Mta Subway

Nyc Weekend Subway Service Changes For March 11-12

... Metropolitan Av and Myrtle Av. M service operates between Essex St and Myrtle Av, and is rerouted via the J to/from Broadway Junction, days/evenings only. Free shuttle buses make all M stops between Metropolitan Av and Myrtle Av. Transfer between buses and J/M trains at Myrtle Av. For direct service to/from Manhattan, use the L via transfer at Myrtle-Wyckoff Avs. N train. At all times until Spring 2017, Astoria-Ditmars Blvd bound N trains skip 86 St, Avenue U, Kings Hwy, 20 Av, 18 Av, New Utrecht Av, and Fort Hamilton Pkwy. N trains will stop at Bay Pkwy and 8 Av. To 86 St, Avenue U, and Kings Hwy, take the Astoria-bound N to Bay Pkwy and transfer to a Coney Island-bound N. To 20 Av, 18 Av, New Utrecht Av, and Fort Hamilton Pkwy, take the Astoria-bound N to 8 Av and transfer to a Coney Island-bound N. From these stations, take a ...

Nyc Subway Ridership Drops For The First Time Since 2009

... to cut $65 million from the agency’s budget, it’ll be even more difficult to recover ridership figures. Though a single cause hasn’t been pinpointed, it’s not hard to tell what could be causing the decline. Overcrowded trains and platforms cause delays, which then cause angry passengers who may eventually turn to other methods of transportation. Though the MTA knows what its issues are, addressing them is a solution that has yet to be foreseen. Services outages play a big role in the decline in ridership, however, they are a necessary evil, explains MTA’s chief of subways, Wynton Habersham. But that isn’t the MTA’s only problem. “[T]he subway is bursting at the seams. When you can’t fit more people on the subway, you’re not going to attract more people to the way,” states John Raskin of the Riders ...

Mta Service Changes Due To Snowstorm

... Jerome Avenue. All stops will be made on Jerome Avenue. Northbound Bx 19 detour: From 145 th Street and Broadway, right on Broadway, left on 147 th Street, left on Broadway, left on 145 th Street and regular route. Southbound Bx 19 buses will terminate at 145 th Street and Broadway. M 11 buses: No service to Riverbank Park. Northbound M 11 detour: Via 135 th Street, right on Broadway and terminate at 145 th Street. Southbound M 11 detour: Via Broadway, left on 147 th Street, left on Broadway, left on 135 th Street and regular route. M 4 buses will make Cabrini Circle the last stop in both directions. Northbound M 104 detour: Continue east on 125 th Street to Hancock Place, left on Morningside, left on 125 th Street and take temporary stand on 125 St and Morningside. Eastbound M 66 detour: Via 68 th Street, left on Third Avenue, right on 72 nd Street, right on Second Avenue, left on 68 th Street and regular route. 68 th Street and Third Avenue bus stops will be made on Third Avenue and 68 th Street at the M 101 bus stop. 68 th ...

Latest On Mass Transit, Roads & More

... Looking Back: New York Paralyzed by March Snowstorms. John F. Kennedy International, La Guardia and Newark Liberty International were all open as of late morning Tuesday, though airlines had canceled nearly 3,000 flights. Air Train service was shut down at Newark but running normally at JFK. The Port Authority, which oversees the three airports, says most flights are fully booked on Wednesday because of Tuesday's cancellations, and people should expect very heavy traffic on the roads to the airports. Anyone without a booked flight should not come to the airports. Passengers are urged to use mass transit to the airports, including the Q 70 La Guardia link and the Air Trains to JFK and Newark. A snowstorm last month caused chaos at La Guardia Airport as travelers flocked to the notoriously cramped airport to try to catch flights the day after the storm; News 4 cameras captured passengers running on the gridlocked highway and roads to try to make their flights at La Guardia. The airport has tried to mitigate traffic at peak travel ...

Nyc Misses Brunt Of Winter Storm, Above-ground Subway Service Restored

... EDT. MORE WEATHER INFO. Interactive Radar. Take control of NY 1's Interactive Radar to get detailed, street-level weather conditions. See where the next storm system is coming from or how quickly it is passing through your borough. New Yorkers are digging out from the snow, as the winter storm passed through Tuesday with a weaker impact on the city than expected. Above-ground MTA subway service was restored 6 p.m. after it was shut down 4 a.m. Express subway service in the city is projected to begin Wednesday by 7 a.m. or earlier on all lines. City buses are running with reduced service but are projected to be back to normal at 5 a.m. Wednesday. Limited Metro-North service was restored 6 p.m. Tuesday and ran until 11 p.m. on the Hudson, Harlem and New Haven Lines, although there will be no branch service. Full service will resume ...

Above-ground Subways Return To Service, Cuomo Says

... but with delays, officials said.  NJ Transit trains are operating on a weekend schedule. Amtrak is operating on a modified schedule and is suspended between New York City and Boston. ► FERRIES — The Staten Island Ferry is operating on a modified schedule. The East River Ferry and Seastreak have canceled all service for the day. "NY Waterway ferries will accept NJ TRANSIT tix on all routes Tues, 3/14, except Hav-Oss & Bcn-New, which will not operate," NY Waterway tweeted. Just before noon, NY Waterway posted its modified schedule for the evening commute. ► ROADS — The Plow NYC map displays a GPS-enabled view of which streets have been recently plowed. About 1,600 plows and 689 salt spreaders that have 283,000 tons of salt at its disposal will be out clearing the streets. Some 2,400 workers will take 12-hour shifts that started at 7 a.m. Monday. Alternate side parking has also been suspended for Tuesday and Wednesday. Citi Bike is closed as well. ► AIRPORTS — Fights ...

