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June 14, 2011
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Source: NY TimesLeaders of New York City’s most powerful municipal labor unions are discussing a plan to save 4,100 teaching jobs by giving the Bloomberg administration hundreds of millions of dollars from a health care reserve fund established 25 years ago.
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Source: NY1The Metropolitan Transit Authority agrees, saying two escalators are in working condition less than half the time. “I moved to this neighborhood in 2006, and it's been going on since,” said a straphanger.
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Source: amNYAbout 4,000 local Macy's union workers are prepared to strike if a new contract with the retailer isn't reached by midnight Wednesday, a union spokesman said.
June 13, 2011
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Source: NBC New YorkThirteen-year-old Jason Cordero has been impressing subway riders with his piano talent for almost two years -- and he's hoping he'll be able to similarly wow his way into Juilliard one day.
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Source: Metro NYGov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced Friday that he will introduce new legislation to crack down on drivers caught using their cell phones while driving.
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Source: NY TImesTrain riders encounter an uncooperative gate at Grand Central Terminal.
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Source: Fox 5 NYA New York Waterways ferry boat left the North Williamsburg landing at approximately 7 a.m. on Monday for its inaugural ride.
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Source: ATUProsecutors have charged Cheung, 37, of Flushing, N.Y., with four counts of involuntary manslaughter. But sleep scientists, safety advocates and labor leaders say the roots of the accident lie with an industry whose economic model often results in drivers on the road with too little rest and at hours when their bodies naturally crave sleep. "The consequence is an entire industry populated by people not getting enough sleep," said Larry Hanley, president of the Amalgamated Transit Union, which represents drivers at Greyhound and other companies.
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Source: CBS New YorkThe New Jersey AFL-CIO announced Saturday that unions representing painters and carpenters had reached an agreement with the Tropicana Casino and Resort.
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Source: CBS New YorkPolice officers and firefighters rescued a man trapped for more than two hours in an eight foot trench in Westfield Saturday.
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Source: NY TimesComplaint Box: The escalators from the subway to the street are already moving; is it really necessary to climb over people when they are crowded?
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Source: Queens ChronicleThe Department of Transportation has proposed giving Springfield Boulevard a facelift, which officials say would include several aesthetically pleasing amenities and safety features.
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Source: NY Daily NewsThe MTA erected a chain-link fence around its warehouse on Tiffany St. in the gritty South Bronx to keep thieves from breaking in and looting the place.
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Source: Mobilizing the Region / Tri-State Transportation CampaignNassau County Executive Ed Mangano announced today that the county intends to select Veolia Transportation as the private operator to run Long Island Bus
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Source: NY TimesThe Bloomberg administration’s proposal drew an immediate rebuke from the union that represents city traffic and sanitation enforcement agents, Communications Workers of America Local 1182. “It’s a no-win initiative,” the local’s president, James Huntley, said. “They want to push my members out. That’s my fear. That’s what it’s going to boil down to, if it’s productive.”
June 10, 2011
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Source: InfrastructuristIt would seem that someone at New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority has precise arrival data, considering these times are now posted in L.E.D. signs above most subway platforms. Regardless, the key to such a service is whether it’s available before you ever enter the station — once you’ve swiped onto the subway platform it’s too late to choose an alternative travel mode — and right now Google provides the arrival times on its Maps site and also its Android app.
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Source: Staten Island Advance"The cement structure off-shore is the base of what is left of the old B&O Railroad coal pier," wrote Elm Park resident Frank Hoff, who identified himself as retired Deputy Superintendent for the Metropolitan Transit Authority/Staten Island Railway, who started his career with the B&O Railroad in 1963.
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Source: YourNabe.comThree stations located in the shadow of Long Island City’s 50-story Citigroup Building, at 1 Court Square, were combined into one in a recently completed $47.6 million project. The new station, known as Court Square, will allow commuters traveling on the No. 7, E, G or M subway lines to transfer without having to swipe their cards again.
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Source: Albany Watch - Journal-News“We have a concrete offer on the table that would save the state hundreds of millions of dollars while preserving services and avoiding layoffs. Yet the governor is now directing that thousands of dedicated state employees will hit the streets,” said PEF President Ken Brynien.
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