Post created on 04/04/2025. Welcome to the first edition of Reflection Cove! I originally had this post series named as Friday Rewind, but I decided to choose a new name because these posts aren’t going to be solely posted on Fridays. The purpose of these posts are to look back at a prior post, orContinueContinue reading “Reflection Cove: New York City’s South Ferry Subway Station”
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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”
Transit Tourism – New York City Transit Excursion 2017 – Part 4
It’s now time for Episode 4 in my Transit Tourism series, documenting my recent trip to New York City. In this episode, I will document my arrival to New York’s LaGuardia Airport and my journey on board New York MTA’s M60 Select Bus Service bus line to Manhattan. Travel Log Despite my tight connection in WashingtonContinueContinue reading “Transit Tourism – New York City Transit Excursion 2017 – Part 4”
The “Summer of Hell” is upon us…
The so-called “Summer of Hell” in the New York City metro region begins Monday morning (7/10/17). Here’s some helpful resources to help plan your commute: NJ Commuters Action Network: http://njcommuters.org/ MTA Information: http://www.lirrsummerschedule.com/ NJT Information: http://njtransit-theupdate.com/ Amtrak Information: https://www.amtrak.com/NYPrenewal What is the “Summer of Hell”? Amtrak is performing much-needed repair work to the tracks inContinueContinue reading “The “Summer of Hell” is upon us…”
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”
Journeys Afar – New York City, 2017 – Part 1
Off to the Concrete Jungle… I originally published this post back on 06/20/2017 as part of my blog post series about my 2017 New York City trip. However, I was unable to previously complete the series because of how I structured the first several posts.Under my original plan, I laid out up to 60 differentContinueContinue reading “Journeys Afar – New York City, 2017 – Part 1”
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!”
The Global Transit Guidebook 