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Late Night “A” Train Advisory

Posted on July 27, 2010 by The Progressive Southside

Late night straphangers – be advised.   This week, no “A” trains will run in either direction from Jay Street to Utica Avenue.  Free shuttle buses are on schedule to run instead.  The shuttle buses will run starting tonight through Friday from 11:30PM to 5:00AM.  Visit the MTA service alert page for more information on shuttle [...]

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The Phantom Tollbooth

Posted on February 11, 2010 by The Progressive Southside

The MTA wasn’t playing when they announced in September that there will be no station agent at the Stuyvesant Avenue/Fulton Park entrance to the Utica Avenue A train.  Not only did they remove station agents, they removed the Stuyvesant entrance token booth.   It’s been about a week since it’s disappeared.   Has this impacted your commute [...]

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Train in Vain

Posted on January 29, 2010 by The Progressive Southside

Transit reports released this week confirmed what commuters have known all along – subway stations are filthy and train delays are way up.   According to one of the articles, MTA Chairman and CEO Jay Walder stated, “We’ve done a good job of keeping the trains clean, but we haven’t treated our stations the same [...]

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Winston’s Campaign Trail Goes Underground

Posted on August 24, 2009 by The Progressive Southside

Spotted…City Council candidate Mark Winston Griffith and his team greeting straphangers at the Utica Avenue A/C subway station during Friday morning’s rush hour.  The night before, Griffith was seen speaking at a private event held at Bread Stuy.

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