News Smoke Bombs, Vandalized Subway Stations: Was It Worth It? Protesters at Grand Central Terminal Friday night. Rachel Baron/Bklyner. MANHATTAN — Friday night, hundreds of protesters gathered at Grand Central Terminal to address perceived growing police brutality on the MTA, and to demand free subway fare for all. It was the culmination of a full day of citywide strikes. The
arts for transit Papercut Artist Thomas Witte Part Of Grand Central Centennial Exhibit Local artist Thomas Witte [http://thomaswitteart.com/], who you may remember from a profile on this site last year [/blog/art-music/thomas-witte-paper-cut-artist], will be one of four papercut artists featured in an exhibit called On Paper [http://mta.info/mta/aft/gct/on-paper.html], organized by MTA Arts for Transit
arts for transit Artist Lothar Osterburg Creates “Zeppelins in Grand Central” You may have spotted the newest Arts for Transit poster on the subways recently, but did you know that the man behind the work is a South Slope neighbor? Lothar Osterburg [http://home.earthlink.net/~lotharosterburg/], who moved to 14th Street in 1996, has created a magnificent example of photogravure
grand central station Reps. Crowley, Rangel, Nadler, City DOT Commissioner, MTA Chairman To Speak Out Against Cuts to Public Transit Today The following is a press release from the office of U.S. Rep. Jerrold Nadler: On Monday, February 6 at 11:00 a.m., Reps. Joe Crowley, Charles Rangel, Jerrold Nadler, along with New York City Department of Transportation Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan and Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) Chairman Joseph Lhota,
