Sentences with phrase «of city subway»

On Monday morning, while Mr. de Blasio was testifying, the Senate's Independent Democratic Conference, a group of Democrats who collaborate with the Republicans, released a survey in which they said 75 percent of city subway riders supported the city paying for half of the subway action plan.

Tuesday, Andrew Cuomo did what no mayor or governor before him in the 113 - year history of the city subways has done: He asked to be fully and formally in charge of the sick - as - a-dog system, with all the accountability that comes with responsibility.

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One is that I think under the auspices of that company the rollout of wi - fi and cellular technology in the subway has been slow compared to many other cities in Canada and North America.

And experts warn that it's just the beginning — New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has already called a state of emergency in New York City's subways, the New York Times reports.

Over the years, Gotham has pushed through initiatives that ranged from lifestyle perks like free Wi - Fi in public parks and subway stations to make the city more attractive to a tech workforce, to establishing a network of business incubators to help provide affordable office space to more than 500 startups.

Another Lhota achievement: creating a makeshift subway service in one of the most devastated neighborhood in the whole city, Far Rockaways, Queens.

Besides destroying homes and office buildings here, the storm caused seven of 14 subway tunnels to flood, effectively shutting down all public transportation in the city of over 8 million people.

A New York dermatologist who became a local celebrity after he pioneered the use of print advertising throughout the city's subway system has retired and closed his office after practicing for more than 40 years.

But Arcadis notes that the city has one of the most intricate subway systems in the world.

Some had a hard time getting there — New York City cab drivers had chosen to suspend their service in protest of the ban, while the subway service was being monitored by the NYPD.

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).

It offers detailed subway, bus, train, taxi, walking, and biking directions and official transit maps, and a station - finder for hundreds of cities throughout North America and Europe.

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

Sandy left millions without power, caused widespread flooding that may shut New York City's subways for days, and killed potentially dozens of people up and down the U.S. east coast.

Liberal government pledges to reduce to $ 3 the fares for all GO Transit trips that are either less than 10 kilometres or are taken within the city of Toronto, and wants to being talks about the province taking ownership of the subway.

Obviously other cities have grown up around subways and trains to a much greater extent, but we all know that during recent decades the trend has been in the direction of Los Angeles.

An anti-jihad ad that has caused a stir in other cities now has another destination for its message: the subways of Washington.

Defeat Jihad» smattered across 10 city subways stations Monday and to debut a counter-ad that is due up in the same stations at the end of the week, according to the interfaith group.

They took a bus and two subways into the city, his pockets packed full of gifts cards given to him by his grandparents.

It is about damn time that the city cooled down - don't get me wrong, I love my tank dresses and jelly sandals, but I am giving a hearty goodbye to 150 degree subway platforms and that terrible first drip of sweat down the back.

The entire subway system is being closed down tomorrow in preparation of Hurricane Irene, and parts of the city are already being evacuated.

Latest installment of the «Open Your City» campaign highlights Murphy's dream of transforming the harsh sounds of subway turnstiles into musical notes

But from the distance of my home in Eugene, Ore., it seemed inconceivable that a 26 - mile race could be run through the city just six days after the storm, with fires having leveled blocks in Queens, with neighborhoods in Brooklyn under eight feet of water, with the subways and the airports flooded and 40,000 left homeless.

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.

Riding the subway while pregnant can really suck, but there's never a guarantee of getting a taxi, especially in a busy city.

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.

Estella's organic cotton «A» Train baby blanket is a hand knit, graphic depiction of New York City's iconic A subway train.

«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.

If you are looking for a stroller to get you and your baby through a lifestyle that mostly involves the city roads, subways and apartment buildings, the all - terrain won't be of much use to you (for such strollers, check out this and this guide).

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.

The bill, backed by IDC Leader Jeff Klein of the Bronx, would capture six percet of the city's sales tax revenue for a one - time revenue bump that would help make repairs to the subway.

Finding ways of funding mass transit has been a key issue for lawmakers this legislative session amid ongoing problems with the New York City subway system.

The Transit Workers Union in a statement said it «likes the idea» of a surcharge for millionaires to bolster the New York City subway system, but called the move a «long - term solution.»

Democratic Sen. Michael Gianaris in a statement Wednesday blasted the lack of any agreement in the extraordinary session in Albany for bolstering New York City's ailing subway system.

Nixon's latest campaign blitz attacks Cuomo over the sorry state of the city's subways with $ 30 - a-pop T - shirts bearing the trademarked F - train logo — which she's selling without the MTA's permission.

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.

The MTA discriminates against people with disabilities because of its widespread lack of elevators and electric lifts in the subway system, rendering it significantly more inaccessible than other cities with large public transportation systems, according to two lawsuits filed yesterday.

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.

The bill would direct a small portion of the city's sales tax revenue to pay for half of the transportation authority's $ 836 million, short - term plan to improve subway service.

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.

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.

The measure was named after Kendra Webdale, a WNY native who was killed when she was pushed in front of a New York City subway train by a man with untreated schizophrenia.

These were among the winning entries as the MTA announced the results of a competition to come up with innovative ways to fix the city's crumbling subway system.

As the subway system has descended into crisis, Mayor Bill de Blasio has been noticeably absent underground, opting instead for a caravan of black sport utility vehicles to travel around the city.

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.

The NYC subway system's descent into chronic unreliability has become so embedded in the psyches of riders that many are overcompensating, adding extra time to their trips and thereby being early in a city of chronically late people.