Sentences with phrase «new subway station»

Even a ribbon cutting for New York City's first new subway station in a quarter century couldn't keep the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and city officials from warring over transportation funding.

Last year saw the opening on Manhattan's far West Side of the city's first new subway station since 1989.

SIMCO was contracted for projects related to Superstorm Sandy repairs, the Second Avenue subway, new subway stations and an environmental review of the Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority.

Not exact matches

As of this week, 35 of New York City's subway stations offer Wi - Fi.

CNN: Faith groups launch campaign to counter controversial «Defeat Jihad» ad Jewish and Christian groups have unveiled three separate ad campaigns to counter what they claim is hateful speech toward Muslims contained within an advertisement posted at some New York City subway stations.

The subway can be a challenge to those with strollers, New York City is not as accessible as Toronto, and only certain stations have elevators up to street level.

Of course, some things have worked out better than others: the pram turned out to be a god - send, giving control over our crazy kids in busy train stations (but less handy going up and down subway stairs); the child - carrier allowed us to take the kids on a multi-day trek in New Zealand and the ukulele has brought joy to neighboring rooms in hotels across Japan and Korea.

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 Metropolitan Transportation Authority routinely delays or skips maintenance of its subway station escalators and elevators, according to an investigation by the New York City Comptroller's office.

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 repoNew 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 reponew low point in January, with just 58.1 percent of all weekday trains arriving at stations on time, according to a new reponew report.

Could corporation - branded subway stations be coming to New York City's transit system?

Perhaps one of the most frustrating aspects of the myriad issues that have plagued New York commuters lately — the subway delays, the fare hikes, the crumbling stations, and the like — has been the reluctance on the part of either Mayor Bill de Blasio or Governor Andrew Cuomo to acknowledge the scope of the problems.

The unveiling also comes alongside a new, ambitious plan to upgrade 31 of the city's subway stations with high - visibility entrances; technology integration including countdown clocks; better lighting; and improved wayfinding materials.

Introduction of Public - Private Partnerships to Improve Mass Transit In October 2014, New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli released a report based on a NYC Transit survey that found that approximately 90 percent of New York subway stations had structural defects, yet ridership grows by more than 30 million rides each year.

We are going to do more than renovate — we are bringing subway stations to a higher standard than ever before, and the new vision for subway cars will increase capacity and reduce overcrowding and delays.»

One suit alleges that New Yorkers with mobility impairments are «blatantly denied» access to many of the subway system's stations while the other alleges that the MTA drags its feet when it comes to repairing elevators and escalators.

New York Daily News article on BP Adams asking the MTA to give straphangers a free subway transfer between the Junius Avenue station on the 3 line and the Livonia Avenue station on the L line.

Though the event was basically a self - congratulatory cocktail party for Governor Cuomo, intended to celebrate the «on time» completion of the subway line, there were some exciting moments — namely the inaugural ride itself, which was commandeered by MTA chairman Thomas Prendergast and traveled to the three new stations on the Second Avenue line.

New York companies will get naming rights to subway station if they contribute at least $ 600,000 for upkeep, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Thursday.

screamed the headline in the New York Daily News when, in 2013, former Metropolitan Transportation Authority chief Joe Lhota criticized a decision to pause trains in a Brooklyn subway station to rescue a pair of kittens lost on the...

New York companies will get naming rights to subway station if they contribute at least $ 600,000 for upkeep, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced.

Accompanied by New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, City Comptroller Scott Stringer, Congressman Jerry Nadler, Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer and State Senator Brad Hoylman, Hochul greeted commuters at the 96th & Broadway subway station.

Cuomo said that there is «no reason to believe at this time that there is an immediate threat» to the city, but to «err on the side of caution,» the state will be deploying an additional 1,000 New York State Police and National Guard people to police the bus terminals, airports and subway stations.

To ensure «we don't lose any momentum with the third track, East Side Access tunnel and the new Penn Station projects,» Cuomo should nominate someone with commuter rail experience «in addition to the traditional urban bus and subway management experience,» said Kevin Law, president of the Long Island Association, the region's largest business group.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo added that 1,000 additional New York State Police officers and National Guard troops will be deployed to patrol bus terminals, airports and subway stations.

In an address at the City University of New York today, Cuomo revealed what he's calling an «aggressive action plan» to fix Penn Station, as well as mitigate what he claims will be a ripple effect on the city's other transportation systems — namely, the subway.

Facing a subway derailment on Tuesday, as well as soaring delays and forthcoming Penn Station service interruptions during the «Summer of Hell,» Cuomo announced the news along with a package of strategies, increased funding for capital spending on infrastructure repairs and delivery of new equipment.

