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In April 1986, the New York City Transit Authority began to study the possibility of eliminating sections of 11 subway lines because of low ridership. The segments are primarily located in low-income neighborhoods of the Bronx, Brooklyn and Queens, with a total of 79 stations, and 45 miles of track, for a total of 6.5 percent of the system.
The MTA purchased and took over subway, elevated, streetcar, and bus operations from the Boston Elevated Railway in 1947. [15] In the 1950s, the MTA ran new subway extensions, while the last two streetcar lines running into the Pleasant Street Portal of the Tremont Street Subway were substituted with buses in 1953 and 1962. [16]
MTA New York City Bus operates seven of the express routes in Brooklyn and Queens, which are prefixed with the letter X, as well as all express routes in Staten Island, which are prefixed with the letters SIM. The unidirectional fare, payable with MetroCard or OMNY, a contactless payment system, is $7. Discount fare media is available. Except ...
The lone surviving Kmart, located at 2044 Montauk Highway in Bridgehampton Commons, will shut its doors soon, a store employee told Patch, adding that deep store-closing discounts of 40-percent ...
Vice President Kamala Harris declared Tuesday that she supported changing Senate filibuster rules to allow a simple majority vote to codify the nationwide right for women to obtain an abortion.
The MTA expanded the experiment to the Times Square–42nd Street station in 1983. [94] The cameras were deactivated in 1985 after further tests showed that their presence did not help reduce crime. [95] The MTA considered transferring 220 CCTV cameras from these stations to token booths at the stations with the most crime. [96]
September 24, 2024 at 6:52 AM. HOLLYWOOD — Jimmy Kimmel told Mike Tyson he’s thinking about betting "a large amount of money" on the former heavyweight champion to beat Jake Paul in their ...
Community Corner NSSC Joins the Ranks of “Best & Brightest Companies to Work For®” North Shore Senior Center has distinguished itself as having the most innovative business acuteness and ...