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mrnyc · #**5241** Posted **Jun 3, 2026, 10:09 AM**

all about jfk’s modernization and changes —

Pan Am's last surviving New York-JFK building is about to be demolished forever

Story by Daniel S Osipov • 2d

John F. Kennedy International Airport is the home of Delta Air Lines, JetBlue Airways, and American Airlines today, while also hosting almost every large foreign carrier that you can possibly think of. Go back 50 years, however, and the apron looks very different, as it instead becomes an airfield dominated by Pan Am Clippers. New York was the largest hub for Pan American World Airways, which was the de facto flagship carrier of the United States and a cultural icon of intercontinental travel in the 20th century.

more:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/air-tra...out-to-be-demolished-forever/ar-AA24wtyc

Pan Am's Last Surviving New York-JFK Building Is About To Be Demolished

mrnyc · #**5242** Posted **Jun 3, 2026, 12:01 PM**

weds, jun 10 at 9:30a

testify at city hall in support of queenslink rail —

https://www.instagram.com/p/DZFcQB4kbSP/?img_index=1&igsh=MXd2Mjlua3R4NWU4cA==

more:
https://thequeenslink.org/

mrnyc · #**5243** Posted **Jun 4, 2026, 1:06 PM**

kingston city council voted for a request to return rail service to the west side of the hudson (which ended in 1958) —

https://www.instagram.com/p/DZIWFcUDBIN/?igsh=MWJqNW4xdGZ5eW1vOA==

more:
https://hudsonvalleyone.com/2026/05/29/k...esolution-advances-to-full-council-vote/

https://www.masstransitmag.com/rail/news...ail-service-on-west-side-of-hudson-river

TowerDude · #**5244** Posted **Jun 5, 2026, 5:03 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by mrnyc

kingston city council voted for a request to return rail service to the west side of the hudson (which ended in 1958) —

https://www.instagram.com/p/DZIWFcUDBIN/?igsh=MWJqNW4xdGZ5eW1vOA==

more:
https://hudsonvalleyone.com/2026/05/29/k...esolution-advances-to-full-council-vote/

https://www.masstransitmag.com/rail/news...ail-service-on-west-side-of-hudson-river

Am I right in thinking that the Tappan Zee Bridge was built with the possibility of including a 2 track railway line in the middle?

Maybe Metro North's Hudson Line could have a Tappan Zee Spur to serve west shore communities.

mrnyc · #**5245** Posted **Jun 5, 2026, 7:12 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by TowerDude

Am I right in thinking that the Tappan Zee Bridge was built with the possibility of including a 2 track railway line in the middle?

Maybe Metro North's Hudson Line could have a Tappan Zee Spur to serve west shore communities.

i dk about a configuration, but afaik yes the bridge and foundations were built to handle commuter rail. an issue might be if the junction off the bridge and the added service ‘inconveniences’ westchester county. you know how these suburbanites are.

mrnyc · #**5246** Posted **Jun 6, 2026, 2:57 PM**

Subway staffing: State Senate and Assembly pass transit union-backed bill to make two-person crews permanent

By Ethan Stark-Miller
Posted on June 5, 2026

more:
https://www.amny.com/nyc-transit/subway-staffing-transit-union-bill-two-person/

A conductor on board a Q train at the 96th Street station in Manhattan on May 3, 2020. (Photo by Todd Maisel)

mrnyc · #**5247** Posted **Jun 6, 2026, 9:18 PM**

super annoying toy story ad —

MTA's 'Toy Story' subway audio ads draw criticism from riders

BY Samantha Liebman New York City
PUBLISHED 1:00 PM ET Jun. 05, 2026

Subway riders heard an audio ad for "Toy Story 5" at several stations in the subway system Tuesday, and the reaction on social media was swift.

One post read: "No, NYCT Subway these SHOUTING ads in the subway are not cute. They are noise pollution and super annoying. Quit it."

more:
https://ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/news/2026/06/05/mta-subway-audio-ads-spark-criticism-among-riders

mrnyc · #**5248** Posted **Jun 8, 2026, 11:39 AM**

all about the 1874 lirr evergreen branch greenpoint to ridgewood —

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZQXk3gNrfn/?igsh=M3RldW9yZ2Y2bnRu

mrnyc · #**5249** Posted **Jun 9, 2026, 4:15 AM**

groundbreaking prep today at e119st for the 2nd ave boring machine —

MTA advances long-awaited 2nd Avenue subway extension that's set to transform East Harlem

By Stephen Nessen
Published Jun 8, 2026

The MTA broke ground Monday on a major milestone to advance the century-in-the-making effort to extend the Second Avenue subway into East Harlem, bringing three new stations to the neighborhood and connecting the Q line to the Metro-North and the Lexington Avenue subway lines at 125th Street.

