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2009 Press Releases

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July 1st MTA Staten Island Railway's Get-A-Way Service
July 1st A Season Of MTA LIRR One-Day Getaways Brightens Up Summer
July 1st New Tolls Start: Sunday, July 12, 2009 at 3 AM
June 30th MTA LIRR "Splish Splash" Package Cools You Off For Summer Enjoyment
June 29th MTA LIRR Adds Extra Trains For Independence Day Holiday
June 26th MTA Bus Company Receives Ridership Award From The Federal Transit Administration
June 26th Metro-North Railroad and the Town/Village of Harrison Forge Transit Oriented Development Partnership
June 26th MTA LIRR Takes Fans To Part II Of This Season's "Subway Series" At Mets-Willets Point
June 25th It May Be A Fluke, But It's No Mistake, When You Take The MTA LIRR To Captree Fishing
June 25th Service Advisory Weekend Subway Changes Affecting Service On The 246DFGLQR
June 24th On July 4th, Metro-North Lets You Declare Your Independence from Traffic Jams
June 23rd Barretto Point Park Pool Bus Returns for the Summer
June 23rd New Train Schedules Take Effect July 13 on the Hudson and New Haven Lines
June 22nd Cross Island Parkway Ramp Five-week Closure for Throgs Neck Bridge Construction
June 22nd West of Hudson Customers Get More Express Trains and Better Late Night Service
June 22nd MTA LIRR Serves Record Number Of Customers Traveling To 'People's Open' At Bethpage
June 21st MTA LIRR Extends Its Extra U.S. Open Service Into Monday, June 22 As Open Play Continues
June 19th LIRR Adds Extra U.S. Open Trains To Supplement Special Half-Hourly Open Service On The Weekend
June 19th MTA-LIRR 'Tiger Express 2' Is The Way To Get To The U.S. Open Friday
June 16th All Aboard The MTA-LIRR 'Tiger Express' To U.S. Open
June 15th Priority Seating Campaign
June 12th Ira R. Greenberg Begins Term on MTA Board
June 12th Baby Girl Enters World On R Train, Train Crew Helps In Delivery
June 11th Service Advisory Weekend Subway Changes Affecting Service On The 1267ACDFGLQR
June 11th Eagles And Birdies And Tigers . . . Oh My!
June 9th New Trailblazers Signs Installed Near MTA Bridges and Tunnels Facilities
June 5th MTA LIRR Brentwood Station Building To Be Renovated; Substitute Trailer/Waiting Room Available During Work Starting June 8
June 4th Service Advisory Weekend Subway Changes Affecting Service On The 67ACDEFGLNQRS
June 4th MTA New York City Transit Pilots Bronx Express Service Along the Jerome Ave. Line
June 3rd Take MTA LIRR To The Belmont Stakes -- It's Your Best Bet
June 3rd Metro-North's Weekend Escape to the Berkshires is Back
June 2nd MTA Salutes Police Officers for Their Heroic Efforts in the Line of Duty
May 29th Extension of X17A Express Bus Route Afternoon Trips are Extended to Arthur Kill Road
May 29th MTA New York City Transit Announces MetroCard Grace Periods For June 28th Fare Change
May 29th MTA New York City Transit Introduces Trip Planner Voice
May 29th MTA Police Remind Automobile Drivers and Passengers to Buckle Up for Safety – Or Face a Ticket
May 28th Service Advisory Weekend Subway Changes Affecting Service On The 123456ACDEFGJQR
May 28th All Aboard MTA LIRR Trains To Belmont Park Starting Today
May 28th Five Peregrine Falcon Chicks Hatch At Three MTA B & T Bridges
May 22nd Riders To Grade MTA NYC Transit Local Bus Service In Manhattan
May 22nd NYC Transit Veterans Observe Memorial Day
May 21st Service Advisory Weekend Subway Changes Affecting Service On The 234567ACDEFGJNQRS
May 21st Helena E. Williams Named Interim MTA Executive Director And CEO
