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Show lights up Grand Central Terminal
Grand Central became the intersection of transportation and holiday spirit Monday morning as the annual holiday show season kicked off. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s chairman Jay Walder and television health guru Dr. Mehmet Oz flipped the switch on the Grand Central Holiday Laser Light Show, bringing dancing snowflakes, virtual mistletoe and a dizzying spinning Pegasus to [...]
Continue reading...Fake MTA tweets rile, amuse
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
As Twitter increasingly becomes the playground for snarky commentary, fake media personas are emerging. One new account is @FakeMTA, joining other fake personalities including @FakeAPSytlebook and @BalloonedBoy. Transit officials are not impressed. It’s not surprising considering the mocking tone of the tweets. A few recent tweets include: “Today in Transit History: 1898-Subway adopts F.R. Sneed’s newly patented [...]
Continue reading...Council grills NYPD, MTA on sexual harassment on subways
Sunday, November 22, 2009
Council member Darlene Mealy has been groped on the subway. She has been touched and rubbed against. “I am still traumatized by it,” said the Brooklyn Democrat, chair of the Women’s Issues Committee, about her trips across town in the early 1990s. “You have to think about what women go through everyday. It should be better than [...]
Continue reading...Transit museum is a ride down memory lane
Friday, November 20, 2009
By Ruth Schneider The museum store, tucked in the back of the Metro-North terminal at Grand Central, attracts its fair share of people who revel in mass transit nostalgia. But it also attracts little boys who pore over bins of track pieces, trying to construct the tracks of their dreams. And tourists who enjoy the novelty of the city’s transportation infrastructure.
Continue reading...Mother remembers daughter after death by drunk driver
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Melissa Giorgio, a college student, is remembered by her mother. Giorgio died in 2008, a result of a drunk driving accident in Lower Manhattan. Her mother is now active in Mothers Against Drunk Driving. — Misha Rezvi and Ruth Schneider
Continue reading...Awards drive bus service to increase speed, reliability
Friday, November 6, 2009
If today’s Pokey, Trekkie and Schleppie Awards ceremony is any indication, rapid transit is a misnomer in the world of New York City buses. The awards, given annually by the NYPIRG Straphangers Campaign, honor the slowest bus, the most unreliable bus and the bus with the longest scheduled running time in New York City. This year’s [...]
Continue reading...Still running, after all these years
Sunday, November 1, 2009
By Ruth Schneider Between the two oldest runners in the marathon, they have crossed more than 50 finish lines. And neither runner intends to make this year their last.
Continue reading...Live New York City Marathon coverage
Sunday, November 1, 2009
Join in the conversation with NYC Sentinel staffers as we cover the marathon. The live chat begins at 9 a.m. Sunday. ING New York City Marathon
Continue reading...A passion for the subway translates into popular transit blog
Sunday, November 1, 2009
By Ruth Schneider As a 4-year-old New Yorker, Benjamin Kabak stood mesmerized at the front of the No. 2 train, his nose pressed to the window. His father stood at his side. The underground lights in the tunnel — green, blue and yellow — blurred as the train lapped the miles, speeding from one stop to the next. It was the beginning of Kabak’s lifetime passion for the subway.
Continue reading...DA’s office, Verizon team up for victims of abuse
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Domestic violence hits close to home for Kings County District Attorney Charles Hynes. He grew up with an alcoholic father who frequently used Hynes’ mother as a punching bag. “I will never forget the first time I saw my father beat up my mother,” Hynes said. “I was just 5.” This past made Hynes particularly proud to [...]
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Wednesday, December 2, 2009
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