Governor Kathy Hochul steps off the Long Island Rail Road into the brand new Grand Central Madison Terminal after the inaugural, 17 minute ride on Jan. 25 from Jamaica. She called the new East Side Access terminal a “major milestone” for mass transit. Photo: Gov. Kathy Hochul Twitter. LIRR’S Much Delayed $11.2B East Side Terminal Finally Opens After years of delays, the first Long Island Railroad (LIRR) passenger trains connecting to the brand new Grand Central Madison... Home 27 Jan 2023 | 01:52
Subway doors blocked by carts among the many quality of life issues that afflict every day riders on the subway system. Photo: Ralph Spielman Elected Leaders Need to Do More to Clean Up Subways Before Asking for New Fare Hike In February, the MTA Board is expected to ask for a 5.5 percent subway and bus fare increase. Chairman John Lieber, Mayor... News 24 Jan 2023 | 02:55
While this rendition’s locale is fictitious, it bears a resemblance to parts of Amtrak’s Adirondack route between New York City and Montreal, suspended since the beginning of the pandemic and slated to be resumed. Photo courtesy of Amtrak Brand New Amtrak Trains Coming to Moynihan Hall Soon, the Moynihan Train Hall opposite Penn Station will celebrate its second anniversary. When it comes time for its fifth... News 16 Dec 2022 | 11:58
Ferry stop on the Lower East Side. Photo: Kay Bontempo An Increase in Ferry Fares Ferry rides across the NYC system jumped Monday, increasing from 2.75 to 4 dollars per ride. The change came as part of an... Home 16 Sep 2022 | 08:56
Governor Kathy Hochul announces on Tuesday, May 31 that the East Side Access project from Long Island to Grand Central would open before the end of the year. With Rep. Carolyn Maloney (left), who was instrumental in obtaining federal funding for the project. Photo: Ralph Spielman Introducing Grand Central Madison In a press conference on Tuesday morning, held in the almost-completed 700,000-square-foot Long Island Rail Road terminal... News 02 Jun 2022 | 10:19
A brand new entrance at Times Square will benefit many subway riders. From here, accessible direct access is available to the Times Square Shuttle via a brand-new state of the art elevator. Photo: Ralph Spielman A New Entrance to the City’s Busiest Subway Station With a fully accessible ADA-compliant MTA Times Square Shuttle, a much-needed link in the revitalized facility opened on... News 18 May 2022 | 11:30
Rush hour at NJ Transit concourse at Penn Station. Photo: Agha Haider Raza ‘The Pit’ at Penn Station Cramped for space inside the scrum during evening rush hour, scores of commuters wistfully stare at a screen, either at a... News 10 Dec 2021 | 11:36
At the opening of the accessible Avenue H Q station in Ditmas Park, Brooklyn, on July 15. Photo: Darya Foroohar Invisible Riders: Subways and Accessibility Most New Yorkers have a love-hate relationship with the MTA, but while the iconic transit authority might be occasionally... News 17 Jul 2021 | 11:31
At the Whitehall Ferry Terminal, home of the Staten Island Ferry. Photo: Darya Foroohar ‘Little by Little Picking Back Up’ The breeze from the East River provides some respite from the hot afternoon sun, but the only real escape is where crowds... News 08 Jul 2021 | 10:47
Bike parking in Union Square. Photo: Julian Nathan Calls for More Bike Parking With bicycling booming, traffic fatalities increasing and bike theft up by more than 27 percent, an advocacy group and elected... News 10 Jan 2021 | 06:55
Photo: Lucas Blair Simpson © SOM Moynihan Train Hall Opens Gov. Andrew Cuomo and transit officials cut the ribbon Wednesday on a gleaming new train hub that will give travelers an... News 30 Dec 2020 | 10:02
I took the #1 local train from the West 110th Street station to the World Trade Center station, and at no time were there more than six people in my car. After Houston Street (seen here), I was the only passenger in the car for about four local stops. ( Photo: Ralph Spielman) A First Trip Back to FiDi Since returning home from a train trip across Canada in mid-March, I have followed Governor Cuomo’s suggestion to stay close... News 04 Jun 2020 | 03:22
LIRR concourse at Penn Station. ( Photo: Joseph M. Calisi) Cuomo Announces 'New' Penn Station Plan During a speech in NYC on Jan. 6, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo unveiled the 30th proposal of his 2020 State of the State: the... News 13 Jan 2020 | 11:15
CB7 transportation committee chair Howard Yaruss (left), was joined at the forum by Ed Pincar, Rachel Weinberger and Charles Komanoff (l to r). ( Photo: Jason Cohen) UWS: Nix on Paying for Parking Permits Residents on the Upper West Side are tired of being seen as numbers. Analytics aside, they are people, not cash cows. “You... Voices 04 Nov 2019 | 12:07
All Charged Up for a Greener City At least 72 alternative fueling stations for plug-in electric cars are up and running on the East Side between 59th and 110th... News 13 Sep 2019 | 05:26
