August 29, 20231 yr aah naah nahhhh 🙀🤡🤷♂️ https://www.instagram.com/reel/CtpjicBJmoI/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
September 4, 20231 yr a nice ibx line plan insta — 👍 https://www.instagram.com/reel/CwVfPewK3Ly/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
September 9, 20231 yr the mayor wants to turn the old elevated rockaway beach branch queensway into a highline park, but the local politicians want it reactivated as rail: Pols still calling for ‘QueensLink’ transit service on abandoned rail line as mayor seeks to build park By Ben Brachfeld Posted on September 6, 2023 Queens pols and advocates are still calling for new transit service on a long-disused rail line that they say would shorten residents’ punishingly long commutes, but have to contend with the Adams Administration’s desire to build a park instead. more: https://www.amny.com/transit/queenslink-transit-abandoned-rail-mayor-seeks-build-park/ A map of the proposed QueensLink subway connection. QueensLink
September 14, 20231 yr another nutty kid gonna find out — 🙀 https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cwwfdyagui5/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
September 23, 20231 yr they caved — booo hisss — but helloooo cleeeveland !!! 😂 BUSES Transit Chief’s Bronx Jeer as City Hall Nixes Fordham Road Revamp The Adams administration killed the plan to create bus-only lanes along one of the city’s slowest mass-transit thoroughfares in the face of local business and political opposition. BY JOSE MARTINEZ SEP 22, 2023, 5:42PM EDT ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY JONATHAN CUSTODIO The head of New York City Transit is concerned that the collapse Friday of plans to speed bus service along a key Bronx corridor could spell trouble for similar efforts across the city. Richard Davey, president of the MTA division that operates the bus, subway and paratransit systems, told THE CITY on Friday afternoon that the “perplexing” decision by the Adams administration to scrap long-planned upgrades along busy Fordham Road under political pressure is “disappointing.” “Fordham Road, those 85,000 bus customers — that’s more bus customers than you have in St. Louis or Cleveland,” Davey said. “This is not just some meaningless area, it’s a big deal.” more: https://www.thecity.nyc/2023/9/22/23886175/transit-chiefs-bronx-jeer-city-hall-nixes-fordham-revamp
September 27, 20231 yr fresh new open gangway subway cars - https://www.instagram.com/reel/CxOIt5dJWNL/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
September 29, 20231 yr welcome to New York! Thanks for riding the MTA http://www.mainstreetpainesville.org/
September 29, 20231 yr To be fair there is a ton of flooding throughout NYC today. City is in a state of emergency.
October 6, 20231 yr another push for 7 train to nj — Extend NYC subway to New Jersey? TED GOLDBERG | OCTOBER 3, 2023 | TRANSPORTATION Reps. Pascrell and Menendez make a pitch New York’s plan to charge a new toll on drivers entering lower Manhattan is moving ahead despite the vehement opposition of New Jersey politicians. But some Garden State leaders are still hoping to bring more direct benefits of congestion pricing to New Jersey. Rep. Bill Pascrell (D-9th) and Rep. Rob Menendez (D-8th) sent a letter to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s Traffic Mobility Review Board last week urging the agency to couple congestion pricing with the extension of the 7 train line to Secaucus via a new subway tunnel under the Hudson River. Such an extension — which would be the first MTA line to cross state borders — would allow commuters transferring from New Jersey Transit trains to directly access Grand Central Station and points in Queens more: https://www.njspotlightnews.org/video/extend-nyc-subway-to-new-jersey/
