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October 17, 2011
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Source: NY PostThe Second Avenue Subway is a gold mine for Upper East Side homeowners. Just ask the MTA.
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Source: NY1Subway service is at last returning to the Elder and St. Lawrence Avenue stations in the Bronx Sunday after eight months of construction, and commuters can look forward to new art installations, as well.
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Union guy says members could learn a thing or two from Wall Street protesters ... - Capital New YorkSource: Capital New York"It's become more and more difficult in recent years to generate the kinds of crowds that have an impact on City Hall, the governor" and others, said a spokesman for Transport Workers Union Local 100, Jim Gannon. Today, he said, that started to change.
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Source: NY Times[A] labor phone bank made hundreds of calls to urge Ohioans to repeal one of Gov. John R. Kasich’s signal achievements: the enactment of Senate Bill 5, a law that weakens public employees’ bargaining rights. The push to repeal the law, enacted by the Republican-led legislature in March, will be one of the biggest battles in the country this Election Day, with the law’s supporters and opponents expected to spend in total more than $20 million in the fight.
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Source: NY TimesDemocrats in Wisconsin made a long-mulled plan official on Monday night: next month, people will begin collecting signatures to recall Gov. Scott Walker, a Republican in his first year in office whose move to limit collective bargaining rights for public workers set off a political firestorm across the state.
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Source: NY1Amtrak's nearly $7.5 billion East Side Access Project has been delayed by as much as 18 months, meaning it could be 2018 before Long Island Rail Road passengers can get a one-seat ride to Grand Central Station.
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Source: NY Daily NewsEven as our state economy falters, our physical and human infrastructure is deteriorating. The MTA, our roads and bridges, our schools, our parks are starting to decay. But we need to be prudent and to remember that we can't expand the activities of government without paying for it. The era of unrestrained expansion of debt in New York is over.
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Source: NY TimesAfter facing strong opposition early on, a proposed contract at Ford with the United Automobile Workers union appeared nearly certain to be ratified after receiving a wave of support over the weekend.
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Source: NY TimesIt looks like former Deputy Mayor Joe Lhota will be the next MTA chairman - but it would have been a helluva ride with finalist Neil Peterson.
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Source: NY TimesAfter facing strong opposition early on, a proposed contract at Ford with the United Automobile Workers union appeared nearly certain to be ratified after receiving a wave of support over the weekend.
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Source: NY Daily NewsIt looks like former Deputy Mayor Joe Lhota will be the next MTA chairman - but it would have been a helluva ride with finalist Neil Peterson.
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Source: NY TimesWhy couldn’t our brake parts and headlights and signal equipment, even our rail cars and buses, be made in New York once again?
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Source:Some unions also made a point of coming downtown to join the protesters. The Transport Workers Union didn’t want a repeat of what happened on the Brooklyn Bridge, where some 700 demonstrators had been arrested. "Two weeks ago, our bus drivers, nearly 20 buses were commandeered by the police department, and they were forced to take prisoners, which is clearly not their job,” said Joe Sclafani of the TWU. “Our drivers are not going to be taking any prisoners. If the police want to use these buses, they’ll use them. Our drivers are not here to aid the police in arresting people."
October 13, 2011
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Source: Spin Cycle / NewsdayGov. Andrew M. Cuomo on Wednesday didn't directly comment on the handicapping of who will be the next head of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, but promised that he would "have an announcement shortly."
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Source: Second Avenue SagasOver the past few years, the battle for street space has become a headline-grabber in New York City. On the one hand are folks who support vibrant street life. These folks argue for dedicated bus lanes, bike lanes and policies that promote pedestrian safety and mass transit over parking.
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Source: MTA press releaseMetro-North's next timetable change, this Sunday, October 16, adjusts more than train schedules: the railroad is introducing a pilot program establishing "quiet cars" on select peak trains.
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Source: NY ObserverAfter raising fares on its tunnels and bridges, the Port Authority now says that it simply can’t afford to build a bus garage near its bus terminal on Eighth Avenue. Never mind that the garage would provide buses with a place to park while awaiting the next run—a move that would save fuel and improve on-time performance. The agency simply can’t afford the garage.
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Source: State of Politics / Journal-NewsThe Public Employees Federation posted an update this afternoon on the status of negotiations with Gov. Andrew Cuomo and his administration. Members of the union voted down a tentative contract deal, which led to 3,500 layoffs. They are scheduled to take effect starting a week from today unless an alternative agreement is reached.
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Source: Fox 5 NYCustomers on NJ Transit trains are not happy commuters. The agency's second customer satisfaction survey shows rail passengers giving an overall grade of 4.2 out of 10. That's down from 4.5 in April.
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Source: CBS New YorkThe Occupy Wall Street protesters may be getting accustomed to trash talk from their opposition, but Mayor Michael Bloomberg has taken it to a different level.
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