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N.Y. (AP) - Long Island Rail Road has started enforcing a smoking ban on its platforms and outdoor waiting areas. The ban went in to effect in November but the MTA delayed enforcement to rewrite its regulations to reflect the ban and conduct a public...
Two women were were killed by a train after they climbed a Long Island railroad embankment yesterday, the MTA said. The victims, whose names were withheld pending family notification, were struck about a half-mile west of the Copiague station by an...
NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 15: Members of the Transportation Union Local 100 and supporters from 'Occupy Wall Street' participate in a protest before marching to Zuccotti Park to demand changes to the contract between the Metropolitan Transportation ... View Photo »
Chairman Lhota expressed a real willingness by the MTA to make this work. The communications equipment is a challenge but one that can be easily overcome if the agencies work together
MTA spokesperson, Ian Stronach says that the last ‘missing piece’ to allow for a fairer system is the adoption of a scaled system of RUC for light diesel vehicles. This would ensure that light diesel vehicles are treated fairly, and that their...
Mr. Rutledge served a one-year term as president of the MTA in 1997. He has been LaSalle's supervisor since 1988. He also served as township clerk from 1984 to 1988, was a trustee from 1980 to 1984, and treasurer from 1975 through 1978. Mr. Rutledge,...
Yet, stainless steel doesn’t rot or attract bugs, and it seems to have won the day. The MTA has chosen a sleek, modern style to be installed in stations when they come up for major overhauls or more modest face-lifts, the MTA said. One of the new...
NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 14: (L-R) TV personality Daphne Oz, Howard Permut, President of MTA Metro-North Railroad and chef Carla Hall attend the 2011 Grand Central Terminal Holiday Fair ribbon cutting ceremony at the Grand Central Terminal on November 14,... View Photo »
The MTA’s response was to hand forth a set of demands that attack the very essence of our very ability to defend our livelihoods, and our ability to take care of our families
Terminal in Brooklyn, and waiting rooms. MTA cops are not planning any special effort to enforce the ban — they’ll write tickets in “the normal course of business,” an MTA source said. Besides issuing tickets, cops will have discretion to order those...
Let me know: kevinpatch.com County legislator Cornell seesk passage of Senate and Assembly bills Cornell's resolution asks the senate and assembly to pass bills that would amend the state tax law and exempt public libraries from the Metropolitan...
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NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 12: Actor Bill Nighy unveils the 'Arthur Christmas' MTA shuttle at the Grand Central Shuttle Station on November 12, 2011 in New York City.
View Photo »MTA chairman Jay Walder, second from left, stands with other dignitaries next to a tunnel boring machine, Thursday, Sept. 22, 2011 in New York. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority completed tunneling today for the first phase of the Second Avenue Subway when a tunnel boring...
View Photo »MTA CEO Jay Walder (C) speaks to New York City Mayor Michael Bloombeg and NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly at an executive staff meeting at New York Police Headquarters August 28, 2011.
View Photo »A MTA worker prepares to chain the gates at Union Square station as the city’s entire mass transit system beginning at noon will shut down August 27, 2011 to prepare for Hurricane Irene. It’s the first time mass transit has been shut down because of a natural disaster. The hurricane is...
View Photo »New York MTA chief Jay Walder (R) speaks to the media next to New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, about hurricane evacuation during a news conference in New York August 26, 2011. New York City on Friday ordered the evacuation of more than 250,000 people and prepared to shut down its...
View Photo »NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 15: Members of the Transportation Union Local 100 and supporters from 'Occupy Wall Street' participate in a protest before marching to Zuccotti Park to demand changes to the contract between the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) and transit workers...
View Photo »NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 12: A general view of atmosphere at the unveiling of the 'Arthur Christmas' MTA shuttle at the Grand Central Shuttle Station on November 12, 2011 in New York City.
View Photo »NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 12: Director Sarah Smith (L) and actor Bill Nighy (R) along with Santa Claus unveil the 'Arthur Christmas' MTA shuttle at the Grand Central Shuttle Station on November 12, 2011 in New York City.
View Photo »NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 12: (L-R) Lt. Col. Richard Bordonaro USMC, director Sarah Smith and actor Bill Nighy unveil the 'Arthur Christmas' MTA shuttle at the Grand Central Shuttle Station on November 12, 2011 in New York City.
View Photo »Tonianne Lubrano of the Carroll Gardens neighborhood of Brooklyn walks over the Brooklyn Bridge to her job in the Wall Street area of New York Monday, Aug. 29, 2011, the day after Tropical Storm Irene blew through the city. Lubrano said she was walking to work because she didn't want to...
View Photo »Commuters pass through turnstiles before boarding a Manhattan-bound train at Astoria-Ditmars Boulevard station, Monday, Aug. 29, 2011, in the Queens borough of New York. The MTA New York City Subway is back up and running Monday morning after a system-wide shutdown was put into effect...
View Photo »Morning rush hour commuters ride the subway in Lower Manhattan, New York, Monday, Aug. 29, 2011, the day after Tropical Storm Irene blew through the city. The MTA New York City Subway is back up and running Monday morning after a system-wide shutdown was put into effect due to Tropical...
View Photo »NEW YORK, NY - AUGUST 27: The subway entrance at Union Square sits closed on August 27, 2011 in New York City. The MTA decided to shut down the entire subway system due to Hurricane Irene.
View Photo »NEW YORK, NY - AUGUST 27: People run through the rain towards the West 72nd Street subway station on August 27, 2011 in New York City. The MTA shut down the entire subway system at 12PM on Saturday in preperation for Hurricane Irene.
