MTA Using Bleach Liberally as it Combats Coronavirus on Subways Commuters got a whiff of bleach as they entered the 79th Street 1 train station on Tuesday morning, part of the state’s plan to sanitize the subways and slow the…
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The revised partial shutdown of the L begins, with suspended service weeknights until April 26 Aadidiaz/Getty Images As if Tax Day wasn’t enough trauma for one day, April 15th is also the day when the revised partial shutdown plan begins on…
Long Island City-bound trains skipping Greenpoint Ave for the entire month of March The L Train shutdown may be cancelled, but the headaches continue. Now on the G line. The good news is the MTA is improving accessibility with three new…
“We don’t really totally know what it is…. [but] it is absolutely safe” says official on those mysterious L Train odors credit: Jennifer Hsu / Gothamist Meanwhile, at least four workers have been hospitalized since the odd smells were reported…
Not so fast… Cuomo says MTA board has to vote on his clumsily-announced plan Image by Lia Kantrowitz Clearly, the MTA, DOT and Cuomo are just trying to drive us insane. What’s more, there’s no meeting planned until the end…
News about L Train brings joy followed by anger and confusion (Credit: Getty Images) With yesterday’s announcement that the L Train shutdown has been cancelled, most of us affected have gone from feeling shock, to joy, to confusion. Commuters and business owners are…
MTA Chairman Joe Lhota resigns; Twitter responds ICYMI: On Friday, MTA Chairman Joe Lhota resigned — effective immediately — after just 16 months on the job. (Lhota’s other full-time job is as chief of staff of the NYU-Langone hospital system.)Here’s…
False alarm about a gun on the L train causes panic at Bedford Over the weekend, L Train passengers panicked when after someone supposedly yelled “gun” or “bomb” as the train approached the station. From the NY Post: A false…
You only have about 5 more years to use and enjoy the MetroCard [Image via Cubic]As you may have heard, the MTA is finally ready to phase out the MetroCard … and yesterday, the MTA board approved a $500-million-plus contract…