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Stopped in its tracks: The fight against the subway through Central Park
Photo by Phil Roeder / Flickr This summer, Mayor de Blasio closed all of Central Park’s scenic drives to cars, finishing a process he began in 2015, when he banned vehicles north of 72nd Street. But...
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You can buy the earliest ‘portable’ NYC subway map for $12,000
The 1904 map via Martayan Lan Gallery New Yorkers have used maps to navigate the city’s subway system since the first year the system opened 114 years ago. And one of only two known examples of the...
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With key environmental approval, Second Avenue Subway’s second phase inches...
Via Flickr cc The second phase of the Second Avenue Subway passed its environmental assessment, putting the Metropolitan Transportation Authority one step closer to bringing more subway service to...
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Everything you need to know about getting around NYC this Thanksgiving
Photo via Flickr cc Here’s what you need to know to get where you’re going by NYC public transit this Thanksgiving weekend. Special schedules apply for trains and buses from Wednesday, November 21,...
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New signals on the 7 line fail on first day system goes live
Photo via Tim Adams on Flickr After seven years of installing modern signals on the 7 line, the system failed on the first day it went live. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority on Monday...
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The L train is back! Don’t get used to it.
Photo courtesy of Todd Shaffer via Flickr The L train will be back for weekend service from December until late in January, a relief from the weekend dress rehearsal it’s been staging since this...
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William Wegman’s famous dog murals cheer up the newly reopened 23rd Street F,...
William Wegman stands with one of his newly unveiled murals © 6sqft After four months of renovations, the 23rd Street F/M Subway reopened last week. In addition to platform repairs and tech upgrades,...
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Limited-edition ‘Game of Thrones’ MetroCards launch today at Grand Central
Image via HBO After a slight delay, limited edition “Game of Thrones”-themed MetroCards will be available starting today at Grand Central Terminal. The MetroCards are part of a larger #ForTheThrone...
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MTA says 500,000 daily fare evaders are to blame for budget deficit
Image via WNYC The Metropolitan Transportation Authority on Monday said it expects to lose roughly $215 million this year from fare evasion on the city’s subways and buses. Nearly 500,000 people daily...
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No M this weekend and all the other subway updates you need to know
Via Flickr It’s going to be another good weekend for the L train, which continues to run on weekends through late January. Not so much for the J train, which is not running again between Brooklyn and...
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To reduce delays, MTA to increase subway speed limits at 100 locations
Via Wikimedia The Metropolitan Transportation Authority over the weekend doubled the speed limit on parts of two lines in Brooklyn, the N and R trains, from 15 miles per hour to as much as 30 miles...
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MTA confirms that ‘disabled train’ announcement was really for a bathroom break
Photo via Flickr cc In the summer of 2017, the MTA implemented a new policy to get rid of stock recordings (“we are delayed because of train traffic ahead of us” or “we are being held momentarily by...
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This map will help you navigate the system when the L train shuts down
As the dreaded L train shutdown of April 2019 looms ever nearer, the fine folks at Citymapper have created an addition to their interactive mapping app to show you what your commute will look like when...
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Signal and track repairs on the E, M, and J will bring delays in the last...
Via Flickr The MTA will take advantage of a period of low ridership at the end of the year to perform critical signal and power upgrades on the E, M, and J lines, which will be operating on a...
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Major 7 train disruptions between Long Island City and Manhattan in January...
Photo via Flickr cc On weeknights in January and the first week of February, as well as all weekends in January, the 7 train will not run between 34th Street-Hudson Yards and Queensboro Plaza, the MTA...
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Here’s how to get around NYC this New Year’s weekend
Via Flickr On the last weekend of 2018, the MTA will be running decent subway service. You may have to wait a while for a 4 or 5 train, and several trains are being rerouted via other lines. Read...
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On the front lines of Mayor La Guardia’s 1939 chewing gum war
Gum, and Gum disposal, advertising on the 8th Avenue IND, via The Municipal Archives In December 1939, Mayor Fiorello La Guardia was at war – with chewing gum. The situation was one we would recognize...
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With no details from de Blasio, Fair Fares pilot program misses Jan. 1 start...
Via Flickr A program to provide discounted MetroCards to low-income New Yorkers missed its target start date of Jan. 1, and the city has not provided any concrete details on its rollout, amNY reported...
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First weekend of 2019 starts major headaches for 7 train riders and...
Via Flickr New year, same subway challenges. This weekend will be the start of significant service disruptions along the 7 line—making travel between Manhattan and Queens more complicated—and of...
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Four days late, de Blasio launches Fair Fares program with some caveats
Image via Flickr cc After facing sharp criticism this week from almost all New York media outlets for missing the January 1st start date of Fair Fares, Mayor de Blasio and City Council Speaker Corey...
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