MTA Holds Final Public Hearing In Manhattan »
Dozens of concerned straphangers headed down to Chelsea Thursday night as the Metropolitan Transportation Authority held its fifth and final public hearing over proposed service cuts. More than 150 people signed up to speak inside the...
March 5 2010 / No comment / Read More »
New York Getting Millions for Rail Projects »
Charles Schumer says the $8 billion in federal stimulus awards for rail projects the White House is announcing Thursday include $151 million for seven projects in New York. Most of the money – $147 million – is for...
January 28 2010 / No comment / Read More »
MTA Introduces New Website »
The MTA has gone 2.0, launching an overhauled Web site Wednesday for the first time in seven years. “Score one for the MTA,” said Gene Russianoff, of the Straphangers Campaign. The site, mta.info, was designed in-house and...
January 14 2010 / No comment / Read More »
New York City Transit President Howard Roberts Jr Resigns »
Howard H. Roberts Jr., the avuncular boss of New York City’s buses and subways, resigned Wednesday after a tenure of two and a half years. His departure raised few eyebrows inside the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, where...
November 4 2009 / No comment / Read More »News
NY Senate Passes Resolution Opposing City Terror Trials »
The New York Senate has passed a resolution opposing trials of terrorists being held in New York City. The resolution passed Tuesday urges President Barack...
Feb 10 2010 / No comment / Read More »Newsday Endorses Democrat Matt Meng and Republican Dean Murray »
It’s hard to get a fresh face in Albany. Almost all incumbent lawmakers get returned to office every two years. Tuesday’s special election offers...
Feb 5 2010 / No comment / Read More »Senators Want To Cut Off Funding For Terror Trials »
A group of leading United States senators wants to cut off funding for civilian trials of accused September 11th terrorists. A bipartisan coalition led by...
Feb 3 2010 / No comment / Read More »Rick Lazio To Andrew Cuomo: Make Up Your Mind »
Republican candidate for governor Rick Lazio called on his potential rival Monday to make up his mind about this year’s race for the state...
Feb 2 2010 / No comment / Read More »
