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Poet Thomas R. Peters, Jr. read poetry on all three stages at the Denver show, and poet Jason Stoneking also performed a poem on the Denver main stage. Poet Tracie Morris, among others, was hired by Lollapalooza to perform in the spoken word tent for the New York to Texas leg of the tour. The poetry tent was actually called "The Revival Tent ...
Roger Toussaint. Roger Toussaint is an American worker who led the December 20th, 2005 New York City transit strike which lasted three days and shut down bus and subway service in the city. Toussaint was the president of the Transport Workers Union (TWU) Local 100 in New York City (NYC) from January 2001 through December 2009.
The large "M" logos on trains and buses were replaced with decals that state MTA New York City Bus, MTA New York City Subway or MTA Staten Island Railway, eliminating inconsistencies in signage. [56] Today, the older "M" logos survive on existing cube-shaped lamps on station lampposts dating to the 1980s, though such lamps have been updated ...
The New York City Transit Authority (also known as NYCTA, the TA, [2] or simply Transit, [3] and branded as MTA New York City Transit) is a public-benefit corporation in the U.S. state of New York that operates public transportation in New York City. Part of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, the busiest and largest transit system in ...
The new stations on 63rd, 72nd, 86th and 96th streets will open their gates at 11:45 a.m. From Jan. 1 to Jan. 8 the subway line will operate with restricted service. The lines will open at 6 a.m ...
The MTA is eager to get feedback from riders so it can improve the app in the coming months, Hakim said. The agency already plans to add new features, she said such as integration with its ...
According to a study published in August, between 2020 and 2023 approximately 89% of New York City's transit workers reported some form of harassment or assault while on the job.
When the New York City Transit Authority was created in July 1953, the fare was raised to 15 cents (equivalent to $1.71 in 2023) and a token was issued. [102] In 1970 the fare was raised to 30 cents. [103] This token is 23mm in diameter with a Y cut out, and is known as the "Large Y Cutout".