MTA Headquarters
2012 Press Releases

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May 18th Memorial Day 2012: MTA Getaways and Service Plans
May 18th Metro-North's Memorial Day Getaway Schedule Gets Summer Off to an Early Start
May 18th MTA LIRR Provides Extra Trains for Start of Memorial Day Holiday
May 18th Routine Maintenance Work Suspended For Memorial Day Weekend
May 18th Visit Metro-North's "Staycation Showcase" in Grand Central
May 18th Temporary Station in Place for Duration
May 18th Work on Staten Island Railway Bridges Continues
May 18th Service Advisory for Brooklyn Half-Marathon
May 17th Weekend Subway Service Advisory for Changes Affecting 1 2 3 4 5 7 A E F J N Q R S
May 16th U.S. Small Business Administration Recognizes MTA
May 16th LIRR Implements Overnight Weekend Alcohol Ban Starting May 18
May 16th MTA Holds 25th Annual Auditions for Music Under New York
May 15th LIRR Recognizes 37-year Charter Members of Mail&Ride in Loyalty Award Ceremony at Penn Station
May 15th West of Hudson Regional Transit Access Study
May 15th Bridges and Tunnels Going Old School Toll Booths At All Nine Crossings Being Repainted MTA Blue
May 11th Far Rockaway-Mott Av. Station Rehabilitation Now Complete
May 10th LIRR Replaces Track Ties on the Ronkonkoma Branch Starting May 14
May 10th 'FASTRACK' Returning to the B, D, F and M Lines
May 10th MTA, TWU Local 100 and ATU Locals Team for First National Transit Workers Assault Conference
May 9th Weekend Subway Service Advisory for Changes Affecting 1 2 3 4 5 7 A C E F G J N Q S
May 9th Take the LIRR to the Tall Ships Spectacular in Greenport
May 9th Intermittent Closures At Robert F. Kennedy Bridge's Harlem Lift Span Tues., May 15th Between 12:01 AM To 5 AM
May 9th Cross Bay Bridge One Lane In Each Direction Closed Weekdays Between 7 AM And 6:30 PM Until Fall
May 9th Take the 7 Train to Cinco de Mayo Celebrations
May 8th Staten Island North Shore Alternatives Analysis
May 8th Bridge and Tunnel Officers Corral Parole Violator With Outstanding Felony Warrants Inside Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel
May 3rd Weekend Subway Service Advisory for Changes Affecting 1 3 4 5 A C D E F G N Q R
May 3rd Cross Bay Bridge One Lane To The Rockaways Closed Through Fall From 7 AM to 6:30 PM Beginning Mon., May 14th
May 2nd Queens Midtown Tunnel's 37th Street Entrance Reopened To Cars Weekdays Between 11 AM and 11 PM To Help Ease Traffic
May 1st Special Traffic Advisory: Verrazano-Narrows Lower Level To Staten Island Closed Sun., May 6th From 12:01 AM to 6 PM For Five Boro Bike Tour
May 1st Cyclists: Ride With the MTA to the Five-Boro Bike Tour
April 27th Sign Up for LIRR Mail&Ride in May and Get 2 Free Mets Tickets and $15 Gift Card to Darryl Strawberry's Restaurant
April 26th Bus Service to Belmont Park Racetrack Back for the Races
April 26th Weekend Subway Service Advisory for Changes Affecting 1 3 4 5 6 7 A C D E F G L N Q R
April 26th LIRR Announces Revised Schedules for 3 Overnight Trains on Saturday, May 5 and Sunday, May 6
April 26th Bronx-Whitestone Bridge Queens Approach Roadway Two Lanes Closed Each Direction April 30th-May 4th 10 PM To 5 AM And Two Lanes Closed To Queens Only May 7th-May 9th
April 26th Verrazano-Narrows Lower Level To Staten Island Closed Sun., May 6th  From 12:01 AM to 6 PM For Five Boro Bike Tour
April 26th One Tube At Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel Closed This Weekend
April 26th 'Poetry in Motion' Expands to NYC Taxi Fleet
April 25th LIRR'S 'Belmont Special' Is On Track for Spring Racing Season
April 24th Stephen J. Morello Joins MTA as Counselor to the Chairman and CEO
April 24th Upgrades to Grand Central Terminal To Cut Energy Consumption 30%
April 23rd Heartland Brewery To Open Beer Hall In Port Chester Station Building
April 23rd National Work Zone Awareness Week April 23rd-27th Urges Drivers To Obey Laws And Don't Barrel Through Work Zones
April 23rd Throgs Neck Bridge LED Necklace Light Project Finished
