Archive for August, 2009
Elliot Sander Ripped By MTA Board
Two stories have dominated the coverage on this blog & others like it over the last few days. The two stories in question are the state of the 181st Street station after the collapse of a brick facade & the fallout of the awarded raises to TWU Local 100 members from an arbitration panel. This […]
Fox5 Takes A Look At A Rowdy LIRR Train
Just a short time ago I was in my kitchen cleaning up when I heard a Fox5 News @ 10 story about to start in regards to a rowdy Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) train. I stopped what I was doing to watch the report & found it to be of no surprise it had […]
Proskauer Rose Quits The MTA
Early this morning, a report in the New York Daily News broke the story that the powerful law firm of Proskauer Rose abruptly quit the MTA. Pete Donohue has more in this report: A powerhouse law firm that has represented the MTA in labor negotiations for two decades abruptly quit after becoming concerned agency honchos […]
181st Street Station Update
Current state of the 181st Street station after brick facade collapse. Photo courtesy of MTA NYC Transit. Late last night, I shared the latest update on the latest condition of the 181st Street station on the along with the service pattern running on the line due to the accident. Now I am back with the […]
1 Train Service Suspended Indefinitely
Late Sunday night, a collapse of the brick facade from the ceiling above the tracks at the 181st Street station on the occurred. This led to service being suspended through the area & forcing the line to run in two sections. Within the last 10-15 minutes, I received an update from MTA Spokesman Paul Fleuranges […]
