We’ve received more the 400 photos of bike blight around New York City in our mapping project. That’s about 10 times the total number of abandoned bikes the city has removed in the past 18 months. Before these get removed, enjoy a gallery of amazing bike blight.
Seventy musicians lined up in Grand Central Terminal on Wednesday to audition for the New York MTA’s “Music Under New York” (MUNY) program. Each act had five minutes to convince the judges it merited the right to legitimately perform in the subway system under an MTA-approved banner.
Listen to an audio version of this story here. Three years ago, Sharon Rodriguez was walking to her job as a bartender at a hockey bar in downtown Newark, near where the Devils play. She says the light turned green, and she stepped out into the intersection. “And then a car came towards, me, turning….
Strumming a guitar on a NYC subway platform can find you a bigger audience than weeks on the road playing bars or even some concert halls. So, it makes sense that there is stiff competition for officially sanctioned spots to busk in New York’s transit system. On Wednesday, musicians will play their best songs in…
San Francisco transit officials have redefined time, fudging their statistics to make it look like buses and trains arrive on schedule. DC’s Capital Bikeshare will get its 2 millionth rider any second now. Maryland Transportation ran afoul of open meeting laws. The Onion has a comical take on DOT head Ray LaHood. And: want to fly the 20 miles from LaGuardia to Newark for the hockey playoffs? You can, on Delta.
More from the White House encouraging domestic oil drilling. Earlier this week the White House sent out a report showing 70% of U.S. oilfields are inactive. Now, a press release touting a lease sale to expand oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico. Does President Obama see a vulnerability on domestic oil production? “Today the…
Opening season for the Brooklyn Nets is four months away, but signs are already going up in the Atlantic Avenue station to reflect its new name: Atlantic Avenue-Barclays Center. The MTA has also updated the subway map on its website to reflect the change. An MTA spokesman said the new name will appear on printed…
As part of their fourth-quarter revenue, airlines collected $792 million in baggage fees and $567 million in reservation change fees from October to December 2011. That’s down slightly from the third quarter, though it’s still a big number. Overall, airline profits in the fourth quarter of 2011 are down from the fourth quarter of 2010,…
Gorilla Coffee in Brooklyn has become an iconic Fifth Avenue institution: the kind of place where you might go with your Mac to get caffeinated and write your app. To these accoutrements of hipsterdom, add another: the bike rack. NYC DOT workers were out Thursday morning installing four round bike racks where a car parking…
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