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CAN I TAKE THE AIR TRAIN FROM JFK? I NEED TO GET TO LONG ISLAND?
Answer: hi there,info for you..
The train to JFK Airport is officially the AirTrain JFK, and it brings riders to and from the airport via two subway stations and the LIRR (Long Island Railroad). There is no subway that stops directly at JFK Airport. You need to switch from the subway (or LIRR) to the AirTrain in order to reach the airport.
http://queens.about.com/od/airports/a/jfk-airtrain.htm
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Jfk-+light+train+New+York,+NY,+&hl=en&ll=40.602484,-73.395538&spn=0.564075,1.226349&sll=40.645681,-73.784799&sspn=0.001109,0.002395&vpsrc=6&hq=Jfk-+light+train+New+York,+NY,&radius=15000&t=m&z=10
regards pops..
Category: Other - United States
Any sites on the New York City Subway?
I love the New York City Subway, and I want to learn more about it, does anyone know any sites for more information on the NYC Subway?
Answer: There are lots of website.
http://mta.info/nyct/facts/ffhist.htm
http://www.nycsubway.org
Forgotten NY- Click on Subways+Train, well as Trolley
http://www.forgotten-ny.com
SubwayChat (forum for bus and subway lovers.
http://www.subwaychat.com
NYC Transit Forum: Join free by register.
http://www.nyctransitforum.com/forums
Straphanger Campaign (transit advocate)- Rider's Dairies: Join us.
http://www.straphangers.org/diaries
This has lots of NYC Subway, MNRR, LIRR relatives
http://nycsubway.org/transfer.html
My YouTube channel
http://www.youtube.com/s89hblr
Category: Rail
ALL DRESSED UP; The Best of Times, the Worst of Times
SATURDAY night rolls around, and you realize your mom threw out your favorite Cannibal Corpse T-shirt. So you grab your skateboard and head over to Village X, a T-shirt shop on St. Marks Place, off Second Avenue. Until the store closes at 1 in the morning, cool-looking teenagers mill about, some of them with wallet-chains and skateboards, some of - Article describes some places where teenagers hang out at night in New York City; photo (M) - By SAKI KNAFO
Homeless man charged in NY subway rider's death - Spokesman ...
NEW YORK (AP) — While New York City straphangers pondered what they would do in a similar nightmare situation, authorities charged a homeless man in the death of a Queens resident pushed in front of an oncoming ...
Homeless man charged in NY subway rider's death - WREX.com ...
4 hours ago ... A homeless man charged in the death of a man pushed in front of an oncoming subway train has several prior arrests, but mostly on minor ...
why arent guardrails installed on NY subway platforms?
They have them at subway platforms elsewhere in the world. Since NY has more psychos pushing people onto the tracks, why doesnt NY city install the guardrails for the lengths between the doors?
Answer: My friend, someone asked a simular question on Tuesday and one reason for this is money. These barriers don't come cheap. They cost a lot of money to purchase and install at every station in the New York City Subway System, which is 468 stations in case you're counting.
That is something the MTA does not have in their budget at the moment.
However, what the MTA has is money to advertise and educated riders about not standing too close to the platform age, and the transit does so with ad poster onboard trains and on platform.
These posters are reminder of the danger of leading too close to the edge of the platform and consequences they lead to.
In addition, many stations have (or in a process to have) countdown clocks, which are clocks that countdown the minutes of the next arriving train. Is effective, as it prevent people from leading over the edge of the platform to see when the next train will arriving.
Now, if only the MTA can install CCTV cameras in their station. That way, they would have prevented this tragedy.
Good luck
Category: New York City
New York City subway: sick passengers?
I have a question about the MTAs policy regarding sick passengers. Why cant the person be moved off the train onto the platform with a station worker and let the train continue on. I was stuck in the subway for half and hour last night. I have sympathy for the sick passenger but one stopped train backs up the entire line and is causing inconvience to thousands of riders. There must be a better policy in dealing with this.
Answer: You cant ride the subway if your sick?
How do they expect you to get to the doctors office? WALK???
