Posts Tagged ‘mta’

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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STRAPHANGERS GET SOL

Written by admin on . Posted in News & Features West Side Spirit, Notes From the Neighborhood west side spirit

The Columbus Circle station at 59th Street has been brightened up with a rainbow of colored porcelain tiles, which were installed to celebrate artist Sol LeWitt’s 82nd birthday. LeWitt rose to fame during the late 1960s with a series of wall paintings that were part of an effort to break free from the limitations of
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MTA CUTS TO WS STATIONS

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West Side subway stations are about to get a little lonelier for straphangers. The MTA, which has targeted stations for staff cutbacks, has detailed proposed changes that will reduce the number of subway employees. “The plan to reduce staffing in subway station and to eliminate some secondary full-time agent booths is a part of New
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Bailout Plan Doesn’t Go Far Enough

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On May 6, the State Legislature agreed upon a plan to provide consistent, stable funding to the cash-strapped Metropolitan Transportation Authority. I strongly believe that a safe, efficient and dependable mass transit system is critical to the region’s economic health and a major factor in our ability to weather this economic crisis and attract and
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STIMULUS FUNDS TO MTA

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Once the U.S. Senate votes on the House-approved stimulus package, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority could stand to receive $1.7 billion in federal aid. This money will go toward capital projects like the Second Avenue subway, which is threatened by the MTA’s budget problems. “We have proposed a long list of projects which will be pared
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MTA TO ALBANY: S.O.S.

Written by admin on . Posted in News & Features West Side Spirit, Notes From the Neighborhood west side spirit

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority took heat last week after adopting a budget that raises fares and cuts services. But MTA chief executive Elliot Sander mirrors the opinion of angry straphangers who feel the budget cuts are draconian—and says the state needs to step in and help out. The budget proposal, which raises the base fare
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