Transportation

Final Bronx Bus Redesign Plan May Involve the Removal of 18 Percent of Bronx Bus Stops

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The final, Bronx bus network redesign plan, initiated in 2019 by New York City Transit (NYCT), is now available for review and comment by residents, and it may mean the removal of 18 percent of Bronx bus stops in order to speed up service times and improve efficiency.   Last month, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) and New York City Department of Transportation (NYCDOT) announced an ambitious plan to improve New York City’s bus network.   At the time, acting MTA chair and CEO, Janno Lieber, said, “We carry more people on our buses than the next four largest systems in America combined, and for


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Environmental Review Completed for Metro-North Penn Station Access & Four New Bronx Stations

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) announced on Monday, Sept. 27, that the environmental review process for the Metro-North Penn Station Access Project is complete. The milestone makes four new stations in the Bronx as well as direct Metro-North service to Penn Station from the Bronx, Westchester, and Connecticut a step closer to reality.   Acting MTA chair and CEO, Janno Lieber, said it was an important milestone for a project and will give people in several, transit-deprived areas of the East Bronx access to jobs, education, health care and everything New York and Connecticut have to offer. “By making use


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Alternating Overnight Exit Ramp Closures from Hamilton Bridge to Major Deegan Expressway, Sept 20-22

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) is advising motorists of alternating, overnight closures of the Exit Ramps 1D and 1C from the eastbound Alexander Hamilton Bridge (I-95) to the southbound and northbound Major Deegan Expressway (I-87) in the Bronx, on or about Monday night, Sept. 20, through approximately Wednesday morning, Sept. 22, from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m., nightly, weather permitting. Only one ramp will be closed at a time.   Motorists wanting to access southbound Major Deegan Expressway during the closure of Exit Ramp 1D should take Exit Ramp 1C to northbound Major Deegan Expressway and follow


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MTA Metro-North Railroad to Resume Regular Hudson Line Service Levels Monday, Sept. 20

By SÍLE MOLONEY
MTA Metro-North Railroad announced on Thursday, Sept. 16, that service frequencies will increase on the Hudson Line beginning on Monday Sept. 20, with weekday service returning to 82 percent of pre-pandemic levels, and weekend service to 100 percent of pre-pandemic levels. The Hudson Line sustained significant damage after record rainfall from remnants of Hurricane Ida hit the area beginning on Sept. 1, continuing into the early morning hours of Sept. 2.   Some train times will be adjusted to reflect earlier departures and slightly longer trip times due to reduced capacity on the Hudson Line because of landslides and culvert damage


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Knife Attack at Kingsbridge Road Subway Station Leaves Man Hospitalized

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The New York City Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying the individual seen in the attached photo who is wanted for questioning in relation to an assault which occurred in the 52nd precinct / Transit District 11.   It was reported to police that on Sunday, Sept. 12, at 11.07 a.m., on board a northbound D train, a 26-year-old male victim got into a verbal dispute with an unidentified individual. When the train entered the Kingsbridge Road station, in Fordham Manor, both the victim and the suspect detrained and the dispute escalated into a physical confrontation on


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MTA Announces Installation of Security Cameras at All 472 Subway Stations

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) announced on Monday, Sept. 13, that security cameras have been installed at all 472 subway stations across New York City. Cameras were deployed on Sept. 11 at the 472nd station, Broadway station, on the G line, and officials said thousands of cameras have since been deployed systemwide.   The initiative to expand security camera coverage was accelerated last year by interim president of New York City Transit, Sarah Feinberg, who identified a new class of camera that could be deployed more quickly, and at much lower cost than traditional cameras. As a result, officials said


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Remembering 9/11, Twenty Years On: MTA Pays Special Tribute on Public Transport Vehicles

By SÍLE MOLONEY
To honor and pay tribute to those who were lost on Sept. 11, 2001, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) will launch visual memorials on New York City buses, subways and both commuter railroads on Saturday, the 20th anniversary of the attack on the World Trade Center.   “I remember the day vividly,” said New York City transit interim president, Craig Cipriano. “I was working in the Brooklyn division of buses facilitating a new bus operator orientation. When we heard that the first plane had hit the North Tower, we thought it was some kind of an accident. But when we


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MTA Metro-North Railroad to Resume Hudson Line Service for Morning Rush Hour, Tuesday, Sept. 7

By SÍLE MOLONEY
MTA Metro-North Railroad president, Catherine Rinaldi, announced on Monday, Sept. 6, that the Hudson Line service will resume for the morning commute on Tuesday, Sept. 7. The first trains to operate since the remnants of Hurricane Ida unleashed record-setting rains in the region on the evening of Wednesday, Sept. 1, will begin operating Tuesday shortly after 4 a.m. Trains will operate every half hour in each direction during main commute times and hourly at other times to all stations from Croton-Harmon south. Poughkeepsie service will be hourly at all times.   To find schedules, customers should look to MTA.info, the


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UPDATE: City Issues Update on its Response to Flash Flooding Post Tropical Storm Ida

By SÍLE MOLONEY
New York City’s Emergency Management Department provided the following update on Thursday evening, Sept. 2. on its recovery efforts following Tropical Storm Ida’s arrival in New York City. Officials said they are continuing to coordinate the interagency response to what they said was historic citywide flooding, as reported by Norwood News.    They said several City agencies, including the FDNY, NYPD, the Departments of Environmental Protection, Parks, Buildings, Transportation, the New York City Housing Authority, and Emergency Management, continue to respond to hazards caused by the storm, and are also working with partners like Con Edison and the American Red


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