You know - I was just whining about the heat on the subway platforms the other day. And the week before. And the week before that. And last year and the year before that.
I knew it was practically an annual summer ritual here in Gotham but I had no idea that this time-honoured tradition was […]

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The MTA has been informed (by the Permanent Citizens Advisory Committee to the MTA — its own advocacy group) that the subway stations in this town are in need of some attention.
There are no words to express how much obviousness this statement encompasses.
Yes, the subway stations are in need of attention. Lots of attention and […]

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Gosh, what a lot of initials. But in the SMS/TXT world, one goes with the flow. But what do all those letters mean? Well, it’s like this - the New York Times called for questions about mass transit this week and not surprisingly, there were quite a lot of questions pouring in within minutes. At […]

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Just as they are phased out in London (Boris’ dreams notwithstanding), it would appear that the M.T.A. Might Bring Back Double-Decker Buses to NYC.
Of course there are such buses running in the city right now - tour buses. But honestly — those extra long buses do cause back ups and gridlock in and of themselves […]

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Forgive the extended absence, all. The post cruise fogginess (that no one warned me about, by the by) took a while to clear and then, just as things began to clear, I was struck down (and laid prone) by an incredibly bout of sciatica. I will not regale with with the details and descriptions of […]

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I’ve still got the cruise on my brain today, readers. I am told this is normal - pining for the ship, wasting umpteen hours gazing at itineraries of other cruises, wondering if Doris in the Sports Bar has told the same jokes to new passengers.
I also began to wonder about the fact that Holland America […]

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My goodness, Gotham Gazers - a lot happened while I was away. But before we get into the Spitzers, fallen cranes, explosions in Times Square etc. — my report.
You will recall that I hopped on Caribbean cruise (on Holland America’s ms Noordam, as it happens) out of the New York Passenger Ship Terminal. As always, […]

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I am happy to announce that finally gotten over my shock over the new subway reorganization plan (no, I never decided which bit shocked me more). So you can imagine how intrigued I was to see the City Room blog pose the question How Would You Run These Subway Lines?
I’ve decided to give it some […]

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I honestly don’t know what to be more shocked about - the fact that the MTA has decided to assign each subway line a manager of it’s own or the fact that this wasn’t already standard operating procedure.

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Ah, deadline of the week has been met and now I can met and so I rest easier in my mind as I peruse the news. And I see that mini-mayor must have gotten a hold of the caffeinated stuff again. During speech, Mayor Bloomberg blasts presidential candidates
“Asked later if he was talking about anyone in particular, he made […]

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Awww, a kind hearted subway conductor tries to make the day a little brighter for his passengers and as a result, gets passed over for promotion. Not nice. Not fair. And what’s worse, seems to have dampened his spirit.
While I am on the subject of transit thought — the New York Times City section is […]

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Could coming windfall enable MTA to delay fare hike? Sure, it could - but it won’t. It never does. All they focus on is the yawning maw of an unknowlable future. And while planning for the future is good business practice, it’s not all there is to it, either. You must also manage the assets and opportunities […]

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This is a taxi strike?
You could have fooled me. The streets, they are awash in taxis - most now bearing the world’s most amateurish logo. If that was why the taxi drivers were striking - over the offense to their aesthetics - I could get behind it. Or understand it. And they’d all go out […]

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deja vu - it’s Taxi strike time again come Monday. And that means the zone fare system is back in place as well. I can’t be the only one who notices how much better traffic is during these strikes, can I? Buses move more freely, the taxis that are on the road get where they […]

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Compasses on the sidewalks? Surely not? And yet there they are, posied to create logjams at intersections, doorways and in the middle of the side walk as people pause, do a double take or check the decal against their maps or their inner compass. Gosh, just what we need to get the already crowded sidewalks even more congested.
Listen, […]

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