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June 05, 2019

Judge derails MTA’s dismissal of disability discrimination case

June 05, 2019/ Guest User
Judge derails MTA’s dismissal of disability discrimination case

The majority of the MTA’s 472 subway stations are currently inaccessible for people with disabilities.

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June 05, 2019/ Guest User/
news, Law, Transit, Western Queens, Voices, Southern Queens, northern queens, eastern queens, Central Queens
MTA, subway, bus, LIC, Long Island City, Disability Rights Advocates, Schlomo Hagler, New York City Human Rights Law, accessibility, disability, disabilities, ADA, Americans with Disabilities Act
May 30, 2019

New musical acts to play at New York’s busiest venues — subway stations

May 30, 2019/ Guest User
New musical acts to play at New York’s busiest venues  — subway stations

The performers this year were chosen out of 72 finalists and 318 applicants, and span instruments and genres from a brass band to cello, and blues to gospel.

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May 30, 2019/ Guest User/
news, Features, Central Queens, eastern queens, northern queens, Southern Queens, Western Queens, Transit
MTA, showtime, art, MTA Music, Sandra Bloodworth, Music Under New York, subway
May 23, 2019

Queens transit advocates rally for bus cameras to catch bad drivers

May 23, 2019/ Guest User
Queens transit advocates rally for bus cameras to catch bad drivers

“Riders have worked tirelessly to win bus lanes. But it will all come to nothing if those lanes are blocked and the rules go unenforced.”

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May 23, 2019/ Guest User/
eastern queens, news, Law, politics, Transit, Voices
Jamaica, Flushing, St. Albans, buses, Queens Village, Riders Alliance, Straphangers Campaign, Transportation Alternatives, bus lanes, bus lane cameras, Main Street, Darryl Irick, Nily Rozic, Rebecca Bailin, Queens Bus Network Redesign
May 17, 2019

Far Rockaway leaders seek answers and oversight of privately owned school buses

May 17, 2019/ David Brand
Far Rockaway leaders seek answers and oversight of privately owned school buses

“People assume that the government regulates this and is on top of it, but I don’t know.”

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May 17, 2019/ David Brand/
Communities, Transit, Rockaways
camron brown, jonathan gaska, cb14, community board 14, far rockaway, dot, dmv, doe, church vans, bus, school bus
May 13, 2019

State DOT responds to death of 7-year-old in Far Rockaway

May 13, 2019/ David Brand
State DOT responds to death of 7-year-old in Far Rockaway

“The tragic incident in Rockaway, N.Y. is part of an ongoing investigation and it would be inappropriate to comment further at this time.”

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May 13, 2019/ David Brand/
Communities, Southern Queens, Transit, Law, news
camron brown, neno brown, department of transportation, dot, acs, doe, 19-A, church vans
May 06, 2019

School transit questions arise after boy crushed by van on trip home from school

May 06, 2019/ David Brand
School transit questions arise after boy crushed by van on trip home from school

Cameron “Neno” Brown was killed while walking alongside the school bus in order to transfer to a van that would take him to his aunt’s home after school on April 17.

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May 06, 2019/ David Brand/
Education, Southern Queens, Law, Transit, news, eastern queens
Police Athletic League, New York City Department of Transportation, Department of Education, Cameron Brown, Raymond Ragues, Administration for Children’s Services, Neno, Maureen Brown, conversion vans, NYPD, PAL, YMCA, DOT, DOE, Far Rockaway, Department of Transportation, Elmer and Jennifer Transportation
May 02, 2019

Second-grader’s death raises questions about ‘church van’ school transportation

May 02, 2019/ David Brand
Second-grader’s death raises questions about ‘church van’ school transportation

Students and families depend on the vans, but it’s’s unclear what agency, if any, has oversight over them.

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May 02, 2019/ David Brand/
Communities, Law, news, Southern Queens, Transit
church van, acs, cameron brown, nino, joseph brown
April 29, 2019

MTA celebrates National Poetry Month with interactive “Poetry in Motion” guide

April 29, 2019/ Guest User
MTA celebrates National Poetry Month with interactive “Poetry in Motion” guide

As National Poetry Month comes to a close, the MTA is making riders’ commutes a bit brighter with a new interactive guide to “Poetry in Motion.”

