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Can New York Plug All Its Subway Holes Before the Next Storm? | Earther

Posted on December 12, 2019 by Neil deMause

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 →

Posted in Articles, Climate Change, Subways

Who’ll Really Pay For What In Cuomo’s New $105M Islanders LIRR Station Plan? | Gothamist

Posted on July 14, 2019 by Neil deMause

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 →

Posted in Articles, Commuter Rail, Hockey, Stadiums and Arenas

BQX Advocates: Transit Service Sucks, Let’s Build A $2.7B Streetcar | Gothamist

Posted on May 30, 2019 by Neil deMause

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 →

Posted in Articles, Brooklyn, Queens, Traffic and Transit

NYT Reports on ‘Perception’ of Subway Danger—but Can’t Perceive Racism | FAIR

Posted on February 7, 2019 by Neil deMause

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 →

Posted in Articles, Media Crit, Race and Racism, Traffic and Transit

Today’s Fight Over The Brooklyn Heights Promenade Recalls Its Embattled Origin Story | Gothamist

Posted on January 30, 2019 by Neil deMause

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 →

Posted in Articles, Brooklyn, Highways

MTA To Add Four New Stations In The East Bronx (At Metro-North Prices) | Gothamist (with Kevin Walsh)

Posted on January 23, 2019 by Neil deMause

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 →

Posted in Articles, Commuter Rail

Amazon Can’t Close The BQX’s Giant Budget Hole | Gothamist

Posted on December 18, 2018 by Neil deMause

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 →

Posted in Articles, Brooklyn, Queens, Traffic and Transit

What If NYC Evicted Madison Square Garden? | Gothamist

Posted on October 23, 2018 by Neil deMause

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 →

Posted in Articles, New York City, Stadiums and Arenas, Traffic and Transit

Meet the Creator of the Fake Michael Cohen Subway Ad | Village Voice

Posted on April 20, 2018 by Neil deMause

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 →

Posted in Advertising, Articles, Culture Jamming, Subways

So Is the BQX Dead Yet or What? | Village Voice

Posted on April 10, 2018 by Neil deMause

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 →

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