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LI pols weigh in on MTA Penn Station plan
Committee chairman Sen. Charles J. Fuschillo (R- Merrick ) comes a few days after Newsday reported that the Metropolitan Transportation Authority was thinking about operating Metro-North Railroad trains into Penn Station.The move would direct an estimated Read more »
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Joseph Lhota: Bill would 'hit the MTA hard'
to Manhattan's East Side.The bill, proposed last week in Congress , would cut off mass transit systems, like the Metropolitan Transportation Authority , from dedicated gas taxes on which they've heavily relied for nearly 30 years. It would instead divert those Read more »
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Officials back curb on MTA payroll tax
public officials, including its two county executives, gathered Friday to support a proposed state law to end the Metropolitan Transportation Authority payroll tax on large municipalities."Property-tax payers paying for village, town and county services should Read more »
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Queens man charged with LIRR thefts
Transportation Authority police arrested a 20-year-old Queens man near the Bayside station in connection with three incidents of theft on the Port Washington branch of the Long Island Rail Road after being alerted to him by LIRR police, MTA officials said. Read more »
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LIRR signal system upgrades to cost $500G
Williams said. "I am grateful for the company's support in the implementation of the upgrades."Mitchell Pally, a Metropolitan Transportation Authority board member, said the upgrades are valued at $500,000 and Ansaldo also is giving the LIRR a new warranty Read more »
Around the web
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Union says MTA's sitting on a fortune, can afford raises & restore service
to cover the future health care benefits of retired transit workers, has grown to nearly $474 million in six years. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority plans to deposit another $59 million into the Other than Pension Benefits (OPEB) fund this year and from New York Daily News Read more »
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MTA Worker Helps Scare Off Subway Rape Suspect
Metropolitan Transportation Authority worker is being credited with helping to scare off a sexual assault suspect who is charged with attacking a woman in a Manhattan subway station earlier this week. To view our videos, you need to enable JavaScript. Learn from NY1 Read more »
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MTA Bus Service Change
following letter was sent to the president of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Dear Editor, Effective January 8, 2012, the Q21 Bus that serviced the west end of Rockaway Beach and Rockaway Park has now been re-routed to the east end of the Rockaway from Wave of Long Island Read more »
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MTA's Fastrack Repairs Program To Next Take On 1, 2, 3 Lines
Metropolitan Transportation Authority's Fastrack program is next taking on the 1, 2 and 3 subway lines, meaning some late-night service changes next week. To view our videos, you need to enable JavaScript. Learn how. install Adobe Flash 9 or above. Install from NY1 Read more »
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Experts Challenge MTA Studies of Subway Routes
on Tuesday told the Beverly Hills City Council a more complete study and risk assessment should be done before the Metropolitan Transportation Authority makes a final decision on the route of the Westside Subway Extension. "More studies are needed to justify from Westwood-Century City Patch Read more »
