November 28, 2024Nov 28 NYC Ferry hits record ridership, but system's usage is still peanuts compared to subways By Ramsey Khalifeh Published Nov 24, 2024 The NYC Ferry system hit a new yearly ridership record last week, which city officials say is a sign the highly subsidized service is a worthwhile investment for taxpayers. The ferries have carried nearly 6.9 million rides so far in 2024 — more than any other calendar year since the service launched in 2017, according to the city Economic Development Corporation, which oversees the service. more: https://gothamist.com/news/nyc-ferry-hits-record-ridership-but-systems-usage-is-still-peanuts-compared-to-subways?utm_source=sfmc&utm_medium=nypr-email&utm_campaign=Newsletter+-+On+The+Way+-+20241127&utm_term=Read+more&utm_id=400360&sfmc_id=109733701&utm_content=20241127&nypr_member=Unknown
November 29, 2024Nov 29 goodbye R44/46 in 2025 — a shame — https://www.instagram.com/reel/DC22wsdt4QB/?igsh=MXZ0a2E4OG54emlrMQ==
December 5, 2024Dec 5 it’s ok by uncle sam — Feds and NYC greenlight $10 billion plan to rebuild and replace obsolete Port Authority Bus Terminal By Barbara Russo-LennonPosted on December 5, 2024 The plan to rebuild and replace the Port AuthorityBus Terminal reached a major milestone, as it garnered federal approval to proceed with the transformation project, the agency announced on Wednesday. more: https://www.amny.com/news/port-authority-bus-terminal-federal-approval/
December 9, 2024Dec 9 iconic road diet on the way — Mayor Adams unveils $150M plan to transform 5th Avenue into pedestrian-centered boulevard By Phil Corso Published Dec 8, 2024 Mayor Eric Adams on Sunday announced a $152.7 million investment to transform Fifth Avenue from Bryant Park to Central Park into a pedestrian-friendly boulevard. The redesign will expand sidewalks by 46%, reduce traffic lanes and add greenery, creating a safer, more walkable space, City Hall said. The project aims to give a boost to Fifth Avenue’s economic output, which generates $44 billion in wages annually and supports 313,000 jobs, the mayor said. more: https://gothamist.com/news/mayor-adams-unveils-150m-plan-to-transform-5th-avenue-into-pedestrian-centered-boulevard
December 12, 2024Dec 12 you never know who you run into on the holiday season subway trains — 😂👍🎅 https://www.instagram.com/reel/DDXFN40RLpN/?igsh=djEyNjVndjhkdXI4
December 13, 2024Dec 13 more of holiday nostalgia train season — https://www.instagram.com/reel/DDSN4s3xUB0/?igsh=MTZ6NTd3ZDR0emVzYg==
December 14, 2024Dec 14 citibike to expand — 🎅 Citi Bike to expand its footprint in the outer boroughs bringing bike service to 900,000 more New Yorkers in 2025 By Athena Dawson Posted on December 13, 2024 New York City cyclists are in for a two-wheeled surprise. Mayor Eric Adams, Department of Transportation Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez, and Lyft announced plans today to expand the popular Citi Bike program into new neighborhoods across Queens, Brooklyn, and the Bronx. more: https://qns.com/2024/12/citi-bike-to-expand-its-footprint-in-the-outer-boroughs-bringing-bike-service-to-900000-more-new-yorkers-in-2025/ Citi Bikes in Long Island City Photo by Czarinna Andres
December 14, 2024Dec 14 mta yard sale — https://www.instagram.com/reel/DDiKMwNPGUZ/?igsh=ZWEzc2VoeTFyOGxi
December 15, 2024Dec 15 flashback to an 1894 colorized photo of 10th ave with trains running down it — this lasted from 1846 until 1941 — The Tragic History Of NYC's 'Death Avenue' BY ALICE MINIUM JAN. 12, 2022 Read More: https://www.grunge.com/731911/the-tragic-history-of-nycs-death-avenue/
December 20, 2024Dec 20 a race to lga via various transit modes, who will win? https://www.instagram.com/reel/DDu5WrCOnRh/?igsh=eHZmYmM2dHV3dHNw
