Posts Tagged ‘mta’

Neighborhood Chatter: Fulton Street Center Station Receives Funding Boost

Written by Our Town Downtown on . Posted in Breaking News, News OTDT, Our Town Downtown

The MTA received a welcome surprise March 30 when it was announced that the state’s 2012-2013 budget awarded them a robust $770 million toward the MTA’s capital plan. The allocation of funds, according to a release by State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, will allow the continued construction of both the Second Avenue subway line and
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Subway Fares Likely to Rise in 2013

Written by Andrew Rice on . Posted in DTSocial, NY Press Exclusive, Our Town Downtown, West Side Spirit

Courtesy of Dan Levy When representatives for the MTA were summoned to a New York City Council Transportation Committee Hearing on Tuesday, Mar. 6, officials had hoped to learn how the transit authority plans to spend its money over the next two years. And while some may have held out hope for improvements to the City’s subways and buses,
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Neighborhood Chatter: 9.8.11

Written by admin on . Posted in News OTDT

LOWER EAST SIDE: EVACUATION SUCCESS STORY Aixa Torres, Alfred E. Smith Houses Tenant Association president, is a good person to have around in an emergency situation. In the days of preparation for Hurricane Irene, Torres successfully coordinated the evacuation of 90 percent of the Smith residents. The housing complex, located on the Lower East Side,
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In Wake of Subway Stabbing, Concerns About Crime on Public Transit

Written by admin on . Posted in News & Features West Side Spirit

In a blast from the not-so-fondly-remembered past, violent gang activity spilled out of Central Park into Manhattan subway stations last week, with one of the teens involved in the altercation getting stabbed. According to the New York Post, the trouble began when one gang confronted another in Central Park. One group fled, heading down into
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Renovated 96th Street Station Open to Straphangers

Written by admin on . Posted in News & Features West Side Spirit

“I got a monthly. Here I go,” said State Sen. Bill Perkins, pulling his MetroCard out of his wallet inside the new expansion of the West 96th Street station. Straphangers wiggled through a throng of MTA officials, elected representatives and press to access the new 96th Street station house—an above-ground entrance to the No. 1,
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