Archive for November, 2010
The Stars Set To Shine Again In Grand Central
Yesterday afternoon, I received an interested press release highlighting how the stars are set to shine again in Grand Central Terminal. Here are the details: New York City’s most-beloved galaxy, the constellation ceiling above Grand Central Terminal’s Main Concourse, came alive today with new luminosity in the form of light-emitting diodes. Fifty-nine of the brightest […]
Service Diversions 11-08-10
I have just updated the “Service Diversions” page by removing all of the work that just wrapped up by 5 AM this morning. The latest information for the upcoming week & beyond in some cases is at the forefront. Throughout the week, I will make minor updates on the page itself (no entries about it) […]
Queens Councilman Upset At Empty Retail Spaces
As someone who is an owner in multiple facets of real estate including residential & commercial, I understand the severe slump the industry is in. So it comes as to no surprise that the MTA has encountered the same issues that many others have as property owners. The specific problem in this entry is in […]
Transit Worker Expected To Live After Fall
The worst fear of any worker on the track became a reality over the weekend as 50 year old supervisor Kent Morgan fell 20 feet from the elevated track at Roosevelt Avenue & 114th Street on the line. Ben Chapman & Jonathan Lemire of the New York Daily News have more in this report: A […]
LIRR Expects Normal Weekday Service
In a few hours, hundreds of thousands will head to their respective LIRR stations for the start of a brand new week. They will be grateful to know that the MTA Long Island Rail Road is expecting normal weekday service following the successful weekend testing of a new computerized switch and signal control system at […]
