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archive-post-date">Friday, March 17, 2017 - 11:02</div> </div> <div> <div class="new-rot-title-more"><a href="/web/20170430055848/http://www.mta.info/news/2017/03/17/cashless-tolling-begin-rockaway-bridges-april-30">Cashless Tolling to Begin on Rockaway Bridges on April 30</a></div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-field-article-summary"> <div class="field-content">Cashless tolling will begin on the Marine Parkway-Gil Hodges Memorial and Cross Bay Veterans Bridges in Queens on April 30. The transition to cashless tolling is a major component of the Governor Andrew M. Cuomo's plan to reimagine New York's crossings for the 21st century and will reduce congestion and improve travel time at Rockaway’s major crossings ahead of the region’s summer travel season. The Rockaway resident rebate program is unaffected by the switch to cashless tolling.</div> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-2 views-row-even"> <div class="views-field views-field-created"> <div class="field-content archive-post-date">Tuesday, March 14, 2017 - 21:05</div> </div> <div> <div class="new-rot-title-more"><a href="/web/20170430055848/http://www.mta.info/news/2017/03/14/post-storm-service-resumes-wednesday">Post-Storm Service Resumes on Wednesday</a></div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-field-article-summary"> <div class="field-content">Following the conclusion of Winter Storm Stella, the MTA anticipates a near normal morning rush hour across most services on Wednesday, March 15. </div> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-3 views-row-odd"> <div class="views-field views-field-created"> <div class="field-content archive-post-date">Monday, March 13, 2017 - 10:48</div> </div> <div> <div class="new-rot-title-more"><a href="/web/20170430055848/http://www.mta.info/news/2017/03/13/mta-prepares-winter-storm">MTA Prepares for Winter Storm</a></div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-field-article-summary"> <div class="field-content">MTA Prepares for Winter Storm</div> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-4 views-row-even"> <div class="views-field views-field-created"> <div class="field-content archive-post-date">Friday, March 10, 2017 - 20:42</div> </div> <div> <div class="new-rot-title-more"><a href="/web/20170430055848/http://www.mta.info/news/2017/03/10/mta%E2%80%99s-weekender-way-around-weekend-work-march-11-12">The MTA’s Weekender: The Way Around Weekend Work for March 11-12</a></div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-field-article-summary"> <div class="field-content">The MTA’s Weekender: The Way Around Weekend Work for March 11-12</div> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-5 views-row-odd"> <div class="views-field views-field-created"> <div class="field-content archive-post-date">Friday, March 10, 2017 - 15:34</div> </div> <div> <div class="new-rot-title-more"><a href="/web/20170430055848/http://www.mta.info/news/2017/03/10/ride-metro-north-catch-nyc-football-club-games-yankee-stadium">Ride Metro-North to Catch NYC Football Club Games at Yankee Stadium</a></div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-field-article-summary"> <div class="field-content">Make it your goal to ride Metro-North Railroad to catch New York City Football Club games at Yankee Stadium! This Sunday, March 12, the New York City Football Club (NYCFC) kicks off its third season at Yankee Stadium, taking on a roster of soccer professionals from some of the world's toughest leagues. Metro-North’s frequent, convenient and reliable "Train to the Game" service via our Hudson, Harlem and New Haven Lines makes it easy for soccer fans to catch the excitement at Yankee Stadium.</div> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-6 views-row-even"> <div class="views-field views-field-created"> <div class="field-content archive-post-date">Saturday, March 4, 2017 - 11:01</div> </div> <div> <div class="new-rot-title-more"><a href="/web/20170430055848/http://www.mta.info/news/2017/03/04/mta%E2%80%99s-weekender-way-around-weekend-work-february-18-19">The MTA’s Weekender: The Way Around Weekend Work for February 18-19</a></div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-field-article-summary"> <div class="field-content">The MTA’s Weekender: The Way Around Weekend Work for March 4-5</div> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-7 views-row-odd"> <div class="views-field views-field-created"> <div class="field-content archive-post-date">Friday, March 3, 2017 - 14:13</div> </div> <div> <div class="new-rot-title-more"><a href="/web/20170430055848/http://www.mta.info/news/2017/03/03/ride-metro-north-hudson-valley-restaurant-week-march-6-%E2%80%93-19">Ride Metro-North to the Hudson Valley for Restaurant Week, March 6 – 19</a></div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-field-article-summary"> <div class="field-content">Slow Roasted Prime Ribs of Beef. Linguini Scampi. Chocolate Mousse. Feeling tempted? Let Metro-North help you satisfy your craving. Hop on Metro-North to experience Hudson River Valley Restaurant Week, presented by The Valley Table, from Monday, March 6, through Thursday, March 19. More than half of the over 200 participating restaurants are either within walking distance or a quick cab ride from Metro-North stations along the Harlem, Hudson and New Haven Lines. Indulge in some of the best dining the region has to offer at just a fraction of the normal price point.