Archive for September, 2010
MTA Prepares For Hurricane Earl
The big story around our region is the potential severe weather that we could see stemming from Hurricane Earl which is making its way up the eastern seaboard. Many businesses & residents are taking extra precautions by stacking up on food, water, & other emergency supplies. The MTA is no different in preparing for the […]
Darius McCollum Bus Theft Update
Darius McCollum being escorted out of the 103rd Precinct Tuesday night after his recent arrest. Photo courtesy of Kendall Rodriguez for the New York Post. Almost 24 hours ago, I wrote about how notorious transit criminal Darius McCollum was once again busted. His latest crime involved the theft of a Trailways bus from a maintenance […]
Extra LIRR Service To Start Labor Day Weekend
I apologize for not posting this information earlier. With the recent fire at the Hall Tower east of Jamaica Station starting to distance itself in the rear view mirror in terms of effects on service, the LIRR as usual will be running extra service to start the Labor Day weekend. Here are the details courtesy […]
Darius McCollum Busted Again
Darius McCollum being taken out of the 59th St.-Columbus Circle station by cops in June 2008. Photo courtesy of Hiroko Masuike for The New York Times For some people, bad habits are just too hard to break. This is especially true when it comes to Darius McCollum who has a long history of run-ins with […]
MTA To Buy More Subway Cars w/ Cameras
In what will surely get the attention of civil liberty groups around the tri-state area, the MTA has announced its plans to buy up to 340 subway cars that would be equipped with surveillance cameras. Ti-Hua Chang of MyFox NY has more in this report: The MTA plans to buy 290 more subway trains and […]