October 17, 20231 yr another writeup i found about this summer’s ibx town hall — 👍 MTA shares Interborough Express details August 18, 2023 By Ryan Schwach During an hour-long presentation, the MTA gave the public new details and updates on the planned Interborough Express, the potentially transformative railway project to connect Brooklyn and Queens. Members of the MTA’s Regional Planning group held a virtual town hall meeting on Wednesday night to share details and answer questions about the IBX, which plans to construct a new train route from Bay Ridge, Brooklyn to Woodside, Queens. “The Interborough Express would provide a transformative new transit connection between Brooklyn and Queens,” said MTA Senior Vice President of Regional Planning, Michael Shiffer. The IBX, proposed in January 2022 has a $5.5 billion price tag in 2027 dollars, and according to the MTA could potentially serve 115,000 daily riders from all over the two outer boroughs. “Part of the reason why this is such an exciting project…It's an exceptionally diverse study area, as you would imagine looking at the center of Brooklyn and Queens,” said Shiffer. “You've got a very diverse population, and you've got a population that could really use the mobility that this could provide.” Shiffer says that around half a million people live within a half mile of the right of way line the IBX will be using. “Many more people will benefit from the line by transferring from subways and other local transit services such as buses and Long Island Railroad,” said Shiffer. more: https://queenseagle.com/all/2023/8/18/mta-shares-interborough-express-details A RENDERING OF A POTENTIAL LIGHT RAIL IBX TRACK. VIA THE MTA
October 23, 20231 yr end of the night ride w/diplo — 😎🔊🎶 https://www.instagram.com/reel/CycGZFvOi6F/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
October 23, 20231 yr aayyy check out the new r211s in staten — 👍 https://www.instagram.com/reel/CygzNkBPe3j/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
October 24, 20231 yr subway station spelunking -- check out the old abandoned platform at 14st union square -- https://youtu.be/ebXKdPdyOro?si=5bM6MZd_j_Fqy8R0
October 24, 20231 yr epic, yes it still happens sometimes — 🤷♂️ https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cxda5pyIPEG/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
October 24, 20231 yr how they do station reno upkeep — https://www.instagram.com/reel/CyT9omqP2lk/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
October 24, 20231 yr mo’ money on the way for 2nd ave — 👍 Feds set to award $3.4 billion infrastructure grant for Second Avenue Subway extension By Ben Brachfeld Posted on October 24, 2023 The Biden administration is set to award a $3.4 billion grant to New York to extend the Second Avenue Subway up to 125th Street, Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer and U.S. Rep. Adriano Espaillat announced on Tuesday. more: https://www.amny.com/transit/feds-award-infrastructure-grant-second-avenue-subway-extension/ A draft rendering of the Q train platform planned for 125th Street and Lexington Avenue. MTA
October 31, 20231 yr happy subway day — https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cy6IIkgRHe1/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
November 1, 20231 yr mta deaf train conductor in action — https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cy-KLLsAdOo/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
November 5, 20231 yr butti approves — 👍 Buttigieg approves $3.4B grant for 2nd Avenue subway, less than half the project’s cost By Clayton Guse Published Nov 4, 2023 U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg signed off on a $3.4 billion grant for the MTA’s extension of the Second Avenue subway into East Harlem Saturday, marking the latest step forward for a project New York officials first started planning nearly a century ago. The federal money covers less than half of the $7.7 billion estimated cost for the extension, which aims to add three new stops to the Q line, which currently terminates at East 96th Street. The MTA plans to build a new terminal for the line at Lexington Avenue and East 125th Street, with two other stops at East 116th and East 106th Streets. “I know it was a long, long, long time coming, but here we are,” Buttigieg said at a news conference on East 125th Street. “There has been such passion about this in a community that has been promised a subway line since the old elevated line was pulled down 80 years ago.” more: https://gothamist.com/news/buttigieg-approves-34b-grant-for-2nd-avenue-subway-less-than-half-of-the-projects-cost
November 13, 20231 yr more subway history — https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cy5_EKbL6kE/?igshid=eXNpMzExNnQ0azdx
