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Ride the subway to the Yankees World Series Champions Ticker Tape Parade

Posted on November 5, 2009 by brian

MTA New York City Transit has provided some good advice on how to best travel to the ticker tape parade celebrating the New York Yankees victory over the Philadelphia Phillies in the 2009 baseball World Series: Although the Lexington Avenue … Continue reading →

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New Street Entrance To NJ Transit Concourse Opens At New York Penn Station

Posted on September 1, 2009 by brian

NJ Transit finally opened yesterday its new entrance to Penn Station. Summary info from the website: The new entrance is located at the corner of 7th Avenue and West 31st Street at street level and is adjacent to the NJ … Continue reading →

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181 Street Subway Station Collapse – Stupid Person-on-the-Street Comment of the Day

Posted on August 18, 2009 by brian

Today’s Metro newspaper features a short(!) article on the subway ceiling collapse at the 181st Street subway station on the (1) line. As usual, the reporter asked some subway rider member of the public to offer an opinion. The genius … Continue reading →

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Funky Schist Going Down in the City (Along the (1) Train Route)

Posted on August 17, 2009 by brian

Last night, apparently part of the ceiling collapsed at the 181 St station on the (1) New York City Subway line, causing debris to fall onto the tracks. This is causing all manner of mad craziness this morning. I took … Continue reading →

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Metro-North brochure for Meadowlands Rail Service

Posted on August 11, 2009 by brian

Metro-North Railroad has created a new brochure to explain their part of the direct service that they are planning to run with New Jersey Transit this fall. It is admittedly a complicated task to convey all of the options and … Continue reading →

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Penn Station receives escalator delivery

Posted on July 9, 2009 by brian

Walking past the construction site Monday, I saw that a door was open, allowing me to see and photograph (with cell phone camera) the empty space where a staircase once was, and where an additional escalator will hopefully soon be. … Continue reading →

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New York City Subway G Line Extension Date – July 5 – Is Almost Here

Posted on June 25, 2009 by brian

July 5, 2009, is the day that the New York City subway G line will be extended to the Church Avenue station on the F line. This is necessary due to the rehabilitation of the Culver Viaduct: Beginning July 5 … Continue reading →

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Help build the Tel Aviv subway system while relaxing on the beach

Posted on June 19, 2009 by brian

This Sunday, attend the Tel Aviv Beach Party in Central Park (in celebration of the city of Tel Aviv in Israel turning 100 years old), and while you’re there, tell them to build that long awaited subway already!!! If it’s … Continue reading →

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Those darn interns and their funny MTA SERVICE ALERT mistakes

Posted on June 19, 2009 by brian

This NYCT SERVICE ALERT appeared at mta.info Tuesday morning. Upon seeing it, I says to myself, I says: “Have trolley tracks been relaid in the Bronx and have the (B), (D), and (F) trains been diverted to run along them?!?!?” … Continue reading →

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The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 is the REAL DEAL

Posted on June 7, 2009 by brian

The New York Post published an article today that tells how much of the new movie “The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3” was filmed in real New York City subway tunnels, in real New York City subway stations, and … Continue reading →

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