Archive for August, 2010
Officials Want Woodside Station Improvements
If some elected officials in Queens get their way, the MTA will be making some much needed improvements to the 61st Street-Woodside station on the . City Councilmember Jimmy Van Bramer and Congressmember Joseph Crowley met with the MTA late last month to discuss potential funding for the work. Corey Flayman of The Queens Courier […]
Laid Off MTA Bus Drivers Win Special License
When the MTA planned to eliminate a lot of bus service in all 5 boroughs due to its financial crisis, even they could have not expected all the twists & turns that would result from it. First we had persistence of 16 year old Ali Fadil reaching out to Transport Azumah to help save the […]
MTA Seeking Higher End Retailers
When you think of the NYC Subway, images such as dirty platforms/tracks, & rats come to mind. Over the years, the MTA has tried to change that perception by having stores at stations such as 59th St-Columbus Circle & 42nd St-8th Ave. The agency is continuing the push by looking for higher end retailers to […]
Editorial: MTA Workers Keep Service On Time
When shit hits the fan involving any part of the MTA, the standard reaction is to either yell about how they have a 2nd set of books or how it is all the fault of the lazy & overpaid union workers. The former has already been disproved in court & the latter is an idiotic […]
Station Agent Layoffs To Happen On Friday
Earlier today, a brief report officially announced what was already expected, Friday will be the day that 200+ station agents & 40+ token booths will be closed. WABC filed this brief report: Hundreds of MTA agents are spending their last days on the job. The MTA is set to lay off 202 station agents and […]