November 13, 20231 yr goodbye metrocard hello omny tap card — 😂 https://www.instagram.com/reel/CzMVm5kOw_0/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
November 16, 20231 yr cool subway operator’s view — 👍 https://www.instagram.com/reel/CzBtmT5LKId/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
November 18, 20231 yr come on, maaan — 🤷♂️ Gov. Hochul’s Interborough Express plan faces old MTA dilemma By Clayton Guse and Stephen Nessen Published Nov 17, 2023 Gov. Kathy Hochul is getting a hard lesson on the MTA as she pushes her plan for a light rail Interborough Express between Bay Ridge, Brooklyn and Jackson Heights, Queens. During an open house meeting on the project last week, the deputy chief of staff for the MTA’s construction department let slip a sobering reality: “The MTA can’t in good conscience invest in new infrastructure without making sure that we have the funding in place to secure our existing system.” MTA officials later tried to downplay the comment, saying the IBX remained a top priority of the agency. more: https://gothamist.com/news/plan-for-brooklyn-queens-ibx-mta-dilemma
November 22, 20231 yr lol lemmee tell ya after working all over the bx 25yrs this is the truth — 😂 https://www.instagram.com/reel/CzL7PZnOOHw/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
November 23, 20231 yr Bon appetite on the B train "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
December 13, 20231 yr if you come out to nyc in december a reminder its mta’s charming vintage train season, which us always fun — look for the vintage subway rides and the people that dress in period clothes for the occassion — 👍 https://www.instagram.com/reel/C0ZgV8kusua/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
December 14, 20231 yr whoa sparky — 🙀😂👍 https://www.instagram.com/reel/C0HG_P7uSBi/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
December 15, 20231 yr this is very cool — mta pop up store — you can buy mta surplus old signage, etc.: https://www.instagram.com/reel/C0zr3A0vVa5/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
December 19, 20231 yr ibx design in 2024, completion in 2027: Interborough Express inches closer to becoming reality; Now awaiting environmental review BY ELIJAH WESTBRO DECEMBER 13, 2023 NEW YORK -- The Interborough Express, a multi-billion dollar light rail line connecting Brooklyn and Queens, continues to inch closer to becoming a reality. As CBS New York's Elijah Westbrook reports, the MTA is looking into the potential impacts of the project, and one remaining step is the environmental review process. The MTA held its third and final public hearing on the project on Nov. 30 in Sunset Park, Brooklyn -- one of the areas the line is expected to run through. more: https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/interborough-express-inches-closer-to-becoming-reality-now-awaiting-environmental-review/
December 24, 20231 yr fighting grafitti in the 1980s: https://www.instagram.com/reel/C05L5OkxYfA/?igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
December 29, 20231 yr fax for the congestion pricing h8rz — CAR CITY: MTA and Port Authority data shows record traffic on NYC crossings as congestion pricing nears By Ben BrachfeldPosted on December 28, 2023 More people are driving cars in New York City than ever before, based on toll data from the MTA and Port Authority — a remarkable feat as the city prepares to implement congestion pricing in the hopes of dissuading motorists from getting behind the wheel in favor of mass transit. more: https://www.amny.com/transit/record-traffic-cars-congestion-pricing/ Vehicle volume on MTA bridges and tunnels has been growing for decades.MTA Bridges & Tunnels The Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge. MTA / Patrick Cashin
January 4, 20241 yr welp my spouse was waiting & waiting on the long delayed 1 train downtown today — this is why — some mental health person set it off — ugh: At least 24 injured after NYC subway trains collide, derail; service disruptions expected through morning By Social Links for Steven Vago , Social Links for Larry Celona , Social Links for Nolan Hicks and Social Links for Patrick Reilly Published Jan. 4, 2024 more: https://nypost.com/2024/01/04/metro/several-injured-after-subway-train-collision-derailment-in-nyc/
