Archive for September, 2008
MTA & NYPD Team Up To Crack Down On Fare Evaders
We all know this familiar scene, a bus pulls into a stop with a ton of would be passengers. Many grow impatient & board through the back of the bus & blend in with the crowd avoiding paying a fare. If it is not that scene, it will be someone being bold & entering through […]
LIRR To Provide Extra Service For Rescheduled Mets Game
Let me first apologize for not getting this news out to you sooner. I received a press release from the LIRR a few hours before it was posted on their site. The release was to announce extra LIRR service for the rescheduled Mets game this Sunday. Here are the details: The MTA Long Island Rail […]
MTA Implements Digital Notice Boards
The MTA has never been known to be ahead of the curve when it comes to implementing new technology in & around the system. This has not changed although their new implementation could go a long way towards changing that. NY1 first broke the news about the MTA implementing digital notice boards at six stations […]
Typical MTA Employee Bullying
For people who are either employed or know someone who is by the MTA could tell you how the agency tends to look for the slightest reason to bully or terminate their employees. So to no one’s surprise comes the story of a subway conductor who is being forced to choose between using the restroom […]
Community Board Opposes Part Of MTA’s Flood Prevention Plan
As we all know by now, especially those depending on the Queens Blvd corridor, the MTA’s kryptonite is rain. Heavy rains have been the MTA’s biggest opponent when it comes to operating their subway service. The worst defeat came last year during the August storm that saw flooding render the subway system useless in all […]
