What Things May Come » Astoria http://www.mikeip.com/blog A periodical digest of my vision. Tue, 13 Jul 2010 19:58:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 MTA Budget Shortfall http://www.mikeip.com/blog/2009/12/18/mta-budget-shortfall/ http://www.mikeip.com/blog/2009/12/18/mta-budget-shortfall/#comments Sat, 19 Dec 2009 03:52:32 +0000 kingmikeip http://www.mikeip.com/blog/?p=189 An MTA budget shortfall of almost $400 million threatens to affect bus and subway service. One of the lines that was proposed to be cut was the W train, which provides local service in Astoria and in Manhattan on Broadway. Currently the plans are to discontinue W train service leaving just the N train in Astoria. No additional N train service will be added which will create possible crowded trains and delays.

Passengers leave an N train at Broadway Station in Queens on Dec. 16, 2009. If proposed cuts are approved, the N train will be the only train serving Astoria.

The W train’s days may be numbered.

Joe Napolitano is concerned that additional N train service will not be available.

Jamell Frasier takes the W train to work every day. He is worried about overcrowding.

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