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An 1807 grid plan of Manhattan. The history of New York City's transportation system began with the Dutch port of New Amsterdam.The port had maintained several roads; some were built atop former Lenape trails, others as "commuter" links to surrounding cities, and one was even paved by 1658 from orders of Petrus Stuyvesant, according to Burrow, et al. [1] The 19th century brought changes to the ...
On November 17, 2019, New York City Transit made adjustments to weekday evening 3, 4, and 5 service in order to accommodate planned subway work. Late night 3 service to Times Square started an hour earlier, at 10:30 p.m. instead of 11:30 p.m.; to replace 3 service, 4 service was extended to New Lots Avenue.
At the May 1996 MTA Board meeting, due to Floral Park's opposition, New York City Transit announced plans to extend the Q79 only to Jericho Turnpike, with a terminal loop on 257th Street, 87th Road and 256th Street which was slightly closer to the Floral Park LIRR station. 10 to 15 additional riders on weekdays and 5 to 10 riders on Saturday ...
New York City Transit (NYCT) Chairman Andy Byford stated that he wanted to test ultra-wideband technology at the same time that more established systems, like CBTC, are being installed. [142] In March 2019, contracts for UWB installation on the Canarsie and Flushing Lines were awarded. [90]: 21–22 Four trains on each line were equipped with ...
On June 1, 1976, the New York City Transit Authority (NYCTA) announced changes in subway service that were expected to save $12.6 million annually and were the third phase of the agency's plan to realign subway service to better reflect ridership patterns and reduced ridership.
Following this incident, the New York City Transit Authority (NYCTA) created a task force to investigate safety features that would reduce the number of draggings. The NYCTA installing closed-circuit televisions (CCTV) at three stations and platform mirrors at ten stations on a pilot basis so train conductors could better see around platform ...
2005 New York City transit strike This page was last edited on 10 January 2019, at 07:08 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike ...
Victims trapped in each tower made their way toward the rooftops in hope of helicopter rescue, only to find the access doors locked. Security Control employees on the North Tower's 22nd floor attempted to activate a lock release command that would have freed all areas in the World Trade Center influenced by the electronic control systems ...