Archive for September, 2014
FASTRACK Returns To G On 9/8/14
train riders take note that FASTRACK will be returning this Monday & last through 5 AM Friday. Here are the complete details: On Monday, September 8, MTA New York City Transit’s FASTRACK program returns to the G line in Brooklyn. G service will be suspended between Bedford-Nostrand Avs and Church Av from 10 p.m. to […]
LIRR Services Resumes To Belmont Park
Horse racing fans take note that getting to Belmont will once again be easy as the Long Island Railroad resumes service the historic track as of tomorrow. Here are the details: The thoroughbreds are back from Saratoga and the MTA Long Island Rail Road’s ‘Belmont Special’ is at the starting gate and ready for the […]
Minimum Of 21 Bedbug Subway Sightings
The bedbug problem on the NYC Subway does not seem to be going away anytime soon if August is any indication. As I wrote about last week, a Brooklyn-bound N train was taken out of service after a conductor was bit by one while on duty. Days later we got a report that the agency […]
Business Owner Rips Off The MTA
Admittedly I have always had a skeptical eye on the contracts awarded by the MTA to businesses as I figured a decent percentage if not a majority were sweetheart deals or flat out ripoffs. The latter turned out to be the case as 61 year old Joseph Ioia admitted to ripping off the MTA by […]
Greenpoint Tubes Restortation Complete
MTA crews working on repairs in the Greenpoint Tubes on August 22, 2014. Photo: Marc A. Hermann / MTA New York City Transit line riders finally rejoiced earlier this morning when service was fully restored in the Greepoint Tubes after being closed for months due to Hurricane Sandy related repairs. Here is more courtesy of […]
