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In the latest story from #WeTheCommuters, Bryan Velazquez shows WNYC’s @shubasu how people who are blind are taught to use mass transit and navigate NYC. With his training and technology, we go somewhere Velazquez has never gone before: Shake Shack. gothamist.com/news/how-blind…
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The city is calling out the union that represents much of the Staten Island Ferry crew and captains, after a number of workers called out sick Friday, causing a schedule slowdown for the second day in a row. gothamist.com/news/city-hall…

City Hall calls out union amid Staten Island Ferry fiasco

The Staten Island Ferry slowdown continued for a second day.

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NYC May Start Reopening Soon. Does The MTA Have A Plan? gothamist.com/news/nyc-may-s…

NYC May Start Reopening Soon. Does The MTA Have A Plan?

“People are more cautious and they try to give others their space, but how do you social distance if there isn’t space?”

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While New York City’s stay at home order remains in place, the MTA says that riders have begun returning to the subways and buses. Most growth has been in the outerboroughs. gothamist.com/news/more-new-…

More New Yorkers Are Crowding Onto Buses And Subways Despite Stay-At-Home Order

“The goal will have to be, being absolutely vigilant about your mask use and putting as much distance from yourself and the next person as possible."

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This is a new subway development
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We talked to NYC Transit president @FeinbergSarah about the subway shutdown, and what it means for homeless individuals who take shelter on the trains, and essential workers commuting at late hours. wnyc.org/story/subway-shutdo…

The Subways Are Shutting Down Overnight | WNYC

Why and how the subways are closing overnight for the first time, plus a look ahead at how to keep transit safe when ridership rebounds.

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The subway system shutdown starts tonight (technically Wednesday) at 1am. Follow @s_nessen and @jangelooff who will be out reporting about this overnight — and tune in to @Wnyc tomorrow morning to hear how it went.
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How will the MTA will close its 472 stations? Chief Safety Officer Pat Warren said some have gates that will be locked, while others will have a police officer stationed outside to keep people out. gothamist.com/news/buses-uv-…

Buses, UV Lights, And Lots Of Cops: How The MTA Will Shut Down Subway Service Overnight

Roughly 11,000 essential workers rely on the subway overnight.

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Michael Gold@migold5 May 2020
when is the last time you rode the subway, and where were you going??
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@Gothamist30 Apr 2020
MTA Will End Overnight Subway Service For Duration Of Pandemic gothamist.com/news/mta-will-…

MTA Will End Overnight Subway Service For Duration Of Pandemic

The MTA will soon cease overnight subway service, an unprecedented disruption that will allow crews to disinfect trains more frequently to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus.

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To date, 84 #MTA workers have died from #COVID19. @WNYC and @Gothamist spoke with the family and friends of two of them, and will be sharing more remembrances. gothamist.com/news/rememberi…

Remembering Some Of The MTA Workers Who Have Died From COVID-19

Transit workers continue to die from the coronavirus in greater numbers than workers at any other city or state agency.

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Update on changes to the MTA's Code of Conduct: Shopping carts now banned in stations and on trains. And no one will be allowed to spend more than an hour on the platform or they’ll be asked to leave.
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On Tuesday, both Governor Andrew Cuomo and Mayor Bill de Blasio condemned the presence of the homeless in the subways, but they offered little in the way of solutions to the problem. gothamist.com/news/governor-…

Governor Cuomo And Mayor De Blasio Agree: Subway Homeless Must Go

“That is disgusting, what is happening on those subway cars,” Cuomo said.

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The #MTA has rolled out its own public service campaign to remind mass transit riders to “Keep Them Covered": gothamist.com/news/mta-tells…
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On Friday, the #MTA confirmed to @Gothamist the agency will go ahead with a contentious plan to expand the agency's police force by 64%. The hiring spree comes at a moment when the MTA is teetering on the edge of financial collapse. gothamist.com/news/facing-8-…

Facing $8 Billion In Losses, MTA Will Still Hire 350 New Subway Cops

The hiring spree, which was pushed through by the governor in December over fierce objections from advocates and some MTA board members, is expected to cost $249 million over four years.

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MTA To Pay $500,000 To Each Family Of Workers Killed By COVID-19 gothamist.com/news/mta-pay-5…

MTA To Pay $500,000 To Each Family Of Workers Killed By COVID-19

The money is part of a “family benefit program” and would come out of the operating budget.

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Shumita Basu@shubasu14 Apr 2020
This poem almost made me miss my regular commute. Sigh. 🚃 #WeTheCommuters #PAUSEpoetry @WNYC
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The subways are only running every 30 minutes and are overcrowded. How can essential workers, who use the subway to commute, stay safe? That and more on this week's #askthemayor wnyc.org/story/ask-mayor-041…

Ask The Mayor: Restarting Requirements; Homelessness; COVID-19 Disparities | WNYC

Mayor Bill de Blasio discusses the ongoing developments in battling COVID-19 in NYC.

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@Gothamist10 Apr 2020
The MTA Has Created A “Temperature Brigade” To Make Sure Workers Don’t Have Fevers gothamist.com/news/the-mta-h…

The MTA Has Created A “Temperature Brigade” To Make Sure Workers Don’t Have Fevers

"By time they show fever they may have had it and been transmitting it for a week or more."

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40 years ago today, NYC was on day three of a transit strike. via @WNYCarchives
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Careful out there folks, school speed zone cameras have ticketed twice as many drivers in March as in January: gothamist.com/news/reckless-…

Reckless Drivers Are Racing Through NYC Streets As School Speed Zone Ticketing Doubles

“You see cars flying, motorcycles, loud exhausts, BMWs, Mustangs, just guys going to town."

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