I have been to NY, and I wouldn't want to walk around for long.
It is to far between destinations.
Sounds like NY needs to improve there public transportation again
Category: Rail
CITY CRITIC; What New York Needs: More Water Taxis
From waters edge you can cross the Hudson River -- or the East River, as you prefer -- in less time than it often takes to wait for the subway. Even at the height of rush hour, youll get a seat, quite likely one near a window. From out on the water, the city you think you know will seem taller, more glamorous, more cinematic. You may pass under a - E-mail: citycritic@nytimes.com - By ARIEL KAMINER
Musicians who play the flute: How often do you carry your flute around, and what do you carry it in?
Im a writer, and Im currently working on a novel in which one of the characters plays the flute. A lot. So I have it where she carries it around in her handbag all the time.
Thing is, Ive never played an instrument, though I always wanted to. Yet since Ive never played or owned a professional instrument, I dont know the proper ways to travel with it.
So my questions is these: How often do you carry your instrument around with you, and what do you carry it in, other than its case?
Answer: I am a professional flutist in NY. Most players do not want to flaunt their instrument (especially if if it is small, and easily stolen) so we DO carry it in something else. I have several Ameribags - those ergonomic ones that look like a kidney, and redistribute weight. The flute, in its case and cover, WILL fit in a *large* size Ameribag. The factory is near me, so I have accumulated about 6 of these - all colors and fabrics. A flute case will also fit in many briefcases, and one of my colleagues just puts hers in a Bloomingdale's or other shopping bag - just not one from an *expensive* store!
One colleague who played violin for years in the Met Opera Orchestra, used to take the subway home at night, to Brooklyn. He left his tux at work, and would get into an old Navy pea coat and watch cap, and put his $60,000 violin into a student case covered with duct tape. He would hug it and *look crazy*, and mumble all the way home - nobody ever approached him, even though rough types would walk thru the cars . . .
BTW - you know that Sir James Galway used to carry his flutes in gym bags - and one day, he put a bag down for a second, and several flutes were stolen. Thieves are hardly stupid. One case I have secure the flute across my body, diagonally, with a strap - it is meant for bike riders (which I do not do!)
Category: Performing Arts
What do you think of this pathetic story by the NY Post? Taking the Yanks- Sox rivalry a lil bit too far? ->?
NY Post: Red Sox Bandit On The Lose
The New York Post picked an interesting way to get into the latest installment of the Red Sox-Yankees rivalry, which resumes Friday night with three games in Boston.
The headline blaring off the front of the Friday edition of the New York City tabloid screams "RED SOX BANDIT" and "13 subway attacks by Boston fan." Of course, the O in SOX is a circular Red Sox logo. The teaser on the front cover says: "Forget the Green Monster - this guy is a REAL animal."
The Post story on the inside of the paper - which carries a headline that says "BOSOX BANDIT IN SUBWAY STRIKES," then goes onto relate that a mugger wearing a Red Sox cap has committed 13 robberies on city subways over the past seven months.
Using a knife, the report says, the suspect has committed most of the attacks during the afternoon and early evening. Ten have come against women with the most recent coming on Aug. 14 when a 35-year-old man was robbed.
The lone mention of a Red Sox cap in the news story comes in the first paragraph. Other than the cap, no evidence is presented that links the criminal to being a Boston fan.
Certainly a serious and frightening situation for New York subway riders, and a curious way to highlight the rivalry.
Heres the link to the Post story:
http://blogs.courant.com/baseball/2009/08/ny-post-red-sox-bandit-on-the.html
Heres another link to this stupid story->
http://www.nypost.com/seven/08212009/news/regionalnews/bosox_bandit_in_subway_strikes_185639.htm
Answer: A perfect example of why so many newspapers everywhere are going out of business. Just plain garbage, nothng else.