January 10, 20241 yr that cost estimate is insane for three more stations, but anyway at minimum it was nice to have the obvious crosstown second avenue subway extension finally acknowleged today — and apparantly tunneling work folded into phase two — Gov. Hochul backs Second Ave. Subway expansion on 125th St. to western Harlem Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News Tue, January 9, 2024 Gov. Hochul on threw her support behind an ambitious MTA plan to extend the proposed path of the Second Avenue Subway into western Harlem during her State of the State address Tuesday. “New York needs another crosstown rail connection, and we can’t wait another decade to begin planning it,” says her written proposal backing the extension, which was published alongside her speech. “An extended Second Avenue Subway-West line would pass through East Harlem, Central Harlem, and Manhattanville along the busy commercial corridor of 125th Street and would create a true east-west subway connection in Upper Manhattan.” … “MTA will evaluate the feasibility of extending the Q line west and performing the initial tunneling work as a continuation of the Phase Two tunneling work,” the proposal reads. Continuing the tunneling as a portion of the Phase Two work would be $400 million cheaper than stopping the westward extension at Lexington Ave. and then restarting it later, Hochul’s assessment says. Hochul also used the occasion to express continued support for the Interborough Express, a $5.5 billion light-rail project that would link 17 subway lines and the LIRR via an existing railroad right-of-way through Brooklyn and Queens. MTA chair Janno Lieber was effusive. “Governor Hochul is MTA riders’ best friend,” the transit boss said in a statement. more: https://news.yahoo.com/gov-hochul-backs-second-ave-222700214.html
January 13, 20241 yr its moving along — 👍 Interborough Express light rail project moves to next phase, Hochul says By Ben Brachfeld Posted on January 9, 2024 The proposed Interborough Express (IBX) light rail between Brooklyn and Queens is inching forward, with officials hoping the project can be designed and engineering challenges resolved starting this year, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced on Tuesday. The governor’s 2024 State of the State policy book, accompanying her big speech to a joint legislative session in Albany Tuesday, notes that the MTA will “initiate formal design and engineering” on the IBX, which aims to convert the underutilized Bay Ridge Branch rail spur, owned by the Long Island Rail Road and currently used by CSX freight rail, into a light rail line between Brooklyn and Queens, sharply reducing commute times between the two boroughs. The line would run 14 miles between Bay Ridge and Jackson Heights, running through many neighborhoods with few transit options while also connecting to 17 other subway lines. The MTA estimates the line would see 120,000 daily riders by 2045, and cost $5.5 billion to construct. more: https://www.amny.com/transit/interborough-express-light-rail-project-next-phase/ A rendering showing a light rail proposal for the Interborough Express at the Wilson Av L train stop in Bushwick, Brooklyn. MTA
January 17, 20241 yr artwork for the newly rebuilt new dorp sir station in staten is unveiled — 👍 New glass artwork transforms MTA Staten Island Railway station; Here’s what it looks like now Updated: Jan. 16, 2024 By Toniann DiCostanzo | [email protected] STATEN ISLAND, N.Y — Keri Sheheen, a Staten Island native and multidisciplinary artist, played a pivotal role in the renovation of the New Dorp station of the Staten Island Railway. The installation, titled “Creeping On Where Time Has Been,’' comprises around 350 square feet of glass and metal artwork fabricated by Mayer of Munich and Ferra Designs, Inc. more: https://www.silive.com/entertainment/2024/01/new-glass-artwork-transforms-staten-island-train-station-heres-what-it-looks-like-now.html Creeping On Where Time Has Been (2023) Keri Sheheen, SIR New Dorp Station. Commissioned by MTA Arts & Design. Photo: Courtesy of Keri Sheheen