January 5Jan 5 it’s happening !!! 🎉 https://www.instagram.com/reel/DEa7u8oPRnj/?igsh=MXFsdWxhODh4ZjEybg==
January 9Jan 9 winter rush hour union square — https://www.instagram.com/reel/DDx6AcuRarM/?igsh=MXZvN2hiOGg3ZzdnMA==
January 14Jan 14 👍 43K fewer drivers on Manhattan roads after congestion pricing turned on, MTA says By Ramsey Khalifeh Published Jan 13, 2025 The launch of congestion pricing led to some 43,000 fewer drivers on average entering Manhattan below 60th Street each weekday last week than would be typical for that time of January, according to data released by the MTA on Monday. The data comes just over a week after the tolls went live. The decline in traffic only amounts to a 7.5% reduction compared to projections based on Januarys from the last few years, before congestion pricing was activated. Under the projections, an average of 583,000 drivers would enter the toll zone each day. But such a reduction, many people in Manhattan have observed, can be the difference between flowing traffic and gridlock. “It has been a very good week here in New York,” MTA deputy chief Juliette Michaelson said at a news conference. She cautioned that congestion pricing had only been in effect for eight days and that traffic patterns could change. Traffic times on all inbound crossings — like the Williamsburg Bridge and the Holland Tunnel — have decreased between 30% to 40% on average, particularly during the morning commute, according to the MTA’s data. more: https://gothamist.com/news/43k-fewer-drivers-on-manhattan-roads-after-congestion-pricing-turned-on-mta-says
January 14Jan 14 the new open gangway R211T and the triplex history — https://www.instagram.com/reel/DExR5YhOIt8/?igsh=MWVkdG94Z2dhdzh6YQ==
January 19Jan 19 good — Feds give Port Authority $1.9B loan for new Midtown Bus Terminal as Biden leaves office By Liam Quigley Published Jan 14, 2025 The federal government on Tuesday issued the Port Authority a major loan that allows work to proceed on the planned replacement of the decrepit Midtown Bus Terminal, less than a week before the end of President Joe Biden’s term. The loan sends roughly $1.9 billion to the agency. Since the presidential election in November, Port Authority officials have raced to secure the money, fearing President-elect Donald Trump would nix it after taking office. Along with $3 billion approved through the Port Authority’s 10-year construction plan, the loan covers about half of the new bus terminal’s $10 billion expected price tag. Officials plan to replace the shabby old bus terminal built in 1950 with a new, light-filled space that can handle more riders. They hope to open the 2-million-square-foot facility to the public in 2032. more: https://gothamist.com/news/feds-give-port-authority-19b-loan-for-new-midtown-bus-terminal-as-biden-leaves-office
January 21Jan 21 lirr switch heaters in action — https://www.instagram.com/reel/DFBtjfZxRel/?igsh=MWZtbzd2aWw1emxqMg==
January 25Jan 25 old subway cars heading for the scrapper — https://www.instagram.com/reel/DEdFA9Vvmik/?igsh=MWo0ajZxNDNxcnZ4Mw==
January 26Jan 26 yerp — Congestion pricing continuing to bring fewer cars into Manhattan, MTA data finds By Barbara Russo-Lennon Posted on January 26, 2025 Now in its third week, congestion pricing in NYC has continued to reduce traffic into Manhattan, according to updated data from the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA). The program, which launched on Jan. 5, saw an overall 7.5% reduction in traffic within the Congestion Relief Zone (CRZ) south of and including 61st Street throughout the week of Jan. 5. Similar results continued into the week of Jan. 13, with fewer cars penetrating the CRZ each day. According to MTA data, there was an average of 26,619 fewer vehicles on the road in Manhattan from Monday, Jan. 13, through Friday, Jan. 17, for a total of 133,097 fewer vehicles over the course of the week. more: https://www.amny.com/nyc-transit/congestion-pricing-manhattan-traffic-data-01172025/ Cars pass under the toll gantries at the Manhattan Bridge amid congestion pricing in New York on Jan. 7, 2025. Photo by Dean Moses