The New York Daily News reports that the subway station on the 1 line is set to reopen in October, after being completely rebuilt to the tune of $ 158 million.

Cuomo said New York City subway and New Jersey Transit stations in the area could be open in time for Monday morning rush hour.

The speaker and Real Estate Board of New York officials will meet with Vice President Joe Biden's staff with the hope of landing hundreds of millions in stimulus funds to build a subway station at 10th Avenue and 41st Street for the 7 train extension.

He ignored questions from reporters about why he wouldn't address the safety of the subway system or that hundreds of New Yorkers had walked through tunnels — instead joking and laughing with police officers who were stationed outside the event.

Mayor Bill de Blasio with MTA Chairman Thomas Prendergast inside the new 34th Street - Hudson Yards subway station.

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority routinely delays or skips maintenance on subway station escalators and elevators, according to an investigation by the New York City Comptroller's office.

I expect to see four new Metro - North stations, ferry service, and connection to our sister boroughs in Queens and Brooklyn via the Triboro line subway connection.

The new 1.5 - mile rail line would connect the airport to the current Willets Point station that serves Long Island Rail Road commuters and the No. 7 subway line.

The plan is among 21 proposals in Mr. Cuomo's annual address that he has unveiled since December, including his most recent: calling on the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to look at improving transportation access to the Red Hook, Brooklyn area, including possibly extending subway service to a new station from Lower Manhattan.

Federal prosecutors have joined a lawsuit against the agency that runs New York City's subway, accusing the Metropolitan Transportation Authority of violating federal law for not making a renovated station accessible to people with disabilities.

The New York City Transit subways experienced a loss of station power at the 7th Avenue Station in Manhattan on Friday, leading to a loss of signals, escalators and communications and station listation power at the 7th Avenue Station in Manhattan on Friday, leading to a loss of signals, escalators and communications and station liStation in Manhattan on Friday, leading to a loss of signals, escalators and communications and station listation lighting.

The South Ferry subway station will reopen today, nearly five years after the brand new station was destroyed by Superstorm Sandy.

«The coalition will also unveil new campaign literature opposing the amendment, which will be distributed to voters in an extensive campaign at subway stations and polling sites,» according to the advisory.

Also at 11 a.m., members of the Riders Alliance will introduce a new tool for riders to address continuing subway delays by becoming transit activists in the moment, right on the train or platform, through a «Subway Delay Action Kit,» outside Grand Central Station at the SE corner of 42nd Street and Park Avenue, Manhattan.

New Yorkers had their last chance for an underground tour of the Second Avenue subway line before the Q train begins running from the East 63rd Street station to a new stop at East 96th Street late this yeNew Yorkers had their last chance for an underground tour of the Second Avenue subway line before the Q train begins running from the East 63rd Street station to a new stop at East 96th Street late this yenew stop at East 96th Street late this year.

At 7:15 a.m., de Blasio, US Sen. Chuck Schumer, elected officials and senior administration members will meet morning commuters just outside the Atlantic Avenue / Barclays Center subway station to pass out flyers on the new commuter benefits law, 620 Atlantic Ave., Brooklyn.

New York City inspectors believe they have pinpointed the source of a sewage leak that has been stinking up a busy subway station at Herald Square.

A series of leaks plaguing the new Hudson Yards subway station have angered MTA Board members, who say they've been kept in the dark about the problem.

Screening devices that detect suicide vests like the one that exploded in a New York City subway tunnel are being tested in a Los Angeles transit station, but Schumer said the TSA should speed up plans to deploy the technology nationally.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo and MTA Chairman Tom Prendergast hosted elected officials, including NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio and others for a New Year's Eve subway soiree at the new 72nd Street station on Second AvenNew Year's Eve subway soiree at the new 72nd Street station on Second Avennew 72nd Street station on Second Avenue.

Also at 11 a.m., members of the Riders Alliance distribute «Subway Delay Action Kits,» a new toolkit for Queens riders to address continuing subway delays by becoming transit activists, Queensboro Plaza subway station, near Queens Plaza North and 27th Street, Queens.

But for all the fanfare with the Democratic governor's annual State of the State and budget address, municipal - finance experts and transit advocates are asking exactly how officials will pay for — among other things — new subway cars, a revamp of New York Penn Station and upgraded roanew subway cars, a revamp of New York Penn Station and upgraded roaNew York Penn Station and upgraded roads.

Mr. de Blasio made personal appeals for Mr. Smitherman at a megachurch in East New York and at a subway station yesterday, but the mayor — treated like a celebrity in those corridors — could do little to move the needle against an incumbent with high name recognition and a power base that has yet to erode.