April 22nd Each Trip on the MTA Keeps More Than 10 Pounds of Carbon Out of the Air
April 20th Bleecker Street 6 East Mezzanine Re-Opens
April 20th New LIRR Timetables Take Effect May 14
April 20th Cross Bay Veterans Memorial Beach Channel Drive Eastbound Ramp Closed 7 AM-3:30 PM Mon., April 23 Through Fri., May 4th
April 19th Weekend Service Advisory Reminder For Staten Island Railway
April 19th Weekend Subway Service Advisory for Changes Affecting 1 3 4 5 A C D E F G N Q
April 19th FASTRACK Coming Back to the A, C, and E Lines
April 18th Motorists Love The Convenience Of Buying E-ZPass On-the-Go Tags
April 16th MTA LIRR Expands Train Time Pilot Program to West Hempstead Branch
April 15th MTA Police Rescue Three People from Burning Building in Westbury
April 13th Metro-North Carries More Than 5,000 Opening Day Fans to Yankee Stadium
April 13th Early Return to Service on Queens Boulevard Line
April 13th Metro-North Has Best First Quarter Ever
April 13th Another Successful Round of FASTRACK on the 1 2 3
April 12th Take the Nostalgia Train to the Yankees Home Opener Tomorrow
April 12th Metro-North Employees Honored as Heroes by Red Cross
April 12th Weekend Subway Service Advisory for Changes Affecting 1 2 3 4 5 7 A C D E F G J N Q R S
April 11th Rockaway Resident Toll Rebate Program Reinstated Effective Immediately Thanks To State Funding
April 11th SPECIAL TRAFFIC ADVISORY Up To Three Traffic Lanes Closed At Brooklyn-bound Verrazano-Narrows Sat., April 14th  Between 12:01 A.M. And 7 A.M.
April 9th Special Traffic Advisory Robert F. Kennedy Bridge's Harlem Lift Span Closed To All Traffic Between 1 AM And 3 AM Fri., April 13th For Necessary Maintenance Work
April 9th Special Traffic Advisory One Tube At Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel Closed Next Three Weekends In April
April 7th FASTRACK Coming to the 1, 2 and 3 Lines
April 6th MTA Bus Time to Debut Sunday on the M34/M34A SBS Crosstown
April 5th Weekend Subway Service Advisory For Changes Affecting 1 2 5 6 C D E F G J M N Q R
April 5th Bronx-Whitestone Bronx Approach Project Entering Final Phase With Overnight Concrete Pours Beginning Wed., April 11th
April 4th Queens Boulevard Maintenance Work Will Remove Manhattan-bound E and F Local Track From Service
April 4th Scan and Go
April 3rd LIRR Ronkonkoma Branch Early-Morning Saturday Service Affected by Track Inspection April 14
April 2nd MTA Service Update for Good Friday and Start of Passover on April 6
April 2nd LIRR to Provide Additional Service for Passover & Good Friday (April 6)
April 2nd SPECIAL TRAFFIC ADVISORY Two Lanes Closed On The Queens To Manhattan Ramp At RFK Bridge Beginning 10 A.M. Thurs., April 5th Through 5 A.M. Fri. April 6th
March 30th TONIGHT'S WORK RESCHEDULED >New Date and Time: Two Lanes Closed In Each Direction At Bronx-Whitestone Bridge Mon., April 2nd To Tues., April 3rd Between 10 PM and 5 AM
March 30th Buses Replace Trains from Speonk to Montauk for 72 Hours Tuesday thru Friday, April 10-13, April 17-20 & April 24-27 for East End Bridge Rehab
March 30th MTA Statement On Throgs Neck Contractor Accident
March 30th Court Square on the 7 to Re-Open for Monday Morning Rush Period
March 29th Temporary Platforms This Weekend at Woodside, Forest Hills & Kew Gardens from 9:30 PM Friday, March 30 thru 4:59 AM Monday, April 2
March 29th Weekend Changes for F and G in Brooklyn
March 28th MTA Chairman Joseph Lhota Congratulates LIRR's Gabrielle Rodriguez on Victory in APTA 'Call Center Challenge'
March 28th MTA and NYCEDC Seek Reactivation of Seven Properties
March 28th MTA Saves $8 Million Through New Procurement Method
March 28th Two Lanes Closed In Each Direction At Bronx-Whitestone Bridge Fri. March 30th to Sat., March 31st Between 11 PM and 7 AM
March 28th WORK CANCELED Weekend-Long Tube Closure At Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel Set For March 30th
March 27th LIRR Expands Quiet Car Pilot Program
March 27th Catch the LIRR to 2012 Mets Baseball
March 27th Take the Train to See the Mets and Yankees