Acting Mta Chief Isn’t Concerned By Ridership Decline

... total of 1.7 billion, comes after the agency added roughly 30 million trips in each of the previous six years, setting records along the way. While some transit advocates argue that MTA bus and subway ridership should continue to climb to match the city’s population and job growths, Fernando Ferrer, the agency’s acting chairman, brushed off concerns. “I’m very glad our ridership is at historic highs. If it declines a little bit—in fact, I’ve seen those numbers; it is a little bit—there’s no reason for alarm,” Ferrer told reporters after an MTA board meeting Thursday. The 2016 decrease in subway ridership was due to sinking weekend numbers. Weekday ridership increased by.1%, but weekend trips fell by 3.1%. Ferrer said it’s not clear what factors are behind the dip. If commuters are fed up with the inconveniences that come with planned weekend service interruptions, that’s a price the agency is willing to pay to ensure safety, Ferrer said. He couldn’t definitively answer if the rise of ride-hail services played a role in ridership figures. “Could it be Uber? Could it be Lyft? Could it ...

Annual Subway Ridership Fell For First Time Since 2009

... Habersham outlined several short-term and long-term initiatives to improve service. That ranges from the hiring of more platform controllers to manage crowds and alleviate other delays, to the replacement of the agency’s antiquated signal system. Nearly 30% of the MTA’s signal system was installed before 1965 and has never been rehabilitated, according to Habersham. The MTA is spending north of $3.75 billion to modernize the signal system. That “will allow trains to run more closely together and do so more reliably,” Habersham said. Still, advocates believe the agency is hindered by inadequate financial support from Albany and the lack of a clear vision and policy to improve service — from buses above ground, to trains below. “These are pieces,” said Orcutt, “but it doesn’t feel like a comprehensive analysis is part of the public conversation right now.”. Annual MTA ...

Metro-north Could See 'total Shutdown

... Metropolitan Transportation Authority officials will make the call by 4:30 a.m. Tuesday whether Metro-North and Long Island Rail Road service will be suspended and reassess as the day goes on, Cuomo said. Above-ground MTA subway service in New York City will be suspended at 4 a.m. "If it is what they forecast, then it would be problematic to operate the railroad — LIRR and Metro-North," Cuomo told reporters on a Monday conference call. The region is bracing for snow, with forecasts predicting as much as 20 inches across the region , and in a statement outlining the state's storm preparations, the governor cautioned New Yorkers against venturing out. "I strongly urge everyone to limit unnecessary travel on Tuesday, and if you must ‎drive, please plan ahead, be careful, and stay safe," he said in a statement. He also warned drivers to be on the alert for potential road closures. In the past, Cuomo's administration has shut down portions of the Thruway and Interstate 84 during major snow storms. SNOWSTORM: When is it actually a blizzard. On the roads, the state outlined the New York State Department of ...

Mta Subway Posters Replaced With Political Call To Action

... the time to get a closer look at the posters this week may have missed the political updates the orange ads — originally apart of a MTA March 2016 campaign — received. Instead of reading, “Take a moment to alert a police officer or MTA employee,” the new posters urge commuters to call elected officials, complete with a tiny #RESIST, Gothamist reported. The stories told by the heroic New Yorkers were also tweaked a bit. MTA 'See Something, Say Something' Posters Get #RESIST Makeover __link__/Pj Rpck Yc As __link__/Bhq IFOhr W 1. — Gothamist (@Gothamist) March 9, 2017. “I knew to report the unattended bag I saw. But why wasn’t I also encouraged to speak up when I saw my government destabilizing the Middle East which led to increased terrorism in the first place?” Adam — Artem in the ...

What's Open, What's Closed In Northeast? Stella Causes Myriad Of Closures

... her car got stuck in snow on Main Street in Beacon, N. Y., on March 14, 2017. Seth Harrison, The Poughkeepsie Journal, via USA TODAY Network. People build a snowman during a winter storm on March 14, 2017, in Boston. Michael Dwyer, AP. A horse and buggy drive through the snow in Gap, Pa. Matt Slocum, AP. Cherie Burke contends with blowing snow during a blustery storm on March 14, 2017, in Portland, Maine. A late-season storm is hitting the Northeast, closing schools and prompting dire warnings to stay off the roads. Robert F. Bukaty, AP. Snow plows clear Route 80 during the heaviest part of the storm in Woodland Park, N. J. Pedota, Chris, North __link__, via USA TODAY N. Taylor Beebe is dressed in layers as she tries to clear snow from her car on Park Avenue in Rochester, N. Y. Jamie Germano, Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, via USA TODAY Network. Ken Maletski cleans the carburetor on the 1961 pickup that he is using to plow the driveway of his business in East Rutherford, N. Y. His dog, Dozer, sits in the driver's seat. Karas, Michael, __link__, via USA TODAY Network. Maggie ...