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October 27, 2011
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Source: Fox 5 NYRecent roadside state inspections of 1,185 buses resulted in 116 drivers and 95 vehicles taken off the road, according to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
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Source: NY Daily NewsThe Long Island Rail Road hardly moved the accountability dial this week when it blamed a big chunk of last month's rush-hour chaos - which stranded thousands of commuters aboard ew $50 million, supposedly state-of-the-art, switching technology so vulnerable to a lightning strike? The new computerized system was installed just last year and has already been fried once.
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Source: MetroMayor Michael Bloomberg’s last official wish may be to extend the 7 train across the Hudson River, but the MTA won’t be pushing his tunnel vision forward.
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Source:To address the issue of littering in subway stations, the MTA is trying a new experiment in which they remove garbage cans in the hopes that people will simply hang on to their garbage until they find a proper receptacle. Ah. Hm. Wait. What?
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Source: NY Daily NewsHere's a Round Two blip from today's Q poll: Unsurprisingly, it's upstate vs. downstate on financing the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
October 26, 2011
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Source: MetroAbout 400 riders were trapped on a 4-train last night that suddenly stopped and filled with smoke after an explosion.
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Source: NBC New YorkSeveral hundred people marched across the Brooklyn Bridge early Tuesday evening, led by local officials and union members in a rally to support the Occupy Wall Street protests.
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Source: Hartford CourantAs Connecticut draws closer to building a commuter rail system between New Haven and Springfield,businesses and municipalities must start planning now for how they will use the new transportation link to generate jobs and revive struggling cities, planner David Kooris said Tuesday.
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Source: NY Daily NewsMayor Bloomberg is eyeing a sacred perk of city employees as a way to balance the budget: Nearly free health care.
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Source: NBC New York
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Source: WSJThe Metropolitan Transportation Authority plans to lease all the retail space at the Fulton Street Transit Center to one company and let that company manage it, once the glass-and-steel hub is completed, officials said Monday.
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Source: NY PostThe wheels of justice are spinning slower than usual on the CityTime payroll scandal.Criminal trials against those indicted for allegedly bilking the city in the massive payroll-automation scam are unlikely to start until the end of 2012.
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Source: NY Times
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Source: Staten Island AdvanceBusiness, community leaders testify at public forum in Rosebank.
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Source: Staten Island AdvanceGuesswork should soon be a thing of the past for bus rider Kim Haziis, waiting at Hylan Boulevard and Clove Road for the S78.
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Source: NY PostMayor Bloomberg is pushing forward with a proposal to extend the No. 7 train to New Jersey and get the project locked in before he leaves City Hall in two years, The Post has learned.
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Source: Capital New YorkThe union representing New York's transportation workers will not accept a wage freeze if Governor Andrew Cuomo does not renew a surcharge on high-income New Yorkers which is set to expire at the end of this year, the head of the union said Tuesday morning.
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Source:TARRYTOWN — One after another, elected leaders and residents complained to state transportation officials Tuesday night that the $5.2 billion plan for a Tappan Zee Bridge replacement did not include mass transportation.
October 25, 2011
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Source:The 60-day attempt to see if riders will ing less garbage into the subway system has started at the Eighth St. N and R station in Manhattan and the Main St. station in Queens.
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Source: Gotham GazetteIf nothing else reports about Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s desire to crackdown on Occupy Albany seem to have inspired protesters. Word out of the Occupy Albany camp is that the group expects their ranks to grow significantly with support from across the state now that it is clear that they have the governor’s attention. Furthermore, the group is prepared to “mobilize” in the event of any crackdown. Some Democratic legislators are licking their chops over the prospect of having protesters in their front lawn when the legislature reconvenes next year. Not sure what protesters are going to do about the cold–its getting chilly in Albany.
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