Cuomo Declares a State of Emergency for NYC Subways: Update 7/26 - MTA submits 2 phase $9bil plan

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MR episode's interview focused on how terrible Cuomo was...



Using taxpayer money on lawyers who make life hell for his accusers and try to silence them is trash behavior.

 

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https://www.crainsnewyork.com/transportation/mta-finds-savings-after-costly-first-phase-second-avenue-subway?fbclid=IwY2xjawJBYFxleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHfsm5WrpTHtdNGKn4HKvFu0zyYW9SpV3i8JvYOIPAdX59gm8lKRVqs15AQ_aem_t4U_ae9bVpGxXv5AFgmbKw

 

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MTA to stop selling MetroCards by end of 2025 as NYC transit fares move to OMNY

The phase out of the old vinyl swipe cards comes after the MTA's rollout of its tap-to-pay fare system faced years of delays.

gothamist.com

 

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NYC's economy rebounded from COVID-19. The subways? Not so much.

Jobs are up, population has rebounded, but subway ridership remains stubbornly stagnant.

gothamist.com

 

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Gov. Hochul, top NY lawmakers demand 'fair share' from feds to pay for MTA repairs

The lawmakers sent a letter to President Trump and other top Republicans, arguing the MTA deserves more money from the federal government to fix the city's troubled mass transit systems.

gothamist.com

 

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Is mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo beholden to Donald Trump?

An anti-Cuomo PAC argues the former governor's nursing home scandal could put him in a similar position to Mayor Adams. The Cuomo team says that's "silly."

gothamist.com

Surging

 

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Muslim transit workers say MTA is finally accommodating their faith

The MTA has set up new prayer rooms for Muslim employees at bus depots in Brooklyn. Transit workers who use the spaces say it's a sign the agency has come a long way.

gothamist.com

 

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Roosevelt Island tram operators accused of spending public money to quash negative press

Former executives of the Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation hired a firm to promote “puff pieces."

gothamist.com

 

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NYPD says man had sex with 'unresponsive,' likely dead subway passenger

The man also robbed the passenger, who was found dead shortly after the incident, police say.

gothamist.com

 

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NYPD says man had sex with 'unresponsive,' likely dead subway passenger

The man also robbed the passenger, who was found dead shortly after the incident, police say.

gothamist.com

You ain't truly lived until you fukked a dead man.

 

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Trump Station? Feds take control of Penn Station rebuild, kick MTA off the project

The reconstruction of the troubled Midtown train hub will be led by the federal government, not the state-run MTA, the Trump administration announced Thursday.

gothamist.com

 

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wtf

 

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Trump Station? Feds take control of Penn Station rebuild, kick MTA off the project

The reconstruction of the troubled Midtown train hub will be led by the federal government, not the state-run MTA, the Trump administration announced Thursday.

gothamist.com

Does this mean Dolan is going to get the Federal government to pay to move the Garden across the street? There's only one way to really do this right

 

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Does this mean Dolan is going to get the Federal government to pay to move the Garden across the street? There's only one way to really do this right

Idk I’ll have to read into it

 

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An Inside Look at the Subway’s Archaic Signal System

Vast swaths of the subway still rely on signal equipment from the Great Depression. A multibillion dollar plan, now at risk, hopes to bring the system into the 21st century

www.nytimes.com