May 21st MTA LIRR Marks Start Of Summer Season With Summer Service To Hamptons And Montauk, And Summer Beach Packages
May 21st Weekend SIR Service Disruption
May 21st MTA Metro-North Railroad To Open New Train Station in New York City To Serve Southwest Bronx and Yankee Stadium
May 21st Changes Take Effect on Several Manhattan Bus Routes
May 20th MTA LIRR Provides Extra Trains For Start Of Memorial Day Holiday Weekend, May 22; Calverton Cemetery Package Ticket Available For May 23
May 20th MTA New York City Transit Extends G Line During Culver Viaduct Rehabilitation
May 20th MTA Metro-North Railroad Commended for Safety Record
May 20th MTA LIRR To Restore Belmont Service May 28
May 19th Get A Jump on Summer with Metro-North's Memorial Day Getaway Schedule
May 18th Subway Rider Report Card Results Are In For The C Line
May 15th Cross Bay Veterans Memorial Bridge Ramps Re-open on May 22nd
May 15th Get Out of Town With MTA Metro-North Railroad's Discount Getaways to The International Festival of Arts & Ideas and Clearwater's Great Hudson River Festival Revival
May 14th Service Advisory Weekend Subway Changes Affecting Service On The 2367ACDEFGNQR
May 14th New MTA LIRR Timetables In Effect May 18
May 14th MTA Metro-North Railroad's Emergency Preparedness Exercise on May 16 Involves Eight Agencies from Westchester and New York City
May 13th New Shuttle Bus Between New Fairfield, CT and Southeast, NY Expands Transportation Options Beginning May 18
May 13th West of Hudson Regional Transit Access Study Open House Set for June 1 in Newburgh
May 12th Pothole Fix Is Fast Maneuver at MTA Bridges and Tunnels
May 11th Riders To Grade MTA NYC Transit Local Bus Service In The Bronx
May 11th MTA Board Approves Reduced Fare and Toll Increase
May 7th Service Advisory Weekend Subway Changes Affecting Service On The 123456ACDENQRW
May 7th Renovation Work To Begin May 11 On MTA LIRR Ronkonkoma Station Parking Lot
April 30th Service Advisory Weekend Subway Changes Affecting Service On The 123567ACDEFGNQRW
April 30th MTA Introduces Phase II of Train of Thought Series
April 29th MTA LIRR Provides Service To CBS Radio NY Expo
April 28th Bronx-Whitestone Bridge Marks 70 Years As Critical NYC Crossing
April 28th Grand Central Terminal's Last Incandescent Light Bulbs Replaced
April 27th MTA Budget Deficit Grows by $621 Million
April 27th New MTA Metro-North Railroad Timetables for Hudson Line Effective May 3 Includes Yankees – E. 153rd Street Station Stops Beginning May 23rd
April 24th MTA LIRR Marks 175 Years Of Service To Long Island And New York
April 23rd Service Advisory Weekend Subway Changes Affecting Service On The 2356ACDEFGNQRW
April 23rd Media Advisory: MTA Long Island Rail Road Celebrates 175th Anniversary With Commemorative U.S. Postal Stamp Cancel And Anniversary Ceremony
April 23rd MTA Completes Successful Sale of $1.25 Billion of Bonds
April 23rd MTA New York City Transit Announces MetroCard Grace Periods For May 31st Fare Change
April 21st Mets Tickets And Macy's Gift Cards To Be Raffled Off Today At Penn Station As Part Of LIRR's 175th Anniversary
April 20th Media Advisory: MTA Long Island Rail Road Celebrates 175th Anniversary With Customer Appreciation Day, Commemorative U.S. Postal Stamp Cancel And Anniversary Ceremony
April 17th Riders To Grade MTA NYC Transit Local Bus Service In Queens
April 17th MTA Works with Young Adults to Promote Green Collar Economy
April 16th Verrazano-Narrows Employees Corral Injured Goose
April 16th Buses/Vans Replace Early-Morning Port Washington Branch Trains During Track Inspection Friday April 24
April 16th Service Advisory: Weekend Subway Changes Affecting Service On The 123ACDEFGNQRW
