Archive for June, 2009
MTA Board Appoints A New Member
Earlier this afternoon, the MTA announced it has appointed a new non-voting member to its board. Here are the complete details courtesy of a press release I received: The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) today announced the appointment of Ira R. Greenberg to the MTA Board effective June 3, 2009. Mr. Greenberg joins the board as […]
Woman Gives Birth On B61
Maybe I spoke too soon about this blog not having many feelgood stories due to the main subject on hand. Yesterday, I blogged about the story of subway conductor Bretta Sykes who helped deliver a baby girl into the world on a Queens-bound R train at Whitehall Street. Not even 24 hours later, another baby […]
Service Diversions 06-12
I have just updated the service diversions page with the latest scheduled diversions for the weekend & upcoming week (and beyond in some cases). Don’t forget to check in for any changes to the page. I also suggest printing out a copy of the page to use while riding the system. Have a safe & […]
Train Conductor Helps Deliver Baby Girl
I just love stories with a happy ending. Unfortunately this blog rarely contains those due to the main subject in question. So it is my pleasure to bring this story about a train conductor who helped deliver a baby girl on a Queens-bound this afternoon via a press release e-mailed to me by the MTA […]
1 In 4 Subway Payphones Do Not Fully Work
The Straphangers Campaign serves many roles for the millions that ride the NYC Subway. One of those roles is the creation of surveys/reports whether about service or actual items inside a station. Their latest survey/report tackles the latter in the form of payphones. According to their latest survey/report, 1 in 4 subway station payphones do […]
