Archive for August, 2009
MTA May Appeal Arbitration Panel Decision
I urge any of my readers to please wake me up when the children go to bed. The children I am referring to are the MTA bigwigs who, like a child who lost a game, want a do over in regards to the recent arbitration panel’s decision to award transit workers from TWU Local 100 […]
MTA Still Frustrating Long Island City Residents
Just about two months ago, I talked about a story in the New York Daily News which highlighted how the MTA was frustrating some Long Island City residents. The source of the frustration was from an exhaust fan that the MTA was part of the replacement of rails in the East River Tunnel. Fast forward […]
Agents Temporarily Replace Closed Ticket Offices
In 5 days, some severely underused LIRR ticket offices will be closed. Starting on that day & lasting until August 25th, Passenger Services Department employees will temporarily replace the closed ticket offices by providing assistance when necessary. A press release containing full details was sent to me earlier today: Long Island Rail Road personnel will […]
Service Diversions 08-14
I have just updated the service diversions page with the latest information for the weekend & upcoming week (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 & wonderful weekend! […]
MTA CEO Does Not Rule Out Fare Hikes
The following story in today’s New York Daily News is just the type of piece that will have the masses screaming bloody murder over the raises awarded to MTA workers via an arbitration panel. The piece focuses on how interim MTA CEO/Executive Director Helena Williams can’t rule out fare hikes due to the 11% raises […]
