straphanger's campaign

Jun
21
Electric Car Charging Stations Coming to Park Slope in Fall 2019

Electric Car Charging Stations Coming to Park Slope in Fall 2019

PARK SLOPE – On the evening of June 20th, the Transportation and Public Safety Committee of Brooklyn Community Board 6 [http:
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Mar
24
With N Line Construction Underway, Straphangers Find New Routines

With N Line Construction Underway, Straphangers Find New Routines

Photo by Veronika BondarenkoJoseph McCoy used to board the N train directly at 18th Avenue, but now has to ride
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Sep
28

Straphanger’s Report Card: Our Local Subway Lines, Ranked

Photo by Mary Bakija/Bensonhurst beanThe Straphanger’s Campaign rated the B and 5 line as the worst in New
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Mar
23
Neighbors Overwhelmingly Slam MTA’s Fare Hike As Unfair, Call On Albany To Better Fund Public Transit

Neighbors Overwhelmingly Slam MTA’s Fare Hike As Unfair, Call On Albany To Better Fund Public Transit

Following the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s fifth fare hike in eight years [/transportation/poll-is-the-mta-fare-hike-fair], which left straphangers digging deeper into
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Jul
31

Q Train Named The ‘Dirtiest’ Subway Line In NYC

Well, Q train riders, we apparently are making our treks on the dirtiest subway line in the city, according to
2 min read
May
09
B Train Delays Increased Nearly Twofold From 2011 To 2013

B Train Delays Increased Nearly Twofold From 2011 To 2013

Controllable delays on the B subway line increased from 78 in 2011 to 148 in 2013, according to a new
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Mar
21
New Study Says The F Train Has Gotten Dirtier Since 2011

New Study Says The F Train Has Gotten Dirtier Since 2011

Smeg. The NYPIRG’s Straphangers Campaign [http://straphangers.org/] released the findings of their most recent “subway shmutz” [http://straphangers.
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Nov
01

A Study Finds That Subway Platforms Are Dirty And Ugly, Surprising No One

Sheepshead Bay StationIn a bombshell investigative report [http://nypost.com/2013/10/30/subway-platforms-are-grim-and-dreary-study/], the New York Post has learned
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Oct
30
New Study Shows Subway Platforms Are Disgusting

New Study Shows Subway Platforms Are Disgusting

The NYPIRG Straphangers Campaign [http://www.straphangers.org/] issued its third annual State of the Platforms [http://www.straphangers.org/
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Aug
02

Q Train Ranked Best Subway Line In NYC

Source: Deaks760 / FlickrThe Q line was named the best train line in the city for the first time since 2001.
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