January 20, 20241 yr On 1/9/2024 at 9:11 PM, mrnyc said: that cost estimate is insane for three more stations, but anyway at minimum it was nice to have the obvious crosstown second avenue subway extension finally acknowleged today — and apparantly tunneling work folded into phase two — Gov. Hochul backs Second Ave. Subway expansion on 125th St. to western Harlem Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News Tue, January 9, 2024 Gov. Hochul on threw her support behind an ambitious MTA plan to extend the proposed path of the Second Avenue Subway into western Harlem during her State of the State address Tuesday. “New York needs another crosstown rail connection, and we can’t wait another decade to begin planning it,” says her written proposal backing the extension, which was published alongside her speech. “An extended Second Avenue Subway-West line would pass through East Harlem, Central Harlem, and Manhattanville along the busy commercial corridor of 125th Street and would create a true east-west subway connection in Upper Manhattan.” … “MTA will evaluate the feasibility of extending the Q line west and performing the initial tunneling work as a continuation of the Phase Two tunneling work,” the proposal reads. Continuing the tunneling as a portion of the Phase Two work would be $400 million cheaper than stopping the westward extension at Lexington Ave. and then restarting it later, Hochul’s assessment says. Hochul also used the occasion to express continued support for the Interborough Express, a $5.5 billion light-rail project that would link 17 subway lines and the LIRR via an existing railroad right-of-way through Brooklyn and Queens. MTA chair Janno Lieber was effusive. “Governor Hochul is MTA riders’ best friend,” the transit boss said in a statement. more: https://news.yahoo.com/gov-hochul-backs-second-ave-222700214.html I hate this. Send this into the BX. Take cars all cars off of 125 street, police parking hard and turn the street into a busway similar to 14 street from 1 Ave to Broadway.
January 20, 20241 yr 45 minutes ago, MyTwoSense said: I hate this. Send this into the BX. Take cars all cars off of 125 street, police parking hard and turn the street into a busway similar to 14 street from 1 Ave to Broadway. why look who’s randomly back from the dead witchy as ever! 😂🎉
January 20, 20241 yr the brooklyn bridge goes from brown to its original gray and gets new lighting as its long spruce comes to an end this year — 👍 THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE GETS A GLOW UP The $2.4 million project bathes the bridge's newly cleaned towers in lights for the first time since 1983 By Brooklyn Magazine Hey buddy, can we sell you a brighter bridge? Fresh from having its stonework scrubbed (and vendors removed from its pedestrian planks), the Brooklyn Bridge has received a literal glow up. The 140-year-old landmark has been spruced up with an assist from new lighting — 56 energy efficient LED lights, to be exact, turned on for the first time on Thursday. more: https://www.bkmag.com/2024/01/16/the-brooklyn-bridge-gets-a-glow-up/ Photo courtesy of NYDOT
January 20, 20241 yr Go on, girl! That IS a glowup! "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
January 22, 20241 yr interdasting 😂 https://www.instagram.com/reel/C178fmOvUDN/?igsh=MTR3ZXRqdjQ0ZTd2Nw==
January 23, 20241 yr at long last it’s ON — second ave phase two starts in march! Construction set to start in March on next phase of Second Avenue Subway By Ben Brachfeld Posted on January 22, 2024 Construction is set to begin in March on phase 2 of the Second Avenue Subway, which will ultimately bring the Q train through East Harlem to 125th Street, the MTA revealed on Monday. The MTA has awarded its first contract for Second Avenue construction work, with a $182 million procurement awarded to C.A.C. Industries to relocate underground utility lines between 105th and 110th streets starting in coming weeks. more: https://www.amny.com/transit/construction-march-next-phase-second-avenue-subway/ The platform at 116th Street and Second Avenue could look something like this. MTA A rendering of the proposed station at 106th Street and Second Avenue. MTA
February 4, 20241 yr all the way thru the new r211 C train open gangway now in service — 👍 https://www.instagram.com/reel/C2z4_dHr-Pa/?igsh=MWg4a2ZkNnhqa2I5YQ==