April 16th Media Advisory: Weekend Track Work Affects West Hempstead Branch
April 16th EasyPayXpress Metrocard Is Going Unlimited
April 15th The New Yankee Stadium Opens MTA NYC Transit Will Get Fans There
April 13th Schedules Change on the Port Jervis and Pascack Valley Lines Turning Good into Better on April 19
April 13th Service Advisory for MTA NYC Transit Buses
April 10th 7 to the Game
April 10th Mets-Willets Point Station: A New Name and a Fresh Look
April 10th Service Advisory Weekend Subway Changes Affecting Service on the 24567ACDEFGLNQRW
April 9th MTA LIRR Offers Discounts to NY International Auto Show
April 7th Buses Replace Mid-day Montauk Branch Trains April 14, 15, & 17 As Rail Inspection Is Performed
April 6th Buses Replace Midday West Hempstead Branch Trains During Sperry Rail Inspection Program On Monday April 13th
April 6th MTA LIRR To Operate Additional Service For Passover (April 8 & 9) And Good Friday (April 10
April 3rd MTA LIRR To Stop At Mets-Willets Point Station For Mets Open Practice Sunday, April5
April 3rd MTA LIRR Asks Public To Help Name Two Retired Locomotives As Part Of Its 175th Anniversary Celebration
April 2nd Mets Tickets And $500 Shopping Spree Courtesy Of Macy's Herald Square Are Latest MTA LIRR 'Customer Appreciation Giveaways'
April 2nd MTA LIRR Provides Service To Mets New Citi Field Stadium
April 2nd Service Advisory Weekend Subway Changes Affecting Service On The 123456ACDEFGNQRW
April 2nd Use A Chase Card to Buy Metro-North Train Tickets and Get Cash Back!
April 1st Train Service to MTA Metro-North Railroad's Newest Station Yankees – E. 153rd Street Begins Saturday May 23, 2009
March 31st W Line Customers Grade Their Service a "C" in 2nd Annual Rider Report Card Survey
March 30th Media Advisory: April 4 & 18 Track Work Affects West Hempstead Branch
March 27th MTA Bridges and Tunnels Statement on Bronx-Whitestone Closure
March 26th Service Advisory Weekend Subway Changes Affecting Service On The 123456ACDEFGJNQRW
March 26th Media Advisory: March 28 & March 29 LIRR Track Work
March 25th MTA Board Approves Service Reductions and Fare/Toll Increases
March 23rd 6 Line Customers Grade Their Service a "C" in 2nd Annual Rider Report Card Survey
March 23rd The Route of the Dashing Commuter: The Long Island Rail Road at 175
March 23rd MTA LIRR Provides Service To Citi Field Opener, Sunday, March 29
March 23rd New, One-Month Timetable Takes Effect April 5 Will Allow Track Work on Upper Hudson
March 23rd Historic Tarrytown Train Station Next for Restoration
March 20th Riders To Grade NYC Transit Staten Island Local Bus Service
March 20th Buses Replace Midday Port Jefferson Branch Trains During Sperry Rail Inspection Program On Wednesday And Thursday March 25 & 26
March 20th MTA New York City Transit Honors Employees With Medals Of Excellence
March 19th Hop Aboard Metro-North's Bunny Express April 4, 2009
March 19th Service Advisory: Weekend Subway Changes Affecting Service On The 23456ACDEFGLNQRW
March 19th Media Advisory: March 21 & March 22 LIRR Track Work
March 18th MTA LIRR Ronkonkoma Branch Train Service Replaced By Buses During Overnight Of March 21 As Rail Inspection Is Performed
March 18th LIRR's 175Th Anniversary Customer Appreciation Deals
March 17th MTA LIRR 175th Anniversary Celebration Continues With Penn Station Customer Appreciation Day Tomorrow, March 18
March 17th MTA LIRR Adds Extra Train For This Sunday's St. Patricks Day Parade At Montauk
March 17th Media Advisory: LIRR Provides Extra Afternoon Service Today For St. Patrick's Day Parade
