Archive for August, 2008
Man Injured During Robbery Near The LIRR Freeport Parking Lot
On Sunday morning a 40 year old man was injured during a robbery near one of the parking lots at the Long Island Railroad’s (LIRR) Freeport station. Joseph Mallia of Newsday has the brief report: A 40-year-old man walking in Freeport near a Long Island Rail Road parking lot early Sunday was knocked to the […]
Multiple LIRR Train Incidents
The last few days for the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) have not been good. First was the accident which happened last Friday as a Jamaica bound Montauk train hit a man shortly after leaving the Hampton Bay station. Here is the brief report about the incident by Bill Mason of Newsday: A man sitting […]
MTA Will Test Variable Speed Escalators In The Subway
Yesterday afternoon, the New York Times’ City Room Blog had a report about a new subway escalator pilot program being implemented by the MTA. The program which starts this coming Monday will feature 35 escalators that will operate at variable speeds. Sewell Chan has more in his report: The 169 escalators throughout New York City’s […]
Senator Clinton Introduces Major Transportation Bill
Back towards the end of June, I wrote about a major transportation bill that was overwhelmingly approved by the U.S. House of Representatives. The bill which is titled “Saving Energy Through Public Transportation Act of 2008” would call for a $1.7 billion financial aid package earmarked to help mass transit systems around the country lower […]
Bloomberg Talking Butts With The King
A few days ago I wrote about Mayor Bloomberg’s idea of starving off at least one potential fare hike by collecting on the taxes of cigarettes sold on Indian reservations. The entry revolved around a brief article in the New York Post. Now Mayor Bloomberg has teamed with Long Island Republican Congressman Peter King to […]
