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Straphangers Campaign

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
Gene Russianoff

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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Making the MTA More Accountable

Gene Russianoff | Posted 08.20.2009 | New York

Read More: Nypirg, Subways, Straphangers Campaign, Public Authorities, New York Subway, New York City Transit, Straphanging, Transit, Mta, New York, Jaywalder, Newspapers, New York News
Gene Russianoff

It's good news for subway riders that Governor Paterson has nominated Jay Walder as Chairman and CEO of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.

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New York City Council Races: Ignore at Your Peril

Gene Russianoff | Posted 08.10.2009 | New York

Read More: New York, Nypirg, Subways, Straphangers Campaign, New York Subway, New York City Transit, Straphanging, Transit, Mta, Election 08, New York City Council, New York News
Gene Russianoff

For many of the City's residents, paying attention to the upcoming New York City Council races is like drinking civic castor oil But the Council has a lot of say in many decisions that affect our lives.

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Cross Roads

Gene Russianoff | Posted 07.27.2009 | New York

Read More: Nypirg, New York, New York Transit, Straphangers Campaign, New York Subway, Subway, Commuting, Gene Russianoff, Straphanging, Mta, New York-New York, New York News
Gene Russianoff

Whether you love them or hate them, for millions of us every day, trains and buses are a daily dose of what it means to live in New York.

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