March 16th Circus Elephants' Annual Walk Through Queens Midtown Tunnel QMT Closed to Traffic: 11:30 PM (3/23) to 2 AM (3/24)
March 16th MTA Opens New South Ferry Subway Terminal
March 13th Media Advisory: Track Work March 16 Through March 19
March 12th Media Advisory: March 14 & March 15 LIRR Track Work
March 12th Weekend A Service Disruption
March 12th Service Advisory: Weekend Subway Changes Affecting Service On The 2345ACDEFGLNQRW
March 12th Franklin Avenue Shuttle S Customers Give Their Service a "C" in 2nd Annual Rider Report Card Survey
March 12th LIRR Customers Broadway Bound
March 11th Luck is on Your Side When You Take Metro-North on St. Patrick's Day
March 10th "E-ZPass On-the-Go" Expanding Vendor Opportunities in All Five Boroughs, Long Island
March 10th LIRR Provides Extra Service For Annual St. Patrick's Day Parade
March 7th Subway Rider Report Card Results Are In For The Q Line
March 6th Media Advisory: This Weekend, March 7 & March 8
March 5th Weekend A Service Disruption
March 5th Service Advisory: Weekend Subway Changes Affecting Service On The 1234ACDEFGNQRW
March 5th Service Advisory: MTA NYC Transit Local & Express Buses Affected Bu Union Rally At City Hall
March 4th G Line Customers Grade Their Service a "D-Plus" in 2nd Annual Rider Report Card Survey
March 4th Bus Service Replaces Morning/Midday MTA LIRR Trains Between Ronkonkoma And Greenport From March 16 To March 19
March 2nd MTA New York City Transit Snow Update
March 2nd MTA LIRR Adds Early Afternoon Train Service From Penn Station Due To Snowstorm
February 27th F Line Customers Grade Their Service a "C-Minus" in 2nd Annual Rider Report Card Survey
February 26th Service Advisory Weekend Subway Changes Affecting Service on the 123457ACDEFGJNQRSW
February 26th Easy Access to Truck Customer Info on MTA Website
February 26th East New York Track Work Will Affect LIRR Service On Far Rockaway, Hempstead And Long Beach Branches On Last Saturday In February
February 25th MTA Staten Island Railway Ridership Figures Show Impressive Gains for 2008
February 25th Buses To Replace Trains Between Speonk & Montauk Weekdays March 2nd Thru May 15th
February 25th MTA New York City Transit Ulmer Park Bus Operator Hero
February 23rd MTA LIRR Marks Its 175th Anniversary With Customer Appreciation Days
February 20th MTA NYC Transit Ridership Shows Continuing Growth In 2008
February 20th Michael Garner Named MTA Chief Diversity Officer
February 19th New MTA LIRR Timetables In Effect For March Due To Weekend Track Program; Five Branches Directly Impacted, Some Other Branches See Indirect Impacts Through Connecting Trains
February 19th Metropolitan Transportation Authority And Mayor Bloomberg Preside Over Lowering Of Tunnel Boring Machine For 7 Line Subway Extension
February 18th NYC Transit Introduces Trip Planner Interactive Map
February 17th Attention E-ZPass Customers: Phone and Online Account System Access Unavailable From 7 pm Thurs., Feb. 19th until Mon., Feb. 23rd at 7 am
February 13th Metro-North Hosts First "Getaway Day" in Grand Central February 18
February 13th Weekend 234 Service Disruptions
February 13th Subway Rider Report Card Results Are In For The V Line
February 12th 2nd Annual Subway Rider Report Card Results Are In For The N Line
February 12th High Winds Impacted Some MTA LIRR Service Today
February 12th Media Advisory: LIRR Customers On The Oyster Bay Branch Are Advised To Expect Canceled Trains And Delays For Thursday's PM Rush, February 12
February 12th Service Advisory Weekend Subway Changes Affecting Service On The 12457ACEFGJNQRSW
February 11th Media Advisory: East New York Track Work Will Affect LIRR Service On Far Rockaway, Hempstead And Long Beach Branches Three Consecutive Saturdays In February
