Tag: Transit
There’s no denying that Citi Bike is in some financial trouble, but a new report suggests that its future might be brighter than originally reported. The bike share program incurred much of its costs this year during Hurricane Sandy, when a major warehouse was flooded and equipment destroyed, and in expenses related to getting the […]
The future is living above the Woodside Long Island Railroad station in a “heterogeneous and highly linked set of living environments” as an “alternative to current urban renewal based modes of densification through an exploration of symbiotic re-purposing of air rights above transportation existing corridors.” At least, according to the architects of AMLGM, it is. […]
Getting a cheap ride down Atlantic or Flatbush Avenue may get more difficult, as the NYPD is aggressively going after dollar vans, those unlicensed commuter vehicles that whip up and down Brooklyn’s main drags. The community group Equality for Flatbush is fighting back. “Most drivers are Caribbean or people of color,” Imani Henry, an organizer with the […]
Brooklyn’s Atlantic Avenue Tunnel — touted as the world’s oldest subway tunnel — closed to the public in 1861. In the 1980s, a man named Bob Diamond rediscovered the former LIRR passageway and began giving tours, but in 2010, the FDNY declared it unsafe and barred people from entry. Since then, Diamond has advocated for the […]
If you used your credit card to buy a MetroCard at 59th Street-Columbus Circle recently, you might want to check your bank statement. An anonymous rider spotted a credit card skimmer — a device that captures and records card information — mounted to a vending machine on the north side of the downtown 1 train […]
Why should you wait until the end of your taxi ride to pay the fare? There’s plenty of time to swipe your card on the way, and it’s not like you’re planning on dodging, right? Turns out, you don’t have to. Quartz has detailed instructions for paying while you ride here, but it basically boils down […]
Manhattan’s grimiest public transportation hub has its eye on expansion. According to DNAinfo, the Port Authority is angling to build another bus terminal in Midtown, setting up shop on the block between 39th and 40th Streets and 10th and 11th Avenues. By the looks of it, the new station would serve mostly commuters from Jersey, not the […]
Dodging your fare may get more difficult soon, as the NYPD is beginning self-defense training for cab drivers. According to the Post, the regimen will include strategies for dealing with “violent passengers and farebeaters” as well as “handling high-stress situations that could lead to road rage and accidents.” Training will also include what a driver should do […]
The D Train! D for dirt! The transit advocacy group Straphangers Campaign released the results of its 14th annual “Subway Schmutz” survey today, and found that the Bronx-to-Coney-Island line has more grime than any other train. According to the survey, just 17 percent of D Train cars are clean. The next-nastiest line was the A, with […]
The design firm Neoscape created these renderings of a futuristic LaGuardia to show what the dilapidated airport might look like in a few years with a little TLC. “This comprehensive vision integrates a modern, efficient and innovative design, including the striking all-glass facade, into La Guardia’s main terminal,” said Joseph Sitt, chairman of Global Gateway Alliance, […]