Category: Baseball
Homeless man charged in NY subway rider's death - myFOXdfw.com
4 hours ago ... A homeless man charged in the death of a man pushed in front of an oncoming subway train has several prior arrests, but mostly on minor ...
how do u get to flushing meadows park in corona from manhattan?
i would like to know how to get to flushing meadows park in corona from midtown manhattan (preferably times square) by subway. im 15 and i know nothing at all how the ny subway runs and what to take and stuff, its gonna be like my 2nd time, so i need help!!!! also how much will it cost me.
Answer: In response to other answers, mapquest??? Mapquest does not give SUBWAY information which is what the questioner was asking for, and even it's road directions are terrible.
The answerer who commented on you being 15 must not be from NY. I don't know what kind of hell-fire netherworld he/she thinks the subway is, but I've been taking it alone since I was 13, without incident. Schoolkids DO take mass transit. It is the way of life in this city for many kids. That being said, since it is your 2nd time, I wouldn't recommend this trip at night.
http://www.hopstop.com will give you accurate public transportation and walking directions.
Willets Point Shea Stadium on the 7 line will leave you just outside the park on Roosevelt Avenue.
$2 fare per ride. Buy a metrocard for at least $4
LIRR does go to Shea Stadium but it's more expensive and does not leave from Times Square. Also not recommended if you are not an experienced rider. Easy to get on the wrong train.
Category: New York City
Matchmaker Works To Find Love For Subway Riders « CBS New York
A Brooklyn woman who kept noticing the lonely people in the subways decided she would help them do something about it – and start an innovative business for the purpose.
Homeless man arrested in deadly NYC subway push
NEW YORK — A homeless man was arrested Wednesday in the death of a subway rider who was pushed onto the tracks and photographed just before a train...
Is the judge ruling appropriate in this situation?
I was reading this article about a lady that was sexually assualted in NY subway and I was shocked by the judge decision and feel that the witness should have done somehing to help the young lady. What is yoru thoughts on this?
I cut and paste the entire article from aol
Subway Assault Victim Loses Legal Plea
(April 4) - A woman who was sexually assaulted in a New York City subway said she was stunned by a judges decision to toss her lawsuit claiming that two transit workers ignored her pleas for help.
Queens Supreme Court Justice Kevin Kerrigan ruled earlier this week that the workers had taken "prompt and decisive action” when they called the command center to notify police, the New York Post reported. But the victim, identified as Maria Besedina, 25, argued they could have done more to save her from her horrific ordeal. She filed the suit against the city’s Metropolitan Transit Authority.
Besedina came forward Thursday to tell her story following the judges decision. "Its been extremely difficult to hear," Besedina told the Post. "The MTA did nothing."
Besedina said she was riding a train on June, 7, 2005, when another rider began touching her feet. He followed her off at a station stop and dragged her down a stairwell. "I held [the token booth clerks] gaze for at least five seconds, yelling and screaming, Help! Help!” she told the New York Daily News. "I saw him and I thought, Oh gosh, hes gonna see me, its gonna be okay’ and – nothing." A conductor also witnessed the attack from the window of his train.
She said her attacker held her over the tracks as he assaulted her. "I was just shaking and thinking that I was dead, I was as good as dead,” she said.
By the time cops arrived 10 minutes later, the attacker escaped. Police have not arrested any suspects.
Besedina said she continues to suffer from extreme anxiety from the incident. She said she plans to appeal the judge’s ruling.
Answer: As horrible as it sounds, you're not legally obliged to help someone in distress. I personally believe that one is morally bound, but that's not covered by law!
Over here in the UK, it's well known that the majority of people will walk on by if they see someone in distress. The fear of being attacked by the attacker is enough to make someone turn a blind eye.
My personal feeling is that you reap what you sow - I have had experience in helping someone in distress and would do the same without question
Category: Law & Ethics
Homeless man charged in NY subway rider's death
23 minutes ago ... NEW YORK — While New York City straphangers pondered what they would do in a similar nightmare situation, authorities charged a ...
Man arraigned in NY subway rider's death - Yahoo! News
8 hours ago ... News: A man arrested in the death of a New York city subway rider who was shoved onto the tracks has been arraigned on murder charges.
