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S79 Changes Happening In Bay Ridge

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on September 1st, 2009 at 11:30 am

Just a few minutes ago, MTA New York City Transit e-mailed a press release to highlight the permanent changes in service on the S79 in Bay Ridge. Here are the complete details:

In order to reduce congestion at the 86th Street-4th Avenue R station, effective September 6, 2009, MTA NYC Transit will revise the path of the S79 in Bay Ridge Brooklyn to operate via 92nd Street and 4th Avenue from the Verrazano Narrows Bridge to a terminal stop on the east side of 4th Avenue at the 86th Street R station. S79 service spans, frequency and running times remain the same.

Bay Ridge-bound S79 buses will operate from the Verrazano Narrows Bridge via 92nd Street and 4th Avenue to the stop on the east side of 4th Avenue between 87th and 86th Streets. Heading toward the Staten Island Mall from Bay Ridge, the S79 will travel right onto 86th Street, Fort Hamilton Parkway, 92nd Street and right onto the Verrazano Narrows Bridge then via the regular route toward the Staten Island Mall.

There will be two new bus stops Bay Ridge-bound at 4th Avenue at 91st Street and 4th Avenue at 86th Street. Going toward the Staten Island Mall, there will be three new bus stops at 4th Avenue at 86th Street, 86th Street at 5th Avenue and Fort Hamilton Parkway at 86th Street.

The S79 will no longer stop on 86th Street at Fort Hamilton Parkway, 86th Street at 5th Avenue or 4th Avenue at 86th Street heading toward Bay Ridge. Two stops, at 4th Avenue at 86th Street and 4th Avenue at 90th Street have been eliminated on the Staten Island-bound route.

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LIRR To Run Extra Trains For Start Of Labor Day Weekend

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on August 31st, 2009 at 5:18 pm

Just a short time ago, MTA Long Island Railroad (LIRR) announced it will run extra trains for the start of the upcoming Labor Day Weekend. Here are the complete details courtesy of the press release sent out:

The MTA Long Island Rail Road will be providing additional service for customers getting an early start on the Labor Day Weekend on Friday, September 4. There will be eight additional eastbound trains from Penn Station between 2:02 PM and 3:48 PM. The extra service will include: three trains on the Babylon Branch, three on the Port Jefferson Branch, one on the Port Washington Branch and one on the Far Rockaway Branch.

The extra trains from Penn Station on Friday, September 4 are as follows:

Port Jefferson Branch to Hicksville and Huntington:

• 2:02 PM stopping at Jamaica, Carle Place and all stops to Huntington

• 2:22 PM stopping at Forest Hills, Kew Gardens, Jamaica, New Hyde Park, then all stops to Huntington

• 3:24 PM stopping at Jamaica, Mineola, Westbury and Hicksville

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Babylon Branch:

• 2:25 PM express to Lynbrook, then all stops to Babylon

• 3:00 PM stopping at Jamaica, Rockville Centre, then all stops to Babylon

• 3:31 PM express to Rockville Centre, then all stops to Babylon

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Port Washington Branch to Great Neck:

• 3:40 PM stopping Woodside, Flushing Main St., then all stops to Great Neck

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Far Rockaway Branch:

• 3:48 PM stopping at Locust Manor, Laurelton, Rosedale, Valley Stream, then all stops to Far Rockaway

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Cars will also be added to selected regularly scheduled trains.

Labor Day, Monday, September 7:

On Monday, September 7, the LIRR will operate on a Sunday schedule.

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7 Train Service To The 2009 U.S. Open

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on August 31st, 2009 at 2:31 pm

Just a short time ago, MTA New York City Transit sent out a press release via e-mail to talk about plans for 7 Train train service to & from the 2009 U.S. Open. Here are the complete details:

The fastest and most convenient way to and from the 2009 US Tennis Open is by taking the 7 train to the Mets-Willets Point subway station, which is right next to Flushing Meadow Park where the Open is being held.