March 27th Take the Train to See the Mets and Yankees
March 27th MTA Restores and Enhances Poetry in Motion
March 27th More Than 7,000 E-ZPass On The Go Tags Sold This Month Under Program To Sell In Cash Lanes
March 26th No Fooling... New Metro-North Schedules Effective April 1st
March 26th MTA to Increase the Number of Onboard Bus Video Surveillance Cameras
March 26th MTA New York City Transit Brings Bus Time to the M34/M34A SBS Crosstown
March 26th MTA New York City Transit Announces New Platform Limits at Bleecker Street
March 23rd MTA New York City Transit Renames Bus Depot Honoring First African-American Military Airmen
March 23rd U.S. Army Corps Of Engineering Marsh Restoration Project Will Continue Into April
March 23rd SPECIAL TRAFFIC ADVISORY Two Of Three Bronx-bound Lanes At Bronx-Whitestone Bridge Closed Fri. March 23rd from 11 PM Through Sat. March 24th At 7 AM
March 22nd Buses Replace Midday LIRR Trains on Port Jefferson Branch Wednesday & Thursday, March 28 & 29
March 22nd SPECIAL TRAFFIC ADVISORY Belt Parkway Ramp To Staten Island-Bound Verrazano-Narrows Closed Sun., March 25th Between 12:01 A.M. and 5 A.M.
March 22nd Special Traffic Advisory Next Series Of Weekend-Long Tube Closures At Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel Set For March 30th And Three Consecutive Weekends In April
March 21st Veteran Journalist Named New Head of MTA External Communications
March 20th Buses Replace Early-Morning LIRR Trains on Portion of Port Washington Branch Saturday, March 24
March 16th With 8th Avenue Line Work Wrapped Up, First Round of FASTRACK Complete
March 16th CORRECTED: SPECIAL TRAFFIC ADVISORY Two Of Three Queens-bound Lanes At Bronx-Whitestone Bridge Closed Nightly From Tues., March 13th Through Fri., March 23rd  For Installation Of Steel Girder
March 15th New York's Largest Art Museum, In Your Pocket
March 15th SPECIAL TRAFFIC ADVISORY NYS DOT Work Will Close Two Brooklyn-Bound Lanes Leading To The Verrazano-Narrows Bridge Overnight Thursday March 15th  To Fri., March 16th And Sat. March 17th
March 15th SPECIAL TRAFFIC ADVISORY NYC Half Marathon Sunday, March 18th Will Effect Manhattan-bound Traffic Exiting Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel
March 14th Catenary Wire Replacement Work Resumes on a Second Track
March 13th Two Of Three Queens-bound Lanes At Bronx-Whitestone Bridge Closed Nightly From Tues., March 13th Through Fri., March 23rd  For Installation Of Steel Girder
March 9th MTA Police Seeking Public"s Help to Identify Man Wanted
March 9th Hylan Boulevard S79 SBS Project
March 8th Buses Replace Midday LIRR Trains on Eastern Portion of Montauk Branch for Rail Inspections, March 13 & 14
March 8th Weekend Subway Service Advisory for Changes Affecting 1 2 4 5 6 7 A C D E F G J N Q R S
March 7th SPECIAL TRAFFIC ADVISORY Two Lanes Closed On The Manhattan To Queens Ramp At RFK Bridge Beginning 9 P.M. Fri., March 9th Through 5 A.M. Mon., March 10th
March 7th Buses to Replace Midday Trains on Montauk Branch for Rail Inspections
March 7th FASTRACK Coming to the A, C, and E Lines
March 6th MTA Metro-North Railroad Prepares for St. Patrick's Day
March 6th LIRR Provides 19 Extra trains for Travel to NYC St. Patrick's Day Parade
March 6th MTA Railroads to Provide Special Service on St. Patrick's Day
March 6th MTA LIRR Employee Wins APTA Call Center Challenge
March 6th Henry Hudson Bridge Upper Level Project Switches To Next Phase Ahead Of Schedule
March 6th World Class: Metro-North Wins the International Brunel Award for Design Exhibition Planned In Grand Central Terminal
March 6th LIRR Anti-fraud Measure Implemented at Station Ticketing Machines
March 5th Kappock Street Exit From Bronx-bound Upper Level Of Henry Hudson Bridge Closed Two Weeks Beginning Mon., March 12th
March 5th Sale Of E-ZPass On The Go Tags At Henry Hudson A Hit With Customers
March 5th SPECIAL TRAFFIC ADVISORY Manhattan To Randall's Island Ramp Leading Onto RI From RFK Bridge Manhattan Plaza Closed To Traffic Beginning Mon., March 12th
