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Press Release
February 4, 2008
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Mass Transit Best Way To Giants Super Bowl Celebration

Fans Urged To Avoid Lexington Ave Line

Fresh from rooting their NFC Champion Big Blue on to an historic victory in Super Bowl XLII, tens of thousands of New York Giants fans will line Manhattan's famed Canyon of Heroes to salute the Super Bowl Champions on Tuesday, February 5th and MTA NYC Transit is prepared to get them there safely to enjoy the time honored New York City tradition.

Press Release
February 4, 2008
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The Subway is The Best Way to Giants Tickertape Parade

Buses Rerouted Through Lower Manhattan

Tens of thousands of New York Giants fans will line the Canyon of Heroes to salute the Super Bowl XLII Champions as they ride north on Broadway from Battery Place to Chambers Street on Tuesday, February 5.  While the subway remains the best way to get to a spot along the parade route, bus riders should expect street closures to cause delays and reroutes in and around the Lower Manhattan area during the morning and early afternoon.

Press Release
February 1, 2008
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Weekend L Service Disruptions

On Two Weekends in February

MTA NYC Transit announced today that due to necessary track repairs along the L Canarsie line there is no L train service between 8th Avenue and Union Square for the weekends February 2-4 and February 9-11. Customers are directed to use M14 bus service as an alternative. Workers will be chipping out old concrete and pouring new concrete in the tunnel roadbed just west of Bedford Avenue.

Press Release
January 31, 2008
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Service Advisory Weekend Subway Changes Affecting Service On The 1234ACEFGLNR

Because of capital construction work on the NYC Transit subway system, the following changes will be in place over the weekend. This work is part of NYC Transit's ongoing $10 billion Capital Rebuilding Program aimed at upgrading and maintaining our tracks, stations and signal systems in order to continue to provide our customers with safe and reliable service.

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Press Release
January 28, 2008
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New Expanded Service on MTA NYC Transit S89 Limited-Stop Route

Responding to the increasing popularity of the new S89 limited-stop bus service, three daily trips will be added beginning Monday, April 7th. The route, MTA New York City Transit's first interstate bus service, links Eltingville, Staten Island and Bayonne, New Jersey. It has seen steady ridership growth since its introduction, particularly during the busiest a.m. and p.m. peak hours.

Press Release
January 28, 2008
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New Expanded Service On Mta New York City Transit S89 Limited-Stop Route

Responding to the increasing popularity of the new S89 limited-stop bus service, three daily trips will be added to the route beginning Monday, April 7th MTA NYC Transit announced today. The route, New York City Transit's first interstate bus service, links Staten Island with NJ Transit's Hudson Bergen Light Rail (HBLR) line in Bayonne, New Jersey and has seen steady ridership gains since its introduction, particularly during the busiest a.m. and p.m. peak travel times.

Press Release
January 28, 2008
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Weekend 7 Service Restored

Express service remains suspended until March

MTA NYC Transit announced today that track installation along the 7 line near 74th Street was completed in three weekends. Taking advantage of favorable weekend weather, improved inter-departmental planning and, most importantly, the efficiency and productivity of MTA New York City Transit's in-house track forces and the contractor, track and signal work was completed ahead of schedule. This means that normal weekend service between Main Street-Flushing and Woodside-61st Street can resume.

Press Release
January 24, 2008
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Service Advisory Weekend Subway Changes Affecting Service On The 1234567ACDEFQRW

Because of capital construction work on the NYC Transit subway system, the following changes will be in place over the weekend. This work is part of NYC Transit's ongoing $10 billion Capital Rebuilding Program aimed at upgrading and maintaining our tracks, stations and signal systems in order to continue to provide our customers with safe and reliable service.

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Press Release
January 18, 2008
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MTA New York City Transit Heroes Save Man From Suicide Attempt

Six MTA New York City Transit workers are being hailed as heroes, credited with saving the life of a distraught Queens man who was threatening to leap from the subway tracks on the Brooklyn side of the Williamsburg Bridge early this afternoon.

Press Release
January 17, 2008
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7 Line Project Update

Manhattan-Bound Trains Will Make All Stops Between Woodside-61st Street and Queensboro Plaza on Weekends

MTA New York City Transit officials announced today that as a result of significant progress during the ongoing capital project to install new signaling and track switches along the Flushing Line, Manhattan-bound 7 trains will make all stops between Woodside-61st Street and Queensboro Plaza for the next two weekends.

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