Sentences with phrase «subway delays»

His office conducted an economic analysis, which shows how the city's economy is directly affected by subway delays.

After weeks of increasingly severe subway delays, the MTA voted on a new spending plan that does not include additional money for repairs and could lead to higher fares.

A board showing «planned service changes» listed a series of subway delays.

Statistic of the Week: 332 % increase in subway delays since 2012, according to the MTA's own data.

MTA Chairman Joe Lhota said that only press aides to the governor were involved in creating a higher number of subway delays attributed to «power - related» problems.

Cuomo denied any involvement in driving up stats for subway delays blamed on power failures, before he made a public show of citing problems with Con Ed as the biggest source of disruption for riders.

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.

Internal emails obtained by the Daily News show an MTA honcho pushing staff to come up with a higher number of subway delays blamed on power issues, before Cuomo made a public show of citing problems with Con Edison as the single biggest source of disruption for riders.

The MTA board met Tuesday amid a growing crisis over subway delays and occasional derailments of cars this summer.

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.

The MTA revealed a plan to combat chronic subway delays that have Big Apple commuters close to their breaking point.

The trip to Washington comes as Cuomo is being criticized in New York for his handling of mass transit and the ongoing problems with subway delays in New York City.

Surging subway delays have led to a growing sense of frustration and fatigue among New Yorkers.

BROOKLYN — Gov. Andrew Cuomo's offer to cut the cost of LIRR commuters» fares during the so - called «summer of hell» of Penn Station track shutdowns should also extend to those suffering from extensive subway delays and L train shutdowns, local elected officials said.

With a scorching summer heatwave a few months ahead — and likely another round of massive subway delays as well — there is a chance Nixon will try to close the gap the in the polls by pinning the MTA's perennial woes on Cuomo.

A study by the NYC Independent Budget Office estimated weekday subway delays resulted in $ 307 million of lost work time in a 12 - month period.

«Our city's annual loss of $ 307 million to preventable subway delays is a critical derailment of the economic lives of many businesses and New Yorkers, particularly those from economically challenged communities who feel any hit to their wallet harder than those with access to alternate commuting options,» said Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, who requested the study.

She has six months — including another summer that will likely bring heavy subway delays across New York City — to gain name recognition and clout.

Last October, the city's Independent Budget Office published a report that revealed just how much subway delays are costing the city and the number equated to a shocking $ 864,000 a day when translated into lost work time.

The gov's approval ratings have slipped over his handling of the endless subway delays, with nearly a quarter of New Yorkers giving him a failing grade, according to a Quinnipiac University poll out Wednesday.

Picking up a story first reported by Aaron Gordon in the Village Voice, The New York Times reported Wednesday on two decisions that have dramatically worsened subway delays even as ridership has declined.

Saying that he plans to release a broad statement of transportation policies next week, Massey declared that he would «initiate [a] system overhaul immediately» to address «major switching problems» responsible for many of the recent subway delays.

Last month, the authority released a six - point plan to reduce subway delays, and Mr. Cuomo began a competition to find new ways to upgrade the signal system more quickly.

Mr. Cuomo, a Democrat, has faced growing pressure to address skyrocketing subway delays.

More Than 6,400 Rockland Residents Use Public Transportation For NYC Commute Daily, Including Subway System New City, NY (July 26, 2017)-- Rockland County Legislature Chairman Toney L. Earl is calling for action when it comes to addressing the ongoing MTA subway delays and service interruptions in New York City.

In his analysis, Mr. Stringer estimates that the overall economic toll of subway delays during the morning rush - hour ranges from $ 170 million to, in the worst case, as much as $ 389 million annually.

Mr. Stringer estimates that the overall economic toll of subway delays ranges from $ 170 million to $ 389 million annually.

MTA Chairman Joe Lhota said Wednesday that only press aides to the governor were involved in creating a higher number of subway delays attributed to «power - related» problems.

Gov. Cuomo denied any involvement Sunday in driving up stats for subway delays blamed on power failures.

A morning commute marred by subway delays that stretches past 50 minutes is a slog; a miraculously brisk 45 - minute episode of The Handmaid's Tale is respite.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat, announced the genius challenge in June 2017 amid mounting anger over subway delays and derailments.

The MTA on Monday revealed a battle plan to combat chronic subway delays that have Big Apple commuters close to their breaking point.

A decline in the City's quality of life is her overarching theme, with subway delays, public urination, crippling traffic and increasing numbers of homeless people on the street prime examples she offers of problems caused, or at least not adequately addressed, by Mayor de Blasio.

Surging subway delays have led to a growing sense of frustration and fatigue among New Yorkers.CreditJeenah Moon for The New York Times

Following the derailment, elected officials hammered away at the MTA, which has been plagued in recent weeks by extensive subways delays and breakdowns, blamed on the system's aging infrastructure.

They also say the governor needs to address dramatic increases in subway delays and overcrowding.

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 commuters.

The liberal activist and «Sex and the City» actress took aim at Cuomo in her first official campaign appearance, telling the audience at the Bethesda Healing Center in Brooklyn that she had just made it to the event «in the nick of time» because of subway delays that she blamed on «Cuomo's MTA.»

The John Street 7 - Eleven also has a large - screen television that displays the weather, subway delays, sports statistics and stock information.

They are also asking for an overall review nine months into the program; the redeployment of staff and resources from projects like station painting and retiling to signal repair and track inspection; better ways to report causes for subway delays; and a comprehensive plan for the future that details how work from the Subway Action Plan will be carried forward over the coming years.

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.

Based upon this data, the IBO came up with a formula that calculated commuter hours lost due to subway delays and was able to determine the cost of delays.

Those issues have helped contribute to a soaring number of subway delays, which have tripled between 2012 and 2017, and a general worsening of on - time performance.

The study also found that subway delays have gotten significantly worse over time (no surprise there).