The MTA lawsuit involves access to the three buildings along the east side of Second Avenue between 108th and 111th Streets and the agency said two landlords are blocking access to their buildings which need to be assessed before work can continue. While the first building is located at what will be the northern end of the 106th Street Station, the structures a block away adjoin a tunnel that was built for the project in the 1970s. ( Photo: MTA Design and Construction.) Second Avenue Subway Stall: Two Landlords Hit with Lawsuit by MTA for Blocking Access The Second Ave. subway expansion has come to a screeching halt because the MTA claims a couple of East Harlem landlords are... Home 28 Aug 2024 | 10:21
A happy participant has finished his work for the day on July 27. A day of special art making project at Brooklyn’s New York Transit Museum was a resounding success for all ages who spent the afternoon creating transit-focused images on paper. ( Photo: Nora Gomez-Strauss/Whitney Museum) “Whitney On The Rails” Rides to the Transit Museum This year, the Whitney Museum ventured out of its Gansevoort St. galleries and into the boroughs to celebrate the 2024 Whitney... City Arts 23 Aug 2024 | 11:53
Crackdown Day 1: MTA Senior Vice President Frank Annicaro, NYC’s bus czar, took the task of informing a van driver that he could not discharge passengers in the bus lanes on the first day of a crackdown on Aug. 19. By that point, the M34 SBS bus behind him had already taken images that will be sent out, with a ticket within two weeks of the violation. ( Photo: MTA Ray Raimundi) DOT and MTA Begin Crackdown on Vehicles in Bus Lanes Car owning Manhattanites, beware! The NYC Transit buses on Aug. 19 finally began to record illegal bus lane behavior that... Home 19 Aug 2024 | 05:25
A first look is always telling: Tompkins Square Bagels’ location on Second Avenue in the East Village. A very similar location is opening on the UES this October. ( Photo: Ralph Spielman) Bagel Wars May Erupt as Tompkins Square Bagels Rolls Up to the UES Upper East Siders beware! And brace yourself with bready hunger—for a new competitor in the Manhattan Bagel War will soon... Home 29 Jul 2024 | 04:16
It’s an open and shut case when it comes to these 25-ton Queens Midtown Tunnel flood doors. ( MTA) Transit Watch: MTA Vehicular Tunnel Flood Doors to be Tested, Subway Crime Down Live tests utilizing 25-ton doors designed to protect the Hugh L Carey and Queens Midtown Tunnels against extreme weather... News 23 Jul 2024 | 12:19
Artists rendering of a new Tracks Raw Bar looking from the bar area into the dining area. Tracks plans to return to its underground roots in the LIRR Concourse level inside Penn Station by year end. ( Photo: Alepreda Architects/courtesy of Bruce Caulfield) Tracks To Chug Back to Its Underground Roots at LIRR Concourse in Penn Station After a 5-year hiatus, Tracks Raw Bar and Grill will be moving back home to the Long Island Rail Road level of Pennsylvania... Home 10 Jul 2024 | 12:27
On a beautiful March day, the sun has set on a rugged Albertan wilderness. Our viewing platform is a seat in a glass-domed railroad car as it makes irs way across Canada. ( Photo: Ralph Spielman) Canada’s Greatest Travel Adventure—a Four-and-a-half-Day Cross Country Rail Trip If you are a senior, chances are leisure is a way of life now, time for more ambitious endeavors. Time to take the trip of... Senior Living Guide 01 Jul 2024 | 06:33
At Utopia Bagels newest location, one can sample 18 different types of bagels, first kettle boiled, then baked in a machine over seventy-years-old. ( Ralph Spielman) Utopia Bagels—of Whitestone, Queens—Rolls into Mid-Town Manhattan Well, East 34th Street may not have reached Nirvana, but now there is a Utopia— Utopia bagels that is. Since June 2, the... Food & Drink 21 Jun 2024 | 07:17
Penn Station’s Art at Amtrak had a redo, and it’s impressive! Rico Gaston has a unique way of creating art, combining the unique elements that make living in New York City invigorating.... News 16 Jun 2024 | 02:03
Outgoing NYC Transit CEO Richard Davey during a ride along with reporters and public officials in April. He’s heading back to his native Boston in a matter of weeks to head Photo: Ralph Spielman NY Transit Head Richard Davey Chugging North to Takeover Boston System It’s two-and-done for Richard Davey as the president of NYC Transit, the largest subway and bus system in North America.... News 30 May 2024 | 03:12
Bruce Caulfield stands next to a framed and enlarged subway map inside the W. 31st Tracks, where he is a co-owner. The railroad theme will play a big role in the new restaurant that he plans to open inside Grand Central Madison this fall. He is doing the new venue without that partners who still own the original Tracks with him. Photo: Ralph Spielman Co-owner of Tracks Saloon Near MSG Plans to Open 1st Restaurant Inside Grand Central Madison Bruce Caulfield is a Manhattanite on a mission. The restaurateur is a born, bred, and educated New Yorker, a graduate of... News 14 May 2024 | 01:33
The newest interpretive exhibit at the Tenement Museum, “Union of Hope 1869” notes the lives of Joseph and Rachel Moore, Black Americans who left rural New Jersey for a better life in New York City. Photo: Tenement Museum Tenement Museum Opens Its First Exhibit Dedicated to a Black Family That Moved into Area in the Civil War Era We are all proud of our original heritages and those that we identify with as Manhattanites. For everyone, New York City... City Arts 23 Apr 2024 | 04:20
Back home, Manhattan’s own Concorde is ready to start guided tours at the Intrepid Museum, resplendent in its new paint. ( Ralph Spielman) Concorde Reopens to the General Public at the Intrepid Museum After 7-Month Rehab The Concorde has landed. After a seven-month rehab, a British Airways Concorde that jetted the rich and famous to Europe... News 08 Apr 2024 | 10:25
As part of the multi-agency sweep on March 11 on the Robert F Kennedy Bridge, this car owner was arrested for fraudulent license plate use, one of the eight people arrested during the 8-hour operation at the Lincoln Tunnel, George Washington Bridge and the the RFK Bridge. Photo: MTA Ghost Cars Targeted by City/State Agencies in New Crackdown The city and state have announced a new joint crackdown on so-called ghost cars. Sounding almost cartoonish, these cars are... News 13 Mar 2024 | 10:25
At the east side of Broadway entrance to the Columbus Circle subway station, a current turnstile array provides little challenge to fare evaders who wish to jump over or scoot under the turnstiles, or wait for someone to exit through the emergency gate. Photo: Ralph Spielman MTA: Fare Evasion Expected to Top $700M in 2023 With fare evasion expected to top $700 million once all the figures for 2023 are tallied, the MTA is experimenting with new... News 04 Feb 2024 | 05:35
