The Metropolitan Transportation Authority has struggled to deliver the boosts in service that it promised on the R and the N lines as part of a $35 million package in the state budget to pay for ru…
Boy fatally stabbed by schoolmate on NYC bus in possible ‘gang-related’ beef — with suspect nabbed by retired cop: sourcesThe Metropolitan Transportation Authority has struggled to deliver the boosts in service that it promised on the R and the N lines as part of a $35 million package in the state budget to pay for running more trains, preliminary agency data shows.
“The MTA needs to level with riders about what needs to be done and how long it will take to get the promised improvements in place,” said Danny Pearlstein, the top spokesman for Riders Alliance. “New Yorkers know that every minute counts.” It shows that N trains came on average every 10.3 minutes before the improvements, but the average wait is still 8.8 minutes. The R saw smaller improvements, with average waits dropping to 8.9 minutes from 10 minutes.The MTA has struggled to meet its own promises to improve service on the N and the R lines, but had more success increasing service elsewhere on the system.
In turn, officials blamed the shortfall on the months-long renovation of the 63rd Street tunnel under the East River for track replacement work, which has led to a series of diversions that have scrambled service between Queens and Midtown.The news is not all bad: The same records show the agency has had far more luck improving weekend service on the No. 1, No. 6 and G, J and M lines, which have simpler routings and large stretches of dedicated tracks unlike the N and the R.
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