</div> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-8 views-row-even"> <div class="views-field views-field-created"> <div class="field-content archive-post-date">Friday, March 3, 2017 - 12:15</div> </div> <div> <div class="new-rot-title-more"><a href="/web/20170430055848/http://www.mta.info/news/2017/03/03/pennsylvania-av-3-line-station-re-opens">Pennsylvania Av 3 Line Station Re-opens</a></div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-field-article-summary"> <div class="field-content">Pennsylvania Av 3 Line Station Re-opens</div> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-9 views-row-odd"> <div class="views-field views-field-created"> <div class="field-content archive-post-date">Friday, February 24, 2017 - 14:06</div> </div> <div> <div class="new-rot-title-more"><a href="/web/20170430055848/http://www.mta.info/news/2017/02/24/metro-north-railroad-and-zipcar-launch-hudson-valley-car-share-initiative">Metro-North Railroad and Zipcar Launch Hudson Valley Car Share Initiative</a></div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-field-article-summary"> <div class="field-content">Governor Andrew M. Cuomo has announced a new partnership between MTA Metro-North Railroad and Zipcar, a leading provider of vehicle sharing services, to launch a Hudson Valley Car Share initiative. Zipcars are available at nine Metro-North stations in the Hudson Valley so passengers can conveniently take a Zipcar from the station and easily travel to tourist destinations and other locations throughout the region.</div> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-10 views-row-even"> <div class="views-field views-field-created"> <div class="field-content archive-post-date">Friday, February 17, 2017 - 16:06</div> </div> <div> <div class="new-rot-title-more"><a href="/web/20170430055848/http://www.mta.info/news/2017/02/17/mta%E2%80%99s-weekender-way-around-weekend-work-february-18-19">The MTA’s Weekender: The Way Around Weekend Work for February 18-19</a></div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-field-article-summary"> <div class="field-content">The MTA’s Weekender: The Way Around Weekend Work for February 18-19</div> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-11 views-row-odd"> <div class="views-field views-field-created"> <div class="field-content archive-post-date">Tuesday, February 14, 2017 - 09:47</div> </div> <div> <div class="new-rot-title-more"><a href="/web/20170430055848/http://www.mta.info/news/2017/02/14/fall-love-e-zpass">Fall in Love with E-ZPass</a></div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-field-article-summary"> <div class="field-content">Your car and E-ZPass are a perfect match! Join the 96% of MTA customers who love E-ZPass because of its convenience and savings.</div> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-12 views-row-even"> <div class="views-field views-field-created"> <div class="field-content archive-post-date">Monday, February 13, 2017 - 09:41</div> </div> <div> <div class="new-rot-title-more"><a href="/web/20170430055848/http://www.mta.info/news/2017/02/13/ride-lirr-free-bnp-paribas-showdown">Ride LIRR Free to BNP Paribas Showdown</a></div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-field-article-summary"> <div class="field-content">Don't miss the 10th anniversary of the BNP Paribas Showdown on Monday, March 6th at Madison Square Garden!</div> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-13 views-row-odd"> <div class="views-field views-field-created"> <div class="field-content archive-post-date">Thursday, February 9, 2017 - 22:04</div> </div> <div> <div class="new-rot-title-more"><a href="/web/20170430055848/http://www.mta.info/news/2017/02/09/lirr-friday-morning-service-update">LIRR Friday Morning Service Update</a></div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-field-article-summary"> <div class="field-content">MTA Long Island Rail Road will continue to operate reduced service for the AM peak rush-hour on Friday, running 135 morning rush hour trains during - nine less than normal - as it continues to recover from the storm and so inspections, delayed by snowfall, can continue following Wednesday's non-passenger train derailment of one train car. </div> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-14 views-row-even"> <div class="views-field views-field-created"> <div class="field-content archive-post-date">Thursday, February 9, 2017 - 15:19</div> </div> <div> <div class="new-rot-title-more"><a href="/web/20170430055848/http://www.mta.info/news/2017/02/09/lirr-pm-rush-hour-update">LIRR PM Rush Hour Update</a></div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-field-article-summary"> <div class="field-content">Because of the ongoing winter storm, the LIRR is adding four additional trains departing Penn Station between 1:49 p.m. and 3:40 p.m., and will run 111 trains out of New York City between 3:27 p.m. and 6:33 p.m.</div> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-15 views-row-odd"> <div class="views-field views-field-created"> <div class="field-content archive-post-date">Wednesday, February 8, 2017 - 21:58</div> </div> <div> <div class="new-rot-title-more"><a href="/web/20170430055848/http://www.mta.info/news/2017/02/08/lirr-service-notice-0">LIRR Service Notice</a></div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-field-article-summary"> <div class="field-content">LIRR will cancel nine of its 144 regularly scheduled AM rush hour trains on Thursday, February 9, as crews continue to work around the clock at Jamaica Station following the derailment of one train car at 4 a.m. on Wednesday, February 8.