Nonsponsored
PARK SLOPE – Dozens of advocates joined Council Member Brad Lander and Assembly Member Robert Carroll outside of the 7th Avenue F/G subway stop Friday afternoon to once again call on the MTA to install an elevator at the station. Rally for elevator at 7th Avenue F/G subway station
Central Brooklyn
MTA riders experienced another nightmare commute Tuesday evening when signal problems at DeKalb Avenue once again [/signal-problems-dekalb-affecting-b-d-n-q-r-trains/] caused major backups, service changes, and headaches. At least one MTA train was stuck on the Manhattan Bridge for approximately half an hour yesterday evening, July 11, NBC New York [http://www.nbcnewyork.
bill de blasio
Source: Wikimedia CommonsMayor Bill de Blasio appears to be avoiding Southern Brooklyn neighborhoods that supported his electoral rival, Joe Lhota, including Sheepshead Bay and Bensonhurst, according to a report [http://observer.com/2014/08/a-tale-of-two-boroughs-bill-de-blasio-rarely-visits-brooklyn-gop-strongholds-2/] in the New York Observer. The outlet reports that de Blasio has held press conferences
general election
Tuesday, November 5 is election day, and polls will be open from 6am to 9pm. Here are some of the things you should know before casting your vote tomorrow: • Find out where your polling site is with this locator [http://vote.nyc.ny.us/html/home/locator_updates.shtml]. Some
1424 ave j
Source: DiFara.comThe beloved dough-tossers at Midwood’s Di Fara Pizza were forced to defend themselves against allegations that they existed only to feed New York City’s elite, after mayoral candidate Bill de Blasio declared it his favorite pizza. The issue surfaced after the Daily News, in yet another
Opinion
No long range planning going on here. Move along, nothing to see here. Source: Museum of FlightTHE COMMUTE [/tag/the-commute/]: Most of what the MTA does such as day-to-day operations does not make the news. Keeping the system running each day, as imperfect as it is, is a monumental task
anthony weiner scandal
Anthony Weiner. Source: FacebookAs the hype grows over Anthony Weiner’s possible return to New York politics [/weiner-considering-a-comeback-with-mayoral-bid/], analysts far and wide are weighing in on the question of what the chances really are for the former congressman. While early polling [http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/17/nyregion/weiner-hasnt-joined-race-for-mayor-but-a-poll-of-democrats-puts-him-in-second.
craig eaton
Source: Flickr Metropolitan Transportation Authority Patrick CashinInfluential New York City Republican State Senator Marty Golden lent his endorsement to Joe Lhota in this year’s upcoming mayoral race, according to a report by the New York Post [http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/sen_golden_backs_lhota_for_mayor_
Joe Lhota
Just minutes before MTA Chairman Joe Lhota will reportedly [http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/19/nyregion/eyeing-mayoral-bid-mta-chief-will-step-down.html] step down to run for mayor, he presided over a board meeting in which the proposal [/blog/transportation/lhota-unveils-new-metrocard-fare-hike-proposal] for broad fare hikes was unanimously approved to “raise an additional $450