Summary
MTA buses, subways and railroads provide 2.4 billion trips each year and its bridges and tunnels carry more than 300 million vehicles annually. The agency operates the Long Island Rail Road, Metro-North Railroad, Long Island Bus and NYC Transit, which includes the city's subway system, bus routes in the five boroughs and the Staten Island Railway.
MTA buses, subways and railroads provide 2.4 billion trips each year and its bridges and tunnels carry more than 300 million vehicles annually. The agency operates the Long Island Rail Road, Metro-North Railroad, Long Island Bus and NYC Transit, which includes the city's subway system, bus routes in the five boroughs and the Staten Island Railway.
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MTA riders need to see a long-term plan
Just when it seems that paying for life's necessities has gotten as tough as possible, here comes the Metropolitan Transportation Authority with a plan to reach into riders' pockets yet again. The MTA just hiked fares in March. This behemoth gives the...Tags: Executive Branch, Real Estate Transactions, Government, Collective Contract, David Paterson
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MTA plans call for transit fare hike in 2011, too
steve.ritea@newsday.comAnd you thought a potential 8 percent fare hike next summer was bad news. There's more. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority yesterday announced the possibility of an additional 5 percent increase in public transit fares in early 2011. Reaction was...Tags: Michael Bloomberg, Long Island Rail Road, David A. Paterson, Hicksville
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MTA plans to broadcast CNN at LIRR, subway stations
The MTA is moving forward with a pilot project to broadcast CNN at Long Island Rail Road or subway stations as early as next year. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority has asked the LIRR to come up with four stations that could be outfitted for...Tags: Transportation, Railway Transportation, Long Island Rail Road, Subway Transportation
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MTA proposal includes two transit fare hikes
steve.ritea@newsday.comAnd you thought a potential 8 percent fare hike next summer was bad news. There's more. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority yesterday announced the possibility of an additional 5 percent increase in public transit fares in early 2011. Reaction, as...Tags: Michael Bloomberg, Long Island Rail Road, David A. Paterson, Manhattan
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Gov, Mayor oppose more fare hikes
STAFF WRITERAnother fare hike could be on the horizon for New York City straphangers next year -- and the governor and mayor took aim at the situation on Tuesday. A proposal to raise transit fares, as well as bridge and tunnel tolls, could be discussed on...Tags: Executive Branch, Regional Authority, Government, Michael Bloomberg
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Report shows increase in delays on NYC subways
A new report shows an increase in delays throughout New York City's subway system. The report to the board of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority documents a 24 percent spike in the number of delays over the year ending in May. The statistics...Tags: Transportation, New York City Transit, Subway Transportation
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NY transit agency proposes hike of tolls, fares
Associated Press WriterCash-strapped transit officials said Wednesday they are exploring new revenue sources including ads in train tunnels and CNN television monitors in stations. But Metropolitan Transportation Authority officials, who run the nation's largest mass...Tags: Transportation, Government, Pennsylvania, David Paterson, Budgets and Budgeting
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Governor says he wants to avoid MTA fare hike
michael.frazier@new, melissa.mansfield@newsday.com, steve.ritea@newsday.comGov. David A. Paterson vowed to do "everything I can to prevent" an MTA fare hike next summer, he said Tuesday, noting that another increase is unwise with riders still smarting from a March hike of 3.85 percent. "I am asking the MTA: You go back and...Tags: Syosset, Government, New York, Suffolk County (New York), Long Island Rail Road
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Dean Skelos joins effort to close Courtesy Hotel
eden.laikin@newsday.comThe highest-ranking Republican in the state has joined West Hempstead residents in calling on Republican town Supervisor Kate Murray to close down the crime-ridden Courtesy Hotel. A letter to Murray from State Senate majority leader Dean Skelos, joined...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Thomas Alfano, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, West Hempstead, Hotels and Accommodations
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Faded stars to shine again on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterThrockmorton P. Gildersleeve is about to get another shot at Hollywood stardom. That was the name of the lead character played by actor Willard Waterman in the hit 1950s radio comedy "The Great Gildersleeve." The show went off the air in 1957 and...Tags: Transportation, Los Angeles, Technology, Ceremonies, Kirk Douglas
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