March 1st Weekend Subway Service Advisory for Changes Affecting 1 2 4 5 6 7 A C D F G L M N Q R S
February 27th MTA LIRR & Metro-North Railroad Offer Getaway Packages to 2 Popular Shows at Jacob Javits Convention Center in March
February 24th Countdown Clocks will shut down tomorrow
February 23rd FASTRACK Coming to the B, D, F and M Lines
February 23rd Weekend Subway Service Advisory For Changes Affecting 1 4 5 6 7 A C D F G L M N Q S
February 23rd 4th Avenue East Side Station House Reopens on the F G
February 23rd New MTA Cash Reload Card Makes E-ZPass Even E-Zier for Customers Who Prefer Cash
February 22nd New Long Island Rail Road Timetables Go into Effect Monday, February 27
February 22nd Special Traffic Advisory Cancellation: Next Two Weekend-Long Tube Closures At Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel Canceled After Contractor Completes This Portion Of Work Ahead Of Schedule
February 22nd Special Traffic Advisory: Center Lane On The Robert F. Kennedy Bridge's Queens To Manhattan Ramp Closed For Two Weeks Beginning Mon., Feb. 27th Through Mon. March 12th
February 22nd U.S. Army Corps Of Engineering Marsh Restoration Project Will Continue Through March
February 17th Verrazano-Narrows Toll Plaza Improvement Project Moves To Next Stage Along Narrows Road South
February 17th FASTRACK A Success On The 1 2 3
February 16th REMINDER: Special Traffic Advisory Weekend-Long Tube Closure At Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel 10 PM Fri., Feb. 17th Through 5 AM Mon., Feb. 20th
February 16th Weekend Subway Service Advisory for Changes Affecting 1 4 5 6 7 A C D F G J N Q S
February 15th New Cortlandt Station Expansion is Complete
February 13th MTA Service on Presidents' Day Holiday
February 13th MTA LIRR on Holiday Schedule Presidents' Day, Monday, February 20
February 13th MTA Staten Island Railway's Getaway Service
February 13th Enforcement of Smoking Ban on LIRR & Metro-North Outdoor Platforms, Ticketing and Boarding Areas Begins Wednesday, February 15
February 13th Enforcement of Smoking Ban on LIRR & Metro-North Outdoor Platforms, Ticketing and Boarding Areas Begins Wednesday, February 15
February 10th Long Island Rail Road Getaways Are Your Ticket to "Jazz on the Vine," "Sesame Street Live!" and the Musical Magic of ABBA's "Mama Mia!"
February 10th UPDATE-Weekend Subway Service Advisory February 10-13
February 9th Weekend Subway Service Advisory for Changes Affecting 1 2 4 5 7 A C D F G L N Q R S
February 8th Weekend-Long Tube Closure At Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel 10 PM Fri., Feb. 10th Through 5 AM Mon., Feb. 13th
February 8th Elevator Out of Service at Inwood-207th Street A Station Until Further Notice
February 8th FASTRACK Coming to the 1, 2 and 3 Lines
February 6th Special Traffic Advisory: New York Giants Victory Parade On Tues., Feb. 7th Expected To Impact Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel Traffic
February 6th LIRR to Provide Extra Service for Giants Super Bowl Victory Parade, Feb. 7
February 6th Metro-North Railroad Adds Extra Trains for Giants Victory Parade
February 6th Take Mass Transit to the Giants Super Bowl Celebration
February 6th MTA Is Your Best Way to Get to Giants Ticker-Tape Parade
February 3rd MTA Arts for Transit Participates in Apollo Theater's Celebration of Black History Month and Free Open House Weekend
February 2nd GRAND CENTRAL TERMINAL CENTENNIAL PLANNING UNDERWAY
February 2nd 'Embark NYC,' Multi-Purpose Navigation App, Wins MTA App Quest
February 2nd Weekend Subway Service Advisory for Changes Affecting 1 2 5 7 A C D F G J N Q R S
February 1st Henry Hudson Bridge Project To Rehabilitate Original 1930s Upper Level Support Structures Pushing Ahead
January 31st Service Advisory for Lunar New Year Celebration in Flushing, Queens
January 31st MTA Police, Helped by LIRR Train Crew, Catch Suspect Wanted for Repeated Port Washington Branch Thefts
January 30th MTA Releases First-Ever Late Night Map
January 27th Sunday Suspension on A Line Between Euclid Avenue and Lefferts Blvd.