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AROUND TOWN BROOKLYN BOOK FESTIVAL Tucked within the list of events planned for the more than 140 authors appearing at this Sundays book festival is a little reading called Brooklyns Own, featuring three authors who call the borough home. It is a testament to the vitality of the Brooklyn literary scene that the reading is not the signature - By THE NEW YORK TIMES
APP CITY; A Smartphone Can Be a Ticket to Ride
APP NY Waterway PLATFORMiPhone, iOS devices and Android PRICE Free When New York Waterway expanded its service from the Hudson River to the East River last year, it had to create much of the new ferry system from scratch. And if you are building anything new these days, it could well involve a smartphone app. It follows, then, that the ferry - By JOSHUA BRUSTEIN
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Around Town Museums and Sites American Folk Art Museum: Free Music Fridays (Friday) This weekly series will feature music by Steve Katz, a pop-rock guitarist and songwriter; and Liz Tormes, a singer-songwriter. At 5:30 p.m., 2 Lincoln Square, Columbus Avenue, at 66th Street, (212) 595-9533, folkartmuseum.org. Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum: Jazz for - By ANNE MANCUSO
Police arrest suspect in fatal NYC subway push | Metro
NEW YORK – A man was arrested Wednesday in the death of a New York City subway rider who was pushed onto the tracks and photographed just before a train struck him. Naeem Davis, 30, was taken into custody for ...
Homeless man charged in NY subway rider's death - Salon.com
5 hours ago ... Homeless man charged in NY subway rider's death CORRECTS SOURCE - Naeem Davis, right, stands in front of Judge Lynn Kotler during his ...
NY Post photog: 'Every time I close my eyes, I see the image of ...
For New York subway riders in particular, this image manifests a collective nightmare, the reality that something like this could easily happen to any one of us on our morning commutes. But no one likes a nightmare, and so we ...
MEDIA TALK; 2 Free New York Newspapers Are Doing Battle on Web Sites as Well as in Subways
New York Citys two free daily tabloids usually compete by seeing how many papers they can shove into the hands of subway riders. Now they are going head-to-head on a different platform -- a digital one. Metro New York, owned by Metro International, is planning a new Web site that may improve its position against its rival, amNew York, which is - New York Citys free daily tabloids Metro Internationals Metro New York and Tribune Cos amNew York are competing for readership online as well as at subway stations; both strengthen Internet sites and direct readers to Web; amNew Yorks online offering is far more developed than that of its competitor; photos (M) - By MARIA ASPAN
Pushed NYC subway rider's horrific death has straphangers thinking ...
5 hours ago ... A homeless man charged in the death of a man pushed in front of an oncoming subway train has several prior arrests, but mostly on minor ...
How does the subway system work in NYC?
Im writing a story that takes place in New York City. ...Only Ive never been there. I need to know how the subway system works. Do a lot of children use it to get to school? How much do tickets cost? Do you buy a season pass type thing or do you have to buy a new ticket each time you use it? Are the subway stations usually large? Are they noisy? All information is appreciated. Thanks!
Answer: www.mta.nyc.ny.us/ is the public transportation website for NYC. You can see the subway maps and what trains exist. The trains are numbered 1 through 7 and A through Z (there is no H, I, K, O, P, T, U, X, or Y train). Kids do take the trains to school. Hundreds of high school kids fill the trains after school. They're loud, they get in fights, they scream, they hold the doors open for friends. Sometimes they intimidate other riders. Cops will sometimes follow really rowdy groups of teens onto the train.
The 'tickets' used to be small metal tokens but they got rid of those in 2003. Now everyone has to purchase a MetroCard from a machine or 'token' booth. There are different kinds of MetroCards. It normally costs $2 to ride the train. You can buy a paper one that is good for 1 ride or a plastic one for any other amount. A lot of people by a 30-day pass with unlimited rides for $76. This page explains all the options and has photos: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metrocard
Elderly, disabled and school kids get discounted rides. School kids pay half or ride for free if they travel over 1 mile to school.
