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September 2, 2011
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Source: NY Daily NewsState Inspector General Ellen Biben today blamed a weak state oversight system for allowing Brooklyn bus driver Ophadell Williams to conceal his shoddy driving record and criminal history in the years leading up to the horrific crash on Interstate 95 in March that killed 15 people.
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Source: YourNabe.comBorough President Helen Marshall believes subway and bus riders across Queens and the city should ride free Friday as compensation for the more than a day they were unable to use weekly and monthly passes as a result of the transit shutdown for Hurricane Irene last weekend.
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Source: Patch.comFrustrated with a lack of public hearings and information about the planned takeover of Nassau County’s portion of MTA Long Island Bus by a private operator, residents and county politicians held their own hearing.
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Source: NY PostIt was his day off and Luis Corrales was heading to a doctor’s appointment when he saw a man topple off the subway platform onto the tracks -- and, without hesitation, jumped down and helped pull the
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Source: Marketplace From American Public MediaGasoline prices are near the highest they've ever been this time of year. Americans have been using less gas thanks to greener cars and the poor economy.
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Source: Economix / NY TimesToday's jobs report is nothing but bad news -- especially when you consider how many fewer jobs the country has today than it had when the recession began in December 2007.
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Source: Transit BloggerWith service on the Port Jervis line remaining suspended for the near future due to damage from Hurricane Irene, the MTA began running expanded bus service for customers.
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Second Ave. subway's 'Sinatra' - 'more than a guy in a hardhat singing' - gives farewell performanceSource:An ironworker with a special set of pipes - who became an Internet sensation by serenading passersby with Frank Sinatra tunes - performed a swan song Thursday. Gary Russo, who drew crowds to his lunch-eak concerts on the upper East Side, is getting transferred from his gig building the Second Ave. subway to another job in Queens.
August 31, 2011
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Source: MetroSubway riders who own weekly or monthly MetroCards shouldn’t hold their breath for a refund after the MTA shut down the system for two days this weekend.
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Source: AFL-CIO NowWhile most of us battened down our hatches as Hurricane Irene rolled up the East Coast this weekend, thousands of public- and private-sector workers put themselves in harm’s way to keep us safe.
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Source: City Room / NY TimesTropical Storm Irene created conditions of "such severity and magnitude" that the response is "beyond the capabilities of the state," the governor said.
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Source: Mobilizing the RegionAt a August 22 press conference in South Plainfield, NJ Lt. Governor Kim Guadagno announced the award of 84 grants totaling $12 million to municipalities and counties for infrastructure improvement and safety projects. Among them was $100,000 for a transit village streetscape project in Linden, designated a Transit Village in 2010. (There were 29 grants totaling $10 million through the Local Aid Infrastructure Fund program and 55 grants totaling $2 million through the Safe Corridor program.) Earlier this month NJDOT Commissioner Jim Simpson also offered a ringing endorsement of the Transit Village program, which helps towns support walkable, transit-oriented downtowns.
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Source: NY TimesThe National Labor Relations Board announced three decisions made before the term of its chairwoman, Wilma B. Liebman, ended Sunday.
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Source: Fast Lane / Department of TransportationWhether you’re traveling by air, bus, or rail, your safety is always DOT’s top priority. And today I want to talk about what DOT’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is doing to improve the safety of our nation's roadways for the more than 750 million passengers who ride motorcoaches and buses.
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Source: Crain's New York BusinessThe city suffered less than the nation during the latest recession and is recovering faster. In fact, New York City was within 56,300 jobs of its 1969 employment peak as of the end of June. How can this be? The answers unfold here in City Facts, which includes literally hundreds of statistics that paint a picture of the city, its economy and many businesses.
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Source: NY Daily NewsPunishing toll hikes may have enraged New Yorkers - but they weren't steep enough, says Port Authority Executive Director Chris Ward.
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Source: NY TimesThe ride on commuter rail continues to improve as transit agencies work to recover from Tropical Storm Irene, but significant gaps in service and delays remain.
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Bollard backtrack! MTA reverses course on Atlantic Terminal security sarcophagi • The Brooklyn PaperSource: Brooklyn PaperExclusive: The massive coffins in front of the Long Island Rail Road terminal will be replaced with reasonable security measures.
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Source: NY Daily NewsCrime in the city's subways has jumped about 17% - mostly due to a spike in thefts of cell phones, iPods and other gadgets. Most victims are passengers standing near the doors of subway cars. Thieves, generally lurking on the platforms, reach in and grab electronics from unsuspecting straphangers just as the doors close, police said.
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Source: City HallThe rocky relationship between Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Gov. Andrew Cuomo was on raw display behind the scenes at City Hall and the Office of Emergency Management bunker, where witnesses say the Cuomo administration didn’t want its officials to appear at the mayor’s hurricane briefings.
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