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Map shows which states use public transport the most


Map shows which states use public transport the most

A new map shows the states with the highest public transportation usage, based on data from US News and World Report. The media company calculated the average number of miles a resident travels annually on public transit to determine which states use trains, streetcars, buses and subways the most to get from point A to […]

Virginia receives $1 million check to prepare train station for the future


Virginia receives  million check to prepare train station for the future

Ettrick Station has just received a down payment on the future and is the centerpiece of an ambitious project to restore passenger service between two state capitals – Richmond and Raleigh, North Carolina. Rep. Jennifer McClellan (D-4th) presented a symbolic $1 million check to the Virginia Passenger Rail Authority on Monday to begin a planning […]

Subway thug beats up 70-year-old man waiting for elevator on NoHo train


Subway thug beats up 70-year-old man waiting for elevator on NoHo train

Police are searching for this suspect who allegedly attacked a man in NoHo on August 10, 2024. Sign up for our amNewYork email newsletter to get news, updates and local insights delivered straight to your inbox! Police are searching for a suspect who allegedly beat a 70-year-old man as he tried to get into an […]

Japanese airport closed for hours due to lack of scissors


Japanese airport closed for hours due to lack of scissors

photo: 663highland / Wikimedia Commons In this story A missing pair of scissors brought an international airport in Japan came to a standstill last Saturday. The unusual security situation in New Chitose Airport in Hokkaido, 36 flights had to be cancelled and 201 flights were delayed, the BBC reports. In the face of a winter […]

Cost of Living in Singapore (2020) – Is Your Salary Really Enough?


Cost of Living in Singapore (2020) – Is Your Salary Really Enough?

Cost of Living in Singapore (2020) – Is Your Salary Really Enough? Singapore always ranks high in cost of living surveys. But how expensive is life here really? If you are a young working adult or potential expat If you’re thinking about taking up that job offer in Singapore, you’re probably wondering how much it’s […]

Bronx housing plan near new Metro-North stations gets City Council approval – Bronx Times


Bronx housing plan near new Metro-North stations gets City Council approval – Bronx Times

A rendering of the rezoning proposal looking north along Eastchester Road outside the site of the new Metro-North Morris Part station. Rendering via NYC Department of City Planning Sign up for our Bronx Times email newsletter to get news, updates and local insight delivered straight to your inbox! The city council voted with a large […]

Greyhound moves from downtown Cleveland to New Brookpark Road Station | Cleveland


Greyhound moves from downtown Cleveland to New Brookpark Road Station | Cleveland

click to enlarge Mark Oprea Greyhound Is actually drive out of the city center. Last November, when then-owner Twenty Lake Holdings announced plans to one day remodel the Greyhound station in downtown Cleveland, news came to light that the bus company and RTA were in talks to move the station out of the iconic building […]

Local gas prices experience strange fluctuations


Local gas prices experience strange fluctuations

Gas prices remain high across the country and the states, with slight declines recently. Meanwhile, gasoline prices in the Fredericksburg area rose sharply last week. According to AAA, the local average price for a gallon of regular gasoline rose from $3.26 to $3.45 last week. This increase brought local prices back in line with state […]

MARC station College Park is being modernized


MARC station College Park is being modernized

By MADISON KORMAN A MARC employee used a stepladder to help commuters disembark the train at College Park Station on a Monday morning.PHOTO CREDIT: Madison Korman The College Park MARC station is set to receive $1.4 million from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to improve accessibility and safety. Improvements include a 600-foot-long low platform […]