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April 29, 2019/ Guest User/
eastern queens, Central Queens, Education, news, Features, Southern Queens, Western Queens, Transit
poetry, National Poetry Month, MTA, subway, bus, MTA Arts & Design, Sandra Bloodworth, Long Island City, LIC, Ridgewood, Ozone Park, Woodside
April 26, 2019

Transit workers will march to end subway and bus assaults

April 26, 2019/ Guest User
Transit workers will march to end subway and bus assaults

“At the end of the day, it’s hard to be mad at who you don’t see. It’s really easy to take out your frustration at the people you see.”

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April 26, 2019/ Guest User/
Transit, Law, news, Voices, Communities
MTA, subway, bus, NYCT, Canella Gomez, TWU Local 100, march\
April 26, 2019

Thousands of commuters rely on dollar vans, NYC’s other transit system

April 26, 2019/ Angel Torres
Thousands of commuters rely on dollar vans, NYC’s other transit system

There’s a lesser known, but equally important, mode of transportation in Southeast Queens.

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April 26, 2019/ Angel Torres/
Communities, eastern queens, Features, news, Law, Transit, Southern Queens
Jamaica Center, Jamaica, dollar vans, Rosedale, MTA, bus, subway, Q5, Q4, MetroCard, Queens Village, St. Albans, Laurelton
April 25, 2019

Three distinct viewpoints emerge at raucous Kew Gardens jail hearing

April 25, 2019/ Guest User
Three distinct viewpoints emerge at raucous Kew Gardens jail hearing

Clear divisions emerged — not just between some hearing attendees and the city officials, but between many of the attendees themselves.

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April 25, 2019/ Guest User/
Crime, Education, Central Queens, news, Transit, Communities, politics
No New Jails, Kew Gardens, CLOSErikers, Com, community jails, Queens House of Detention, Bill de Blasio, borough-based jails, jail, Rikers Island, Community Board 9, james quinn, Forest Hills
April 23, 2019

Queens commuters take an 'L' — 'It may be too crowded to board the first train'

April 23, 2019/ Guest User
Queens commuters take an 'L' — 'It may be too crowded to board the first train'

Some L train users headed to Manhattan can expect at least 40 minute wait at times.

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April 23, 2019/ Guest User/
Central Queens, northern queens, Western Queens, Transit, news
#LProject, L train, subway, MTA, Ridgewood, Glendale, Bushwick, Maspeth, buses, B92, G train, J train, M train, L train shutdown
April 22, 2019

A Far Rockaway boy was fatally struck by a car. Advocates say it was preventable

April 22, 2019/ Guest User
A Far Rockaway boy was fatally struck by a car. Advocates say it was preventable

The death of a Far Rockaway boy struck by a vehicle just moments after exiting a school bus last week has further galvanized pedestrian safety advocates

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April 22, 2019/ Guest User/
eastern queens, news, Law, Southern Queens, Voices, Transit, Features
Far Rockway, Cameron Brown, Gipson Street, Transit Alternatives, Families for Safe Streets, Amy Cohen, Flushing, Hsi-Pei Liao, Bill de Blasio, Vision Zero, Put Safety First, Donovan Richards, District 31
April 22, 2019

MTA solar proposal could power 18,000 homes

April 22, 2019/ Guest User
MTA solar proposal could power 18,000 homes

“Green energy always had a dual benefit — it can help save the planet and it can be a big money-maker as well.”

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April 22, 2019/ Guest User/
eastern queens, Health, news, Transit
solar power, renewable energy, MTA, Janno Lieber, buses, Queens Village, Andrew Cuomo, Projjal Dutta
April 19, 2019

MTA fare hike: what to expect when rates jump

April 19, 2019/ Guest User
MTA fare hike: what to expect when rates jump

Prices increased for a 30-day unlimited MetroCard and a 7-day unlimited MetroCard.

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April 19, 2019/ Guest User/
Central Queens, eastern queens, news, northern queens, Southern Queens, Transit, Western Queens
MetroCard, subway fare, bus fare, MTA
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