Cutting Student MetroCards: Vote Delayed
Ugh. Just get it over with already so we can go on with our lives realizing that this is not the end of the world. This is a followup to SUBWAYblogger’s recent post on this subject that became quite the source of debate. The vote to cut the program has been delayed. However, there are [...]
Read MoreTotally Off My Game
Wow was I off my subway game today. I swiped at the turnstile and walked right into the bar. My Metrocard expired and I totally forgot. So like an idiot, I had to squeeze back out and get one. Then the Metrocard machine I went up to was not working for some reason. It wouldn’t [...]
Multiple Turnstiles on the Fritz
Did you ever walk into the subway station an notice that a lot of people (including yourself) are having trouble swiping through the turnstile? I’ve seen it happen three or four times before, and had it happen to me. We’re regular New Yorkers that swipe through the turnstile everyday without problem. Then all of a [...]
NYC Subway & Bus Fares Officially Increased
The MTA Board has officially approved the “doomsday” budget fare increases. Fares will be increased and service will be cut in some areas. The Daily News reports that things got a bit heated at the hearing.
Turns out it’s not just the homeless guys that pick up the tossed Metrocards to try and to use the leftover values. The Post reports that Georgette DiFini, an F line resident of Brooklyn, regularly picks up discarded Metrocards. She claims that roughly 40% of all tossed cards have at least some money left on [...]
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WTF? A $107 Metrocard in the Works
For that price, it had better come with at least two drinks. The latest news is the very real possibility of subway fares going over $100 for monthly cards. I call bullsh*t there not because of the price necessarily, but what we get. I love the lead from the Daily News: Brace yourself for the [...]
Signage to Promote Express Metrocards
Did anyone else see signs, literally put up on easels, at your subway station advertising the new EasyPay Express Metrocards? At Columbus Circle, they had a bunch of them printed up and set up at the main entrance. In case you don’t know already, the MTA has set up a Metrocard that automatically refills itself [...]
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Where’s My MetroCard Damn It?!
Ain’t this a b*tch. I went to buy a MetroCard today. Everything was going as normal until it came time for the stupid machine to spit out my new card. I heard the noise of it trying to spit the card out, but nothing happened. Then all of a sudden it asked if I wanted [...]
Heat (or lack of AC): Can’t we poke some holes in the ceiling of the train lines to allow more ventilation? Is it that hard to do? And I’m sure there’s a way to do it and keep the rain out at the same time. Security: Well, there isn’t any. Random cops sometimes standing around [...]
