enforcement

Ellis Henican | Posted 07.24.2009 | New York

Read More: New York City Subway, New York, Laws, Subway, New York City, Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Mta, New York Mta, New York News
Ellis Henican

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority has officially decided we're not polite enough. They should know, right?

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Manhattan Subways To Be Wired For Cellphone Use

New York Times | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Metropolitan Transportation Authority, New York Subway, MTA, Business News

All 277 underground stations in the subway system are to be wired for cellphone use, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority announced yesterday. B...

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