Archive for June, 2010
Deal Close To Saving Student MetroCards
One of the most talked about aspects of the MTA’s financial woes was the discontinuation of Student MetroCards. There were two clear camps on this, those who feel the students should not lose their free rides to & from school, & those who feel that enough is enough with the handouts. According to an exclusive […]
New York Daily News Changes Fare Evasion Tune
Fare evasion especially on Select Bus Service is a topic I have opined on in numerous entries. Most of those entries focused on reports from the New York Daily News which highlighted how fare evasion on the Bx12’s Select Bus Service has been a problem since its inception. So with that in mind, I find […]
Mom Leaves Infant Son At Queens Subway Station
Further proof that our society is declining in terms of the quality of the human race, a mother was arrested for purposely leaving her infant son at a Queens subway station. Joe Kemp of the New York Daily News has more in this brief report: A Queens mom was arrested Saturday and charged with leaving […]
Service Diversions 06-14-10
I have just updated the “Service Diversions” page by removing all the expired weekend diversions. The latest planned diversions for the week & long term in some cases are listed. The next update will take place on Thursday after the MTA sends me the upcoming weekend’s diversions. Don’t forget to print out a copy to […]
Service Diversions 06-12-10
As I noted in the previous entry yesterday, I have updated the service diversions for the rest of the weekend. I removed the scheduled ones that have concluded for the weekend so everything is up to date. The next update will be Monday after all of the scheduled weekend diversions are wrapped up. xoxo Transit […]
