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F Train Accident Leaves At Least One Dead

Posted 11.19.2009 | New York

Read More: F Train Accident, Park Slope, Subway Killed, Brooklyn, Subway, F Train Incident, Mta, F Train Death, F Train, Subway Death, New York News

UPDATE: Gothamist is now reporting that the second victim was the train's operator who was taken to the hospital for "trauma." ********* While full ...

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MTA: No Fare, Toll Hikes In 2010

nydailynews.com | By Pete Donohue | Posted 11.19.2009 | New York

Read More: MTA Budget, Tolls, Mta, Subway Fare, New York Mta, Fare Hikes, New York News

First, the good news: A new MTA budget released Wednesday contains no fare hikes, toll increases or service cuts next year. But transit officials w...

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Freelancers Hit With New Tax After Reprieve

Village Voice | Camille Dodero | Posted 10.30.2009 | New York

Read More: Bloomberg, Commuter Transit Tax, New York Freelancers Tax, New York, Bloomberg Tax, New York City, Freelance, Martin Malave Dilan, Freelancers, Mta, Freelance Tax, New York News

Last week the Freelancer's Union sent an email encouraging its 75,000 members to go out and stump for Michael Bloomberg's reelection campaign. "Will y...

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Taxi Surcharge: Extra 50-Cents For Cab Rides Starting Sunday

NY1 | Posted 10.30.2009 | New York

Read More: US Recession, NY Recession, Economy, Mta, Bailout, Metropolitan Transport Authoirty, NYC Taxi, NYC Taxi Fare Hike, MTA Bailout, New York, New York City, New York News

Starting this Sunday, an extra 50-cent surcharge will be added on all taxi rides. The fare hike was passed by the state Legislature back in May as pa...

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The New York Subway: A Silent Symmetry (Photo Slideshow)

Venkat Srinivasan | Posted 10.29.2009 | New York

Read More: Manhattan, Mass Transit, Subway Slideshow, Here Is New York, New York Subway, E.B. White, Slideshow, Mta, New York City, New York News

New York's subway started 105 years ago, on Oct. 27, 1904. Ever so often, the subway distances itself from the stereotype of a noisy metropolis, providing freeze frames of silent symmetry.

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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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Scary Transit Issues

Gene Russianoff | Posted 10.28.2009 | New York

Read More: Transit, Subway, Halloween, Mta, Scary, New York City, Riders, Mass Transit, New York City Subway, Public Transportation, Mass Transportation, Jay Walder, New York News

What Halloween would be complete without the annual Straphangers Campaign trick o' treat of the Board of Directors of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority?

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Why Us? How the Commuter Tax Chips Away at the Self-Sufficient Self-Employed

Samantha Marshall | Posted 10.23.2009 | New York

Read More: Albany, Manhattan, Self-Employed, Bill Thompson, Mta, Metropolitan Commuter Transportation Mobility Tax, New York, Fare Hike, Small Business, Freelancers-Union, Freelancers, New York News

What makes state legislators -- along with hapless mayoral candidate Bill Thompson -- think we're the perfect source of revenue to close the MTA budget gap?

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A Pileup of Lawsuits Slams Atlantic Yards

Daniel Goldstein | Posted 10.22.2009 | New York

Read More: Brooklyn, Atlantic Yards, Atlantic Yards Brooklyn, Eminent Domain, Eminent Domain Abuse, Mta, Esdc, Empire State Development Corporation, Develop Don't Destroy Brooklyn, Dddb, Bruce Ratner, Ny Supreme Court, Acorn, David Paterson, Michael Bloomberg, New York News

Where are the charges of frivolity when it comes to Ratner's, Bloomberg's and Paterson's hardheaded goal of building the most expensive arena in history, in the middle of a recession and housing crisis?

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Jay Walder, MTA Chief, Considers Lower Weekends And Night Fares

nytimes.com | MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM | Posted 10.22.2009 | New York

Read More: Mta Fares, New York City Subway Fare, Mta, Discounts Weekend Nights, Subway, New York News

The new chairman of New York's transit system is looking to introduce a pricing policy that would offer passengers discounts to ride late at night and...

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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

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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MTA At Fault For Construction Delays: Citizen's Report

nytimes.com | Michael M. Grynbaum | Posted 10.20.2009 | New York

Read More: New York City Subway Delay, MTA Delay, Metropolitan Transit Authority, New York City Subway, Citizens Budget Commission MTA, MTA Construction, Citizens Budget Commission Report, Mta, New York City Subway Construction, Citizens Budget Commission, New York, New York City, New York News

Construction is a constant in New York City's sprawling public transportation system, but riders often have little sense of what's being done, or when...