</div> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-16 views-row-even"> <div class="views-field views-field-created"> <div class="field-content archive-post-date">Wednesday, February 8, 2017 - 05:10</div> </div> <div> <div class="new-rot-title-more"><a href="/web/20170430055848/http://www.mta.info/news/2017/02/08/lirr-service-notice">LIRR Service Notice</a></div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-field-article-summary"> <div class="field-content">LIRR service is temporarily suspended in both directions through Jamaica due to a stalled equipment train. Port Washington Branch service is not affected. NYC Transit is cross-honoring LIRR tickets at Penn Station, Jamaica and Atlantic Terminal.</div> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-17 views-row-odd"> <div class="views-field views-field-created"> <div class="field-content archive-post-date">Friday, February 3, 2017 - 15:33</div> </div> <div> <div class="new-rot-title-more"><a href="/web/20170430055848/http://www.mta.info/news/2017/02/03/mta%E2%80%99s-weekender-way-around-weekend-work-february-4-5">The MTA’s Weekender: The Way Around Weekend Work for February 4-5</a></div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-field-article-summary"> <div class="field-content">The MTA’s Weekender: The Way Around Weekend Work for February 4-5</div> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-18 views-row-even"> <div class="views-field views-field-created"> <div class="field-content archive-post-date">Wednesday, February 1, 2017 - 15:10</div> </div> <div> <div class="new-rot-title-more"><a href="/web/20170430055848/http://www.mta.info/news/2017/02/01/metro-north-announces-open-house-proposed-port-jervis-line-infrastructure">Metro-North Announces Open House for Proposed Port Jervis Line Infrastructure Improvements</a></div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-field-article-summary"> <div class="field-content">MTA Metro-North Railroad has announced that it will hold an Open House in Goshen, N.Y., on February 15 to share details on a proposal for capital improvements that will enable enhanced train service on the Port Jervis Line.</div> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-19 views-row-odd"> <div class="views-field views-field-created"> <div class="field-content archive-post-date">Wednesday, February 1, 2017 - 12:59</div> </div> <div> <div class="new-rot-title-more"><a href="/web/20170430055848/http://www.mta.info/news/2017/02/01/darryl-c-irick-named-acting-president-mta-new-york-city-transit">Darryl C. Irick Named Acting President of MTA New York City Transit</a></div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-field-article-summary"> <div class="field-content">Darryl C. Irick Acting MTA NYCT President</div> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-20 views-row-even views-row-last"> <div class="views-field views-field-created"> <div class="field-content archive-post-date">Wednesday, February 1, 2017 - 11:15</div> </div> <div> <div class="new-rot-title-more"><a href="/web/20170430055848/http://www.mta.info/news/2017/02/01/second-av-subway-ridership-growing-rapidly">Second Av Subway Ridership Growing Rapidly</a></div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-field-article-summary"> <div class="field-content">SAS Ridership</div> </div> </div> </div> <h2 class="element-invisible">Pages</h2><div class="item-list"><ul class="pager"><li class="pager-first first"><a title="Go to first page" href="/web/20170430055848/http://www.mta.info/mta-news">« first</a></li> <li class="pager-previous"><a title="Go to previous page" href="/web/20170430055848/http://www.mta.info/mta-news?page=1">‹ previous</a></li> <li class="pager-ellipsis">…</li> <li class="pager-item"><a title="Go to page 2" href="/web/20170430055848/http://www.mta.info/mta-news?page=1">2</a></li> <li class="pager-current">3</li> <li class="pager-item"><a title="Go to page 4" href="/web/20170430055848/http://www.mta.info/mta-news?page=3">4</a></li> <li class="pager-item"><a title="Go to page 5" href="/web/20170430055848/http://www.mta.info/mta-news?page=4">5</a></li> <li class="pager-ellipsis">…</li> <li class="pager-next"><a title="Go to next page" href="/web/20170430055848/http://www.mta.info/mta-news?page=3">next ›</a></li> <li class="pager-last last"><a title="Go to last page" href="/web/20170430055848/http://www.mta.info/mta-news?page=114">last »</a></li> </ul></div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="node-3696" class="node node-page-with-ad clearfix" about="/mta-news" typeof="sioc:Item foaf:Document"> <span property="dc:title" content="MTA News" class="rdf-meta element-hidden"></span> <div class="content"> </div> </div> </div> </div> <!-- close span-43 --> </div> <!-- close span-21 last --> </div><!-- close container for grid --> <div id="sidebar_second_ad" class="column sidebar"><div class="section roundCorners"> <div class="region region-sidebar-second"> <div id="block-google-adsense-google-adsense" class="block block-google-adsense"> <div class="content"> <div id="Google-skyscraper-ad"> <script type="text/javascript"> <!-- google_ad_client = "pub-0982027042052701"; /* 160x600, created 5/6/11 */ google_ad_slot = "8916589146"; google_ad_width = 160; google_ad_height = 600; --> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20170430055848js_/http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"></script> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div> <!-- /.section, /#sidebar_second --> </div> <div id="foot-div"> </div> </div> </body> </html> <!-- FILE ARCHIVED ON 05:58:48 Apr 30, 2017 AND RETRIEVED FROM THE INTERNET ARCHIVE ON 00:29:26 Dec 03, 2024. 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