The subway stations are really long (longer that the train). The outdoor stations are mostly in the outer boroughs. Some stations are very clean. There are rats but they mostly hang out down below on the tracks or near the garbage cans. They trains aren't as scary as they used to be and there are less homeless people that sleep down there. That's more of a problem in the winter months. Annoying homeless people sometimes ride the train and ask people for money. They usually sing a song or tell some sob story about how their apartment burnt down. There are a few homeless woman that scream about how everyone is a jerk for not helping them. Some of them are drug addicts and they are just trying to make drug money (I know one from my neighborhood)
In the morning, everyone on the train is really quiet and tired because they are going to work or school. Everyone is louder at night. A lot of people read or stare at someones shoes. The trains make a very loud, high pitched and sometimes painful noise when they are stopping. A lot of people cover their ears if they are not used to it.
While you are on the train, they sometimes play recorded messages about subway safety. They tell you to watch your belongings and report suspicious packages. Some recordings tell you what train you are on, what stop you are at and what the next stop is. Occasionally they get messed up and you will hear 10 recordings in a row telling you are on some other train or that the train has stopped and will be moving 'momentarily' even when it's moving. The conductor makes announcements sometimes and you can't always understand them. Some conductors have a sense of humor and make funny announcements like, "Get your a*s on the train" or "I see you holding the doors open, cut that sh*t out". Once and awhile, random people will take over the intercom and you'll hear kids doing "shout outs" to Brooklyn or something but that's rare.
It is called "the subway" but most people just call it "the train". Like "the 6 train" or "the F train". In regular conversation, you just say the number or letter and leave off the word "train"
Category: New York City
Suspect arrested in fatal push of man onto NY subway track | Firstpost
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York man was charged with murder on Wednesday for pushing a subway rider onto the tracks ahead of an oncoming train in a tragedy that has traumatized witnesses and raised questions about ...
CITY ROOM; The Emptier Subways of Old, Full of Merriment and Menace
In a City Room post accompanying his article about the rise in weekend subway ridership, Michael M. Grynbaum asked readers to recount their memories of the city subway system of the 1970s and 1980s, when riders had plenty of leg room on weekends, but had to contend with plenty of problems, too. Below, some of the more interesting reader responses, - By THE NEW YORK TIMES
Homeless Man Charged in NY Subway Rider's Death - ABC News
18 hours ago ... (ABC News). While New York City straphangers pondered what they would do in a similar nightmare situation, authorities charged a homeless ...
Whats it like moving from the midwest to NYC?
I grew up in Indianapolis, IN and I currently live in Little Rock, AR. As far as actual living "differences", its pretty much the same between the two cities. Also, most cities that Ive traveled to are much the same. IE: live in the suburbs, telecommute 2-20 miles to work, drive pretty much everywhere for groceries, restaurants, etc. Pretty much nothing is within "walking distance." I dont know a single person who doesnt have a car.
My question is that I currently make about 50k/year here in Little Rock working for a telecom company, and I have been debating applying for a position in New York City at one of the telecoms there doing pretty much the same thing Im doing now.
My concern is that Im not sure if NYC is right for me, and would like to hear experiences of people who have moved there from "typical" midwestern cities.
I currently live in a 1000 square foot 2 bedroom apartment by myself, which after rent, water, power, and internet is about 950 dollars a month. Its a nice apartment, I have no complaints and I dont hear my neighbors. Im just afraid if I move to NYC Ill be in some worn down crummy apartment complex whos rent is through the roof because of so many people living there.
So whats your experience moving from a midwestern like city to NYC?
Answer: As someone from the NY suburbs who's been to both coasts as well as the Midwest and South in between, let me tell you this: You know there will be culture shock, but you haven't the slightest clue as to what or how. That's how I felt the first time I boarded the plane to Minneapolis.
The coasts vs the south and Midwest are like two completely different countries. The liberal coasts have a collectivist culture, whereas the conservative south and Midwest share an individualistic culture.
Here's a practical example of what I've seen. A New Yorker flies to the Midwest and asks what's the best restaurant within walking distance. The hotel clerk says, Huh? Around here, everybody drives. NYer says, Is there a shuttle van that can take me around? The clerk seems surprised. It's ONLY 5 miles down the road. Why can't you take your (invisible) rental car and *drive yourself?* And, wow, you FLEW here? Why did you connect in Chicago? We're ONLY an 8 hour drive from O'Hare.