February 11th MTA Announces Successful Sale of $150 Million of TBTA Bonds
February 11th MTA LIRR Scores High In Latest Customer Satisfaction Survey
February 10th The MTA LIRR Plays "Lead Guitar" In Your Trip To Rock And Roll (Hall Of) Fame (Annex)
February 9th Subway Rider Report Card Results Are In For The R Line
February 9th New Locomotives for Staten Island Railway
February 9th For 2008, More Customers Than Ever Travel on Metro-North Trains, with the Added Bonus of 97.5% On-Time Performance
February 5th Service Advisory Weekend Subway Changes Affecting Service On The 12457ACEFGJNQRSW
February 5th MTA New York City Transit Begins Using Video Screens in Pilot Program to Provide Real-Time Information on the L Line
February 3rd Attention E-ZPass Customers: Phone and Online Account System Access Unavailable From 7 pm Thurs., Feb. 5th until Mon., Feb. 9th at 7 am
February 3rd Know How to Go When Winter Weather Hits
February 3rd MTA New York City Transit Uses Web to Help Reconnect Riders with Their Lost Items
February 2nd Subway Rider Report Card Results Are In For Shuttles
January 30th Staten Island E-ZPass Customer Service Center Moving to 1150 South Ave.—Opening Feb. 9th One Edgewater Plaza CSC Closes Feb. 5th at 7 PM
January 29th Take MTA NYC Transit to The Chinese Lunar New Year Parade in Flushing, Queens
January 29th Service Advisory Weekend Subway Changes Affecting Service On The 123467ACEFGLNQRSW
January 29th Customers on the E Line Grade Their Service a "D-Plus" in 2nd Annual Rider Report Card Survey
January 28th Metro-North Awards LAZ Parking Management of 13,625 Spaces
January 27th MTA Announces Successful Sale of $325 Million of TBTA Bonds
January 27th East New York Track Work Will Affect LIRR Service On Far Rockaway, Hempstead and Long Beach Branches Three Consecutive Saturdays In February
January 26th MTA Railroads Collaborate on Largest Ever Joint Procurement
January 26th Customers Give MTA Metro-North Railroad Record High Ratings
January 22nd Service Advisory Weekend Subway Changes Affecting Service On The 1234567ACDEFGLNQRSW
January 22nd 2nd Annual Subway Rider Report Card Results Are In For The 3 Line
January 16th A Line Customers Grade Their Service a "C-Minus" in 2nd Annual Rider Report Card Survey Same Grade in 2007
January 15th Service Advisory: Weekend Subway Changes Affecting Service On The 1234567ACDGLNQRSW
January 14th Take A Ride On The Wild Side, With The MTA LIRR To 2009's Cycleworld International Motorcycle Show
January 14th MTA LIRR To Operate On A Modified Holiday Schedule January 19, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
January 9th Media Advisory For New York & Atlantic Railway Derailment On Ronkonkoma Branch At Deer Park
January 9th MTA LI BUS And NYPA Install First Sodium Sulfur Battery Energy Storage System In State
January 9th SERVICE ADVISORY: Due to Weather, Most Planned Subway Maintenance Work for This Weekend Canceled
January 9th 2nd Annual Subway Rider Report Card Results Are In For The B Line
January 8th Media Advisory For New York & Atlantic Railway Derailment On Ronkonkoma Branch At Deer Park
January 8th Public Transportation Stands at Center of the Green Stimulus 'Sweet Spot'
January 7th MTA LIRR Achieves Record On-Time Performance For 2nd Year in a Row
January 6th Prototype Bicycle Hooks Being Tested on Metro-North M-7 Train Cars Feedback Sought From Cyclists
January 5th 2nd Annual Subway Rider Report Card Results Are In For The 2 Line
January 5th Riders Asked to Rate 6 Line in Second Annual Rider Report Cards