NEWS RAIL SERVICE FOR EAST BRONX GAINING STEAM
BY DANIEL BEEKMAN (NYDN)
Imagine a brand new passenger rail line built over the next decade for $1 billion less than the No. 7 subway extension.
It may sound like fantasy, but a game-changing Bronx rail project is on track and gaining steam, transit insiders insist.
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority and Bronx leaders are all aboard a plan to bring Metro-North service to the East Bronx for the first time.
STRAPHANGERS SURVEY SLAMS SLOW BRONX BUS ROUTES
BY DANIEL BEEKMAN (NYDN)
Straphangers to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority: the Boogie Down needs to speed up.
The Bronx boasts the three slowest bus routes in the city outside of Manhattan, according to a new survey by transit advocates.
But the agency could be shifting gears, with the borough’s voice growing louder at MTA headquarters. The City Council Transportation Committee chairman, two board members and even new MTA executive director Joseph Lhota boast Bronx ties.
MTA TEES UP PLAN TO SELL DRIVING RANGE FOR RETAIL DEVELOPMENT
BY DANIEL BEEKMAN (NYDN)
The MTA is shopping a golf driving range to land buyers, marketing the Bronx property as ripe for big-box retail development.
The 14-acre plot in Pelham Gardens is one of nine city-owned tracts that the Metropolitan Transportation Authority plans to lease or sell, the agency recently announced, following a review of nearly 4,000 holdings.
SUBWAY HUNKS IN CHEEKY WEBSITE WITH STRAPHANGER PHOTOS
BY DANIEL BEEKMAN (NYDN)
A racy new website has straphangers snapping photos of “hot guys” on the subway.
Subwaycrush.net, launched in June, is the New York version of tubecrush.net, a popular British site with photos from the London Underground.
Straphangers will submit photos featuring New York men sipping coffee, napping or reading on the train - with swooning comments like, “Is he kidding me with those arms? Never. Let. Go.”
MTA UNDER FIRE FOR DIRTY BRONX SUBWAY STATIONS
BY DANIEL BEEKMAN (NYDN)
Under fire from borough straphangers and subway advocates, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority is vowing to clean up its act in the Bronx.
Charles Moerdler, an MTA board member from the Bronx, railed at the agency Monday for its “second-class” treatment of the borough’s subway system. Citing new MTA figures, Moerdler said Bronx subway stations are the worst-kept in the city, covered with dirt and grime, while Bronx trains rank last in terms of on-time performance and delays.
BY DANIEL BEEKMAN (NYDN)
FRUSTRATION AS SUBWAY STATIONS CLOSE FOR REPAIRS
BY DANIEL BEEKMAN (NYDN)
Two subway stations on the Bronx IRT No. 6 line are slated to close this MOnday for eight months of repairs and renovations.
CONTROLLER LIU URGED TO SIGN SPOTLIGHT ON BRONX CONCERNS
BY DANIEL BEEKMAN (NYDN)
Controller John Liu had a date with the Bronx on Valentine’s Day, as a small but passionate crowd begged the city’s chief auditor to aim his magnifying glass at the borough.
BY DANIEL BEEKMAN (NYDN)
BY DANIEL BEEKMAN (NYDN)
