Sentences with phrase «subway stations as»

The book starts in the near future with terrorist attacks on malls and subway stations as being commonplace.

Bratton said New Yorkers would see stepped - up security across the city and in all subway stations as a precaution.

But the state's transit chiefs, following the attacks, said there's a reason why the terrorists in Belgium chose an airport and a subway station as targets — they're a place where a lot of people congregate, and they're difficult to protect.

«There it is,» he said pointing to the nearby subway station as he listed the available train lines at the Barclays Center stop.

Not exact matches

As soon as we descended into the «station» entrance, we walked through the graffiti - laden subway tiled walls, passed through the turn styles, and boarded the waiting subway caAs soon as we descended into the «station» entrance, we walked through the graffiti - laden subway tiled walls, passed through the turn styles, and boarded the waiting subway caas we descended into the «station» entrance, we walked through the graffiti - laden subway tiled walls, passed through the turn styles, and boarded the waiting subway car.

The Environmental Protection Agency regulates the air with their own equipment, but the Aclima blog says that its tools can provide us a more detailed picture of our immediate surroundings — what we breathe in as soon as we step out of a subway station.

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

The agency had issued the blanket ban as a way to get around the First Amendment problems that would have arisen had it issued a specific ban against an ad that pro-Israel activist Pamela Geller wanted to post on buses and in subway stations in the spring of 2015: the prize - winning caricature of the prophet Muhammad in a «Draw Muhammad» contest that Geller's American Freedom Defense Initiative had earlier sponsored in Dallas.

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.

The MTA is running out of funds for a controversial program to renovate 32 subway stations, and will scale it back as a result, as most of the program's $ 936 million budget has been used for just 19 stations where the cosmetic improvements have been completed or are underway

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.

While the subway continues to decay and LIRR riders suffer as Penn Station tracks undergo repairs, where's the MTA spending money?

NYC's beleaguered straphangers are forced to squeeze into overpacked subway cars, endure delays and watch helplessly as their stations are shuttered for months.

The sponsors of a bill that would require the MTA to check for lead paint on elevated subway stations are pushing for Cuomo to sign it as soon as possible.

Last month, Mayor Bill de Blasio scored what seemed to be a win in his ongoing feud with Governor Andrew Cuomo over the deteriorating subway system: The city was able to temporarily block more than $ 200 million in upgrades, as part of the MTA's Enhanced Station Initiative, that would bring improvements to subway stops — but not the system's aging signals or other issues the city deemed more pressing.

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 current capital plan includes billions of dollars» worth of investment in not just station repairs and maintenance but in elevators, signals, tracks, subway cars, and buses as well.»

Following the campaign kickoff, Nixon and Rebecca Katz — who served as special advisor to Mayor Bill de Blasio and is working on Nixon's campaign — walked with residents to the Sutter Av - Rutland Rd subway station.

They include major infrastructure projects, such as expanding the Javits Convention Center, revamping Penn Station and improving service for subway riders.

NY1 VIDEO: As the state orders Con Ed to review the power grid for the subway system, Errol Louis gets an underground tour of the power system in the Columbus Circle station from Gov. Cuomo.

CORONA — The sponsors of a bill that would require the MTA to check for lead paint on elevated subway stations are pushing for Gov. Andrew Cuomo to sign it as soon as possible.

As the state orders Con Ed to review the power grid for the subway system, Errol Louis gets an underground tour of the power system in the Columbus Circle station from Gov. Cuomo.

The study failed to mention the city's laundry list of ongoing transportation - related issues — numerous derailments at Penn Station, its tardiness in completing $ 100 million in road projects that has caused crippling traffic around JFK and La Guardia airports, and subway delays that cost residents as much as $ 389 million a year in lost wages and productivity.

In connection with the app announcement, Quinn, a Democrat, also announced some new policy proposals including the installation of countdown clocks outside of subway stations, adopting gunshot sensing technology, and creating a task force to help international businesses and entrepreneurs invest and create jobs in New York City, such as by helping employees apply for temporary visas.

As some pointed out, it was Cuomo's introduction of free Wi - Fi in all subway stations that enabled straphangers to vent their frustrations on social media in real time.

Mr. Spitzer, carrying a clipboard with a single petitioning sheet, was swarmed by dozens of cameras in front of the Union Square subway station and then trailed through the green market as he attempted to gather petition signatures from voters.

The plan includes beefing up the number of weather stations across the state as well as a plan to retrofit the city's subway system and establish a college to teach emergency preparedness.

