NEW CITY Rockland Legislators are expected to vote Wednesday night on whether to fund the TOR and Tappan ZEExpress bus services for another three months in order to avert a potential shut down that could have impacted thousands of riders. Lawmakers will decide to approve an estimated $3.7 million… Read More →
… New York City, of course. Though a recent study found that the D.C. area takes the top prize for most hours wasted in traffic, New York City wins for worst overall driving experience, according to a new report from Nerdwallet.com, a consumer advocacy group. The group analyzed data based… Read More →
Many motorists already know that a lead foot on the gas pedal burns up fuel more quickly, but a new study finally confirms that, my Gannett colleague, Mark Phelan of the Detroit Free Press, recently reported. The U.S. Department of Energy looked at the fuel economy of 74 vehicles at… Read More →
The Thanksgiving holiday will affect transit systems serving Rockland. Here’s what riders should expect this week, according to the county’s Department of Public Transportation. For help planning your trip, call the Transit Information Center at 845-364-3333, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays (closed Thanksgiving Day and Friday, Nov. 23). Wednesday: *... Read More →
(Downed lines and trees at the Crestwood train station parking lot on Thompson Street on Oct. 30, 2012. Riders say the destruction in the parking lot, which is operated by the Village of Tuckahoe, still hasn’t been cleared. Photo credit: Doug Steinke) Not only has Metro-North train service bounced back… Read More →
We’ve been absent from this blog to focus on LoHud.com’s 24/7 coverage since Superstorm Sandy hit our region. How life has been turned upside down for millions of people since then. One of the biggest stories to emerge has been the scramble for gas in the aftermath of the storm…. Read More →
The national average price for a gallon of regular gas dropped to $3.67 on Monday. That’s 12 cents less than a week ago and 15 cents less than a month ago, and is the largest week-over-week decrease since 2008, according to AAA’s Daily Fuel Gauge report. But gas prices remain… Read More →
The Journal News can get results for commuters. My colleague, Leah Rae, wrote about how the Metro-North parking lot in Port Chester gets very creepy and dark at night because some lights have been out for two months. The Journal News inquired about the dark lot after receiving a letter… Read More →
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority made the unpopular announcement last week that Metro-North riders will likely see their ticket prices go up between 8 and 9 percent starting in March. Fares were also raised in 2011, when they jumped about 9 percent across the board. The Journal News/LoHud.com is looking for… Read More →
There have been no big public announcements on the Tappan Zee Bridge replacement project since it got the final green light from federal official last month, but developments are quietly taking shape behind the scenes. The state’s selection committee is currently reviewing some 750,000 pages in proposals from three teams… Read More →
