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Nyc Subway Ridership Drops For The First Time Since 2009

... MTA has seen a steady surge in annual ridership over the past few years but that streak has finally come to an end. For the first time since 2009, the agency saw a decrease in ridership over the last year, leaving agency officials in search of ways to bring the numbers back up, reports AM New York. At a recent MTA board meeting, it was revealed that a total of 1.756 billion subway trips were taken last year, compared to 1.762 billion taken in 2015. While it may not seem like a drastic dip, it amounts to about six million rides and, as AM New York points out, is the equivalent of the one weekday of subway trips for the MTA. With Governor Cuomo planning to cut $65 million from the agency’s budget, it’ll be even more difficult to recover ridership figures. Though a single cause hasn’t been pinpointed, it’s not hard to tell what could be causing the decline. Overcrowded trains and platforms cause delays, which then cause angry passengers who may eventually turn to other ...

Acting Mta Chief Isn’t Concerned By Ridership Decline

... it’s not clear what factors are behind the dip. If commuters are fed up with the inconveniences that come with planned weekend service interruptions, that’s a price the agency is willing to pay to ensure safety, Ferrer said. He couldn’t definitively answer if the rise of ride-hail services played a role in ridership figures. “Could it be Uber? Could it be Lyft? Could it be the fact that we’re working on the system on the weekends and that sometimes causes inconvenience?” he asked. “But in the long term (weekend construction) makes our system safe and reliable. Those are things we take into consideration as well.”. Bus ridership continued to fall in 2016. Transit experts consider the sluggish service to have reached a “crisis” level. Proposals like congestion pricing could reduce traffic and free up space for ...

Metro-north Could See 'total Shutdown

... barges and check mooring lines, but activity can continue. Buy Photo. A light snow falls at the Peekskill Metro-North train station on March 10, 2017. (Photo: Ricky Flores/The Journal News). If conditions reach blizzard levels, as they could on Tuesday afternoon, equipment will be moved to shallower water and anchored to steel supports. The highest level of storm response on the bridge work site is in case of a hurricane, where equipment is moved away from the work site entirely. On the bridge itself, winds need to reach 40 miles per hour, or hit gusts of 45, before a response from the state that would entail reducing speed limits on the bridge. If gusts reach 50 miles per hour buses, trailers and motorcycles could be banned. With gusts at 60 miles per hour, the bridge could be shut down. Right now, forecasts predict winds might reach 40 miles per hour tomorrow afternoon, with gusts up to 50. At Westchester County Airport, six flights have been canceled Monday, primarily to Chicago and only two ...

Above-ground Subways Return To Service, Cuomo Says

... of Metro-North service, which will operate hourly trains until 11 p.m. on the Hudson, Harlem and New Haven lines. “As the severity of weather conditions decrease, we are restoring MTA above-ground subway and limited Metro North service so New Yorkers can resume their routines,” the governor said in a statement. He and  Mayor Bill de Blasio issued states of emergency ahead of the morning commute as high winds and whiteout conditions were expected. Commuters should still avoid driving at all costs, the mayor said. The heavy, wet snow turned to sleet by 7 a.m. and was expected to taper off come nightfall, forecasters said. Here's how transit is getting hit by the blizzard. ► SUBWAYS — All subway service will be restored by 6 p.m., including above-ground lines and the Staten Island rail, after suspensions that began at 4 a.m. Residual delays are expected throughout the evening. Check the MTA's website  for ...

What's Open, What's Closed In Northeast? Stella Causes Myriad Of Closures

... postponed due to severe winter storm impacting the area. Rescheduled for Mar. 28. — NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) March 14, 2017. All Northeast Regional service between NYC and Boston will be suspended until further notice. — Amtrak (@Amtrak) March 14, 2017. As the snow piled up in Manhattan, some businesses — including a few Starbucks and gyms in Midtown — decided to play it safe and close early. About 100 Starbucks locations closed in Connecticut, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Washington, D. C., according to company spokeswoman Linda Mills. She said the chain hopes “to reopen them as soon as it is safe to do so.”. Some retailers also closed shop for the day. Danbury Fair mall in Danbury, Conn.; Cross County Shopping Center in Yonkers, N. Y.; and Wilton Mall in Saratoga Springs, N. Y., all shut their doors. The malls expected to reopen Wednesday, though it will depend on ...

Annual Subway Ridership Fell For First Time Since 2009

... policy other than Select Bus Service, the bus trend is very clear…and without capacity changes in addition to (the Second Avenue subway), there is a physical limit to what the subway can do.”. Weekday subway service increased by a marginal.1% last year, but weekend service dropped by 3.1%, evidence that service interruptions for planned weekend work, when ridership is generally low, could be frustrating riders to the point of abandonment. “If we’re going to improve service in a meaningful way, the planned outages are necessary,” said Wynton Habersham, chief of subways at the MTA. Veronica Vanterpool, an MTA board member and executive director of the Tri-State Transportation Campaign, said it’s “no secret” that service is worsening, but that “the MTA has to deal with very unique challenge that is accommodating growth while also maintaining a good level of service.”. Experts said it was difficult to outline how or if the proliferation of other transit options, like ride-hail apps or Citi Bike, is pulling some riders away, but a drop in MTA service is not good news. “Without improved subway service, ...

