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February 9, 2012
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Source: VariousFrom the NY Daily News: "The transit workers union has named this fur-challenged rodent the winner of its photo contest, which called on subway riders to submit shots of the nastiest-looking vermin they encountered on their commutes."
February 7, 2012
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Source: NY Daily NewsTransit workers are unwilling participants in these sad tragedies, which are as frequent as they are brutal. Each year city subway trains strike about 90 people who jumped, fell or were pushed from platforms. It’s just one of the reasons why working in the subway is unlike any other job.
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Source: VariousRepresentatives from New York City, upstate New York, and New Jersey joined advocates in condemning the House GOP's bill that would drastically cut federal aid for mass transit. Here are the many reactions to the bill.
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Source: NY PostState Comptroller Tom DiNapoli yesterday approved a $105 million MTA contract with electronics giant Alcatel-Lucent, despite the company’s past shady business activities, The Post has learned.
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Source: Legislative GazetteSen. Bill Perkins, D-Manhattan, has proposed a bill that would prohibit subway riders from eating on a train, platform or station as a means of dealing with New York City's rat problem.
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Source: Second Avenue SagasAccording to MTA documents from the last board meeting, work is set to wrap at Bleecker St./Broadway-Lafayette by the end of this June, and the combined price tag for the entire project is now over $109 million. The price estimates come from the MTA’s capital dashboard (1 and 2). The increase — from $50 million in 2005 to $109 million in 2012 — isn’t as bad as it seems as the earlier figures were rough estimates based on conditions before any design or engineering work has begun. Still, this project is massively over budget and will be seven or eight months late.
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Source: Staten Island AdvanceTwo Staten Island state lawmakers have sponsored legislation calling for major reforms to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey -- but acknowledge the measure would also have to pass both houses of the Jersey state legislature.
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Source: DNAinfo.comThe problem at the Queens transit hub occurred shortly before the evening rush and left many residents scrambling for alternative routes.
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Source: WABC 7NYC Transit will provide regular weekday service throughout the city, although for crowd safety five stations noted below will be closed, and the NYPD may close some additional subway entrances near the parade.
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Source: DNAinfo.comThe New York State Police study, provided to DNAinfo, found that a fully-loaded Megabus double decker Van Hool TD 925 at full capacity with 88 passengers aboard weighs 39,750 pounds — nearly 4,000 pounds heavier than the state's legal limit of 36,000.
February 6, 2012
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Source: Regional Plan AssociationConnecticut's transit system, already one of the busiest in the country, is about to expand with the addition of the New Britain-Hartford Busway and New Haven-Springfield Commuter Rail. These new services will spur commercial and residential development around transit hubs, increasing local property values and tax revenue -- but only if local governments and the state create the regulatory frameworks that enable transit-oriented development.
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Source: DNAinfo.comThe unidentified man was found in an abandoned communications room at the Lexington Ave. and East 63rd Street station about 9 p.m., fire officials said. He was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.
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Source: NY TimesIn a better world — specifically, a world with a better policy elite — a good jobs report would be cause for unalloyed celebration. In the world we actually inhabit, however, every silver lining comes with a cloud. Friday’s report was, in fact, much better than expected, and has made many people, myself included, more optimistic. But there’s a real danger that this optimism will be self-defeating, because it will encourage and empower the purge-and-liquidate crowd.
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Source: CBS New York
A plan that could bring Metro-North service and thousands of commuters to Penn Station is pitting commuters against Long Island Railroad advocates.
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Source: NY Daily NewsBus ridership on Fridays is nearly 5% lighter than other weekdays since some commuters stay home while others leave the office early, an analysis of MetroCard data shows.
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Source: Staten Island AdvanceShould the perennially strapped Metropolitan Transportation Authority spend its money on improving service and forestalling fare and toll hikes?
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Source: VariousUnder a GOP backed funding bill, public transit systems nationwide would stand to lose the support of taxes on gasoline.
February 3, 2012
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Source: VariousA roundup of coverage of the Straphangers Campaign's new survey of conditions in subway stations.
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Source: CBS New York
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Source: AP / CBS New YorkState Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli said Thursday that New York has recovered less than half the jobs lost during the recession and a weakening Wall Street and global economy make for a gloomy outlook.
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