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New York City's First Subway The population of New York City was growing and growing. Beach allowed the subway tunnel to be used as a shooting gallery and later as a wine cellar, but he never was able to clear a profit. The old subway tunnel was excavated and made part of the new BMT City Hall subway station. members.tripod.com /~earthdude1/subway/subway.html   (2591 words)

New York Subway At the outset of this era, New York County (Manhattan Island and part of the Bronx), Kings County (including the Cities of Brooklyn and Williamsburg) and Queens County were separate political entities. In 1898, New York, Kings and Richmond Counties, and parts of Queens and Westchester Counties and their constituent cities, towns, villages and hamlets were consolidated into the City of Greater New York. The three systems were unified and then operated by the City of New York through its Board of Transportation in 1940, which was succeeded in 1953 by the New York City Transit Authority, a state agency incorporated for the benefit of the city, now known to the public as MTA New York City Transit. en.mcfly.org /New_York_Subway   (3960 words)

NEW YORK CITY SUBWAY : Encyclopedia Entry The New York City Transit Authority was created in 1953 to take over subway, bus, and streetcar operations from the city, and was placed under control of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority in 1968. Although four of the subway system's stations close late at night and/or on weekends, the New York City subway is among the few rapid transit systems in the world that operate 24 hours a day, along with PATH (connecting New Jersey with Manhattan) and PATCO (linking Philadelphia with southern New Jersey). Cars purchased by the City of New York since the inception of the IND and for the other divisions beginning in 1948 are identified by the letter "R" followed by a number; e.g.: R32. bibleocean.com /OmniDefinition/New_York_City_Subway   (5559 words)

subway Wilson was an experienced railroad engineer and his proposal was serious and substantial, but New York's legislators deep-sixed it They wanted no part of it mainly because they were under the thumb of boss Tweed, a corrupt politicians who, with his cohorts, was in the process of fleecing New York taxpayers of $100 million. The potential of a new hog's trough of corruption spurred public demand that the subway be a non-government project. The new set-up relieved the governor and mayor of all responsibility, at the same time it distanced the Transit Authority from gov't coffers; this when bridges and highways were receiving billions. xellex.freehomepage.com /Subway/page9.html   (1281 words)

Wired New York Forum - Subway Maps Tauranac, a 66-year-old New Yorker with mussed gray-fl hair and gold-rimmed glasses, used to design maps for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, until he was, as he put it, “declared redundant” in 1987. The city’s brightly colored 1948 map, for example, indicates even relatively small parks and outlines the promontories and jagged inlets of the East River waterfront in the Bronx. In contrast to the brilliance of the subway routes, aboveground New York was almost invisible: the outlines of the boroughs were stubby and squared-off; the parks were gray boxes; and the water was tan. www.wirednewyork.com /forum/printthread.php?t=5817   (1414 words)

B (New York City Subway service) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia B is one of only two New York City Subway services that have two or more stations with the same name (the other being the R train): It has two "Seventh Avenue" stations, one in Brooklyn (on Flatbush Avenue) and the other in Manhattan (on 53rd Street). B was originally intended to designate express trains originating in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan and operating in Midtown Manhattan on the IND Sixth Avenue Line. B trains were extended through Grand Street station and over the north tracks of the Manhattan Bridge into Brooklyn, replacing the Q Diamond as the Brighton Express to Brighton Beach. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/B_(New_York_City_Subway_service)   (926 words)

Cleanliness in New York City Subway Cars A New York City Transit spokesman said in April that the authority believed it was "doing a pretty effective job;" in November, MTA Chairman E. Virgil Conway told reporters that the subways were cleaner than years past in spite of internal MTA data to the contrary. New York City Transit's subway car cleaning manual states that "each railcar in the New York City Transit subway fleet is to be kept continously clean..." When we first surveyed subway car cleanliness in the 3rd Quarter 1997, we wanted to see whether that standard was being met. We found that 68% of the subway cars we surveyed were dirty--dirty not because of litter but because New York City Transit had failed to mop and clean the trains. www.straphangers.org /shmutztwo/shmutztwo.html   (2643 words)

'No Evidence' Of NYC Subway Threat, Homeland Security Official Says Intel Agencies Agree Threat Wasn't Real - CBS News Meanwhile, New York police said Monday they would slowly begin scaling back security on the subways to what it was before the threat was reported last week. Still, city officials stood by their decision to heighten subway security, saying the initial tip had come from an informant with a reputation for reliability and was too specific to ignore. New York Police Officers remain highly visible in the subways and there are no plans to reduce the extra security despite questions about the recent terrorist threat. www.cbsnews.com /stories/2005/10/11/national/main934039.shtml   (710 words)

