Archive for June, 2013
G & R Service Loss Due To Sandy Repairs
Nearly 8 months after Hurricane Sandy ripped through our region, the repercussions of the storm are still being felt. A few days ago, the MTA announced that due to the severe damage sustained in the Montague Tube (links the between Manhattan & Brooklyn) it will be forced to shutdown service through it for up to […]
Service Diversions 06-03-13
I have just updated the Service Diversions by removing the weekend work that wrapped up a short time ago & moving up the latest planned work for this week, next weekend & beyond in some cases. As a reminder, FASTRACK will begin tonight in Queens along the Queens Blvd corridor on the , , & […]
Suicide The Leading Cause Of Subway Deaths
In what comes as no surprise to me & I am sure many others, a report obtained by the New York Post shows that suicide is the leading cause of NYC Subway deaths. The subway which was done by the MTA shows that 51% of deaths between 2010 & 2012 on the subway were the […]
Tragic Weekend On The Subway
This weekend was filled with tragedy on the NYC Subway as it featured 4 deaths & the potential for a 5th. The tragic events first started on Friday morning around 2:15 AM when a man was pinned to the platform by a Bronx-bound (northbound) 2 train at the 174th Street station while trying to cross […]