6:42 am Tuesday, New Haven CT: seventeen years in, can we give a shout out to the venerable but still durable and amazingly well done MetroCard vending machines? 356 more words
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Afternoon Bulletin: Metrocards No More, Subway Information Still Delayed
As a result of yesterday’s licensing deal with Transport London, Cubic Transportation System has been granted permission to introduce the U.K.’s transit system technology into New York’s subways. 423 more words
Afternoon Bulletin: Pokemon Boosts Business, Uber Commuters and More
New Yorkers have gone on a wild Pokémon chase due to the hugely popular Pokémon Go app that blends virtual characters with reality. The only problem is they seem to have difficulty looking up. 411 more words
Meh.
The last couple days have been a little chaotic. Group work and complications persist. I was in heels (that I haven’t QUITE broken in yet) all day, so my feet hurt now, and I lost my MetroCard. 343 more words
Paying it forward
Just like every other New Yorker riding the subway, I’m always in a rush to catch that train clammering down the tracks, screeching to a halt. 330 more words
Fun And Embarrassment With Names And The Alphabet
The last time I was in New York City, I brought home a MetroCard-themed mouse pad from the Transit Museum Store at Grand Central Terminal. 430 more words
NYPD eases penalties for people begging for subway swipes
NEW YORK — It happens to everyone who rides the subway, you’re exiting the turnstile and there someone asking for a swipe.
The police department says panhandling and blocking passengers from exiting a turnstile is illegal. 244 more words