Said NYer finally scrounges up a shuttle van, the Midwest's answer to mass transit. It arrives very late, and the driver is surprisingly cool with that. Most of the riders are other guests from bigger cities, who are also used to being driven around.
By contrast, a Midwesterner comes to visit NY, so he flies into JFK and rents a car to drive into Manhattan. He wants to be independent and do it for himself. He doesn't want to rely on the system to get him around. Midwesterners may be addicted to their cars, he reasons, but big city folks are addicted to mass transit. They could never get anywhere for themselves were it not for someone else to take them around.
Oops, that's $85/day for a subcompact, $30/day for parking, heavy traffic, $10 tolls *each way* for the privilege of sitting in said traffic, and $2.50 a gallon for the gas to go with it.
Then, said Midwesterner goes to a restaurant. He's looking up at all the tall buildings in amazement. He feels uncomfortable taking the subway and being in close quarters with so many people. He says hi, and is dumbfounded when nobody reciprocates. It's not rudeness, but people in NY can't possibly say hi to the 500 people they meet each day. Yet our poor folksy friend doesn't think about it that way. When he gets to the restaurant, he orders a $10 sandwich, and, when it comes in, shockingly, it's, er, a tiny half-sandwich. In the Midwest, it's $3 for 2 gigantic strombolis. It finally hits him like a brick: Toto, you're not in Kansas anymore.
Category: New York City
LIVING IN | FORT LEE, N.J.; Close to the City, But With a Life of Its Own
AFTER 13 years in a house in Oradell, N.J., Florence Fleischman and her husband, Glenn, were ready to return to high-rise living. In May, the couple moved back to the same Fort Lee apartment building where they had lived as newlyweds and raised two children, now teenagers, through toddlerhood. My husband and I were ready to downsize and get - Living In article on Fort Lee, NJ. Photo, Maps (M) - By VERA HALLER
Washington D.C. MetroRail Riders?
Im a first timer to be -- So, can you buy fares at every metro stop? Are there kiosks or human tellers? Do you buy separate fares or do you get a bundle and charge it to a card? Just wondering. Thanks
Answer: Yep! There are fare card machines that take a credit card, but I'd have some cash handy because sometimes those machines freeze up and then you're like, "Okay, did you charge my card or what?" and you're standing there for 10 minutes.
Also, if you're going to be traveling around a lot, just get a one day pass. It's a lot cheaper than paying for each ride you take.
The people in the booths are completely unhelpful 90% of the time, out of either ignorance or stupidity, but there are maps to help you out. And the people in DC are usually helpful and I can honestly say that it is so much easier to ride the metro than to ride the subway in NY.
...not to mention about a thousand times cleaner. Have fun!
Category: Washington, D.C.
NYC Subway Riders May Be Dealing With The - Business Insider
Dan Wiener, CEO of Adviser Investments, was just on Bloomberg TV this afternoon, and he raised an interesting point about the New York City subway system, which just took on the worst damage in its 108-year history as a ...
Didnt Bernard Goetz do more to reduce crime in NYC than the entire police force in NY?
On December 22, 1984, Bernard Goetz, otherwise known as the "subway vigilante," shot four young men in a Manhattan subway car after he said the men threatened him and tried to rob him.
The shooting became a national sensation, as maNY subway riders, concerned about subway muggings, applauded Goetzs actions. But others criticized Goetz as a racist because the four young men were African-American.
Three years after the shooting, Goetz, a 39-year-old electronics specialist, was acquitted of attempted murder and assault, but was convicted of criminal possession of an unlicensed weapon and spent 250 days in jail.
Goetz said he started firing because he thought the four men were about to rob him. Many suspected however, that Goetz acted as an "avenging angel" because he had been mugged twice before. The youths said they were panhandling money to play video games when they asked him for $5, not trying to rob him.