The New York City Subway To many, the electric underground of New York is a confusing, aging and terrifying maze of tunnels. The subway is a conglomeration of tunnels, elevated structures, embankments, trestles, bridges and open-cut trenches that were built and maintained by three different subway companies. This is one of the busiest routes in the city, serving travelers between Grand Central and the Wall St. financial district. sibernaut.8k.com /nycsubway.html   (1516 words)

New York Subway System Opened for Business In London, it's "the Tube"; in Paris, it's the Metro; and in New York City, it's the subway. The first subway train left City Hall station with the mayor at the controls, and 26 minutes later arrived at 145th Street. The subway opened to the general public at 7 p.m. www.americaslibrary.gov /cgi-bin/page.cgi/jb/progress/subway_1   (91 words)

new york city subway The consolidation of a large territory into the Greater New York, and increased land values, warranted the hope that the city's debt limit would no longer be an objection, especially as the new route changed the line so as to reduce the estimated cost. The local authorities gave their consent to the new route; the property owners, as on the two previous occasions, refused their consent; the Supreme Court gave its approval in lieu thereof; and the Board was prepared to undertake the preliminaries for letting a contract. There were two bidders, one of whom was John B. McDonald, whose terms submitted under the invitation were accepted on January 15, 1900; and, for the first time, it seemed as if a beginning might be made in the actual construction of the rapid transit road. www.newyorkpartyshuttle.com /new-york-subway-map-1.htm   (354 words)

Girl's Guide to City Life - New York In this city of yoga-addicts, venturing into a big yoga class at a big gym can be scary. After spending a luxurious two weeks in Paris sampling mousse and berry tarts, coming home to a sultry New York summer replete with hour-long lines at Starbucks and crowded thoroughfares, I was desperate for a little bit of Paris in Soho. A favorite among Cooper Union and NYU students, Chickpea, a new falafel joint in the epicenter of the East Village, is perfect for the budget-minded gal who has a hankering for savory shawarma (roasted marinated lamb, chicken or turkey fillets). girlsguidetocitylife.com /newyork   (3196 words)

New York City Subway System The New York City Transit System is divided into two divisions: "A" and "B", with the "B" division having subdivisions "B1" and "B2". The Metropolitan Transportation Authority and MTA New York City Transit have begun the final planning and environmental analysis for a full-length Second Avenue Subway, from 125th Street to the Financial District in Lower Manhattan. New York City's Transit Museum held a panel discussion on the merits of various types of subway maps. www.lakemirabel.com /Railroad/Subway.html   (2189 words)

Wired New York Forum - Good news for Brooklyn-Manhattan subway service So a centerpiece of their new plan is allowing both options for riders on the Brighton line during weekdays: either an express B train up Avenue of the Americas, or the local Q up Broadway. The most extensive changes to New York's subway routes in decades became a reality yesterday as service over the bridge was expanded, but many New Yorkers and tourists apparently didn't get the memo. As a result, the morning rush, the first since the subway map was rescrambled to send more trains over the bridge and give most Brooklyn residents a faster ride to Midtown, went smoothly, except for some minor delays, according to transit officials, although there was still plenty of subterranean confusion to go around. www.wirednewyork.com /forum/printthread.php?t=4555   (3024 words)

Gothamist Interesting: cities with more bikers on the street actually have a lower rate of per capita biking injuries and fatalities-- apparently drivers learn to be more careful. As the Post reports, this new initiative will distribute millions of these condoms throughout the city and bring New Yorkers one step closer to the stark reality that NYC has the highest rate of AIDS/HIV in the nation. While existing resources and organizations are widely available and networked throughout the city, this is the most proactive and market-savvy approach taken by the city to date, especially compared to previous efforts (.PDF file). www.gothamist.com   (2646 words)

Bold New York City Health Department Proposals Praised ~ Newsroom ~ News from CSPI All restaurants in New York City would have to remove most artificial trans fat from foods, and the typical fast food restaurant would have to list calories for each item on its menu boards if two new proposed regulations in New York City are adopted. The proposals, put forward by the city's health commissioner, Dr. Thomas R. Frieden, were announced at a meeting of the city's Board of Health today. The next step for the New York City proposals is a public hearing on October 30. cspinet.org /new/200609262.html   (807 words)

