NYC’s MTA Gets 300 More Subway Cars…But Where Will They Go?

Written by NYPress on June 8, 2012. Posted in Blog, Breaking News

The New York City’s MTA has signed a $599 million contract with Bombardier Inc. for 300 new subway cars for use in the City’s transit system, the Wall Street Journal reports. (by Alissa Fleck) The new cars will replace the oldest train cars in the city, such as the C line train cars, which will
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Subway Creep Arrested

Written by admin on August 19, 2009. Posted in Crime Watch West Side Spirit, News & Features West Side Spirit

Thanks to a woman armed with a cell phone camera, police arrested a man who was captured on camera masturbating on a train. On Aug. 13, two anti-crime officers recognized Kevin Bishop, 44, from a wanted poster when he entered the subway station at 163rd Street and St. Nicholas Avenue. The Bronx man was arrested
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VOTE WITH YOUR FEET, ON BUS OR TRAIN

Written by admin on August 19, 2009. Posted in News & Features West Side Spirit, Notes From the Neighborhood west side spirit

Race, gender and income level are strong indicators of whom a Manhattan voter chooses in a Democratic primary, but one pollster is looking at the borough’s commuters for a clue. Pollster Matthew Weaver, of Bronstein & Weaver Inc., broke down the borough’s 2005 Democratic primary and noted how areas with a lot of bus commuters,
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