Good News New Yorkers…

  There will be no fare hikes taking place in 2012 (don’t get too comfortable they will be back in 2013 and 2015). The MTA said they will earn their money honestly by cutting staff cell phones, company vehicles, sharing office equipment, and freezing union wages. It’s funny because I ASSumed they were already doing that, and only rasing they MetroCard fares as a last resort. *shrugs* Who am I but just a lowly cashed-strapped... Read More

Kitty Bradshaw, lost on the train…

Incident Report Date: Wednesday, August 11, 2010 Time: 5:46pm Train: L train Starting Point: west 17th and 8th Ave Destination: PS 450 Itinerary: The Kitty Bradshaw had printed out directions from HopStop.com that stated she was supposed to catch the L train at 8th avenue and transfer to the 6 train at 14th Street- Union Square. Take the 6 train uptown to 28th street. Incident: The Kitty Bradshaw took the 6 train to 6th avenue and spent... Read More

MTA, here we go AGAIN!

Well, no surprise to anyone the MTA fares are going up yet again. They seem to go up once every six months and I keep asking myself what in the hell does the MTA do with its money. At the rate the fare hikes are going, in 2 years a monthly metro pass will be as high as a care note.   On Thursday, May 7, 2009 Gov. David Paterson signed a 40-page bill that will raise about $2.26 billion annually through the following:   1. Charging... Read More

New York City Transit on my MIND!!!

I am slightly mad at New York City Transit (MTA). I accidentally bent my metro card and the fare terminal wouldn’t read my card. I purchased my train pass in the month of October and had about $10 or $12 dollars on the card. I took the card to the station manager and his machine couldn’t read it either, so he gave me the MTA brochure and told me to mail the card in to the address on the back. Long story short… NYC Transit... Read More