The MTA is set to roll out refurbished stations as well as new subway cars, Cuomo announced on Monday.

Running for Congress in the newly configured 6th District, the assemblywoman received the endorsement of transportation union officials as commuters went from subway to bus Friday at the Q46 terminal at the Kew Gardens subway station on Queens -LSB-...]

Running for Congress in the newly configured 6th District, the assemblywoman received the endorsement of transportation union officials as commuters went from subway to bus Friday at the Q46 terminal at the Kew Gardens subway station on Queens Boulevard.

Hundreds of emergency responders converged on a Manhattan subway station Sunday morning as part of an emergency drill designed to deal with a Paris - like terrorist attack.

The two subway stations located at Penn Station, the A, C and E trains and 1, 2, and 3 lines will also be improved as part of a $ 50 million upgrade.

The Move NY plan listed projects such as opening up four MetroNorth stations in the Bronx, the Triboro rail line that would extend from the Bronx to the Bay Ridge section of Brooklyn, station rehabilitation and extending the Second Avenue subway.

«Some people know him better than others; some don't know him as well yet,» said State Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz, who has frequently escorted Mr. Espaillat around his predominantly white Bronx district in recent weeks, greeting constituents in apartment buildings and subway stations.

And, because the project requires no new railways or private land acquisition, it comes with a relatively modest price tag compared to multibillion - dollar undertakings such as the Second Avenue subway or the LIRR extension to Grand Central Station, the officials add.

As Chinese mainly use public bikes for part of their daily commute, in the morning, cyclists rush to find docking points near the subway station to return bikes.

In subway stations around London, the warning to «Mind the Gap» helps commuters keep from stepping into empty space as they leave the train.

We got off the airport shuttle at the subway station, got some help to make sure we bought the correct Metro Card and went downstairs to what can only be described as a mixture of Arctic air with a slight odor of almost frozen bodily fluids.

If you're traveling true backpacker style and hopping from city to city, consider investing in a pack that is easy to carry up and down stairs as you weave through subway tunnels and train stations.

There's one huge fight scene where Eric Bana takes care of a group of guys in a subway station, which was clearly shot as a single take.

Georgette and her song don't do all that much for me and the actiony subway station climax (that undoubtedly would earn a PG rating from today's stricter MPAA standards) isn't quite as riveting as intended.

There's a mysterious unseen crime boss proposing a big payout to two assassins, a concerned Simon Pegg serving mostly as Robbie's sparring partner, and, uhh, Mike Myers lurking in subway stations and basements.

The frequently electrifying atmosphere proves instrumental in compensating for a plot that admittedly doesn't hold up to close scrutiny, as Cavayé, working from a script cowritten with Guillaume Lemans, peppers the narrative with a number of strikingly conceived and executed action set pieces - including an impressively tense foot chase through a busy subway station.

The event was captured by various cell phones from bystanders to the event, and as the film opens, we see the real - life footage from one of them, as the Bay Area Rapid Transit officers are standing over several seated young men they've detained at the Fruitvale station in Oakland's subway.

The Westside Purple Line Extension comprises a three phase, 8.9 mile station - to - station subway heavy rail line that would operate as an extension of the LA Metro's existing Purple Line from its current terminus at Wilshire / Western Station to a new western terminus in West Los Angeles near the Veterans Affairs (VA) Hospital in Westation - to - station subway heavy rail line that would operate as an extension of the LA Metro's existing Purple Line from its current terminus at Wilshire / Western Station to a new western terminus in West Los Angeles near the Veterans Affairs (VA) Hospital in Westation subway heavy rail line that would operate as an extension of the LA Metro's existing Purple Line from its current terminus at Wilshire / Western Station to a new western terminus in West Los Angeles near the Veterans Affairs (VA) Hospital in WeStation to a new western terminus in West Los Angeles near the Veterans Affairs (VA) Hospital in Westwood.

Onsite parking is available, as well the VEC is located in close proximity to both the Bloor and Rosedale subway stations, offering easy access via the TTC.

With PASMO in hand, we hopped on the subway (known as the Tokyo Metro — look for the distinctive blue «M» outside to find a station), and headed to one of the world's most famous crossways, Shibuya Crossing.

We immediately fell in love with Madrid as soon as we stepped out of the Gran Via subway station.

Good environment and facility yet a bit frustrated as a consequence of loads of factores The place is great, it's quite clean, big and comfortable, And it's close to the subway station.