More trains are about to arrive at a station near you. Starting Oct. 14, Metro-North will launch its first round of service improvements that includes 79 new trains each week. From my morning report on the changes: » The Pascack Valley line will get a new 7:59 a.m. express train… Read More →
Every time my E-ZPass statement pops up in my email box, I cringe a little. It still shocks me when I realize how much it costs me just to get to work. I live in Bayside Queens, a 24-mile drive from The Journal News office in Harrison. I cross the… Read More →
Want to figure out how many times a delayed train made you late for work this year? The MTA has archived all its digital alerts—more than 58,600 entries—since the program started in Oct. 2008, the agency announced today. There are other digital improvements, too. The TripPlanner+ will feature real-time info… Read More →
As always, we’ve been working hard to deliver the best stories to our readers each week, especially on the commuting beat. Here’s what you need to know, in case you missed it: The League of Women Voters announced it had “strong reservations” about the state’s TZ plan, because it lacks… Read More →
The hours you sit in your car each week can be bad for your heart, according to a new study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. The study, which included 4297 adults from 12 metropolitan counties in Texas, found that people commuting by car at least 15 miles… Read More →
When it rains, it pours. That seems to be the case today after we’ve been enjoying long stretches of fantastic weather lately. Already the rain has forced a 45 mph speed restriction on the Tappan Zee Bridge. Metro-North reports “good service” on all its lines as of 6:15 a.m. Know… Read More →
Our readers had a lot to say about the federal government’s decision to pass over the Tappan Zee Bridge project for a $2 billion loan and Metro-North’s Quiet Car program. Check out our Community Views page and join the conversation. Here are a few responses: “The #TappanZee project isn’t dead… Read More →
Manhattan-style happy hours are coming to Port Chester. Plans are underway to bring Heartland Brewery—the popular New York City eatery and pub—to Port Chester’s historic 1890 train station building, MTA officials announced today. Although the brewery has traditionally been a lunch and dinner place, it will also be open in… Read More →
Are you sitting in this on the southbound side of the Taconic at Pleasantville Road? My colleague, Brian Howard, sent me this photo as he sits and wonders what’s snaring traffic up ahead. According to Hudson Valley Traveler, it seems that a disabled car on the shoulder is the problem…. Read More →
There are a bunch of ways to make the daily trek to work, but if you live in LoHud, you’re probably commuting alone in your car, according to 2010 census data. Do you wish you could travel a different way to work? What would be your ideal way? Here’s what… Read More →
