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Maritime Worker Shortages Severely Impact Staten Island Ferry Service. How Can The City Address This Issue?
By Joseph Morales Ferries are a critical aspect of New York City’s transportation network. Despite opening just a few years ago, the NYC Ferry network transported 1 million riders to destinations across the city during the first quarter of 2023 across six routes and 25 ferry piers in all five boroughs. However, the most popular Read more
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Can HOV Lane Expansion Ease Congestion on the Staten Island Expressway?
By Joseph Morales The Staten Island Expressway(SIE) is the busiest highway on Staten Island. The expressway is the only east-west highway in the borough. It connects directly to both the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge to Brooklyn at its eastern end and the Goethals Bridge to Elizabeth, NJ, at the western end. Thus, many Staten Islanders use it Read more
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The MTA Is Working To Improve Critical Infrastructure On The L Train
By Joseph Morales The L train is a subway route that runs from the 8 Av station in Manhattan out to Canarsie-Rockaway Pkwy in Canarsie, Brooklyn. The line passes through many densely populated neighborhoods throughout Manhattan and Brooklyn that truly reflect the hustle and bustle as well as the diversity the city is known Read more
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The MTA is Making Major Accessibility Upgrades to Several Westchester County Metro-North Stations
By Joseph Morales Scarsdale is a town in Westchester County that is about 30 miles from Midtown Manhattan and serves as a major suburb of New York City. The hamlet of Hartsdale in the town of Greenburgh and the hamlet of Purdy’s in the town of North Salem are also located about 30 and 50 Read more
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The MTA Is Considering Major Transit Upgrades on Utica Ave in Brooklyn. It May Include A Long-Awaited Subway Extension.
By Joseph Morales Utica Avenue/Malcolm X Blvd is one of the busiest north-south thoroughfares in Brooklyn. The approximately 6-mile stretch passes through numerous densely populated and busy neighborhoods such as Bedford-Stuyvesant(Bed-Stuy), Crown Heights, East Flatbush, and more. It also connects to the Kings Plaza Shopping Center, one of the largest shopping malls in Brooklyn. In Read more
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Major Staten Island Transit Hub Getting Extensive Upgrades
By Joseph Morales The Eltingville Transit Center is one of two transit hubs in Staten Island and is the only transit hub serving the southern and western parts of the borough. The hub serves many express bus routes to Manhattan and many local bus routes. The center also serves the S79-SBS to Bay Ridge, Read more
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