For weekday afternoon and all weekend matches, there is local service only to the Open. However, for evening matches, express service whisks customers from Midtown Manhattan to Flushing. Customers attending night matches, including weekends, may benefit from express service back to Manhattan. Several extra trains, which are queued outside of Mets-Willets Point and arrive on the middle track every six minutes, will leave the station shortly after the conclusion of the final evening’s match, and this extra service runs until about one hour after the game.

The Flushing Line’s Mets-Willets Point subway station has been substantially refurbished, improving station appearance while also introducing accessible features. Customers stepping off the 7 train will immediately notice that the station’s three platforms have been renewed with the installation of new rubbing boards and new ADA platform edge tactile strips. The platform concrete slabs and canopy column bases have all been repaired while the platform stairways have been upgraded with new treads and railing. Additionally, the entire station has been freshly painted.

In the initial phase of making the station accessible, ADA features have been added to the Flushing-bound local platform. The two existing wooden elevated walkways (ramps) connecting the Flushing-bound local platform to the station mezzanine were modified to make them ADA compliant; furthermore, a new ADA ramp was built connecting the existing ramps to the sidewalk on the south side of Roosevelt Avenue. The existing ramps connect to the station mezzanine and not to the street level, necessitating the construction of the new ramp, which was built in the adjacent parking lot belonging to the New York City Parks Department. The two existing ramps also belong to the Parks Department as will the new ramp.

For persons with disabilities, there are some important things to note in preparation for the trip to Flushing Meadows Park, which is accessible on match days and Mets game days only. Customers needing to use the station’s accessible features must board the 7 local. Green lights illuminated in the shape of a circle around the 7 route marker identify the train as a local. Access is available from 90 minutes before until 90 minutes after matches. ADA access to the station is from Flushing-bound trains only.

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181st Street Station Reopens

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on August 31st, 2009 at 6:22 am

I apologize for not getting this up last night. I ran into some server issues which I will continue to address. Anyhow, I wanted to post a quick notice which MTA New York City Transit sent out to a number of last night. The notice was about the reopening of the 181st Street station to service following the recent brick facade collapse. Here are the details:

The 181st Street station on the No. 1 Line will re-open for service tomorrow morning (Monday, August 31st) at 5 a.m., in time for the morning rush period. Train service has either been suspended or bypassing the Washington Heights station since Sunday, August 16th when a portion of the brick ceiling façade fell to the roadbed.

Work over the past weekend was performed by an outside contractor and MTA New York City Transit maintenance personnel to stabilize some additional areas of loose brick and reposition scaffolding to maximize space along the platforms at both 168th Street and 181st Street stations.

However, even with the shifting of the scaffolding, customers should be mindful that room will be limited on the platforms of both stations. MTA New York City Transit regrets any inconvenience this may have caused our customers.

I will continue to track this story as it will be awhile before all repairs are complete.

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Train Crew Disciplined

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on August 28th, 2009 at 5:21 pm

Late last month, some troubling allegations were directed towards a motorman & conductor on the 4 Train. The two employees allegedly allowed a child into their respective cabs. After an investigation, the two have been disciplined via an arbitrator’s decision. Here are the complete details courtesy of a press release just sent out by MTA New York City Transit:

MTA New York City Transit’s Office of System Safety and the MTA Inspector General have concluded a joint investigation into allegations that a child was allowed into the operating cab of an uptown-bound 4 train and was allowed to operate the train on Sunday, July 26, 2009. The investigation concluded that the train operator allowed the child to enter her cab while the train was in operation; the investigation also found that the conductor allowed the child into the conductor’s cab. However, the investigation failed to find credible evidence that the train operator allowed the child to operate the train. After the report of the incident, the train crew was removed from service without pay.

Both employees were charged with allowing an unauthorized person in an operating cab. An arbitrator has issued a time-served suspension of 20 work days without pay with a final warning to both employees.

“Allowing the entry of an unauthorized person into the cab of a subway train is a matter that we take extremely seriously,” said Steven Feil, Senior Vice President of Subways. “Department of Subways’ management will reinstruct all subway operating employees of the importance of following the safety rule that prohibits the entry of anyone into the operating compartment of a subway train who is not authorized to be there.”

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