One of the four men, Darrell Cabey, was paralyzed in the shooting. In reaction to a $50 million lawauit filed by Cabeys familiy, Goetz said in a December 20, 1994 Toronto Star article, "If youre injured, paralyzed or whatever while committing a violent crime against me, thats not my fault."
After the verdict, Goetz lawyer Barry Slotnick said, "I think the true message is that people have a right to protect and defend themselves under justifiable situations." Goetz said he wants to "go back to being an anonymous stranger in New York," said Slotnick in a June 17, 1987 Toronto Star article.
Supporters and critics argued outside the courthouse immediately after the verdict. Anti-Goetz demonstrators chased his car, shouting, "Goetz is an oppressor, murder no more." Another man carried a sign, "Criminals, think twice or we will Goetz you."
http://www.heroism.org/class/1980/goetz.htm
Not knowing if the person you are about to rob is packing or not is a great deterrent isnt it?
For those of you out there claiming that the muggers were victims. Let me ask you this and answer me.
WHY IS IT ALWAYS WHITE PEOPLE THAT GET ROBBED BY BLACK YOUTH?
Answer me that one I dare you.
Answer: He saved his own life because a gun in the hand is better than a cop on the phone, and they arrested him for having the gun on him in the first place. The 2nd Amendment took a real beating on that one.
At least the man lived to go to jail. If he hadn't been packing, he would have been in a casket instead of a jail cell.
NYC justice is really messed up.
Category: Politics
CITY ROOM; What Should M.T.A. Do? A Range of Views
The multiple-choice question placed on the table by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority on Monday does not have a none-of-the-above option, unfortunately. One way or another, it looks like subway and bus fares are going up. But the authority has not decided yet how to distribute the pain - additionally burden regular riders, occasional users, - By THE NEW YORK TIMES
APP CITY; A Smartphone Can Be a Ticket to Ride
APP NY Waterway PLATFORMiPhone and iOS devices PRICE Free When New York Waterway expanded its service from the Hudson River to the East River last year, it had to create much of the new ferry system from scratch. And if you are building anything new these days, it could well involve a smartphone app. It follows, then, that the ferry operator - By JOSHUA BRUSTEIN
Do metro cards expire?
In NY, do the train metro cards ever expire?
Answer: From the MTA NYC Transit website:
"Whether Pay-Per-Ride or Unlimited Ride, every MetroCard has an expiration date. The date is located at the upper left corner on the back of the card. The expiration date is usually about one year from the date of purchase.
If your Pay-Per-Ride MetroCard expires, you have two years from the expiration date to transfer any remaining money to a new card. Bring your expired card to any subway station and ask the agent to make the transfer."
I hope this information is very helpful. Good luck
Native New York and subway rider
Category: New York City
Isnt the current NY predicament exactly the lifestyle Environ-Mentals have in mind for us?
Limited power.
Limited fuel.
Limited food.
Limited consumption.
Limited transportation.
Low-Carbon Utopia!!!! Right?
Answer: No.
People who want a cleaner environment - which includes a wide range, even those whom do not trust climatologiss - would prefer the following:
Power slowly being taken from cleaner sources like solar, wind, etc. A new NG article shows a new contraption NASA is funding in which the solar panels are in space (like a satellite); i.e we are getting better and better here in terms of technological improvement.
Fuel being limited because it is no longer as necessary to power our cars and homes.
Food being grown more locally
Consumption to remain as is, just more local products and using better practices to make the products
Transportation remaining as is with greener fuel, and perhaps more bike riders because given the current obesity stats, we could probably use the exercise.
New York City already is changing. More local gardens throughout the boroughs. A move to building green infrastructure. Green markets in different areas like union square. Shared transit like the subways and buses we all rely on. Programs that make us less wasteful. My building, for instance, now has a composting program.
...How awful!
What is the flip side of this "dream"? Continuing production as is - being more wasteful for no reason, having food prices be subject to gas prices, destroying land until our future generations have a standard of life below what we enjoy today? Having our air be as bad as the cities in China, where people have to wear masks? No thanks.