January 26Jan 26 Plans for new ‘Interborough Express’ Brooklyn-to-Queens train back on track as congestion pricing rolls on By Barbara Russo-LennonPosted on January 26, 2025 … According to MTA officials, the agency is putting IBX into high gear again with a request for proposals to begin the preliminary engineering phase of the project, which is featured in the agency’s 2025-2029 capital plan. … According to an article in Crain’s New York Business, the IBX project will be completed in two phases. The first phase would include demolishing existing structures, constructing new tunnel and bridge structures and repositioning existing freight infrastructure. The other phase would consist of installing the light-rail system, constructing stations and an operation center, ordering light-rail trains, and taking other steps before putting the railway into service. more: https://www.amny.com/news/plans-for-a-new-brooklyn-to-queens-train-nyc/ The proposed Roosevelt Avenue northern terminal of the IBX in Jackson Heights, Queens. MTA
January 27Jan 27 2 hours ago, mrnyc said: yerp — Congestion pricing continuing to bring fewer cars into Manhattan, MTA data finds By Barbara Russo-Lennon Posted on January 26, 2025 Now in its third week, congestion pricing in NYC has continued to reduce traffic into Manhattan, according to updated data from the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA). The program, which launched on Jan. 5, saw an overall 7.5% reduction in traffic within the Congestion Relief Zone (CRZ) south of and including 61st Street throughout the week of Jan. 5. Similar results continued into the week of Jan. 13, with fewer cars penetrating the CRZ each day. According to MTA data, there was an average of 26,619 fewer vehicles on the road in Manhattan from Monday, Jan. 13, through Friday, Jan. 17, for a total of 133,097 fewer vehicles over the course of the week. more: https://www.amny.com/nyc-transit/congestion-pricing-manhattan-traffic-data-01172025/ Cars pass under the toll gantries at the Manhattan Bridge amid congestion pricing in New York on Jan. 7, 2025. Photo by Dean Moses Congestion pricing is the best new US policy since indoor smoking bans. 2 hours ago, mrnyc said: Plans for new ‘Interborough Express’ Brooklyn-to-Queens train back on track as congestion pricing rolls on By Barbara Russo-LennonPosted on January 26, 2025 … According to MTA officials, the agency is putting IBX into high gear again with a request for proposals to begin the preliminary engineering phase of the project, which is featured in the agency’s 2025-2029 capital plan. … According to an article in Crain’s New York Business, the IBX project will be completed in two phases. The first phase would include demolishing existing structures, constructing new tunnel and bridge structures and repositioning existing freight infrastructure. The other phase would consist of installing the light-rail system, constructing stations and an operation center, ordering light-rail trains, and taking other steps before putting the railway into service. more: https://www.amny.com/news/plans-for-a-new-brooklyn-to-queens-train-nyc/ The proposed Roosevelt Avenue northern terminal of the IBX in Jackson Heights, Queens. MTA It’s so great that they finally got rid of the street running parts of the proposal. This thing needs to be full grade separated, and it sounds like that is now the plan. When is the last time I-71 turned a profit?