February 16, 20241 yr now everything is on hold until they straighten out congestion pricing — 🤷♂️ February 16, 2024 Passenger Report: NYMTA Suspends Contracts for Transit Upgrades as Congestion Pricing Lawsuits Loom Written by Carolina Worrell, Senior Editor The New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has suspended the issuing of new construction contracts for major transit upgrades, “as lawsuits that seek to block congestion pricing work their way through the courts,” according to a Crain’s New York Business report. According to the MTA, congestion pricing is set to raise $15 billion for subway, buses and commuter rail projects, “but multiple legal challenges have delayed the launch date and jeopardized revenue to fund critical infrastructure work,” Crain’s reports. The result, according to the report, “is a pause on projects to improve the city’s mass transit: an expansion of the Second Avenue subway, upgrades to signals for more reliable subway service, disability-friendly upgrades and other initiatives.” “Due to this ongoing uncertainty, while litigation is pending, we will not be issuing any new construction contract solicitations,” wrote MTA Construction and Development President Jamie Torres-Springer, in a Feb. 14 letter to contractors obtained by Crain’s. “[There will be] limited exceptions for emergency work, small business mentoring contracts, and small projects with dedicated Federal funding. We will only initiate procurements we expect to be able to award.” more: https://www.railwayage.com/passenger/report-nymta-suspends-contracts-for-transit-upgrades-as-congestion-pricing-lawsuits-loom/ NYMTA photo
February 18, 20241 yr dopey kids — 🙀🤷♂️ https://www.instagram.com/reel/C12jt0cOsE-/?igsh=cGg2N3F2a2Njc2hu
February 18, 20241 yr cruise ships targeted to green up with electric — Plug it in! NYC lawmakers want diesel-powered cruise ships to connect to shore power or leave By Ben Brachfeld Posted on February 18, 2024 Fossil fuel-emitting cruise ships would have to walk the plank and abandon New York City ports unless they plug into clean shore power for energy, should a bill in the City Council become law. Intro. 4 of 2024, sponsored by Democratic City Council Members Alexa Avilés of Brooklyn and Erik Bottcher of Manhattan, would condition access to the city’s two cruise ports — located in the sponsors’ districts in Red Hook and Hell’s Kitchen — exclusively to operators that both connect to the electric grid instead of burning fossil fuels for power when in berth and create plans to mitigate traffic associated with cruise departures. Over 1.3 million passengers embarked on cruises out of the Manhattan and Brooklyn terminals last year, bringing in about $420 million in economic activity to the city, according to the Economic Development Corporation (EDC), the quasi-public agency that oversees the city’s cruise terminals and ferry landings. more: https://www.amny.com/transit/nyc-lawmakers-diesel-cruise-ships-power/
February 20, 20241 yr more foolishness — 🙀 https://www.instagram.com/reel/C3QW29Sp71I/?igsh=MTQ3NzJnMzJza3U5bA==
February 21, 20241 yr led lit stations on the way — NYC subway lights to shine brighter as MTA converts stations to LED fixtures by 2026 By EVAN SIMKO-BEDNARSKI | [email protected] | New York Daily News PUBLISHED: February 20, 2024 For those with a dim view of subway safety, the MTA has a solution: LED lighting fixtures. The 150,000 florescent light fixtures throughout the system will be upgraded to new, brighter LEDs by 2026, said NYC Transit Senior Vice President of Subways Demetrius Crichlow. “This might seem like a small thing for some, however it is huge in terms of the message that we’re trying to convey,” Crichlow said Tuesday under of a bank of glowing LEDs at the C train station at Lafayette Ave. in Fort Greene, Brooklyn. “Riders are going to see a difference. It will be brighter — your platforms, mezzanines and staircases will now be lighter and brighter,” he said. more: https://www.nydailynews.com/2024/02/20/nyc-subway-lights-to-shine-brighter-as-mta-converts-stations-to-led-fixtures-by-2026/ MTA officials hope new LED lighting fixtures will brighten the city’s subway stations. (Marc A. Hermann / MTA)
February 25, 20241 yr every little thing on the subway platform is gonna be alright — 👍 https://www.instagram.com/reel/C3jFwxrvER6/?igsh=a2d6eTdwYWQxbXNh
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