Sentences with phrase «city subways on»

With the latter she dove down into the New York City subway on the country's coldest political day.

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Univision covered multiple incidents involving Latinos targeted in incidents on the New York City subway.

«If you are into fantasy novels, here's a first novel that was written by the author on his New York City subway commute,» Schluep says explaining this pick.

While the merits of building a subway line over a light - rail one are, in this instance, contentious, the move at least bucks a trend in Toronto, a city where subway plans are often scrapped — not formed on short notice (not to mention at a higher cost).

While US officials say it's integral to national security, citing its use in disrupting a terrorist plot to blow up the New York City subway system in 2009, privacy rights advocates worry the law oversteps its bounds and infringes on Americans» Fourth amendment rights.

I live in a city, and frequently visit more than one place when I go on vacation, so having something I can carry up and down subway steps and on uneven streets is crucial.

Hyundai Rotem will provide 24 unmanned subway cars that would run on the 18.5 - kilometer Richmond Airport Vancouver Line connecting the Vancouver International Airport with the city centre.

Julie Benko was stuck on the subway in New York City for two hours, and she was bored.

On each two - page spread, Ventura presents characteristic scenes from different cities around the world, both familiar (New York's subway and Rome's Spanish Steps) and exotic (Hong Kong's houseboats and a North African bazaar).

Nearly every week, instead of getting on a New York City subway train, somebody decides to jump in front of one.

In the near future if you, gentle reader, are mugged while riding on the New York City transit system, you will probably regain consciousness in a pool of your own blood, staring up at the new subway coachwork and backlit advertising panels designed by Loewy / Snaith.

Other than walking and the subway we took a double decker bus around the city, with the option to hop - on or hop off at various locations.

The stroller is perfect for you if you are moving about in the city as it can be used on public transportation such as buses, subways, or taxis and it is lightweight stroller as it is made of aluminum frame.

Parents who live in busy cities praise the stroller for how easy it is to get on and off the subway or other public transit, as well as carry up and down stairs.

«ESPECIALLY for a city - dweller with kids, I can't imagine a better - suited stroller - we take it on the subway, we fold it up into the trunk of a taxi when we need to drive somewhere (although we try to avoid this)- and we use it every day.

In New York City, Mayor Michael Bloomberg's new Latch On NYC program aims to spread the gospel of breast milk through subway advertisements showing happy moms nursing their presumably happy babies.

We wore her through the streets of Boston, on a ferry to and from Martha's Vineyard, and on the subway in New York City.

My worst problem here from flooding (because I live on the fifth floor) is that the subways could stop working again (like they did a couple weeks ago, throwing the entire city into a panic), but for most of you, flooding is a serious physical danger that could kill you and destroy your home and all your stuff.

Once folded, it has an automatic frame lock that enables the stroller to be in a vertical, standing position, which takes up less space, making it easier to store in cramped city spaces, the subway, the bus, on escalators, etc..

Parents in big cities like New York have relied on taxis, buses, and the subway system for years.

What makes the Inglesina Net stroller a good choice for New York City is that it is compact and lightweight, making it easy to carry on subways, yet still offers a whole lot of great features at an affordable price tag.

New York City commuters are dealing with transit issues on multiple fronts this summer, including delays and derailments on the MTA - run subway system and track upgrades at Penn Station causing further problems for Long Island - bound travelers.

The Independent Democratic Conference on Monday rolled out a plan that would help fund repairs to the New York City subway system through sales tax revenue.

MTA Chair Joe Lhota said he wants a working air conditioner on every single subway car in the city this summer.

Two New York City subway supervisors were suspended without pay today — a day after a derailment in Manhattan that injured 34 people and was blamed on a piece of unsecured replacement track, the transit authority said.

«Sign my petition calling on Albany to pass a millionaire's tax to upgrade New York City's subways, buses, and the Staten Island Railway, and to provide half priced MetroCards for low - income New Yorkers,» the email states.

It was another miserable morning on New York City's subway after delays snarled more than a dozen lines today, with an antiquated signal system blamed for many of the problems.

After months of refusing to pay for emergency subway repairs, Mayor de Blasio on Saturday announced that the city would finally cough up its $ 418 - million share of the emergency repair plan created last year by MTA boss Joe Lhota.

Despite months of turnaround efforts, New York City's subway system slid to a new low point in January, with just 58.1 percent of all weekday trains arriving at stations on time, according to a new report.