Mta Service Changes Due To Snowstorm

... 13 buses will operate between 168 th Street and Jerome Avenue. All stops will be made on Jerome Avenue. Northbound Bx 19 detour: From 145 th Street and Broadway, right on Broadway, left on 147 th Street, left on Broadway, left on 145 th Street and regular route. Southbound Bx 19 buses will terminate at 145 th Street and Broadway. M 11 buses: No service to Riverbank Park. Northbound M 11 detour: Via 135 th Street, right on Broadway and terminate at 145 th Street. Southbound M 11 detour: Via Broadway, left on 147 th Street, left on Broadway, left on 135 th Street and regular route. M 4 buses will make Cabrini Circle the last stop in both directions. Northbound M 104 detour: Continue east on 125 th Street to Hancock Place, left on Morningside, left on 125 th Street and take temporary stand on 125 St and Morningside. Eastbound M 66 detour: Via 68 th Street, left on Third ...

Nyc Weekend Subway Service Changes For March 11-12

... direct service to/from Manhattan, use the L via transfer at Myrtle-Wyckoff Avs. N train. At all times until Spring 2017, Astoria-Ditmars Blvd bound N trains skip 86 St, Avenue U, Kings Hwy, 20 Av, 18 Av, New Utrecht Av, and Fort Hamilton Pkwy. N trains will stop at Bay Pkwy and 8 Av. To 86 St, Avenue U, and Kings Hwy, take the Astoria-bound N to Bay Pkwy and transfer to a Coney Island-bound N. To 20 Av, 18 Av, New Utrecht Av, and Fort Hamilton Pkwy, take the Astoria-bound N to 8 Av and transfer to a Coney Island-bound N. From these stations, take a Coney Island-bound N to Bay Pkwy or Stillwell Av and transfer to an Astoria-bound N. For New Utrecht Av-62 St, take the D Transfer to an Astoria-bound N train at 36 St. Q train. From 7:45 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Saturday, March 11 and Sunday, March 12, Manhattan-bound Q trains run express from Kings Hwy to Prospect Park. S train. From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, March 11, to 6:00 a.m. Monday, March 13, the 42 St Shuttle will operate overnight. W train. From 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Saturday, March 11, and from ...

Mta Will Shut Down Above-ground Subway Service Tuesday Morning

... Images. The dream of staying home and watching Netflix on a snow day just came closer to fruition for a lot of New Yorkers as the MTA announced plans to shut down service on its aboveground lines. The changes will go into effect at 4 a.m. Tuesday morning, just as the city is expected to start feeling the brunt of this March blizzard that could dump close to two feet of snow. All trains will run along the local tracks starting at midnight, and some lines will stop running Tuesday morning. Here’s the snowstorm-abridged subway map. Governor Andrew Cuomo also warned that, depending on how this Nor’easter unfolds, commuter rails and buses will also experience service changes or temporary suspensions. The MTA says 9,700 personnel are on duty “specifically for snow fighting.”. Mayor Bill de Blasio declared a state of emergency in the city, which goes into effect at midnight. The mayor preemptively closed all public schools, and is urging New Yorkers to stay off the roads to give emergency vehicles and the plows ample room to do their jobs. ...

Nyc Misses Brunt Of Winter Storm, Above-ground Subway Service Restored

... Central Park and La Guardia Airport. Original weather models called for at least eight inches of snow across the city. By Tuesday night, the storm had moved away from the city, and temperatures are anticipated to plunge into the mid-20 s by Wednesday morning. This will lead to many icy spots for the Wednesday morning commute. In addition, snow and ice may fall from buildings and bridges Wednesday. In a briefing at noon Tuesday, Mayor Bill de Blasio said schools will be open Wednesday after being closed Tuesday. Tuesday afternoon, state officials shifted storm resources from New York City and Long Island to upstate after the city escaped the brunt of the storm. While snow totals were lower than expected in the city, Central New York may see over two feet of snow. Some 2,000 National Guard members have been called up throughout the state to help. The biggest concern for New ...

Latest On Mass Transit, Roads & More

... declared a statewide travel ban beginning at 5 a.m., which it lifted as of 5 p.m. In New York, a travel ban on I-84 was lifted at 8 p.m., though a tractor-trailer ban remains in place on some state highways. Alternate side parking is suspended in New York City Tuesday and Wednesday to facilitate snow removal efforts. Cities like Yonkers  have also declared their own states of emergency, where car owners were asked to remove their cars from the city's snow emergency routes by midnight Monday. In New Jersey, the city of Hoboken declared a snow emergency and said parking would be prohibited on snow routes from 8 p.m. Monday until further notice. Vehicles parked on the snow routes are subject to ticketing and towing. Hoboken is also providing reduced rate parking in municipal garage B on 2 nd Street and garage D on Hudson Street. Looking Back: New York Paralyzed by March Snowstorms. John F. Kennedy International, La Guardia and Newark Liberty International were all open as of late morning Tuesday, though airlines had canceled nearly 3,000 flights. Air Train service was shut down at Newark but running ...

Mta Subway Posters Replaced With Political Call To Action

... state of fear, who are the real terrorists and who profits off my panic?”. The artist also took special care to recreate Gregg T’s poster — the man has been the subject of countless memes since the campaign first launched, according to the website. “I wish everyone reported suspicious activity like I did. But I don’t fool myself,” his new poster reads. “I just try to stay happy even though I know some stuff, like people tampering with subway ads, is going to slip by.”. The artist, speaking to Gothamist on the condition of anonymity, said the new posters were directly inspired by President Trump’s win in the 2016 election. A group of artists created a political parody of the "See Something, Say Something" campaign signs and replaced them on the MTA subways. “I’m just more sensitive to every ...