February 3Feb 3 he nailed the mta lettered train breakdown — 😂 https://www.instagram.com/reel/DCnRVArP0tg/?igsh=MW03d2N0eWRwOGVjNQ==
February 11Feb 11 el voltage fire — 🙀 https://www.instagram.com/reel/DF4Ljf9tZxf/?igsh=ZjJtNTQ0OWUybnpm
February 16Feb 16 since we moved i got no business on this train anymore, but somebody caught a new open gangway train in the wild — 🎉 https://www.instagram.com/reel/DFteGsIP0Qe/?igsh=OGwzNDJtMm9oN29v
February 16Feb 16 day vs night population 2023 — Source: ar.inspiredpencil.com metro affluence 2024 — Source: lorettewmidge.pages.dev
February 19Feb 19 time to withhold the nys tax money to the feds for the maga welfare states — Trump administration terminates approval of New York City congestion pricing The toll structure had been hitting motorists for $9 if they rolled into central Manhattan from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m. on weekdays between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. on weekends. more: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/trump-administration-terminates-approval-new-york-city-congestion-pric-rcna192847
February 19Feb 19 If California doesn't secede, New York will. It gets worse.... By ending congestion pricing, Trump has killed the Second Avenue Subway and the Inter Borough Express rail project. This will have to be fully funded by the state to get completed. Or, like you said @mrnyc, NY will withhold its federal tax revenues for its own uses. If Trump protests, NY should pull a Trumpism: "Just try to stop us." "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
February 19Feb 19 While NY State funds the red states, unfortunately a lot of that funding isn't sent from NY State coffers to the feds. A lot of it comes from businesses and individuals filing taxes and paying fees to the federal government. I'm sure the direct grants/funds received by NY State is much higher than the total money the state actually controls and sends to the feds. Maybe I'm wrong, but I'm worried NY doesn't have a huge hand to play outside of fighting in courts.
February 19Feb 19 How about a state says, file your federal taxes to us and get your federal refund from us, otherwise a Treasury Offset will be enforced and we'll intercept your federal tax refund to pay for state-funded projects that otherwise would have been funded by the feds. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
February 20Feb 20 ^ the easiest thing for this year is pay your state and city taxes, but dont file fed taxes. trump is cutting the irs to ribbons, so they won’t know anyway. maybe they’ll get the message when the maga welfare states go broke.
February 20Feb 20 what do you do? real onez know — 😂 https://www.instagram.com/reel/DGHHG6IOEjR/?igsh=MWhjNGt3OXU0dW9raQ==
February 20Feb 20 4 hours ago, ryanlammi said: While NY State funds the red states, unfortunately a lot of that funding isn't sent from NY State coffers to the feds. A lot of it comes from businesses and individuals filing taxes and paying fees to the federal government. I'm sure the direct grants/funds received by NY State is much higher than the total money the state actually controls and sends to the feds. Maybe I'm wrong, but I'm worried NY doesn't have a huge hand to play outside of fighting in courts. you are, nys is historically of a long, long time a payer state. for example, in 2021: received from feds — 97B payed to feds — 148B of course it would be up to individuals to withhold paying outside of secession, but enough would do it to make a serious impact on welfare states, especially if a few other major payer state taxpayers threw in. i mean its not like cali or mass are going to get anything back out of vindictive trump either. it would be great if everyone protested by not paying fed taxes this year — talk about sending elon a message!
February 20Feb 20 11 minutes ago, mrnyc said: you are, nys is historically of a long, long time a payer state. for example, in 2021: received from feds — 97B payed to feds — 148B of course it would be up to individuals to withhold paying outside of secession, but enough would do it to make a serious impact on welfare states, especially if a few other major payer state taxpayers threw in. i mean its not like cali or mass are going to get anything back out of vindictive trump either. it would be great if everyone protested by not paying fed taxes this year — talk about sending elon a message! So I wasn't wrong. I agree that NY is a donor state. I said that. But most people aren't willing to go to federal prison for withholding their taxes. The only way it would make any sense would be for the state to set up a federal filing infrastructure independently from the feds and hold the money in escrow to pay for illegally withheld federal funds. Might not be legal for the state to do that, but I would feel way more comfortable doing that than independently withholding my federal taxes and hoping everyone else does the same (because they won't)
February 20Feb 20 40 minutes ago, ryanlammi said: So I wasn't wrong. I agree that NY is a donor state. I said that. But most people aren't willing to go to federal prison for withholding their taxes. The only way it would make any sense would be for the state to set up a federal filing infrastructure independently from the feds and hold the money in escrow to pay for illegally withheld federal funds. Might not be legal for the state to do that, but I would feel way more comfortable doing that than independently withholding my federal taxes and hoping everyone else does the same (because they won't) yes but that would take some time. we could all protest this year or perhaps next by not paying the feds. combined with the fact trump obviously hates the irs and gutted it with more to come, that combined with large numbers of witheld taxes protestors, it would go unknown.