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MTA Cuts Likely If Paterson, Albany Cut Aid

nytimes.com | MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM | Posted 10.19.2009 | New York

Read More: New York Subway, New York Economic Crisis, New York Mta, Subway, Mta, David Paterson, New York Budget Cuts, Mta Budget Cuts, New York News

Among the billions of dollars in cuts that were proposed by Gov. David A. Paterson last week was $113 million in state financing for the Metropolitan ...

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A Bad Deal for the MTA and Its Riders

Gene Russianoff | Posted 10.16.2009 | New York

Read More: Nyc, Subway, Atlantic Yards, Real Estate, Mta, Development, Lawsuit, Straphangers Campaign, New Jersey Nets, Forest City Ratner, Brooklyn, Vanderbilt Yards, New York News

NYPIRG's Straphangers Campaign joined in a lawsuit this week objecting to the rotten deal that the MTA struck this past June for the rights to build over the Vanderbilt Yards in Brooklyn.

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MTA: F Train Is Slowest, Dirtiest Of Them All

brooklynpaper.com | Gersh Kuntzman | Posted 10.16.2009 | New York

Read More: Carroll Gardens, F Train, Brooklyn, Metropolitan Transport Authority, New York City Subway, Dumbo, Coney Island, Mta, Rush Hour, New York, New York City, TWU Local 100, New York News

The F train is slower, dirtier and less reliable than other lines in the subway system, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority finally admitted in ...

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TWU "Day Of Outrage" Wreaking Havoc On MTA Commuters? Maybe

Huffington Post | Eve Attermann | Posted 10.14.2009 | New York

Read More: Nyc Public Transit, Nyc Bus, Subway Strike, Nyc Buses, Public Transit, Mta, MTA Strike, NYC Subway, New York, New York City, TWU Local 100, New York News

This morning, a downtown-bound 6 Train pulled up slowly to Grand Central Terminal. It was absolutely packed. Even the end cars suffered the crush of p...

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New York City Subway Repairs Inconvenience Thousands On Columbus Day Weekend

nytimes.com | Glenn Collins | Posted 10.12.2009 | New York

Read More: Subway Crowds, Crowds, Columbus Day Weekend Subway Repairs, New York City Subway, Columbus Day Weekend, Subway Shuttles, Subway Repairs, Mta, New York City Subway Repairs, New York, New York City, New York News

The Columbus Day weekend has long marked a celebration of the arrival, in the Americas, of the great navigator. But instead, Sunday proved to be a tri...

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Bus Service Slowdown: Contract Feud Between MTA And Transit Workers Could Lead To Commute Problems

nydailynews.com | Pete Donohue | Posted 10.09.2009 | New York

Read More: Subway Workers, Transit Workers, Labor, Contract Dispute, Mta, Bus Drivers, Mta Union, New York News

Straphangers beware: your commute could take longer next Wednesday because of the simmering contract dispute between transit workers and the MTA. A...

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Jay Walder: MTA Chairman Takes On Bloomberg Over Bus Fares

New York Daily News | Pete Donohue | Posted 10.05.2009 | New York

Read More: Jay Walder Mta Chairman, New York, Mta, Jay Walder Mta Chief, Michael Bloomberg, Jay Walder, New York News

New MTA Chairman Jay Walder Monday gave a polite but cool response to Mayor Bloomberg's campaign proposal to stop charging fares on some buses. "Clea...

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MTA's "Train Of Thought" Series Inspires With... Franz Kafka?

newyorker.com | Posted by Christopher Glazek | Posted 10.05.2009 | New York

Read More: Subway, Gregor Samsa, Franz Kafka, Train for Thought, Mta, Metamorphosis, Jane Tylus, Mass Transit, Poetry in Motion, New York News

Is it possible that the subway wizards are getting too clever, that in their self-described efforts to "enlighten millions of New York commuters" they...

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Subway Countdown Clocks To Come Next Year: MTA

nytimes.com | MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM | Posted 10.02.2009 | New York

Read More: Subway Clocks, Mta, New York News

More than 150 stations on the numbered subway lines, including the heavily trafficked Nos. 1, 4 and 6, will be providing the information by December 2...

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MTA Accountability

Gene Russianoff | Posted 11.18.2009 | New York

Read More: Transparency, New York Subway, Public-Authorities, Mta, Accountability, New York City, New York, David Paterson, New York News

Eight leading civic groups sent a letter to Gov. Paterson in support of legislation creating oversight for the MTA budget. Let's hope he listens.

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New Apartments Are Too Little, Cost Too Much For Residents Losing Homes To Second Avenue Subway Work

New York Times | MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM | Posted 11.08.2009 | New York

Read More: Manhattan, Upper East Side, Second Avenue Subway, Rent Stabilized Apartments, Real Estate New York, 2nd Avenue Subway, Mta, NYC Subway Construction, New York News

Finding an apartment in Manhattan can be tough. Just ask the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Next year, dozens of New Yorkers in some of the c...

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