[Riders Alliance\MTA]
Riders Alliance: “Time is running out and Congress must act now to save millions of riders who depend on trains, buses, and paratransit to get around.”
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MTA
Riders Alliance: Time for Congress to Act on MTA
HOUSING WORKS ORGANIZATION DENOUNCES “MISGUIDED EFFORT” TO POLICE HOMELESS ON NYC SUBWAYS
[COVID-19\Homelessness\Subways]
‘As the operator of a COVID-19 isolation shelter for homeless people recovering from this awful disease, Housing Works has seen first-hand the impact of the epidemic on persons at unconscionable risk in congregate shelters or trying to survive on the streets.”
Photo: YouTube
NY LEADERS TO HOLD ONLINE RALLY DEMANDING CONGRESSIONAL FUNDING FOR MTA
[MTA\COVID-19\Congress]
Leaders of Powerful Advocacy, Business and Labor Groups To Amplify MTA’s Call for Federal Rescue Funds to Prevent Collapse of Nation’s Largest Transit System.
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NEW YORKERS TO CONGRESS: OUR TRANSIT SYSTEM NEEDS MORE IN FEDERAL COVID-19 AID
[MTA\COVID-19]
“New York will not return to work and other aspects of our lives primarily in automobiles. We not only need the MTA to continue to function through the worst of the crisis…”
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WHO IS RIDING NYC SUBWAYS AND BUSES DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC?
[COVID-19\MTA Transit]
Riders Alliance’s Betsy Plum: “Many New Yorkers continue to rely on public transit even while living in fear of contracting and spreading the Coronavirus…public transit is a lifeline even during a pandemic health crisis.”
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NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT ADVOCATES ANNOUNCE WEDNESDAY CITYWIDE ACTION INITIATIVE ON SUBWAY ACCESSIBILITY
[MTA Subway Accessibility]
Riders and advocates will kick off a citywide, multi-platform photo-petition drive urging Governor Cuomo to fund the MTA’s station accessibility plan, delivering an on-time MTA capital program and rolling out congestion pricing.
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MTA IDENTIFIES FIRMS QUALIFIED TO BID ON DESIGN FOR BUILDING OF METRO-NORTH PENN STATION ACCESS PROJECT
[MTA\Metro-North Penn Station Access Project]
Bronx Borough President Diaz: “I’m thrilled to see the Metro-North Penn Access Project moving forward so quickly. This landmark project will create vital connections between The Bronx and its surrounding areas.”
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BROOKLYN COMMUNITY WILL HOLD MONDAY PROTEST AGAINST “DOUBLE CHARGE” TRANSFER BETWEEN 3 TRAINL TRAIN AT LIVONIA AVE AND JUNIUS STREET
[Transit\Livonia L Train & Junius St. #3 Train]
On Monday, February 3rd, 2020, Council Member Inez Barron, Assembly Member Charles Barron, Brooklyn Community Board 5, and concerned community residents will gather to demand that the MTA establish a free permanent transfer between the Livonia Ave L train Station and the Junius St. # 3 train station.
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