Category Archives: delays

Those darn interns and their funny MTA SERVICE ALERT mistakes

This NYCT SERVICE ALERT appeared at mta.info Tuesday morning. Upon seeing it, I says to myself, I says: “Have trolley tracks been relaid in the Bronx and have the (B), (D), and (F) trains been diverted to run along them?!?!?” … Continue reading

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The Great Broadway Bus Rerouting of 2009

Since NYC DOT is closing Broadway through Times Square in Manhattan and turning it into a pedestrian plaza, several bus routes are being rerouted off of Broadway and onto 7 Av. This happens May 25, 2009. And as a bonus, … Continue reading

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CRASH and BURN

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Broadway Bridge disrupts subway service twice today

You might not have noticed the service alerts, but the Broadway Bridge was raised twice today, disrupting (1) train service both times. Some people probably assumed that the “Barge of Death” was coming or going, but that was not the … Continue reading

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Subway contractor screws up Herald Square escalator rehab

Today’s amNY newspaper reports that subway contractor Fujitec America botched the $36 million installation of new escalators in the Herald Square subway station. It’s gotten so bad, that this weekend, 5 of the 12 escalators were out of service. Why … Continue reading

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VIDEO: Stuck in the snow – such is a bus’s life

I recently found a long lost movie, deep on my hard drive, that I made back in December 2003. It was filmed while I was living on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. In the middle of a snow storm … Continue reading

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Amtrak Quik-Trak Machines Down

Amtrak’s Quik-Trak Self-Service Ticketing Kiosks at New York Penn Station are all out of service. Customers are being told that their email confirmation printouts will be accepted onboard the trains as tickets for today only. Also, tickets will be sold … Continue reading

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Misconceptions about the South Ferry loop subway station

Now that the South Ferry subway station is back in the news due to the imminent opening of the new 2-track subway terminal, I’d like to clear up a few misconceptions. South Ferry misconception #1: A new subway station was … Continue reading

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MTA website announces the opening of the new South Ferry Subway Terminal Station

The MTA Capital Construction website has finally announced the opening of the new South Ferry Subway Terminal Station. The New South Ferry Terminal Station will open to the public on Monday, March 16, 2009 No time is given, but various … Continue reading

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New South Ferry Terminal may open March 16

The latest word is that the new South Ferry subway terminal is scheduled to open for revenue service at MIDNIGHT on Monday, March 16, 2009. I guess March 16th is the new February 2009 (which in turn was the new … Continue reading

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