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Plan to upgrade signals on 7-line delayed again, more service outages possible
Photo via Tim Adams on Flickr Another day, another missed deadline for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. The plan to modernize the 7-line’s ancient signals has been delayed yet again,...
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The new voice of the MTA sounds like a New Yorker, but enunciates well
Photo via Richard Yeh / WNYC Queens native and Metropolitan Transportation Authority Rail Control Center announcer Velina Mitchell is the new official voice of the transit authority. The 25-year MTA...
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MTA documents reveal that 4,000 L train riders will be displaced during shutdown
The latest fear to raise its ugly head in what will admittedly be a major inconvenience–that is, the 15-month shutdown of the L line starting in April of 2019–is the very limited number of trains that...
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MTA releases aggressive plan to modernize New York City’s subway within a decade
Photo via Dan Phiffer on Flickr Within 10 years, the subway system will feature a state-of-the-art signal system, become more accessible, have a new fare payment system and boast thousands of new...
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Cynthia Nixon calls for congestion pricing and millionaires’ tax to fund...
Photo via Wikimedia Actress and candidate for governor Cynthia Nixon released last week her plan to fix New York City’s transit system and many of the ideas look pretty familiar. To pay for...
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Anti-bigotry ‘service’ posters hit NYC subway stations for Pride Month
The normally drab service posters found across the city’s subway stations got a burst of color this month. Instead of detailing changes to late-night train service, these rainbow-adorned signs remind...
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Deal struck to fund discounted MetroCards for low-income New Yorkers
Image by Ged Carroll on Flickr Reduced-fare MetroCards may soon become a reality for low-income straphangers, as Mayor Bill de Blasio and the City Council have reached a deal Wednesday to provide...
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Approved $89B NYC budget includes discounted transit fares for low-income riders
Image by Ged Carroll on Flickr Mayor Bill de Blasio reached an agreement with City Council Speaker Corey Johnson on a new city budget, the New York Times reports. The $89.2 billion budget includes...
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3 Manhattan subway stations will shutter through the end of the year
Photo via Flickr Adding to straphangers’ woes this summer, the MTA will be shuttering three Manhattan subway stations for repairs in July. The 57th Street F, 28th Street 6, and 23rd Street F and M...
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Next week, two Astoria subway stations will reopen and two will shutter
Photo by Marc A. Hermann / MTA New York City Transit via Flickr On the heels of the 2 and 3 resuming weekend service between Brooklyn and Manhattan, the MTA has more good news: The 30th and 36th Avenue...
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14th Street to become an all-day ‘busway,’ get new bike lanes during L train...
L train photo via Wiki Commons 6sqft previously reported on the city’s plans to provide alternatives to the L train during the 2019 shutdown for repairs in the Canarsie Tunnel under the East River and...
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The A train won’t run between Broad Channel and Rockaway this summer
Photo via MTA/Flickr The 2 and 3 are finally running between Brooklyn and Manhattan on weekends again, but now two stations are closing (as two others reopen) in Astoria, and the 1 train has a slew of...
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MTA launches streamlined app that provides service updates in real time
Via MTA on Flickr After a six-month development process, which included working with over 2,000 commuters, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority launched on Monday a smartphone app that offers...
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Get your NYC subways, buses and ferries sorted for the Fourth of July
Photo via Anthony Quintano/Flickr It happens on every holiday, but a midweek July 4th promises to add an extra layer of confusion to the tourists, crowds and screwy schedules that will inevitably hit...
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Three Harlem and Bronx subway stations to get upgrades for the first time in...
Image via Wiki Commons The MTA Board has approved an $88 million contract to Citnalta/Forte with Urbahn/HAKS for work at three of the city’s subway stations in Harlem and the Bronx after nearly a...
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After years of complaints, MTA removes NYC’s hottest subway car from the 1 line
Photo via Wikimedia Following years of commuter complaints, a subway car without functioning air conditioning on the 1 line is being taken out of service, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority...
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28th Street 4, 6 station to close through December, and more weekend subway...
Photo via Wikipedia Next week will start with the closure of yet another station for “enhancements.” This time, the 28th Street 4, 6 station will be the one to close, through December, while it is...
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Second Avenue Subway eases ridership at 4,5,6 stations by 30%
Photo via Flickr cc The MTA has released updated ridership figures for 2017, giving an even better look at how the Second Avenue Subway is growing in popularity and impacting the Lexington Avenue line....
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62 New York City neighborhoods lack an accessible subway station
Via City Comptroller’s office More than half of the 122 neighborhoods served by New York City’s subway system do not have a single accessible station, a new report by City Comptroller Scott Stringer...
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Second Avenue Subway’s next phase won’t be done until 2029
Photo via Flickr cc According to new documents, the next leg of the extension of the Q line to 125th Street that comprises the second phase of the Second Avenue Subway will be done in 2029, the Daily...
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