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December 9, 2011
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Source: Bloomberg News / NY TimesThe machinists’ union at Boeing asked the National Labor Relations Board to drop a complaint against the company after union members approved a new four-year contract that increases production in Seattle and averts the risk of a third consecutive strike.
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Source: NY1Of the 14,000 students who attend the College of Staten Island, more than 5,000 rely on mass transit to get there, and both students and faculty are pushing for a rerouting of MTA buses that could make their commutes a little easier. Borough reporter Amanda Farinacci filed the following report.
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Source: WABC 7
A new study found some escalators and elevators at subway stations are going unrepaired for months even years.
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Source: The Island NowFor more than a decade, Village of Thomaston Mayor Robert Stern has been fighting to have the 100-year old Colonial Road Bridge replaced with the smallest possible impact to his community. Last week, Stern's effort finally paid off. During a meeting at state Sen. Jack Martins' (R-Mineola) office last Friday, Stern was able to come to an agreement with Long Island Rail Road President Helena Williams on a $36-million project, which will replace the bridge and add a pocket-track extension under a covered noise-reducing archway.
December 8, 2011
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Source: NY Daily NewsRattled riders on the Queens bus line where a gunman shot two passengers last week said they are scared that violence may erupt again.
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Source: NY1Commuters who rely on city buses may soon have a better way to make travel plans thanks to the MTA's Bus Time program, which will be rolled out to Staten Island next month. NY1’s Tina Redwine filed the following report.
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Source: NY Times / City RoomNew research on passenger sleeping habits in the subways featured in the NY Times.
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Source: VariousNewsday and Long Island Report feature stories on hitches with the deal to sell former MTA Long Island Bus routes to private firm Veolia.
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Source: Transportation NationThursday will be the first public court hearing in a lawsuit challenging the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey’s recent toll hikes. And at the heart of the dispute is whether the Authority is using that revenue to pay for the $11 billion World Trade Center redevelopment, not transportation.
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Source: California Streets BlogCongress is about to let a tax benefit for transit riders expire, further codifying the federal government’s favoritism toward personal automobiles and it’s disdain for cities. Without action by the congress by year’s end, the tax benefit for commuter parking will INCREASE from $230 to $240 per month while the transit commuter benefit is set to DECREASE from $230 to $120 per month.
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Source: VariousAccording to a report by the MTA Inspector General
"The public has been seriously disserved by the inordinate amount of time that privately-owned and maintained escalators, which help move passengers at some of the busiest stations in New York City, have been out of service. While this disservice is largely the result of private owners not meeting their obligations, a share of the fault belongs to the MTA and NYC Transit, which have not effectively managed their own responsibilities regarding this 'out of system' equipment."
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Source: VariousApple showed off its new Grand Central store the same day Assemblywoman Linda Rosenthal announced an investigation by the NYS Assembly Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions.
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Source: VariousThe deal between NY Gov. Cuomo, Assembly Speaker Silver and Senate Majority Leader Skelos is being widely criticized by mass transit advocates for rolling back a dedicated funding stream without guarantees the lost funding can be shored up.
December 7, 2011
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Source: VariousInformation about the MTA's response to the New York City Council's criticism over its response to the late-2010 blizzard, and plans for new snow emergencies.
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Source: VariousCoverage of Gov. Cuomo's deal with legislative leaders to overhaul the tax code, including relief in middle tax brackets, increases in higher ones, and a revision of the MTA payroll tax.
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Source: Brooklyn PaperFewer than half of the buses on the B61 line — which runs from Red Hook to Downtown via Park Slope — arrived on time during “peak hours” and the rest showed up at least three minutes early or late, according to an exhaustive survey put together by Councilman Brad Lander (D–Park Slope) and dozens of volunteers.
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Source: The New York ObserverWith great fanfare, State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli announced the other day that he will conduct an audit of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s ventures into real estate development. Specifically, the comptroller seems wary of a deal that the MTA cut with Apple, which is due to open a new store in Grand Central Terminal in the coming days.
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Source: Staten Island AdvanceThat supersecret deal to lower tolls over New Jersey spans for Staten Island residents and truckers? Not happening.
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Source: NY Daily NewsThe city could be on the hook for more than $500million by 2015 just to pay interest on $3 billion in Hudson Yards bonds — largely because commercial and apartment building construction in the area has not reached anywhere near the level Mayor Bloomberg’s top aides predicted back in 2005.
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Source: VariousCoverage of ATU 1181's press conference at City Hall, December 6. From NY Times: "On the steps of City Hall on Tuesday afternoon, bus drivers, mechanics and escorts rallied to try to change the conversation about school bus transportation for New York City students. Instead of focusing on whether the workers would strike as contract negotiations go on, union leaders said city officials should be focusing on the safety of children who ride the school buses."
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