David Stone
Founder & Euro Editor
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Get the Latest on the MTA 63rd Street Tunnel Track Work… For Now
In baseball, it’s three strikes and you’re out. But with MTA track work schedules, the rules are either flexible or unknown. And less predictable than a butterfly. by David Stone The Roosevelt Island Daily News From a distant vantage point…
UPDATE: F Train: Eight Months of Partial Shutdowns and Full Closures
Unknown to most of us, a track rehabilitation program that includes eight months of F Train partial shutdowns and full closures began last weekend. Projects will run through October and force many painful adjustments. The 63rd Street Line Fixation Track…
UPDATED: Heads Up! No F Trains in Either Direction This Weekend
This afternoon, the MTA announced that F Trains for 21st Street/Queensbridge through 57th Street in Manhattan will be detoured. Instead, they will be rerouted from Queens Plaza to 53rd St./5th Ave. on the E Line. The shutdown runs through the…
More Subway Violence Jams Rush Hour in Queens
Have trouble getting home on the F Train last evening? Subway violence, this time on an F Train in Queens, rattled traffic across several lines. A deadly incident happened in Jackson Heights. The Roosevelt Island Daily News According to a…
No F Trains Into Manhattan from Roosevelt Island, Sept. 16th through 19th
Starting tonight – Friday, September 16th – at 9:45 p.m., southbound F Trains will bypass Roosevelt Island while the MTA does some track maintenance. Regular service resumes on Monday at 5:00 a.m. In the meantime, we’ve got some options for…
How To Avoid Mass Transit From Hell, This Weekend
Maybe I should’ve inserted “Maybe” somewhere in the Mass Transit From Hell because, although we can lay it out for you, avoiding it may prove impossible. Roosevelt Islanders wrestle big and little behemoths when it comes to mass transit, both…
MTA’s Smart Bay Ridge Branch Idea
The MTA’s smart Bay Ridge Branch, diminished in the uproar over Andy Byford’s quitting, is the best new transit idea in a long time. It helps all mass transit riders from Queens, Manhattan and Brooklyn. Reporting by David Stone But…
Back in Time, Celebrating the Roosevelt Island Subway’s 30th Birthday
Roosevelt Island Subway’s 30th birthday passed in 2019. You probably missed it, but our reader Sylvan Klein didn’t. While I served on a grand jury, Sylvan caught the Transit Museum‘s reminder on Twitter and sent me the link. By David…
David Stone
Founder & Euro Editor