February 20Feb 20 4 minutes ago, mrnyc said: yes but that would take some time. we could all protest this year or perhaps next by not paying the feds. combined with the fact trump obviously hates the irs and gutted it with more to come, that combined with large numbers of witheld taxes protestors, it would go unknown. The vast majority of taxpayers have already paid their federal income, social security, and Medicare taxes in the form of withholding by their employer. Filing only finalizes the number, and you pay the difference or get a refund that is hopefully just a rounding error. Not paying Fed income tax is not a serious suggestion. When is the last time I-71 turned a profit?
February 20Feb 20 Just now, Boomerang_Brian said: The vast majority of taxpayers have already paid their federal income, social security, and Medicare taxes in the form of withholding by their employer. Filing only finalizes the number, and you pay the difference or get a refund that is hopefully just a rounding error. Not paying Fed income tax is not a serious suggestion. sure it isnt serious. for this year. you can quite easily change withholding status for next year. or the next, because you can bet short of secession it will happen if the gov isnt fair with the money.
February 20Feb 20 It would help if all the politicians cheerleading for congestion pricing practiced what they preached. This is classic limousine liberalism--as an aside, I'm trying to figure out what part of the "Manhattan" countryside he's riding through in this clip 🤔 http://www.mainstreetpainesville.org/
February 28Feb 28 fun animation of subway traffic — https://www.instagram.com/reel/DGLhYzBuNVT/?igsh=NWVuMDE0ZmhzODZz
March 9Mar 9 a ride from sunnyside to queensboro plaza 1930s — 🎉 https://www.instagram.com/reel/DG6WQ_VRyl2/?igsh=bXh4NWJreHRzemJo
March 9Mar 9 gabba gabba hey — 1982 🎉 https://www.instagram.com/p/DGtJUjOxBO3/?igsh=MTg5cWg4cHM4ZmdjaA==
March 10Mar 10 take a bus ride to kings plaza — 1974 — https://www.instagram.com/reel/DG-j2xRxJFZ/?igsh=ZHA1MGRmbW9icG1u
March 29Mar 29 Not news..but still kinda cool. An animated graphic of 460 NYC trains operating simultaneously during peak hours: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DGDdWngu6IX/
April 1Apr 1 this will help with subway safety — How would Hochul’s involuntary commitment power play potentially impact the way NYC handles severe mental illness in the subways? By Barbara Russo-LennonPosted on March 31, 2025 more: https://www.amny.com/news/involuntary-commitment-nyc-mental-illness-subways/
April 1Apr 1 conductor comedy train — 😂 https://www.instagram.com/reel/DFWcOeXR31m/?igsh=aTQzbHcxMHdjcGpk
April 1Apr 1 former broadway streetcar bldg in soho — https://www.instagram.com/reel/DHwQ4CTxtbg/?igsh=M2l6cHgzZzFybnZy
April 3Apr 3 new subway map — New NYC subway map unveiled by MTA. Here's what has changed. newyork By Doug Williams Updated on: April 3, 2025 A new New York City subway map has been unveiled by the MTA. A lot has changed on the subway in the last 45 years, including stations, train cars, platforms, and even how we pay. But one thing that stayed the same was the subway map. That is, until now. The tweaking phase is over The MTA on Wednesday unveiled a new map of the subway system, replacing the old one that had been in use since 1979. There is a noticeable difference. more: https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/newyork/news/mta-new-york-city-subway-system-map/ The MTA says the new design makes key things easier to find, like express service versus local, transit hubs for connections, and ADA accessibility guidelines. CBS NEWS NEW YORK
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