Amazon.com: New York City Subway Trains: 12 Classic Punch and Build Trains: Books: New York Transit Museum   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19) Lisa in New York (The Misadventures of Gaspard and Lisa) by Anne Gutman The New York City Subway system celebrates its 100th anniversary on October 27, 2004, but you can bring the romance of the old subway alive today with the Subway Punch-out Book. The New York Transit Museum is home to more than 100 years of transit lore and memorabilia. www.amazon.com /New-York-City-Subway-Trains/dp/1586853244   (929 words)

6th & B Garden, New York City Community gardens in New York City are in jeopardy. La Plaza Cultural and the 9 BC Garden was founded in 1976 with a 1 year short-term lease changed to Greenthumb licence in 1996. In the mid 80's,The 6th and B Garden became an official 501 (c)3 not-for-profit organization, and in 1996, thanks to tremendous help from The Trust for Public Land, we became a permanent garden within New York City's open space system under City of New York Parks and Recreation Green Thumb Program. www.6bgarden.org   (589 words)

New York Yankees : Ballpark : Yankee Stadium Directions and Parking The Yankee Stadium Subway stop is located right outside the Stadium at the corner of 161st St. and River Ave. The Stadium is conveniently reached by several subway lines and a trip from midtown Manhattan takes less than 25 minutes. For more information on subway and bus transportation to Yankee Stadium, contact the NYC Transit Authority at 718-330-1234, 6am-9pm or visit their web site. newyork.yankees.mlb.com /NASApp/mlb/nyy/ballpark/directions_parking.jsp   (694 words)

New York City Center | Friends World Program | LIU “New York is the concentrate of art and commerce and sport and religion and entertainment and finance, bringing to a single compact arena the gladiator, the evangelist, the promoter, the actor, the trader and the merchant. Founded in 1926, Brooklyn is the original campus of Long Island University, and the only one located in New York City. Construction was recently completed on a new performing arts center, which will include the 350 seat Kumble Theater. www.brooklyn.liu.edu /fw/newyorkcity   (281 words)

NYC Subway Track Maps These maps were based on printed versions circa 1967, and have been updated to represent the subway as it exists today. (It's not likely the track maps will be updated with new colors just to reflect new train routings over the existing tracks.) If you're looking for an up to date route map, or some historical maps, follow the links. Everything South of the 36th-38th St. Yard on the B and N, Church Ave on the F and Newkirk on the Brighton (D/Q). www.nycsubway.org /maps/track   (621 words)

AM New York - New York City Government,including George Pataki, Mike Bloomberg, Hillary Clinton, and Rudy Guliani Electronics are among the most toxic items NYers throw out, but environmentalists hope a new bill can change that. A Bronx judge ordered Wednesday that five city hospitals and 50 others statewide slated for closure remain open and unchanged until the end of month. Cities where mayors have won control over school districts www.amny.com /news/politics   (280 words)

7Online.com A 23-year-old Pakistani man was sentenced to 30 years in prison on Monday for his role in a plot to blow up one of New York's busiest subway stations. The new man in charge wants the MTA to be more open, less secret and more user friendly. An actor who's risen to fame working with puppets is back at it with a new gig. abclocal.go.com /wabc   (699 words)

B. Smith - New York City Restaurant B. Smith's on Restaurant Row serves a Global-Eclectic menu featuring B.'s interpretations of cuisines from around the globe. The bar is almost always bustling for happy hour with a hip multi-ethnic clientele including the theater crowd, business and entertainment executives, tourists, and viewers familiar with B. from her TV show and publications. This list also includes everyone from heads of state and captains of industry to artists, celebrities and the guy and gal next door. www.bsmith.com /restaurant_ny.php   (185 words)

b - OneLook Dictionary Search Tip: Click on the first link on a line below to go directly to a page where "b" is defined. Phrases that include b: b cell, b lymphocyte, vitamin b, b d, b girl, more... Words similar to b: bacilli, bacillus, bel, bing, boron, b's, atomic number 5, b complex, b-complex vitamin, b vitamin, group b, type b, vitamin b, vitamin b complex, more... www.onelook.com /?w=b   (162 words)

New York on Tap   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19) Instantaneously get directions for the shortest subway route, estimated time, and see your route plotted on the map. The weather, the time of day, the phase of the moon, and the colors of the Empire State in the New York on Tap header now should reflect actual conditions. I would load the subway data all the time, but it takes about 5 secs in IE which I feel is just too slow (in Firefox its pretty much instantaneous). newyorkontap.blogspot.com   (1438 words)

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