Crews began excavating a hole at East 119th Street and Second Avenue, which will make way for one of two tunnel boring machines that will dig out the new subway tunnel.

more:
https://gothamist.com/news/mta-advances-...nsion-thats-set-to-transform-east-harlem

mrnyc · #**5250** Posted **Jun 9, 2026, 1:13 PM**

queenslink rail advocacy —

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZU36wAxzQt/?igsh=MWlrdGtwdWdpbjVoYg==

mrnyc · #**5251** Posted **Jun 15, 2026, 4:24 AM**

rhinecliff station rehab on the way —

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZdZc1oPfrj/?igsh=ejZ5MTFmZWtsd3d4

mrnyc · #**5252** Posted **Jun 16, 2026, 11:16 AM**

queenslink rail v. queensway trail —

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZnAEyltnPC/?igsh=MWw1dWV4NndwM2s5NA==

mrnyc · #**5253** Posted **Jun 16, 2026, 11:23 AM**

all about the old fulton street elevated —

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZC7zYlNEsv/?igsh=c3BxaXg2eXN6NnNx

mrnyc · #**5254** Posted **Jun 17, 2026, 10:01 AM**

new pedestrian approach makes hoboken terminal safer and more attractive —

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZqwjbfM-1V/?igsh=MXBoN2g1d3V4ZDZ5dA==

mrnyc · #**5255** Posted **Jun 17, 2026, 9:05 PM**

one more step forward in the efforts to ring
the full brooklyn waterfront with a bikeway —

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZssi9uyo53/?igsh=eWlqbnE1emU4bXR5

mrnyc · #**5256** Posted **Jun 17, 2026, 10:07 PM**

hallelujah full service weekend path trains are back —

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZsgtPUxOsP/?igsh=ZDhjeWFuaHA4MHEw

jmecklenborg · #**5257** Posted **Jun 18, 2026, 3:14 AM**

I was cleaning up my computer and found these screenshots from awhile back. The top one is subway construction beneath the 6th Ave. elevated:

And here is all of the construction beneath both the elevated track you see in the top image AND the existing PATH subway:

mrnyc · #**5258** Posted **Yesterday, 12:36 AM**

just in time for summer —
rockaway park shuttle gets an upgrade —

Smooth ride: MTA upgrades Rockaway Park shuttle trains with new railcars

By Barbara Russo-Lennon
Posted on June 21, 2026

The Rockaway Park shuttle trains in Queens have new rail cars outfitted with upgraded technology and safety features, the MTA said on Sunday.

New standard R211A trains debuted on the shuttle line, which provides service between Broad Channel and Rockaway Park in the borough, marking the fifth NYC subway line to be served by the new cars.

The new cars replace the line’s aging R46 fleet, which have been on the route since the 1970s. The railcar rollout coincides with the extension of weekend Rockaway Park Shuttle service that helped improve connections to the Rockaways during beach season.

more:
https://www.amny.com/news/mta-upgrades-rockaway-park-shuttle-trains/

R211A subway cars in service on the Rockaway Park Shuttle on Wednesday, Jun 17, 2026. Photo by Marc A. Hermann

mrnyc · #**5259** Posted **Yesterday, 12:49 AM**

queensway instead of queenslink?

Park or subway? Mamdani's backing of 'Queensway' plan divides borough

By Ramsey Khalifeh
Published Jun 18, 2026

A long-abandoned train line that cuts through Queens has divided the borough’s residents.

more:
https://gothamist.com/news/park-or-subway-mamdanis-backing-of-queensway-plan-divides-borough

MAC123 · #**5260** Posted **Today, 6:54 AM**

First L by Mamdani, the train line would be way better served by reopening and all of the right of way is still there.

I think they're just going through the easiest route. They're not wrong it would be substantially easier to turn it into a park instead of reopening the line but just because it's easy doesn't make it the right choice.