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November 10, 2011
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Source: CBS New YorkAll food smells nauseating when enclosed in a small, dirty space with a thousand people you don’t know. Even a Big Mac and fries suddenly takes on an unpleasant odor, which it normally makes me want to reach out and steal someone’s Happy Meal.
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Source: TimesLedgerCivic activists, representatives of elected officials and LaGuardia Airport employees drew potential new bus routes to and from the airport and voted on what improvements they would like to see done to bus service as part of a study to improve transportation there.
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Source: Fox 5 NY
Metro-North's Unannounced Stops: MyFoxNY.com
A commuter who rides Metro-North shot video on his phone after wondering why his train frequently made unannounced stops only minutes after it pulled away from the Stamford stop.
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Source: NY TimesWhen Jeffrey Moran needs advice about his daily commute into Manhattan or his next business trip, he does not plug his destination into HopStop or consult a travel Web site.
November 9, 2011
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Source: AFL-CIO Now
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Source: NY TimesLabor unions, marveling at how the protesters have fired up the public on traditional labor issues like income inequality, are also starting to embrace some of the bold tactics and social media skills of the Occupy movement.
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Source: NY TimesTwo of New York City’s top labor leaders voiced anger on Tuesday about the agreement by Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Comptroller John C. Liu to overhaul the city’s pension plans.
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Source: NY Daily NewsThe bill, which would also bring a a potential bonanza of $1.5 billion to the city through the sale of 1,500 new Yellow Cab medallions, is being championed by Mayor Bloomberg and TLC Commissioner Yassky. Still, Gov. Cuomo has declined to sign it for four months. Yellow Cab lobbyists are hoping he will veto it and force a new fight in Albany next year.
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Source: In These TimesCountering the union support for Keystone jobs are green labor advocates who try to fuse economic justice and climate change issues. The Transport Workers Union and Amalgamated Transit Union have both opposed the pipeline. Canada's Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union, which represents oil and gas industry workers, has criticized Keystone XL as a double-threat to both jobs and the environment.
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Source: Wall Street JournalAides have said they believe the new structure will save money, but it was unclear how much. Mr. Floyd said he supports saving money but is concerned the comptroller, the elected custodian of the pension funds, would be ceding control to an "unaccountable" office. Mr. Samuelsen said he's concerned the new board won't be committed to making socially responsible investments.
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Source: NY Daily NewsA construction worker was killed Tuesday when the steel skeleton of a Brooklyn condo complex collapsed — because of a boneheaded decision to pour concrete from the top down.
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Source: NY PostAfter a decade of complaints from the public, the transit agency finally realized its infuriating “please be patient” announcements were having the opposite effect, and switched to a more conciliatory tone for broadcasting service disruptions.
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Source: NY Daily NewsLaw enforcement may use DNA to help identify and prosecute low-life straphangers who spit on MTA bus drivers and other transit workers.
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Source: Transportation NationThe big news was the change in Mica’s attitude towards Amtrak — and his reversal of his earlier position on privatizing the Northeast Corridor. “I’m willing to have Amtrak be a full participant in this process,” he said Tuesday. “If there wasn’t an Amtrak…we’d create an Amtrak.” Later in his talk he reiterated: “we can continue again having Amtrak be a partner in this, no one wants to push them overboard.”
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Source: NY1A city bus driver was allegedly assaulted by a passenger and left without police assistance for 30 minutes last week, and officials now say they are changing the MTA’s emergency response policy. NY1’s Tina Redwine filed the following report.
November 8, 2011
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Source: CBS New YorkAn overhead power line fell onto a NJ TRANSIT train on the Northeast Corridor line in Metuchen Tuesday morning, NJ TRANSIT said. The power was cut, and no injuries were reported. Roughly 700 passengers were evacuated.
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Source: Staten Island Advanceelief from the steep toll hikes to cross spans into New Jersey is on the way, Borough President James P. Molinaro pledged.
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Source: Streetsblog New York CityNew York City is moving forward with plans to use sensors to improve parking management, along the lines of San Francisco’s pioneering SFPark system. The program will be unveiled next year, Transportation Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan announced at a conference on transportation and technology held last Friday at Columbia University.
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Source: The Atlantic Cities / The Atlantic MonthlyIt's not a great time to be a transit rider. Metro areas across the country are addressing budget shortages for public transportation by cutting service, or raising fares, or doing both. Bad as things are for passengers, it may be an even worse time to be a transit worker. In several large cities, passenger abuse of workers is on the rise.
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Source: Transportation NationThe cost of commuting by transit is set to rise in 2012 for 2.7 million Americans. The Commuter Tax Benefit program that allows workers to use up to $230 in pre-tax dollars each month for mass transit costs will expire if Congress doesn’t renew it by the end of the year. The parallel benefit for car commuters will stay in place.
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