Full Shutdown Cancelled For the past several months, many New Yorkers have been bracing for a full shutdown of the (L) line in Manhattan, as the East River tubes are in desperate need of repairs following SuperStorm Sandy in 2012. While the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) was able to make critical short-term repairs to keepContinueContinue reading “NY MTA (L) Shutdown – What’s Next?”
Category Archives: New York City Subway
Transit Tourism – New York City Transit Excursion 2017 – Part 5
In Episode 5 of my Transit Tourism series documenting my recent trip to New York City, I will be discussing my first journey aboard the (1) and (W.) subway lines though Manhattan. Note: When I type in the W in parenthesis to indicate the (W). Line, WordPress changes that to its logo. As a result,Continue readingContinue reading “Transit Tourism – New York City Transit Excursion 2017 – Part 5”
Farewell to the Loops! “Newer” South Ferry Station Reopens!
Over the weekend, I began hearing some speculation that the New York City MTA was going to reopen the “newer” South Ferry subway station on Tuesday, June 27, 2017. If such an opening were to materialize, it would mean that the “newer” station would be open by the July 4th holiday, and would also solidifyContinueContinue reading “Farewell to the Loops! “Newer” South Ferry Station Reopens!”
Final Countdown for South Ferry Loop
The final countdown is on for the many transit fans in New York City to get photos and videos of the old South Ferry Loop subway station before it shuts down for good. While an official reopening date has yet to be announced by the New York City MTA for the “newer” South Ferry platformContinueContinue reading “Final Countdown for South Ferry Loop”
NYC Subway W-Train makes a comeback on 11/7/16
It’s a long time coming for the New York City Subway – the return of “W” service to Manhattan and Queens! Back in 2009, during the height of the recession – many transit agencies were forced to cut back service in order to trim down their budgets. This came at a time when transit ridershipContinueContinue reading “NYC Subway W-Train makes a comeback on 11/7/16”
New York City’s Line 7 Subway Extended!
For Travel Information, please visit MTA.info On Sunday, September 13, 2015, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority of New York opened its 469th subway station on Manhattan’s West Side! The new 34th St/Hudson Yards station for the busy Line 7, which runs from Manhattan to Flushing, marks the beginning of a new era where an area of NewContinueContinue reading “New York City’s Line 7 Subway Extended!”
South Ferry Subway Station Update
It’s been almost two months since the New York City MTA reopened the old South Ferry Loop subway station, and customers are very delighted to see the vital transit link restored. During the past several weeks, I’ve watched at least two dozen YouTube videos (some from die-hard transit fans) of the station in action; fromContinueContinue reading “South Ferry Subway Station Update”
Transit Roundup for the week of April 1, 2013
There’s been quite a lot going on this week in respects to public transit. Rather than creating 6 or 7 different posts, I’ve decided to list everything in one single post. Each tidbit of transit news is grouped by geographical region (or Focus Area) that I cover. TAMPA BAY AREA, FLORIDA: Update on HART MetroRapid.ContinueContinue reading “Transit Roundup for the week of April 1, 2013”
Restoration of the South Ferry Loop is nearly complete!
As the month of March comes to a close, I want to take a moment to provide an update to the restoration of service to the South Ferry Loop station along the New York City Subway – Line 1. Just a couple days ago, on March 29, the NYCMTA released a set of new photosContinueContinue reading “Restoration of the South Ferry Loop is nearly complete!”
Reopening a closed subway station: South Ferry and Cluny – La Sorbonne
Greetings everyone! I know I’ve been talking quite a lot about the Paris Metro as of late. However, I don’t want to leave the New York City Subway out of my discussions, as there’s much to talk about on that system. Particularly, I will be speaking of news that the New York City MTA willContinueContinue reading “Reopening a closed subway station: South Ferry and Cluny – La Sorbonne”
The Global Transit Guidebook 