Archive for June, 2015
B26 & Q58 Route Change To Start June 28th
A route change for the B26 & Q58 in Bushwick & Ridgewood will go into effect on June 28th. Here are the complete details: In an effort to address safety concerns and improve the flow of traffic in the area, effective Sunday, June 28, 2015, MTA New York City Transit B26 and Q58 buses will […]
Buses Replace Port Washington Trains
Riders of the LIRR’s Port Washington line this weekend will see buses replace trains for part of the trip & have service reduced from every half hour to every hour due to construction. Here are the complete details: Some 18,000 MTA Long Island Rail Road customers who travel on the Port Washington Branch during the […]
NYC Transit President Carmen Bianco To Retire
Just a short time ago, MTA NYC Transit President Carmen Bianco announced that he will be retiring later this year. Here is more via the press release I just received: Carmen Bianco, President of Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) New York City Transit, announced today he plans to retire later this year from his position running […]
Man Falls Down Subway Grate
Some people just never learn that anything involving the NYC Subway can be dangerous. Hopefully this is a lesson now understood by an unidentified man who fell down a subway grate this morning in Queens. Samantha Tata & Greg Mocker of Pix11 have more: A man fell at least 20 feet into a subway grate […]
MTA Begins Training On New 7 Line Extension
With the debut of the 7 line extension to 34 Street-Hudson Yards nearing, the MTA has started to train staff on the new extension. Here is more on that training: MTA New York City Transit has started training tower operators, train dispatchers and train operators how to safely route and operate trains to and from […]