View Photo »In this undated photograph provided by the Metropolitan Transit Authority, a female peregrine falcon flies past a tower of the Verrazano Narrows Bridge connecting Brooklyn and Staten Island in New York. The bird pictured is the mother of two falcon chicks born that hatched atop the...
View Photo »In this undated photograph provided by the Metropolitan Transit Authority, two female peregrine falcon chicks are shown in a nest box atop the 693-foot Brooklyn tower of the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge connecting Brooklyn and Staten Island in New York. The pair are are among three new...
View Photo »In this undated photograph provided by the Metropolitan Transit Authority, a female peregrine falcon flaps her wings to protect her three chicks, born in late April or early May, as she reacts to a photographer who snapped a family portrait atop the Marine Parkway-Gil Hodges Memorial...
View Photo »NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 12: Actor Bill Nighy unveils the 'Arthur Christmas' MTA shuttle at the Grand Central Shuttle Station on November 12, 2011 in New York City.
View Photo »Chairman Lhota expressed a real willingness by the MTA to make this work. The communications equipment is a challenge but one that can be easily overcome if the agencies work together
The MTA’s response was to hand forth a set of demands that attack the very essence of our very ability to defend our livelihoods, and our ability to take care of our families
What I think is appropriate [for the MTA] are the contracts we negotiated with our public employees, where the public employees acknowledged that there is a terrible financial problem in this state and . . . executed contracts with no raises
The people at MTA have tremendous experience, yet each has a well-focused expertise for the most part geared to the operational side of businesses. But I am all about the revenue side, the customer experience ... Everything I do is in the visual world.
Even though the MTA and TWU Local 100 have negotiated through the weekend, we have been unable to reach a settlement prior to the expiration of the contract. While we remain far apart, the MTA will continue to negotiate in good faith in the hope of reaching a settlement.
Even though the MTA and TWU Local 100 have negotiated through the weekend, we have been unable to reach a settlement prior to the expiration of the contract. While we remain far apart, the MTA will continue to negotiate in good faith in the hope of reaching a settlement.
The MTA has agreed to improve the bathroom facilities for female workers in the subway and identify suitable locations for female bus drivers to make pitstops along their routes. The authority also is willing to commit to installing 400 bus partitions a year, a safety upgrade sought after the stabbing d...
If you look at the national average, on average passengers, transit riders pay for between 40 percent to 45 percent of the actual cost of their rides, whereas in the city of New York, it’s something more like 60 percent. So, as much as we advocate for and say how good mass transit is for the city as a w...
We’re looking at contracts on a state level where people have taken zeroes for two or three years. I don’t know if there’s a possibility within the confines of finding something, but I know that those on the MTA board and the head of the MTA–I’ve known Joe Lhota to be a fair person. So, I’m sure he’s tr...
I’ve been bargaining for the better part of the last 48 hours ... I’m going to go back into that hotel and I’m going to tell the chairman of the MTA, I’m going to tell the governor to take their petty demands and shove it.
I'm going to go back into the hotel and I'm going to tell the MTA chairman and the governor they can take their set of demands and shove it
We're not selling out our operators, our conductors --we're not selling them down the river so that Governor Cuomo or the MTA can assist in balancing the budget on the backs of Local 100 members. We're not going for it.
I'm going to go back into that hotel, and I'm going to tell the chairman of the MTA, and I'm going to tell the governor to take their petty demands and shove it because TWU Local 100 is not going to agree.
They went through 30 meetings to convince the neighborhood that the Carruth Apartments at Ashmont was a quality step. They also worked with the MTA to upgrade Ashmont Station which was a huge move.
It is vital that there be a smooth transition between the Nassau County transit system and the MTA
I hope that you will support the MTA Board’s proposal to restore services and I would be more than happy to meet with you to discuss how we can provide the services my constituents need and deserve
The installation of sound abatement equipment in the Hunters Point South area is a major improvement in the quality of life for residents and businesses in the area ... Long Island City has become one of the most desirable destinations in New York City, and shouldn’t be tainted with excessive noise. I w...
This sound abatement equipiday -SEE SOUND ON PG. 69- ment will help to reduce the noise caused by MTA exhaust fans that are next to residential buildings in Long Island City ... This noise has long adversely affected the quality of life for many residents in Western Queens. This is a great opportunity t...
This sound abatement equipiday -SEE SOUND ON PG. 69- ment will help to reduce the noise caused by MTA exhaust fans that are next to residential buildings in Long Island City ... This noise has long adversely affected the quality of life for many residents in Western Queens. This is a great opportunity t...
While it is common to check back with agencies my office has audited to determine if progress has been made based on our recommendations, the article in the New York Post about the MTA's contract with Apple in Grand Central Terminal is a cause for concern
It's an audit, a follow-up to the one we did into the MTA's real estate practices in July. It's common practice to follow up audited with agencies in a period of time to ensure compliance and ensure our recommendations are being followed.
The article in the New York Post about the MTA’s contract with Apple in Grand Central Terminal is a cause for concern ... This is a prime property, and I intend to make sure that the MTA hasn’t given away the store.
There was no evidence the MTA had conducted such a study before accepting the tenant’s request for the lease provisions
The article in the New York Post about the MTA’s contract with Apple in Grand Central Terminal is a cause for concern
The MTA moved proactively to maximize revenue and quadrupled the rent we receive for this unique space. They are effectively paying $180 per square foot over the 10 years of the lease, almost 10 times the previous tenant.
