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MTA Hopes to Close the Gap

The MTA has announced plans to begin attaching metal extension plates at the foot of each door on all of the newer M-7 passenger train cars in an attempt to minimize the gap sometimes found between the door and the station platform edge. The MTA has been under pressure to do something about the sometimes [...]

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Lowering The Bar

Although the grand plan for the Moynihan Station development is falling to pieces and may drag other mega-projects down with it, there is one bright spot to be found. While the city may not get a new train station anytime soon, it will get some brand new toilet facilities in the current Penn Station. The [...]

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Metrocard Goes Green–But Not Really

Beginning on April 22nd, the MTA will begin distribution of a special series of five million specially-designed green Metrocards to celebrate Earth Day, and to highlight the “green” improvements the agency hopes to make in the near future. Surprise, surprise, the special cards themselves are in no way biodegradable or earth-friendly, and will just feature [...]

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