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October 11, 2011
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Source: WNYCThe Long Island Rail Road is facing criticism over its handling of emergencies and disruptions this year — and that's prompted New York Senator Charles Schumer to call for a bill of rights for commuters so they're informed of changes.
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Source: Transportation NationNew Jersey Governor Chris Christie made two things perfectly clear in his announcement that he won’t run for president. “Now is not my time” Christie said, saying there was too much work for him to do in New Jersey to leave now. And this: he wants to “make sure Obama is a one-termer.” That feeling may be mutual.
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Source: NY Daily NewsThis group of girls didn't want to pay the subway fare - and a video shows they sure didn't want to go quietly when cops swooped in.
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Departing MTA Chairman Jay Walder gets taxpayer-funded private tour of Verrazano Bridge - NYPOST.comSource: NY PostOutgoing MTA Chairman Jay Walder is enjoying every last perk of the job while he can -- even if it’s at the expense of his own customers.
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Source:A one-train trip becomes a two-train one for many weekend travelers.
October 10, 2011
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Source: Second Avenue SagasAccording to Upper East Side residents, only criminals and marauders would use the proposed subway entrance at 69th Street and Lexington Ave.
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Source: Fox 5 NYThe MTA says a bridge that became stuck open along the shoreline of Connecticut has disrupted service on Metro-North and Amtrak.
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Source: The HillSparking criticism from organized labor, House Republicans have unveiled a spending bill that would block the Obama administration from issuing controversial workplace safety and health regulations.
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Source: NY TimesFor generations, labor negotiations here have been the stuff of closed doors and tight lips. Just four years ago, when the United Auto Workers settled on contracts with the Big Three, the rank-and-file learned the details by crowding into union halls for meetings that were often chaotic and confusing. Many workers complained that they had not seen the fine print until the deals had been ratified.
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Source: NY TimesNew York City Transit Finance Authority, $750 million of debt securities. Bank of America.
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Source: NY Daily NewsBus driver Grantley Greenidge expected to drive a shuttle route for G train riders whose subway line was partly knocked out of commission by weekend maintenance work.
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Source: NY Daily NewsHere is a phony named Eric Cantor, the House majority leader, a dull young congressman clearly aspiring to be an even duller presidential candidate someday, calling the Occupy Wall Street people a "mob."
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Source: NY Daily NewsFirst in the morning, I climb the steps out of the subway and onto lower Broadway, whose new history is starting. The outcry today is from the 99% who start this day of work against the 1% whose rich comforts include acceptable theft.
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Source: NY Daily NewsHaving fallen short in the estimation of the one New Yorker whose opinion counts in the matter, Port Authority Executive Director Chris Ward is taking his forced leave. Gov. Cuomo wants his own person in this pivotal post, and so it will be.
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Source: ABC New YorkThe Rev. Al Sharpton will broadcast his national radio show Monday at Zuccotti Park, where the protesters have been gathering for weeks.
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Source: NewsdaySuffolk’s largest county union, Association of Municipal Employees, has put out a mailing attacking Babylon Supervisor Steve Bellone, the Democratic county executive candidate, for being too much like Steve Levy.
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Source:An MTA pilot program that has declared a slew of historically lower-ridership days -- such as Columbus Day and New Year’s Eve -- “minor holidays” is making its debut, a change that will provide fewer trains on seven lines.
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Source: CBS New YorkMetro-North says it combined six trains to avoid congestion. That means riders will get on a train within a few minutes of their normal times. But it says the train will make slightly more stops than usual.
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Source: CBS New YorkIt was another challenging morning for some NJ TRANSIT riders, although perhaps some of the difficulty was mitigated by virtue of the Columbus Day holiday.
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Source: CBS New YorkThe 69-year-old former Beatle appeared proud, content and eager to share his joy with the crowd, raising his bride’s hand in triumph as he walked down the steps after they became man and wife in a simple civil ceremony attended by close family and friends, including drummer Ringo Starr and Barbara Walters, a second cousin of the bride.
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