Archive for April, 2010
Bus Depot Security Guard Killed By Drunk Driver
Writing entries about death involving public transportation is never easy & that is once again the case. Earlier this morning, a security guard at the College Point Bus Depot was killed while trying to cross the Whitestone Expressway. Pete Donohue & Jonathan Lemire of the New York Daily News have more: A security guard working […]
Bus Dispatcher Accused Of Sick Time Fraud
The borough of Staten Island is back in the transit news limelight & once again it is not in a good way. 3 days ago, I wrote an entry on a report in the New York Daily News which said up to 21% of Staten Island bus drivers called in sick this past February before […]
Editorial: Slow Train To A Solvent Subway System
The state of financial peril that the Metropolitan Transportation Authority finds itself in is a topic opined on by many including yours truly. Today’s New York Daily News continues down that path with an editorial by Joshua Greenman: Right now it looks like there’s no light at the end of the fiscal tunnel for mass […]
Montauk Weekday Midday Service Affected
LIRR riders who depend on weekday midday service on the Montauk line, please be aware that service will be affected until April 23rd due to grade crossing renewals & rail testing. Here are the complete details courtesy of a press release sent to me by the MTA Long Island Rail Road yesterday: Buses will replace […]
Pregnant Woman Hit With Ticket On The Subway
This is Nora Hsu, the woman who at 8 months pregnant was ticketed for passing through a Manhattan-bound train. Photo courtesy of Chad Rachman; New York Post. For years, it has been common knowledge that cops have ticket quotas. It did not matter the location or type of officer in question, if a quota had […]