January 26th X22A Service Pilot to Outerbridge Park & Ride
January 26th Weekend Subway Service Advisory for Changes Affecting 1 2 3 5 7 A C D E F G J L N Q R S
January 25th Robert F. Kennedy Bridge's Harlem Lift Span Closed To All Traffic Between 1 AM And 3 AM Mon., Jan. 30th For Necessary Maintenance Work
January 25th MTA LIRR's Storm Recovery Timetables Now Available at MTA.Info Website
January 23rd MTA Bus Time is Set to Expand to the Bronx
January 23rd Access-A-Ride Debuts the First Vehicle Designed from the Ground up to be Wheelchair Accessible
January 23rd MTA Long Island Rail Road & Metro-North Railroad Unveil "Pledge to Customers" Promising to Provide Safe & Reliable Service
January 23rd MTA Long Island Rail Road & Metro-North Railroad Unveil "Pledge to Customers" Promising to Provide Safe & Reliable Service
January 23rd LIRR Improves Train Performance in 2011
January 23rd Metro-North Railroad Ridership Tops 82 Million in 2011
January 20th Preparing for This Weekend's Snow Storm
January 20th Second Phase of $50 Million Verrazano-Narrows Toll Plaza Improvement Project Set To Begin
January 20th UPDATE -- Weekend Service Advisory January 20-23
January 20th Special Traffic Advisory: Three Traffic Lanes Closed From Fingerboard Bridge Overpass to Verrazano-Narrows Brooklyn-bound Toll Plaza Sat., Jan. 28th Between 12:01 AM And 7 AM
January 19th Weekend Subway Service Advisory For Changes Affecting 1 2 3 4 5 7 A C D E F G J N Q R S
January 19th MTA Launches Bus Tracker Built on Open Standards with Help from Students and Local Startups
January 19th No Pollutant Levels Exceeded by Second Avenue Subway Blasting
January 17th U.S. Army Corps Of Engineering Dredging Means Multiple Daily Bridge Lifts At Marine Parkway-Gil Hodges Memorial Bridge Beginning Thurs., Jan. 26th
January 13th MTA Completes FASTRACK
January 13th MTA Bridges And Tunnels Launches New Features In Spanish At E-ZPass New York Customer Service Center
January 12th Weekend 7 Service Suspended between Queens
January 12th Weekend Subway Service Advisory for Changes Affecting 1 2 3 4 5 6 A C D E F G L N Q S
January 11th Weekend-Long Tube Closure At Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel Fri., Jan. 13th At 10 PM Through Mon., Jan. 16th At 5 AM
January 11th MTA Launches 'Bus Time' on Staten Island
January 10th Ride the LIRR to Broadway, Including New Show: Godspell
January 17th Metro-North Announces Pre-Storm Service Resumes on the Port Jervis Line Beginning Sunday, January 15
January 9th Hop on Metro-North for Ski and Snowshoe Adventures
January 9th LIRR Announces 2012 New York City Getaway Packages
January 8th FASTRACK on the Lexington Avenue 4 5 6 Line
January 6th Weekend Q Service Curtailed for Track Renewal in January and February
January 6th MTA LIRR to Operate on a Holiday Schedule with Extra Trains Added on January 16, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
January 6th Martin Luther King Jr. Day
January 6th MTA Service on Martin Luther King Jr. Day
January 5th LIRR Offers Ticket Discounts for Winter Sports on Long Island
January 5th Weekend Subway Service Advisory for Changes Affecting 1 2 3 4 5 6 A C D E F G J N Q R S
January 5th Next Series Of Weekend-Long Tube Closures At Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel Set For January Through March
January 4th Let the MTA's Railroads Take You to the Boat Show, Motorcycle Show and NYC Restaurant Week
January 4th Quiet Car Pilot Begins in Connecticut
January 4th MTA Continues to Improve Customer Communications with Introduction of New Winter Weather Guide
January 1st Service Suspended On No. 1 Line Between 215th and 242nd Street From 11 PM Sunday, Jan. 1 Through 5 AM Monday, Jan. 2nd Due To City DOT Work On Broadway Bridge
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