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October 25, 2011
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Source: NY1The Metropolitan Transportation Authority says passenger attacks on city bus drivers are on the rise. According to agency statistics, attacks have spiked 20 percent this year.
See also: NBC New York
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Source: NY Daily NewsMother nature had an accomplice in last month's epic Long Island Rail Road delay - a ham-fisted techie who pushed the wrong buttons after a lightning strike.
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Source: AFL-CIO NowThousands of Ohio working families went door to door canvassing across the state over the weekend to get out the vote against Issue 2/S.B. 5. With a little more than two weeks left until Election Day, Nov. 8, Ohioans are working furiously to talk with as many Ohioans about how Issue 2/S.B. 5 is unsafe, unfair and has hurt our communities because it takes away the ability of public employees to collectively bargain for a middle-class life.
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Source: StreetsblogTwo weeks ago, each of the four alternatives for replacing the Tappan Zee Bridge included a new Metro-North commuter rail line and some form of bus rapid transit. The design, which widened the highway but also included a major expansion of transit in Rockland and Westchester counties, was the product of nine years of study and a whopping 280 public meetings. The whole process was thoroughly documented, with information about each alternative — along with hundreds of pages generated by the environmental review process and public commentary — easily found on the state’s Tappan Zee Bridge website.
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Source: CBS New YorkIt’s known for shaking up celebrities at its comedy roasts. But the Friars Club says it’s not laughing about plans to blast dynamite under its 102-year-old clubhouse in midtown Manhattan.
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Source: NY TimesWe hope Governor Cuomo is finally taking interest in the challenges facing the M.T.A. and the Port Authority.
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Source: NY TimesThe M.T.A. is trying to reduce the number of garbage bags it has to haul away every day.
See also: amNY
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Source: NY Times
Science Applications International Corporation, which was in charge of the CityTime project, said it had dismissed managers and hired a law firm to review its ethics.
See also: NY Post
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Source: Wall Street JournalThe Transport Workers Union on Monday is slated to petition the government to call a representation election in which the union hopes to win the right to represent 650 flight attendants at discounter Virgin America.
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Source: NBC New YorkMetro-North says service will resume along the length of the Port Jervis line by Nov. 28, a month earlier than expected.
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Source: NY1The Metropolitan Transportation Board is set to vote on a proposal Wednesday that would increase the number of trains by 16 during the week, 11 on Saturday, and seven on Sundays.
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Source:The mood at York region bus stations was particularly dreary Monday as commuters found themselves caught in the crossfire of a transit strike.
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Source: Staten Island AdvanceIf you start in Manhattan, you can drive all over the city, except Staten Island, without paying a nickel in tolls. But Staten Islanders can't even think about such a journey without forking over cash to use the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge.
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Source: SF ExaminerThe Bay Area’s cash-strapped transit agencies could save $235 million annually by changing work rules for vehicle operators, reducing fringe benefits and merging administrative functions.
October 24, 2011
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Source: CBS New YorkA N.J. Transit bus driver was stabbed in what is believed to be an attempted busjacking on Saturday night in Newark, a spokeswoman for the transit agency said.
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Source: Crain's New York Business“What you see is the beginning of a movement,” said Marvin Holland, political action director at the Transport Workers Union, who has been a fixture at Zuccotti. “I wouldn't call it a movement yet, but there's a tremendous amount of dialogue that you didn't have a month ago about things that are wrong with the system and how we change it collectively.”
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Source: Crain's New York Business
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Source: NY Daily News"The contract with the Transport Workers Union is up for negotiation in January. Chief John Samuelsen has announced that he will not accept the pattern - no raises for three years - set by Cuomo in pacts with state workers. Samuelsen also rejects requiring workers to contribute more toward health insurance…"
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Source: NY Daily NewsMetropolitan Transportation Authority employee Juan Carreras told police he only had one or two drinks when he was arrested for drunk driving in the Bronx.
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Source: Transportation NationA corgi dressed as an M23 bus won Best in Show at the Tompkins Square Park Halloween Day Parade on Oct. 22, 2011.
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