«When the working people of this city get on subways and buses to get to their jobs, the people who own those companies do well,» de Blasio said.

In just the last week (and with the mayoral election nearing), Cuomo has big - footed de Blasio on self - driving cars, congestion pricing and the city's handling of the homeless on subways.

A report released last week revealed that ride - sharing apps like Lyft and Uber were largely responsible for the increase in traffic congestion in the city in the last few years, and Cuomo's plan will consider adding a surcharge on these services, funds from which will directly go toward subway improvements.

But state Republican Chairman Ed Cox said the race will be a referendum on Cuomo, and said persistent problems with the New York City subways, uneven economic recovery in upstate areas and ongoing corruption trials involving Cuomo's close confidants are all working in the GOP's favor.

amNewYork article on Borough President Adams calling on the MTA to prioritize modernizing the subway's signaling system in response to a report by the New York City Independent Budget Office.

City officials are also starting to push back on these seemingly endless transit problems: As the New York Daily News reports, Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams has called for a study that will determine how the incessant subway delays impact the borough's economy.

On Thursday, Governor Andrew Cuomo celebrated achieving the full funding goal for the emergency action plan to fix the subway, but also used that moment to criticize the city, saying repairs would have gone a lot faster if the city had contributed sooner, the Wall Street Journal reports.

amNewYork article on BP Adams announcing the launch of Freedom Ticket, a new pilot program that will enable riders to transfer seamlessly between the city's buses and subways and the Long Island Rail Road.

The «Sex and the City» star and political activist expanded on the theme on her website, which attacked Cuomo for his handling of the MTA and noted that, «unlike Governor Cuomo, Cynthia Nixon rides the subway every day.»

In her first appearance as a New York gubernatorial candidate, «Sex and the City» star Cynthia Nixon hammered her Democratic opponent Gov. Andrew Cuomo on the crumbling subway, the «cesspool» of corruption in state government and inequality across the...

In the summer of 2016, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced a round of tech - focused upgrades on over 30 subway stations across the city.

During a Brooklyn subway trip Wednesday, Cynthia Nixon said New York City needs a «comprehensive» congestion pricing plan that includes new tolls on roads and criticized Gov. Andrew Cuomo as someone who «is not very interested... in investing in infrastructure.»

One of the biggest challenges facing New York City right now is its aging mass transportation system, with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's infrastructure deteriorating as subways and trains run on an outdated system.

«Today, 50,000 New York City Transit employees moved nearly 6 million people on the subway and 2.5 million bus riders,» MTA spokesman Jon Weinstein said Thursday in an emailed statement.

A report published earlier this month by City Comptroller Scott Stringer concluded that the economic impact on the city from subway delays could range from $ 170.2 million to $ 389 million and an independent study conducted by the city's Independent Budget Office (IBO) seems to back that up, taking an even deeper look at how much delays are costing commutCity Comptroller Scott Stringer concluded that the economic impact on the city from subway delays could range from $ 170.2 million to $ 389 million and an independent study conducted by the city's Independent Budget Office (IBO) seems to back that up, taking an even deeper look at how much delays are costing commutcity from subway delays could range from $ 170.2 million to $ 389 million and an independent study conducted by the city's Independent Budget Office (IBO) seems to back that up, taking an even deeper look at how much delays are costing commutcity's Independent Budget Office (IBO) seems to back that up, taking an even deeper look at how much delays are costing commuters.

Anger swirled about the decrepit state of New York City's subway system; despite the governor's efforts to pin the blame on Mayor Bill de Blasio, it ultimately has settled on Cuomo, where it largely belongs.

MTA chairman Joe Lhota on Tuesday unveiled an $ 800 million subway improvement plan, asking for the city and state to split the cost.

The fee would be passed on to customers and will work as part of Cuomo's congestion pricing plan that aims to both reduce traffic and raise money to fix the city's ailing subway system.

Mayor Bill de Blasio on Monday proposed a tax increase on the city's wealthiest residents to fund an upgrade of the city's beleaguered subway system, a plan that critics say won't bring in the needed funding soon enough.

David Weprin speaks as Queens Borough President Melinda Katz, City Councilman Barry Grodenchik, second from right, and other officials take a stand against adding tolls to East River bridges during a news conference near the Queensboro Plaza subway station on Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017.

Gibson, who was known for his bipartisanship in Congress, sounded a bit like a gubernatorial candidate himself, criticizing Cuomo on the lagging upstate economy and troubled subway system in New York City.