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You do not have to believe that the stock market should close (my friend, an environmentalist, WORKS as a trader) or be against capitalism to believe that we need to clean up our act a little. My god, where do you guys pull this from? You basically classify everyone from the most extreme to the most mild in the same group - very, very sad.
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I see one comment that points to industrialism as a problem, but not directly knocking capitalism.
It is your own fault for taking a few comments you see ONLINE and therefore determining that the majority within a certain group are entirely against capitalism. You are linking two different beliefs together that are not mutually inclusive. Grow up.
Category: Global Warming
Do the New York transit buses from the NY boroughs - bronx, queens, brooklyn & staten go into manhattan? ?
Im from lindon and i would like to know because in london you can pay for a bus fare in one of the city boroughs e.g hackney and it goes into the city.
How does the ny bus system work. Do you have to change buses in order to access the main part of ny which i assume is manhattan. Thanks
Answer: In New York, that buses goes into Manhattan from outer boroughs are called Express Buses, which is premier express buses with prefix "X" like X22 or X23/X24, etc, "QM" like QM1, QM24, etc. "BM" like BM5 and "BxM" like BxM3, BxM8.
"BxM" prefix also be used for Bee-Line BxM4C which go into Manhattan from Westchester County.
These express buses except Bee-Line BxM4C are $5.50 fare while BxM4C are $2 higher at $7.50.
Regular New York City Buses like local bus, limited bus, or +Select Bus Service+ (Bus Rapid Transit), New York City Subways, Staten Island Railway, Roosevelt Island Tramway, Nassau Inter County Express and Westchester County Bee-Line buses cost $2.25 base fare.
New York City buses serve all five boroughs, including two Queens bus routes go into Nassau County to serve Green Acres Mall.
New York City subways serve all four boroughs except Staten Island Railway, which payment is required at St. George and Tompkinsville. Rest of Staten Island Railway stations are free.
Nassau Inter County express buses served mainly of Nassau County, western portion of Nassau County and few goes into Queens for NYC Subway connections.
Bee-Line buses in Westchester County serves Westchester County, and few bus routes goes into the Bronx for NYC Subway connection.
In New York City buses has prefix indicate which borough.
"B" stands for "Brooklyn",
"Bx" stands for "the Bronx"
"Q" stands for "Queens"
"S" stands for "Staten Island"
"n" stands for Nassau County's NICE Bus.
In Bronx Map, "BL" prefix is used on map which means "Bee-Line" bus.
However on Bee-Line buses, only bus route and destination are only shown.
Most rich classes like to use express buses because it's more comfortable and easier to get to work.
Staten Island residents has various options.
Some choose to take bus to Staten Island Railway for ferry into Manhattan for subway.
Some choose take bus into Brooklyn for subway into Manhattan.
In other boroughs, some people take local bus to subway or express bus into Manhattan.
In Nassau County, some NICE riders take bus into Queens for subway connection into Manhattan.
Rich people take bus into Long Island Railroad Station for service into Manhattan.
In Westchester County, some Bee-Line bus riders take bus to subway station in Bronx or take Metro-North Railroad into Manhattan.
Metro-North and Long Island Railroad are commuter railroads which operates on fare zone.
In Staten Island, only one NYC Bus Route which goes to Bayonne NJ's 34th St Station on New Jersey Transit's Hudson-Bergen Lightrail Station, which this bus operates during rush hours only.
There are some Queens and Brooklyn local buses go into each other's borough.
Few Queens buses also travel into Manhattan.
Category: New York City
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Other than NYC and Chicago, which city has the most developed rail system?
I agree- Europe has it nailed out. Let me be more specific & narrow this down to cities in the US.
Answer: Boston. 4 rapid transit subway lines, 12 commuter rail lines, 5 light rail lines, Amtrak service to Maine, NH, RI, CT, NY and beyond. (With ridership growing every year.)
Amtrak Acela between downtown NYC and downtown Boston is faster than taking a plane.
Everybody rides the T. Over 30% of Boston workers commute by the T. 1.3 million riders every day.
Category: Rail
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