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Transportation

Follow The Money

28 July 2008

In response to The MTA’s plans for yet another round of fare hikes next July and in 2011, State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli will begin an audit of the MTA’s finances, according to The Post. The examination of the transit agency’s new budget proposal, which includes the fare increases, is slated to be completed in September [...]

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New York Now: Discussion

Early plans from 1957 for Pan Am’s flying saucer-shaped JFK Terminal 3 (now used by Delta) initially included a whopping nine gate positions.
From Beijing to Madrid, cutting-edge designs and innovations are transforming the ways we experience the world’s airports and air travel. How is New York’s airport system, which remains the busiest in the country, [...]

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New York Now: Discussion

New York Civic President, Henry J. Stern, will lead a roundtable discussion about historic development battles that have shaped New York City’s transportation infrastructure and the architectural contours. A distinguished panel will discuss the memorable battles fought over the Westway proposal of the 1970s, which would have moved the Westside Highway underground, and the Huntington [...]

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No Funding for Northern SI Rail Study

The on-again, off-again plans for a new northern rail line for commuters on Staten Island were dealt a blow as the federal funding necessary to conduct a feasibility study failed to make the cut in Washington this week. Senator Schumer had requested $4 million, but the funds were not approved by the appropriations committee in [...]

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Subway Mosaic Artist Unwittingly Gets it Right

Ever notice how despondent the two parents look in the mosaic art work in the 8th Street-NYU subway station in Manhattan? When you think about it, its really not that they’re lost and trying to find their way with a map, but rather, their daughter just pointed to NYU’s Silver Center (the old Main [...]

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Curb Cut Battle Continues in Dyker Heights

In Dyker Heights, a neighborhood better known for its uber-festive Christmas decorations, tensions continue to rise about an issue that affects many of the city’s residential enclaves. The trouble started when a homeowner on a block of attached 1905 rowhouses, Gus Englezos, got permission from the Department of Buildings last July and again this January [...]

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