New York City - Transit News

[mrnyc]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

all about the 1874 lirr evergreen branch greenpoint to ridgewood —

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

[mrnyc]

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]

queenslink rail advocacy —

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