New York City commuters have gotten used to bizarre delays. Falling tree limbs and trains that were invisible to controllers until a computer was rebooted are among the issues that have slowed down commutes. But visitors to Williamsburg’s Broadway station … Continue reading
The New York Islanders owners’ plans for a new billion-dollar-plus arena complex alongside Belmont Park in Nassau County took a major lurch forward on Monday, as Governor Andrew Cuomo announced his intent to build the Long Island Rail Road station … Continue reading
Three years after Mayor Bill de Blasio first proposed building a $2 billion-plus streetcar along the Brooklyn-Queens waterfront — a project initially cooked up by Two Trees developer Jed Walentas and other waterfront landholders — the Brooklyn-Queens Connector, a.k.a. BQX, … Continue reading
In recent months, most of the media coverage of New York’s subway system has been focused on the staggering cost to keep it in good working order and whether there’s a better way to run city transit. But Monday’s New … Continue reading
The current battle over the stretch of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway that runs past Brooklyn Heights is heating up, as the Department of Transportation and community members exchange plans and counterplans for the fate of the highway — and for that … Continue reading
The East Bronx will be getting four new Metro-North stations with service to Penn Station, Governor Andrew Cuomo’s office announced yesterday. The Metropolitan Transit Authority, the state Empire State Development corporation, and Amtrak have reached an agreement to open stations … Continue reading
Almost from the second Amazon announced it would be opening a new campus on the Long Island City waterfront, talk began that this could be just the thing to revive Mayor Bill de Blasio’s long-stalled Brooklyn-Queens Connector streetcar project. Friends … Continue reading
Now that the Knicks have finally gotten their latest season of misery underway — they had a bit of a speed bump in beating the Hawks on opening night, but the Nets, Celtics, and Bucks soon restored order to the … Continue reading
This week, subway riders may have been surprised during their morning commutes to see a Dr. Zizmor–esque ad for another now-familiar face: “Michael Cohen, Attorney-at-Law. Got Problems? Call ‘The Fixer,’ ” the ad copy reads, above a checklist of services … Continue reading
If you’ve been following the saga of the Brooklyn-Queens Connector, Mayor Bill de Blasio’s plan to build a $2.5 billion streetcar stretching from Astoria to Sunset Park, you’ll be forgiven for having thought it had died multiple times over now. … Continue reading